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Re: Don’s 1937 (120) 138CD Deluxe Touring Limo

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BigKev wrote:
In both cars there have been many times I've pretty much had my legs over the back of the seat while being head down under the dash.

It's a yoga pose I call "upward facing idiot".

Such a fun position

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Posted on: 4/14 17:04

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kevinpackard

Re: hph's 55 Clipper Project

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BigKev wrote:
And brake pliers work a jiffy for putting the bigger springs on. You can buy this entire set for $15 at Harbor Freight.

I was just going to post this exact kit, you beat me to it. The brake pliers make working with the springs easy and safe. I found the Harbor Freight set to be inferior to nicer brands (I used my neighbor's set previously....Snap-On I think) but they do work. I currently have the HF set because I'm cheap. Find a video online that shows how to use them properly. One end to remove the spring, the other to put the spring back on.

Posted on: 4/14 16:57

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kevinpackard

Re: KPack's 1954 Panama

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It's been a crazy busy week, so my wife and I took some time for a lunch date. First up was washing the car for the first time in 6 months. Looks much better

I'm loving the new interior

Beautiful and sunny, high 60's today. So windows down and cruise through town and the country

Ate at a local joint called the Red Horse Diner. A cool place that used to be an old service station, from what I understand. Has some old restored fuel pumps outside. The inside is covered top to bottom in signs, neon, and memorabilia

Birds of a feather. Another local with a hopped up SS parked next to us. Lots of people inspected the cars on their way out the front door.

Posted on: 4/13 21:33

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kevinpackard

Re: Packard takes a swim

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HH56 wrote:
Let me just say you have not had excitement in your life until you are riding in a car with a BTV and engine stalls while you are out for a leisurely drive going up a mountain road. A friend was driving and when the engine quit and car started rolling back he was pushing with all his might -- literally standing on the pedal and he was not a small man. The car barely slowed down as it rolled backwards. If there had not been a mountain on one side he could steer into I have no doubts we would have quickly seen the bottom of a canyon up close.

I can at least say firsthand that pretty much standing on the BTV pedal when rolling a car of a trailer via winch has no noticeable effect.

Maybe I'm glad the previous owner swapped out my BTV brakes for some dual master manual brakes. I've never tried stopping while going backwards down a hill though. Also never tried to reverse with the parking brake on. I'm going to have to try that today.

Posted on: 4/11 18:21

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kevinpackard

Re: Don’s 1937 (120) 138CD Deluxe Touring Limo

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That's awesome! So glad that he got to take a ride again. I'm sure that was a great feeling for everyone involved.

Posted on: 4/11 17:04

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kevinpackard

Re: Packard takes a swim

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humanpotatohybrid wrote:
Yes, and I suppose the question can also be asked of why you would take pictures on a boat ramp of all places...

I've seen a few pictures of cars on boat ramps....early morning/late evening with glassy water in the background does make a nice pic. But not at the risk of losing the car into the water.

I can't imagine all the areas that rust could pop up now. Everything inside the body panels was essentially unpainted steel, correct? Lots of potential for surface rust in places you can't get to. But I guess at least it wasn't a wood-bodied car.

Posted on: 4/11 15:36

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kevinpackard

Packard takes a swim

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Sad news story here. Apparently the owner put his 39 club sedan on a boat ramp to get pictures and it rolled into the water and sank. That has to be a terrible feeling. Looked like a nice car from the pictures.

Can something like this be saved, or will it constantly have problems?

Posted on: 4/11 14:23

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kevinpackard

Re: KPack's 1954 Panama

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HH56 wrote:
Just my , I think if you wind up needing to repair it again drilling a couple of holes in the flat wide surface of the clip will let some of the JB Weld squeeze thru the holes and sort of lock the clip to the ring. Clip would be able to take more shear or pull force which is kind of what the clip needs to withstand.

I think that's a great idea. If I were to do it again I would recommend doing this. Hopefully I never have to remove them again, but if I do then that'll be the test of how well the JB Weld does on a flat surface.

Posted on: 4/11 11:21

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kevinpackard

Re: KPack's 1954 Panama

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Did a small project the other day. The headlight rings on my parts car were nearly perfect so I wanted to switch them out. The rings that came on the Panama weren't terrible, but they had some pitting:

The upper tabs were missing from both of the donor headlight rings. I found a tab from one of the original rings in the box of random pieces that came in the trunk of the Panama. I used that as a pattern to make another tab from a stainless steel bracket:

Then I glued the tab I made and the old tab onto the new rings with JB Weld:

After letting it cure overnight I popped both the rings on with no issue. They are rock solid and should do fine. I'm not sure if the JB Weld will hold up if I have to take them back off, but at least for now they are working.