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Sorry Walt,
Before reading this thread I thanked you on the other thread where you said you added 3 of your Packards and requested the '36 also be added.

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G'day Walt,
for that. All very fine looking Packards and I see you've added data plate and thief proof number info. But what about the '36? Need it to complete your fleet!

Friday 9th January 2009

Drove the '38 up to see Kath's sister at Rouse Hill about a 40 mile round trip. On the trip back stopped at the SuperCheapAuto store at Bella Vista and bought the chromed tailpipe cover/extension for the cosmetic 'resto' treatment to transform the crummy looking tailpipe on the '41. If nothing else it's nice and shiny and will look much, much better exiting under the re-chromed bumper. After returning to Epping, a courier delivery was received from the US. This contained the wiper blades bought on eBay late last year, and they fit the wiper arms! Hallelujah brothers! And on Monday before going to the workshop will go to Grippy Rubber for some rubber "bump stops" for the tops of the door pillars and the gas cap door as well as the rubber tubing for the radiator overflow.

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I've never seen PB-Blaster here in Australia and it may not be available in Ireland.

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Pat,

Don't know how similar the '30 and '34 shackles are but Tom has a blog of his work on his '30 including the shackle removal which may assist.http://www.packardpaddock.com/Packard_Paddock/Welcome.html

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Randy,

Hope you are up and about and back to full fighting fitness real soon.

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G'day Let the ride decide,

to Packardinfo and although I can't answer your query there are others who can.
And although I know it's please include your Packard in the Owner Registry together with a pic, any known history and how you acquired it.

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for adding the '37 in and I liked the history, seems there's a great personal attachment to the '37.

Parts? The "flackmaster" seems to be the '37 go to guy here.

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G'day nopackardinmygarage,
to Packardinfo. From your Forum name it appears you are in an unfortunate position but by the thrust of your query here you're researching to rectify the situation? Hope I'm right. And a clarification: Does your query "1950 Packards" refer to just one year, 1950, or does it span all Packards in the 50's? If the later it would explain some of your query re treadlevac and underseat heaters, I'd think.

Last of all, if you rectify the situation and there is a Packard in your garage, don't forget to include it in the Owner Registry together with a pic, any known history and how you acquired it.

Wednesday 7th January 2009

With Wade away the rest of the week there's not much I can do, not that much needs doing. Besides the front-end alignment and the blue slip inspection there are only little catch up items to do. But one thing needing doing, after the wash on Monday, was a polish of the '41. That was my task for the day and Wade was good enough to let me use his Meguiars polish as well as provide rags for the polishing job which I used on the "wax on" part of the job. But I did bring some terry towelling of my own for the "wax off" part. Although indoors out of the sun, it was still bloody hot, and I raised a sweat as usual. This necessitated frequent clean up of Mal to prevent sweat dropping onto the '41. And now, to borrow a phrase from a TV ad of years long ago here, the '41 is "Sparkle-arkle-arkling". I also cleaned all the glass inside and out and now the view is a lot clearer.

Yesterday I'd dropped into the workshop for, at the most, 5 minutes. This was to drop off a door frame mounted rear view mirror I picked up at the Crookwell swap meet back at the end of October for AU$10.00. It has a much longer arm than the present one but came without the door frame fitting. And what do you know our favourite Elf, AKA Wade, had found a mount and a nut for it from one of his goodies boxes. At least I hope that's what he's doing, as these parts and the old short arm mirror were lying on the bench together. if it's not then I might just have to take my business elsewhere! And while I was there yesterday quickly measured the diameter of the radiator overflow tube, as I need some rubber tubing to take the overflow away, seeing it's cut off halfway up the radiator. Also measured the tailpipe OD for the chrome cover/extension I'll be using to "beautify" that aspect of the '41 and found it to be 1&3/4".

And earlier today rang Grippy rubber but found they are shut until Monday 12th. So next week will get the rubber tubing as well as some new rubber bump pads for the top of the pillars where the top rear edge of the doors close and also some for the gas filler door. And just now I've sent an email to MaxMerritt ordering Steeles front and rear windshield channels/rubbers as well as some channels for the rear quarter windows after Monday's mishap.

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