Happy Easter and welcome to Packard Motor Car Information! If you're new here, please register for a free account.  
Login
Username:

Password:

Remember me



Lost Password?

Register now!
FAQ's
Main Menu
Recent Forum Topics
Who is Online
170 user(s) are online (103 user(s) are browsing Forums)

Members: 1
Guests: 169

tuskman, more...
Helping out...
PackardInfo is a free resource for Packard Owners that is completely supported by user donations. If you can help out, that would be great!

Donate via PayPal
Video Content
Visit PackardInfo.com YouTube Playlist

Donate via PayPal

Forum Index


Board index » All Posts (HA52)




Re: Older restoration vs newer restoration.
#11
Home away from home
Home away from home

Hans Ahlness
And an older restoration might show some wear depending on the usage of the car since it was done. So everything doesn't look factory (or better) fresh anymore.

Posted on: 2016/9/24 21:10
1952 Model 200 Deluxe Touring Sedan
HA's 52 Grey Ghost

"The problem with quotes on the internet is you never know if they're true" - Abraham Lincoln
 Top 


Re: '50 8 Manifold Pressure?
#12
Home away from home
Home away from home

Hans Ahlness
Yup, piston aircraft with controllable pitch props use manifold pressure to measure power settings. About 29-30" is standard at sea level, down to as low as 10" at idle with good cylinder compressions, if turbocharged then somewhere in the 30's to 40" or so for normal full throttle. Just depends on what power setting you're trying to measure as to what numbers you want to see.

Posted on: 2016/9/24 21:07
1952 Model 200 Deluxe Touring Sedan
HA's 52 Grey Ghost

"The problem with quotes on the internet is you never know if they're true" - Abraham Lincoln
 Top 


Re: Wade's Workshop
#13
Home away from home
Home away from home

Hans Ahlness
when I was younger we dumped all our used aircraft oil into 55 gal drums, then donated it to the local golf course. they would use the oil to treat piles of sand which were used for the sand greens, back before they got all hoity-toity and grew grass ones.

sometimes while golfing I'd find little bits of safety wire and know that our oil had been used for that putting surface, we didn't always remember to strain those out...

Posted on: 2016/9/15 14:12
1952 Model 200 Deluxe Touring Sedan
HA's 52 Grey Ghost

"The problem with quotes on the internet is you never know if they're true" - Abraham Lincoln
 Top 


Re: Terrill or Then/Now
#14
Home away from home
Home away from home

Hans Ahlness
check with Arthur Gould too, they did my water pump (different I know) for about $110. Nice job. They do both water and fuel pumps.
http://arthurgouldrebuilders.com/

I did my own fuel pump with a kit from Then and Now, they were very helpful with a couple questions I had and the kit was good quality.

Posted on: 2016/9/13 13:18
1952 Model 200 Deluxe Touring Sedan
HA's 52 Grey Ghost

"The problem with quotes on the internet is you never know if they're true" - Abraham Lincoln
 Top 


Re: Various CL Pickings
#15
Home away from home
Home away from home

Hans Ahlness
that '52 in Portland has been on the forum here, he was thinking of putting a different engine in it but got discouraged

Posted on: 2016/9/8 22:24
1952 Model 200 Deluxe Touring Sedan
HA's 52 Grey Ghost

"The problem with quotes on the internet is you never know if they're true" - Abraham Lincoln
 Top 


Re: 51Packards....52 Packard 200 Deluxe!
#16
Home away from home
Home away from home

Hans Ahlness
you were that close! we have a couple chances left in the next week so here's hoping the rain stays away over here!

Posted on: 2016/9/8 22:20
1952 Model 200 Deluxe Touring Sedan
HA's 52 Grey Ghost

"The problem with quotes on the internet is you never know if they're true" - Abraham Lincoln
 Top 


Re: HA's 52 200 Grey Ghost
#17
Home away from home
Home away from home

Hans Ahlness
I ordered some new window fuzzies for the inside of the door window trim pieces (beltline weatherstrip for you purists), got it from Restoration Specialties and Supply, and they have every type you'll need.

The old fuzzies were attached with staples, I installed the new bits with 1/8" pop rivets which pull down below the material and it doesn't look like there will be any issue with scratching the windows. The ends are bent curved to follow the rear of the trim pieces, and that was a bit of a challenge but with some finger pressure and some use of channel lock pliers (only cut myself a few times) I figured out how to duplicate the curves and they turned out good.

Now I have all the window trims installed on the interior, of course this is all coming off in the future when we paint the car, and the upper door frames will be painted to match the red trims, but for now it really spiffs up the car.

We went for a country drive the other evening and then stopped at a steakhouse to have dinner, ran into some folks we knew and ended up giving a tour of the car out in the parking lot. Dinner was delayed but that was OK :o).

Attach file:



jpg  (45.17 KB)
34001_57d2292099f35.jpg 816X612 px

jpg  (73.26 KB)
34001_57d2292f725a6.jpg 816X612 px

jpg  (49.94 KB)
34001_57d229410f6e2.jpg 612X816 px

Posted on: 2016/9/8 22:15
1952 Model 200 Deluxe Touring Sedan
HA's 52 Grey Ghost

"The problem with quotes on the internet is you never know if they're true" - Abraham Lincoln
 Top 


Re: HA's 52 200 Grey Ghost
#18
Home away from home
Home away from home

Hans Ahlness
I want to install the interior trim but it will come out again when we get to the bodywork and painting part of our project, so that means things need to be removable. I absolutely hate the door lock buttons that have to press on to the flat steel shafts, then be melted or cut off to remove. So I decided to bring the car up to the level of 1960's technology and put threaded rods in for the knobs to screw onto.

I cut the rear shafts off with a dremel and cutoff wheel, the fronts took some prying since there is not really much access there. I opened up the holes in the levers to 3/16", and cut some threaded rod (10-24) to length for each door. Rears are longer than the fronts. Using a torch I bent the ends of each rod 90 degrees, and then installed each rod in each lever using those little carburetor end clips (2 left, 2 right) to hold them in place. Now if the mood strikes me I can install those cool door lock knobs shaped like little skulls, or something. But I'll probably stick with something a little lower-key. :o)

Attach file:



jpg  (57.63 KB)
34001_57ce454088cf3.jpg 612X816 px

jpg  (48.02 KB)
34001_57ce4552c435e.jpg 612X816 px

jpg  (57.59 KB)
34001_57ce4563595b7.jpg 612X816 px

Posted on: 2016/9/5 23:26
1952 Model 200 Deluxe Touring Sedan
HA's 52 Grey Ghost

"The problem with quotes on the internet is you never know if they're true" - Abraham Lincoln
 Top 


Re: HA's 52 200 Grey Ghost
#19
Home away from home
Home away from home

Hans Ahlness
Managed to find time to get the Ghost in to the windshield place to get my NOS windshield installed. I used a guy who was recommended by a couple of the local hot rod shops as someone who did all their old car windshields. I have no experience with doing this job and I figured it's a no brainer to pay for some experienced help, tough to find these windshields so why should I experiment on it.

It took them 4 hours for two guys to get it done, the seal set (Steele) gave them fits because the grooves for the trim weren't deep enough. No rust around the opening which was good news. They charged me $180 which was above the estimate but that's worth it for me. And now no cracks and bullet holes!

Attach file:



jpg  (60.84 KB)
34001_57ce460883a91.jpg 816X612 px

Posted on: 2016/9/5 23:14
1952 Model 200 Deluxe Touring Sedan
HA's 52 Grey Ghost

"The problem with quotes on the internet is you never know if they're true" - Abraham Lincoln
 Top 


Re: An unrestored 51 200
#20
Home away from home
Home away from home

Hans Ahlness
What a nice car. Obviously had a nicer barn than mine!

Posted on: 2016/9/3 20:49
1952 Model 200 Deluxe Touring Sedan
HA's 52 Grey Ghost

"The problem with quotes on the internet is you never know if they're true" - Abraham Lincoln
 Top 



TopTop
« 1 (2) 3 4 5 ... 52 »



Search
Recent Photos
Photo of the Day
Recent Registry
Website Comments or Questions?? Click Here Copyright 2006-2024, PackardInfo.com All Rights Reserved