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Re: KPack's 1954 Panama
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Joe Wareham
Is that bracket in the picture used to hold a manual choke cable? Can't see where the end goes.

Posted on: 2020/7/4 8:36
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Re: Joe's '49 Club Sedan
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Joe Wareham
All the under-hood work for the 12 volt conversion and AC addition to my '49 Club Sedan is completed. The engine is running fine and the AC is blowing cold. Just waiting for a replacement part before putting the dash back together, the front seat back in and steering wheel back on. Doesn't look too un-original! The 2 Optimal 6 volt batteries were re-jumpered for 12 volts, added a Newport electric wiper motor, 12 volt to 6 volt electronic overdrive relay, Pertronix 12 volt ignition, 3,000 CFM electric fan, 100 amp GM alternator and the Sanden AC compressor and hoses with a custom-made mounting bracket. Missing is the oil filter and the engine fan on the water pump, ran out of room. We'll see how it handles the Florida heat without the engine fan. The original heater box and blower were replaced by the heat/defrost section of the AC unit. Can't wait for the car shows to open back up!

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Posted on: 2020/7/3 10:01
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Re: KPack's 1954 Panama
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Joe Wareham
Kevin,

It's important to maintain your intensity working on your project. Too many restoration projects as extensive as what you have started fall by the wayside when the reality of the amount of effort and resources finally sets in. Keep up with the posts and pictures of your project's progress! Good luck with the roof fix.

Tinman

Posted on: 2020/6/29 8:52
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Re: KPack's 1954 Panama
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Joe Wareham
I used a compound called OSPHO by Skyco to neutralize the surface rust on my car. Contains phosphoric acid and works good but need to follow the instructions for use! Turns iron oxide (rust) to iron phosphate which is inert.

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Posted on: 2020/6/25 9:01
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Re: KPack's 1954 Panama
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Joe Wareham
Looked like such a nice car on the flatbed. I guess rust you can see is better than rust you can't. At least you have a better ides of what you are up against!

Posted on: 2020/6/24 10:32
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Re: Joe's '49 Club Sedan
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Joe Wareham
After sitting for almost a year while the car was completely re-wired to convert to 12V and add AC, I turned on the new electric fuel pump to prime the carb, turned the key and pressed the starter, the engine fired right to life. The new 12V Pertronix ignition system works great. All the gauges work properly and actually have numbers rather than letters. The volt meter shows that the alternator has output at low engine speed.

Once the engine checked out, it was time to get the AC working. An AC gauge set was attached to the service ports on the compressor and a vacuum pump connected to the system to check for leaks and evacuate the system of air and moisture. After running the pump for about 10 minutes, the valves on the gauge set were closed and the suction-side gauge check for any drop in vacuum that would indicate a leak in the system. When no leaks were evident, the vacuum pump was turned back on and run for another 30 minutes to assure the system was clear of moisture. The valves were closed and the hose to the vacuum pump removed and attached to a 20 pound cylinder of R134a freon. The hose was purged than the cylinder was inverted to allow liquid freon to be drawn into the system. Once sufficient refrigerant was drawn into the system, the cylinder turned back over to allow freon gas to flow into the system. At that point, the engine was started and the AC turned on with a medium blower speed. Once the suction and pressure reading were at the desired levels, the gas was shutoff. The air temperature coming from the vents was checked and found to be 40 degrees, which is just about right! I'm by no means an auto AC expert but I have a good friend who is and he gave me the complete instructions on what to do and loaned me his gauge set. Working on a newly installed system is fairly simple, troubleshooting system problems is probably much more difficult! I'm running without a mechanical engine fan for now, only the electric fan. I have plans for adding an engine fan if cooling becomes a problem on the road. In the shop running the engine with the air on for extended periods, the temperature never got over 180 degrees. We'll see what happens on a hot Florida day.

I need to finish lacing up all the under dash wires and add the AC and defrost hoses. The dash can be buttoned back up then it won't be long before the car is back on the road!

Posted on: 2020/6/19 13:19
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Re: Joe's '49 Club Sedan
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Joe Wareham
After the quarantine and an extended vacation, I'm back working on the '49 Packard to complete the 12V conversion and AC addition. Had a problem with the new fuel gauge working and had to drain and remove the gas tank again. The sender and gauge work fine, turned out it was a poor ground at the sender. Fixed the ground and every thing works as it should. Ready to fire the engine and charge the AC.

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Posted on: 2020/6/17 14:33
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Re: LS1 Powered Packard could be worlds fastest ???
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Joe Wareham
Have any trouble mounting the 4L60 to the vette engine? C5s have the rear trans-axle. More pictures of the build would be nice.

Tinman_70

Posted on: 2020/5/26 12:19
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Re: Vacation Car - 56 Patrician
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Joe Wareham
Howard,

Do you have any information on how you adapted the Packard cable control to the Newport electric wiper?

Joe

Posted on: 2020/4/28 8:01
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Re: Joe's '49 Club Sedan
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Joe Wareham
Dropped the gas tank to replace fuel level sender for the new 12V gauges. The original tank was rotted away and was replaced with modifications with new tank from a 1953/54 Chevy. It has provisions for an in-tank EFI pump. May be a fuel injection conversion project in the future?

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Posted on: 2020/4/17 13:25
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