wow, buncha drama in here.. anyway..


hopefully i'll be working on some alternate fuel ideas.. IE: natural gas, or water(as in hydrogen, not steam).. it'll probably take me 100 years to get anything done tho..

i'm excited!

thats awesome man! i always get a kick out of the "out of the ordinary" stuff at the car shows!

i used an empty gear oil bottle with a piece of fuel line stuck on the end and sucked it out.. then dabbed the rest out with an old sock..


i think i used 15w/40 as well

couple more pix..

i like just drive'n it around even though it's not ready..







wonder how shiney it would be if i ever washed it!


those pictures are from yesterday (sunday may 11th '08)

i pulled the headliner out, sun visors off, all the carpet out, and the door panels off. i spent a lot of time cataloging screws, pins, and other assorted items. i placed them in ziplock bags and labeled all of them. i dont want to lose track of m'screws!

i think i know the place you're talking about in vancouver.. right off of 4th plain? or millplain.. has the two "checkers" way in the back..

before i bought my packard.. i'd drive over there and just wander through their "project" section and dream. they seem to have pretty good prices(i think $600 for one of the checkers), but alas, no packards.

hey there! i live in portland too!

re-did all m'brakes.. blead.. and all that.. i need to replace all the lights (front and rear) and i'm ready to roll..

i have a '53 clipper. i haven't run into anything that i couldn't do by myself at home. this is my first REAL project car, so i dont have tons of experience. i have found every part that i needed with ease.

the leather seal calls for "bendix vacuum cylinder oil".. i've heard i could use "mink oil" or "neatsfoot oil".. wadaya think?