Re: Tim's '55 Patrician
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As crude as it sounds, I recommend doing the first straightening of the bracket on the car as it is conveniently and rigidly fastened down. Have done this many times. You will need quite a good sized sledge or wood splitter to whack it back to near normal position. As the fellow who taught me said: "if you want to shape metal, use a small hammer, if you want to move metal, use a large hammer". I don't heat them as the bracket is mild steel, bends back fairly easily, and I don't need the fire liability.
If desired, you can then remove it and make other small improvements. You will almost certainly need new outer rubbers. An important aspect of installing those spring clips is to press the stabilizer and new rubber into the arm as far as possible so the clip does not have to do it while being installed. Use an extra clamp or large vise-grip to clamp the stabilizer bar to the suspension arm right next to where you are working.
Posted on: 2012/3/4 8:07
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Re: Can a 51 coupe take a 54 4 door rear axle and tranny?
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You'll have no problems other than the 54 axle might or might not have a different wheel bolt circle.
Just to save you some troubles, do try running some 90 weight GL-1 gear lube in the tranny before you swap it out. They do not like the usual GL^4 (too slippery)and will clash. Also, on your existing rear axle, make sure the pinion nut has not backed off. These are both common problems and and might be very easily repaired in an hour. In my experience, the synchros are seldom bad in any of these cars, but even rarer on an overdrive car as the freewheel assists the shifting.
Posted on: 2012/2/26 22:17
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Re: Engine Motor Numbers
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One can change the 48-54 engines from 288s to 327s and vise versa without a moments care as the castings are the same. Its just a change of crank and rods. Likewise with the lifters--one need change only the cam and lifters and change the size of the bleed hole in the front plug of the cam gallery. When Packard charged you extra for the 327 they made a nice profit as there is hardly any extra cost in the engine.
Posted on: 2012/2/21 11:39
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Re: Getting folks involved with Packards?
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Desperate times call for desperate measures. Let interested parties have a ride or better yet, let them drive one. That is Packard's strongest calling card. I regularly let folks drive mine and lend them out to friends for "date night" and such.
If your Packard is not a pleasure to drive, figure out why and fix it.
Posted on: 2012/2/13 12:48
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Re: 1951 250 research
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51 and 52 Pattys got the die cast louvres with the rounded ends. All others that got them at all got the stamped stainless with the galvanized backing plate.
Posted on: 2012/2/13 12:13
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Re: carforce number one
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Interesting and ungainly extension above the windshield of the phaeton in post 49. Yet more headroom needed??
Posted on: 2012/2/11 2:22
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Re: oil bath air cleaner
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Believe you will find that the 356s came with skirted filters.
Posted on: 2012/2/9 13:42
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Re: oil bath air cleaner
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It is not hard to shorten the vertical stack on your air filter. With a cutting disk and a welder its about 20 minutes work--perhaps an exhaust or body shop would do it for you.
Don't cheat and discard that insulator under the carb. You will not enjoy the results when warm weather comes.
Posted on: 2012/2/9 11:09
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Re: Where did I go wrong?
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Place jackstands under the rear axle and let the weight of the car press the springs flat. As the arc of the spring straightens the dif will move rearwards. Also, install the driveshaft from the bottom upwards as its arc of swing will be more favorable. I believe you will find that when everything is assembled the driveshaft will not be fully compressed even when the springs are hanging.
Posted on: 2012/2/8 13:47
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