Hi Craig

These exhaust hangers do flex. It just hard to see in the previous post. Here are a couple better images.

I still need to figure out what to do where the exhaust passes through the frame. I only half of one of the originals. I may have to drill a couple holes if I can find a suitable replacement.

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Thanks again Howard, if you say that brake line coupling is good in that location then I'm good with it too.

Taking a break from crawling under the body. Still working to get it coated this summer but my knees and hips are sore from crawling under there all winter. The underside wasn't in that bad of shape, I'm just that slow.

Yesterday I blasted and primed the trunk and hood hinges as seen below. The trunk hinge below is a replacement that I got from Packard Southwest. The coil spring on mine was broken. They sold me the whole hinge for cheaper then just the spring would have cost me elsewhere.

I also hung the rear section of the exhaust. I'll install the tail pipes later.

I shipped the Treadle Vac off to Ross Miller this week and might ship off a few other things, to other places, this summer. If I try rebuilding all this stuff myself I'll never get this old girl back on the road.

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Thank you Howard. Ross and I were actually contacting each other this morning at the same time. As soon as I hit send I saw that I had a message from him with his contact info.

Got the fuel & brake lines done today, or at least I thought I did. About a year ago I ordered the brake line from In-Line Tubing. They didn't have the complete fuel line so I had to make my own and I did a better job then they did.

In the first image below you can see where they cut the brake line and placed the coupling. If that line ever leaks I am screwed. The second image shows where the
lines cross from the the outside of the frame to the interior of the frame. You can see in the image the original brake line, the new brake line and the fuel
line that I did. I don't know if the longer angle that they used would make a difference or not.

I may decide to move the brake line connection further forward and rebuild the whole rear portion of the brake line myself.

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I've been going thought this site looking for contact info for Ross Miller but I can't find it. I want to get the Bendix rebuilt.

All I want to do right now is to message him.
Can anyone provide some contact info. I would prefer an email address if possible.

Thanks

Got the valve covers powder coated back in February and a co-worker painted the lettering for me.

Finishing up the brake and fuel lines that I started some time ago and just now getting back to.

That last image is of a shop towel that I shoved down into to distributor port. A mouse has been eating on it.

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Still not posting much because I am still crawling around under the body. Replacing metal and cleaning to be undercoated this summer. I got the 2 rear body mounts rebuilt and welded back into place. My welds may not look pretty but its in the there better then it was originally. I am trying to concentrate all my time under the car just to get it done.

Its that time of the year again where when our Lavender farm starts to control my life. As evident in the bottom two images. One is a DIY lavender stripper that I build sitting right along side my 400 chassis and sitting right next the body is an antique seed cleaner that I got running this week to clean the lavender stripped from the first device. These will eventually be moved to another building and out of my way. It was just easier to work in here with all my tools.

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I spoke to my local powder coating shop recently when I had a couple items done. I didn't ask him specifically about the gold but I did ask about the durability of this chrome powder coating.

He said he has coated the chrome onto motorcycles parts and they have held up better then even he thought they would.
He did say that the item has to be in very good shape as he will not coat any older items that has pitting. He does not fix pitting. The gold dashboard facings do not have pitting, they just fade. Mine is the same way. I may ask him about it next time I am in his area.

Now, if you look this up online you will find tons of info about it, most of it negative but make sure you read something recent. The technology that goes into the powder coating is always making improvements.
I'm not sure I would have my bumper powder coated but I would do lesser items in a heat beat if I can.

Its about half way been Chattanooga and Atlanta. I've been by it but never stopped. That was years ago. Photographers love the place.

I got a question.

There is a local guy selling a non-running 55 Clipper. I have talked to him but have not seen the car.

How much of a Clipper would be interchangeable with my 400? I don't know what size engine it has right now. The seller admits he is not very knowledgeable about Packard. I know there are differences that's obvious.

Are the fenders the same?
If the chrome is in good shape would the bumpers fit?
What about the windshield?

Those are the type of things I am interested it. As mine need to be replaced and or re-chromed. Those parts alone would save me money by buying this car. I am not really eager for a parts car at this point but am toying with it the idea if it can save me money in the long run.

Hell, I don't know why its not running so it may even be a driver if I can get it started.
Thanks

I recently had the Starter and the Generator rebuilt by a shop in central Illinois. They did a good job but went a little over board with the black paint. They sold me the 12 volt regulator in the image for warranty purposes. I guess they wanted to make sure I got one made in the USA. It was only $65 so I am not complaining. I added a pic of the box top and part number if anyone is interested. I have seen other post on here where people are talking about these becoming hard to find.

All these parts on the on the shelf for now as I am still working on the underside of the body. Little holes keep turning up to be patched. I think I have mentioned before that I had to remove both of the rear most body mounts from under the trunk. The rust was just to bad on them that I had no choice. I spent part of the winter rebuilding and reinforcing them. Well I got one of them back in place tonight. It feels good but I am sure tired of crawling underneath this thing.

If I had to do it all over again I would buy a rotisserie. The $1500 for one seemed like a lot of money back when I started but now its seems like a drop in the bucket.

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