Re: Dash & Instrument Panel on a '1932 901

Posted by Marty or Marston On 2016/2/27 11:30:04

Thanks for all of your suggestions and inputs. As mentioned in some of my earlier requests for assistance, I took over this restoration from another person and that the car's intake had been converted to a downdraft carburetor. It has an automatic choke.

Going through all of my boxes of goodies I found two cables (22" and 34" long) and 1 switch to fill 4 holes. I saw the area for the map light, but did not find one. And that's what led me to pose my question.

Based on your inputs and poring over PackardInfo & Google photos (Couldn't find an Owner's Manual) here is what I'm going to try to accomplish. Try to find 2 switches like I already have or 1 switch and a starter button. If I can't find any, I'll buy new ones that I can make a bezel and knob that look like the one posted above. I'll install the shorter cable for a throttle cable in the red hole (Note that the linkage on the firewall has a place for it to connect for the throttle) and ignore the connection on the steering column. I'll install 2 switches in the green holes and wire as per Dave (32model901). The blue hole will either be filled with a switch and will power lights that I'll install in the glove boxes or a starter switch that will be non-functional. The longer cable will go into my "Not To Be Used" box.

If the previous had not already had the dash, and window frames wood grained or if I hadn't, I would fill the hole in.

Dave did you re-magnetize the magnet or have it done by someone else?

Any other thoughts are more than welcomed and are encouraged.

Thanks Again