Re: Just bought a 1941 Packard 120 - Considering a frame off resto
Posted by 1941Packard On 2023/11/18 13:19:50
I think maybe some people here are from further down south and not as familiar with rust. This car could really use a good sandblasting and paint underneath. I couldn't care less about grease. That only serves as a rust inhibitor! lol
The previous work on this car is just lipstick on a pig so it looks good on the outside from a 20 feet away.
Also, I can't fathom repiecing the entire dash/cluster back to how it was originally. It's a mess and 90% of it is missing as this car bounced around a few different owners in its current state with each person losing/selling parts off of it. I would need a donor car with a complete dash to figure out how to make it right/original.
My best guess on the oil pan and valve cover paint is that the engine was worked on/overhauled at some point in the distant past. I don't think any of the recent previous owners actually removed the pan, because the top of the bolts are still caked in grease... They haven't been unbolted as far as I can tell. Someone just wiped it clean, it looks like.
I soaked the cylinders in Marvel and plan to try to run the engine this weekend just for a moment with starter fluid. Going to rig up a battery, 12v coil, solenoid, push button starter, change the oil, and see if she'll fire. I'll crank it by hand first, and hook up an oil pressure gauge when I try to crank the starter.
The goal is to make this a nice restomod. Maybe I shouldn't post here about it too much if it's ruffling too many feathers.
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The previous work on this car is just lipstick on a pig so it looks good on the outside from a 20 feet away.
Also, I can't fathom repiecing the entire dash/cluster back to how it was originally. It's a mess and 90% of it is missing as this car bounced around a few different owners in its current state with each person losing/selling parts off of it. I would need a donor car with a complete dash to figure out how to make it right/original.
My best guess on the oil pan and valve cover paint is that the engine was worked on/overhauled at some point in the distant past. I don't think any of the recent previous owners actually removed the pan, because the top of the bolts are still caked in grease... They haven't been unbolted as far as I can tell. Someone just wiped it clean, it looks like.
I soaked the cylinders in Marvel and plan to try to run the engine this weekend just for a moment with starter fluid. Going to rig up a battery, 12v coil, solenoid, push button starter, change the oil, and see if she'll fire. I'll crank it by hand first, and hook up an oil pressure gauge when I try to crank the starter.
The goal is to make this a nice restomod. Maybe I shouldn't post here about it too much if it's ruffling too many feathers.
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