Re: 1950 Packard Eight Destined For Racing

Posted by Ben_Wojdyla On 2012/8/21 11:44:19

Hey folks, it's been a while, but I've been busy. Since my last update I've moved to a new shop and fitted that out and have been busy with my day job at Popular Mechanics, but have also managed to make time for the Packard.

Last week I took the plunge and pulled the body off using my lift. It was a fairly easy process, the only casualty was the tiny end piece on the windshield wiper speed adjustment cable.

Over the last few day I built a rolling dolly for the body so I can set it aside and began building the chassis back up to go drive it totally naked (weeee!).

Today the engine fired up for the first time in two years or so. Idled okay but stalled when I tried to rev it. I didn't want to cook anything jumping it with 12V, so I decided to give the electricals a bit of a rest. I'll get back to it when I have more time.

Gallery here:http://imgur.com/a/wGAr1#0