Re: 51Packard's....51 Packard
Posted by Charles On 2012/8/28 18:13:23
8-28-12
I'm back!!!
I can't believe my blog dropped down to the second page! I'm disappointed with myself that I have not worked on the car very long. Most of my time was spent with my Lexus replacing the transmission. It was a big job and I had a lot of setbacks, but in the end, I was successful.
Today I cut started to cut out the bad section on the back of the car below the trunk lid. I got a new piece and I am preparing to weld it in. I got the front off and cut the body bolts. the new piece has the mounts intact, although one will require repair. I'm saving a lot of metalworking time using the new patch panels.
After cutting out the bad section that I know was bent and distorted, I was disappointed to find that the passenger side rear fender fit better, but not perfectly. There is still a gap between the fender and trunk lid. Maybe putting in the new section with the complete body mounts will fix it or I will need to cut the welds holding in my new trunk floor to give me wiggle room to fix it.
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I'm back!!!
I can't believe my blog dropped down to the second page! I'm disappointed with myself that I have not worked on the car very long. Most of my time was spent with my Lexus replacing the transmission. It was a big job and I had a lot of setbacks, but in the end, I was successful.
Today I cut started to cut out the bad section on the back of the car below the trunk lid. I got a new piece and I am preparing to weld it in. I got the front off and cut the body bolts. the new piece has the mounts intact, although one will require repair. I'm saving a lot of metalworking time using the new patch panels.
After cutting out the bad section that I know was bent and distorted, I was disappointed to find that the passenger side rear fender fit better, but not perfectly. There is still a gap between the fender and trunk lid. Maybe putting in the new section with the complete body mounts will fix it or I will need to cut the welds holding in my new trunk floor to give me wiggle room to fix it.
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