Re: 51Packard's....51 Packard

Posted by Charles On 2013/4/6 16:34:15

Great suggestion! I was able to use the wrench to take a lot of the twist out of it. It is far from perfect, but not as scary looking! I am pretty surprised how easily the metal moved.

Now there is a bump still on the drivers side right where the mount is that holds the gas tank strap. Also, the "face" of the support is dented in with severe creases along the bottom. I may never get all of that out. I probably need a torch to help soften the metal and of course I do not have one. I tried to pound down the humps on the top of the brace, but the metal was not really moving.

In between rain drops, I was also able to finish removing the pieces of trunk floor where the gas tank strap mounts are spot welded. The mounts on my replacement panel were cut in half so I wanted to save the ones on the car instead of trying to cut them in the same spot as the new panel and weld them together.