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

Posted by Charles On 2013/4/25 18:43:37

4-25-13

Just did a little more trimming on the trunk floor trying to get a better fit on the replacement panel. Trunk lid still hits the bottom lip. I have a little play available by loosening the hinge bolts and moving it forward, but I think the lip still needs to sit back further. Part of the problem was the panel was getting hung up under the spare tire well. I cleaned that up and some on the patch panel, which gave a little more room.

Lots of variables to consider. The gap on the drivers side concerns me because that is actually the side that is solid. With the passenger side, I can move the rear fender around. I also do not know if my trunk lid was pushed in a little at some point. Looks straight with a straight edge, but entire bottom could be moved in and I would not know.

I have the old weather stripping in the channel around the trunk too. Maybe I should remove that while fitting the parts together. The drivers side weather strip is not shrunk down like the passenger side.

I'll just keep playing with it and if I get bored, I'll go back to patching the trunk floor for a while.