Re: BigKev's 1954 Packard Clipper Deluxe Sedan

Posted by BigKev On 2013/11/5 16:52:40

Just a minor update:

Packard went to the local upholstery shop to have the pre-sewn headliner I purchased online installed. I purchased the napped cotton headliner from www.newstalgiaparts.com for $209. I was able to just order it using the drop-down selectors on their website. Easy peasy.

The upholstery shop is going to use the extra material that came with the headliner to recover the sun visors and b-pillar panels as well.

Price out the door is $320 for their labor.

Dropped off this morning, will be ready this evening.

On a side note, the transmission is still running good around down, even felt the converter lock-up a few times around 25mph.

I guess once she gets hot (freeway runs) is when things start to feel funky. Perhaps an aux tranny cooler will help to keep the transmission grim reaper away for a bit longer.