Re: Henry's 55 Constellation
Posted by Cli55er On 2009/3/21 0:21:13
got the car down on the ground now. i cleaned up the part of the rims that touches the drums and painted that part only as i decided to go ahead and just through on the hubcaps on the front. the rear is back down on the tires now.
i had to buy a brass drift too, thank you Northern Tool for that
had to to punch out the small bars, which was easy thank God!
also i threw in some pics of my new double pump jack. i don't know why i just like to show off new toys i guess.
I went ahead and repaired all the paint damage that occurred during the process as well. which was easier than i thought it would be.
i put the ends of the upper arms and lower arm i worked on in the jug-o-degreaser to soak overnight to loosen the gunk on the ends of them. i also measured the distance at the ends of the upper arms and they were 8 1/16th. but i have to hammer them back that way a bit. i got lucky and got them back into spec. i was surprised at how easy they were to spread a bit. guess the metal is softer than it looks. oh well, they are good now.
got the new outer bushings on there way here from Max right now. i don't see the need to do anything to the king pins, they seem to be fine.
also, as you can see, my father and i bent up new brake lines for the rear end too. just got some pieces from the auto store, 3/16th, and used the old for patterns. except the smaller line, it looked like it was homemade by hand, so we made it to our own liking when we did the new one and i have to say i like it alot better than the old one. looks alot more professional now.
enjoy the pics, i would write more, but it is late and i am getting up tomorrow again to have another full day of Packard fun.
Michael, THANK YOU! and sorry about that finger....at least it is still attached
later,
Hank
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i had to buy a brass drift too, thank you Northern Tool for that
had to to punch out the small bars, which was easy thank God!also i threw in some pics of my new double pump jack. i don't know why i just like to show off new toys i guess.
I went ahead and repaired all the paint damage that occurred during the process as well. which was easier than i thought it would be.
i put the ends of the upper arms and lower arm i worked on in the jug-o-degreaser to soak overnight to loosen the gunk on the ends of them. i also measured the distance at the ends of the upper arms and they were 8 1/16th. but i have to hammer them back that way a bit. i got lucky and got them back into spec. i was surprised at how easy they were to spread a bit. guess the metal is softer than it looks. oh well, they are good now.
got the new outer bushings on there way here from Max right now. i don't see the need to do anything to the king pins, they seem to be fine.
also, as you can see, my father and i bent up new brake lines for the rear end too. just got some pieces from the auto store, 3/16th, and used the old for patterns. except the smaller line, it looked like it was homemade by hand, so we made it to our own liking when we did the new one and i have to say i like it alot better than the old one. looks alot more professional now.
enjoy the pics, i would write more, but it is late and i am getting up tomorrow again to have another full day of Packard fun.
Michael, THANK YOU! and sorry about that finger....at least it is still attached
later,
Hank
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