Re: The Duchess Project: 1940 Super 8 Convertible Sedan
Posted by Joe Santana On 2023/5/25 10:04:38
These are the relays I used recommended by HH56.
2 TEMCo Industrial 6 V 30/40 Amp Bosch Style S Relay SPDT Automotive
2 SeaChoice Marine 4 Gang Fuse Terminal Block Common Buss Bar Brass Clips Contacts
Also got a FogLite switch, Will Rose, LaVernia TX
After stripping the dash of plastic and shipping it to Travis LaVine so the chrome strips could be removed and attached to the new plastic, I removed all the instruments and accessories. The clock was taken to Ecker’s Clock and Watch Shop to repair the loosey goosey hour hand.
I shipped the radio control to James at Classic Motor Radios in Parkersburg, WV antiquecarradios.com to repair the mechanism for single button station changing. He found a semi-working control box and got it working smoothly. Back in the day when mine worked, it featured five Portland, Oregon stations with labels in a carousel on the left for same. I found a list of Washington DC area AM stations and selected five by content and frequency. There are some frequency limitations imposed by the Stewart Warner radio I have. I made new labels with frequency, call letters, and content type, and loaded them in the carousel. I found a coffee-stained manual on how to install this radio and set the stations, cleaned it up and printed a new copy. (mktx.com/packard/PackardRadioInstall.pdf )The radio box mounted on the firewall works great and didn’t have to come out. I was given the radio from a 1940 110 sedan, not realizing that the dash plastic available was different than the 160. La Vine made a fluted delete piece and cut it in two pieces so the 110 chrome faceplate fit between them.
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26RadioInstallGuide.jpg (267.88 KB)
25RadioControlBox.jpg (249.40 KB)
24FoglightOff.jpg (132.28 KB)
24FogLightOn.jpg (106.31 KB)
2 TEMCo Industrial 6 V 30/40 Amp Bosch Style S Relay SPDT Automotive
2 SeaChoice Marine 4 Gang Fuse Terminal Block Common Buss Bar Brass Clips Contacts
Also got a FogLite switch, Will Rose, LaVernia TX
After stripping the dash of plastic and shipping it to Travis LaVine so the chrome strips could be removed and attached to the new plastic, I removed all the instruments and accessories. The clock was taken to Ecker’s Clock and Watch Shop to repair the loosey goosey hour hand.
I shipped the radio control to James at Classic Motor Radios in Parkersburg, WV antiquecarradios.com to repair the mechanism for single button station changing. He found a semi-working control box and got it working smoothly. Back in the day when mine worked, it featured five Portland, Oregon stations with labels in a carousel on the left for same. I found a list of Washington DC area AM stations and selected five by content and frequency. There are some frequency limitations imposed by the Stewart Warner radio I have. I made new labels with frequency, call letters, and content type, and loaded them in the carousel. I found a coffee-stained manual on how to install this radio and set the stations, cleaned it up and printed a new copy. (mktx.com/packard/PackardRadioInstall.pdf )The radio box mounted on the firewall works great and didn’t have to come out. I was given the radio from a 1940 110 sedan, not realizing that the dash plastic available was different than the 160. La Vine made a fluted delete piece and cut it in two pieces so the 110 chrome faceplate fit between them.
Attach file:
26FlutedRadioPieces.jpg (220.48 KB)
26RadioInstallGuide.jpg (267.88 KB)
25RadioControlBox.jpg (249.40 KB)
24FoglightOff.jpg (132.28 KB)
24FogLightOn.jpg (106.31 KB)
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