Re: Resurrecting a 1951 Henney-Packard Parts Car
Posted by Packard Don On 2023/7/19 20:38:58
Thank you Kevin! Probably won't get it fired up this time but I hope to get it as close to being ready for when I'm here next! Even then it won't be ready to drive as there are no rear brakes installed yet and the axle needs seals and other work. Also, I can't get the shift linkages connected to the arms which seems to be an alignment issue. Trying to keep everything as original as possible seems to take more time than the actual work so if I'm not searching my shop or the dealers for parts I am looking for tools that I misplaced.
Today I got the fuel pump and the rear transmission yoke installed with the u-joint attached so the driveline is complete finally (other than the rear brake work). First time since I bought it that it looked like it could go somewhere.
While installing the pump, adding a filter while I was at it, and looking around under the hood I noticed or was reminded of a few oddities. One is that the head is not original as it has a 1954 casting date although I likely have the proper head should it need one. Also, there are a couple head studs that have been replaced with bolts and a couple without nuts so I will have to address that.
Another is the odd vacuum canister mounted at the front passenger side inner fender. I’m sure that was added later so I’ll likely remove it. There is also no wiper motor as I went around one day many years ago long before moving to all my cars, removed the pumps and sent them off to Trico for rebuilding so I just need to find the box with the rebuilt pumps in it! Of course, there are no wiper blades either. What I hadn't noticed before was that something had once been mounted to the heater box as it has four holes in it.
Then finally I see that this car apparently once had a Delco-Remy voltage regulator as the screw holes are visible but it has the Autolite type installed now. In addition to that, definitely something was done with the charging system as there are newer wires connected and old rotten ones laying aside.
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Today I got the fuel pump and the rear transmission yoke installed with the u-joint attached so the driveline is complete finally (other than the rear brake work). First time since I bought it that it looked like it could go somewhere.
While installing the pump, adding a filter while I was at it, and looking around under the hood I noticed or was reminded of a few oddities. One is that the head is not original as it has a 1954 casting date although I likely have the proper head should it need one. Also, there are a couple head studs that have been replaced with bolts and a couple without nuts so I will have to address that.
Another is the odd vacuum canister mounted at the front passenger side inner fender. I’m sure that was added later so I’ll likely remove it. There is also no wiper motor as I went around one day many years ago long before moving to all my cars, removed the pumps and sent them off to Trico for rebuilding so I just need to find the box with the rebuilt pumps in it! Of course, there are no wiper blades either. What I hadn't noticed before was that something had once been mounted to the heater box as it has four holes in it.
Then finally I see that this car apparently once had a Delco-Remy voltage regulator as the screw holes are visible but it has the Autolite type installed now. In addition to that, definitely something was done with the charging system as there are newer wires connected and old rotten ones laying aside.
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