Re: BigKev's 1954 Packard Clipper Deluxe Sedan
Posted by BigKev On 2010/10/19 20:57:10
Some small detail work this evening:
First I finally was able to get ahold of the correct washer bottle bracket. So I media blasted, and painted it with some cadmium paint, and then it was installed in the car with the Mag-Nu-Matic washer bottle. I dont have the coordinator setup and I need to find the nozzles that screw into the side of the washer arm towers.
Next I installed the truck light kit. It will have to come back out later when the truck lid is painted.
Finally all the various bits of the dash were finally reinstalled. The heater plenium went back in. This was the plenium was soaked with fiberglass resin as the cardboard was very brittle from years of moisture exposure. Next the defroster control was reinstalled. All the vent, heater, and defroster controls cables were installed next. That is where I discovered that one of the cables was broken.
Next the glovebox was installed, and I added the "Clipper" script that was missing from my car when I got it. The media blasted ash trays were added. They will be painted later when I touch up the paint on the dash.
The radio is missing still as I need to take it apart and fix it. But that is the least of my worries at this moment.
All the interior windshield trim was also reinstalled and a reproduction day/night review mirror was installed.
I also installed some reproduction kick panels that I must have picked up 5 years ago. They are the wrong color, but fit perfectly. I will get them recovered in the correct blue when the door panels are done.
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First I finally was able to get ahold of the correct washer bottle bracket. So I media blasted, and painted it with some cadmium paint, and then it was installed in the car with the Mag-Nu-Matic washer bottle. I dont have the coordinator setup and I need to find the nozzles that screw into the side of the washer arm towers.
Next I installed the truck light kit. It will have to come back out later when the truck lid is painted.
Finally all the various bits of the dash were finally reinstalled. The heater plenium went back in. This was the plenium was soaked with fiberglass resin as the cardboard was very brittle from years of moisture exposure. Next the defroster control was reinstalled. All the vent, heater, and defroster controls cables were installed next. That is where I discovered that one of the cables was broken.
Next the glovebox was installed, and I added the "Clipper" script that was missing from my car when I got it. The media blasted ash trays were added. They will be painted later when I touch up the paint on the dash.
The radio is missing still as I need to take it apart and fix it. But that is the least of my worries at this moment.
All the interior windshield trim was also reinstalled and a reproduction day/night review mirror was installed.
I also installed some reproduction kick panels that I must have picked up 5 years ago. They are the wrong color, but fit perfectly. I will get them recovered in the correct blue when the door panels are done.
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