Re: Keegan's 55 Clipper Deluxe
Posted by Keegan Chaput On 2010/10/21 23:14:52
After sandblasting, I've now got some more rust to fix. The next step is fixing or replacing the rear body mounts under the trunk.
I'd like to find some replacements, but that seems unlikely. There is a junkyard about 60 miles from me that claims to have a couple 55/56 Packards in the yard. I may take the drive to see what they have to offer.
The other alternative to fix these. They don't appear to be the easiest shapes to duplicate.
I removed one of the mounts from the car today to get a better look at what it's going to take to fix it. You can see from the pictures that it was just spot welded in a couple of places. The air chisel was useful in getting it loose. It's got two pieces. The mount itself and an inner sleeve to help carry the load and prevent deflection.
Unfortunately, this is the "good" one.
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I'd like to find some replacements, but that seems unlikely. There is a junkyard about 60 miles from me that claims to have a couple 55/56 Packards in the yard. I may take the drive to see what they have to offer.
The other alternative to fix these. They don't appear to be the easiest shapes to duplicate.
I removed one of the mounts from the car today to get a better look at what it's going to take to fix it. You can see from the pictures that it was just spot welded in a couple of places. The air chisel was useful in getting it loose. It's got two pieces. The mount itself and an inner sleeve to help carry the load and prevent deflection.
Unfortunately, this is the "good" one.
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