Re: 51Packard's....51 Packard
Posted by Charles On 2010/10/23 20:39:32
10-23-10
Got the frame and steering painted in semi-gloss black today. Put two coats on it. Once that was dry, I touched up some of the paint on the motor (not pictured) because I decided to remove the generator bracket and a bracket holding some pipes.
After that, I wanted to get a start on removing the wire harness so I could make a new one. Whoever designed the way to remove the instrument panel was on crack! And whoever wrote the instructions on how to remove it was his dealer! Talk about a pain in the a@#! Took forever to reach between the wires and get a socket on the studs long enough to loosen the nuts holding the bottom of the cluster to the dash. Now that I have it moved forward, I think I will have to make the wires a little longer so I have more room to work with if I ever have to remove it again. I wish there was a better way to secure the bottom of the cluster, like wing nuts or something.
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Got the frame and steering painted in semi-gloss black today. Put two coats on it. Once that was dry, I touched up some of the paint on the motor (not pictured) because I decided to remove the generator bracket and a bracket holding some pipes.
After that, I wanted to get a start on removing the wire harness so I could make a new one. Whoever designed the way to remove the instrument panel was on crack! And whoever wrote the instructions on how to remove it was his dealer! Talk about a pain in the a@#! Took forever to reach between the wires and get a socket on the studs long enough to loosen the nuts holding the bottom of the cluster to the dash. Now that I have it moved forward, I think I will have to make the wires a little longer so I have more room to work with if I ever have to remove it again. I wish there was a better way to secure the bottom of the cluster, like wing nuts or something.
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