Re: BigKev's 1954 Packard Clipper Deluxe Sedan

Posted by BigKev On 2010/12/12 20:51:59

Since I buttoned up the engine for now to avoid a dust and dirt from getting in there. I decided to do a little bit of body work. So I roughed out the dent in the rear trunk filler panel. At some point the car was rear-ended and one of the bumperettes was forced into the filler panel causing a dent about 1/2" at its deepest, and the size of my hand at the widest. Since it is only a single panel there it was a matter of hammer and dolly work. You cant the hammer fully behind the dent because of the trunk floor is raised. So what I did was use a wide pry bar and flat dolly behind the dent. I was then able to push the dent out, while at the same time hammer the ridges in from the outside. This popped the entire dent pretty much out. But with a dent that deep, there is always going to be stretched metal, so I then used slapping file shrink down the metal and the high spots. Still needs a bit more work, but it is much better than it was.

Also here are some other pics I the car stripping I did last week that I forgot to post.

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