Re: Stewart's 1955 Packard 400
Posted by Stewart Ballard On 2018/1/25 21:38:19
Finally getting some of my non-Packard projects wrapped up and getting a little more time doing the fun stuff.
The fuel filter housing is all cleaned up and ready to re-mount.
Also about that Clipper junkyard windshield. I still have several feet of the old windshield molding that I kept for future reference. I cut off a few inches and did a test by soaking it in both PB Blaster and Brake Cleaner (didn't have brake fluid). Neither one of them made any difference in how hard that 60-year-old molding was. However, I do have an oscillating multitool that I think will do the job. It's not the model in the pic below but it's the same type of tool. I have 5 batteries for the one I have so, I should have enough power to get the job done. Trying not to break the glass is the real trick. Was hoping to go this weekend but it's supposed to rain.
I pulled the distributor off the shelf recently and getting ready to disassemble it for cleaning.
I was able to pick up a Pertronix Electronic Ignition conversion kit (Model 1183) on eBay for $29. It came from the parts department of a marina in Illinois. That's about an $80 to $100 savings. Sometimes I get lucky.
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The fuel filter housing is all cleaned up and ready to re-mount.
Also about that Clipper junkyard windshield. I still have several feet of the old windshield molding that I kept for future reference. I cut off a few inches and did a test by soaking it in both PB Blaster and Brake Cleaner (didn't have brake fluid). Neither one of them made any difference in how hard that 60-year-old molding was. However, I do have an oscillating multitool that I think will do the job. It's not the model in the pic below but it's the same type of tool. I have 5 batteries for the one I have so, I should have enough power to get the job done. Trying not to break the glass is the real trick. Was hoping to go this weekend but it's supposed to rain.
I pulled the distributor off the shelf recently and getting ready to disassemble it for cleaning.
I was able to pick up a Pertronix Electronic Ignition conversion kit (Model 1183) on eBay for $29. It came from the parts department of a marina in Illinois. That's about an $80 to $100 savings. Sometimes I get lucky.
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