Re: 51Packards....52 Packard 200 Deluxe!

Posted by Charles On 2014/5/24 17:51:55

5-24-14

Well bad news. I discovered a spiderweb crack in the windshield! Totally sucks. It is under the sunvisor so that is why I did not notice it. I was all set to sell the windshield out of the '51 too! Looks like I need to keep it. I'm not swapping it out until it gets worse though.

On a more positive note, I took the front seat out and replaced it with the one from the '51. Doesn't look the best, but sure feels better than coils on my back! I put the vinyl seat bottom in for comfort and because I had started removing the material from the old seat. I don't want to deal with hog ringing it back together right now. Not sure what I will do with the interior anyway.

I removed the two front windows from the '51 and used them to replace the cracked ones in the '52. Not a difficult job, but the circular clip holding the bottom of the window to the regulator was a little challenging. I had no idea how it came off until I kept spinning it around and tugging in different directions. Once it was off, it was pretty obvious how it worked.

I also put the door panels from the '51 in. They need repair, but it gets them out of the garage and is better than looking at bare metal.