Re: Ken's 1937 120 Touring Sedan
Posted by Ken_P On 2020/4/16 20:40:12
Quite a bit done since the last post.
1. Fixed the floor. I still need to paint it, but there are no longer sawzall cuts to clearance a bigger battery. It's not perfect, but it is pretty close, and will do what it needs to do.
2. Replaced the motor mount. Won't know for sure until the car is running, but just cranking it over, seems much tighter. Not too difficult of a job. Definitely due.
3. Decided to pull the floorboard over the transmission to deal with some delamination. I was originally going to source marine grade plywood and cut a new piece, but there is a peculiar ramped groove (angled dado?) cut in the underside to clearance the transmission that I don't want to try and recreate since I don't have a table saw. I plan on using some glue and clamps to fix what I have, then I'll re-install it.
I did find where a previous worker had replaced several of the floorboard screws with whatever they could find. The screws are slotted flat head 1/4-28x1.5" (I think, don't have my thread gage handy). They also have a washer (pictured). They thread into speed nuts that clip into angle iron bolted to the body wood.
- Does anyone have a source for the screws, washers, and speed nuts? I need 4 of each. I checked McMaster Carr (maybe on screws, but I'd have to buy 100), Restoration Specialties, and Restoration Supply Co.
I also did a little bit of VIN research. I thought I recorded this the first time I did it when I bought the car, but apparently not.
The VIN of 1092-10045 indicates to me that the car is the #9,044 120 produced in 1937.
The engine number of X115770 indicates it is number 15,769 for the year. Per The Packard Club website, the engine serial numbers start at X100001. I am assuming they are sequential. Not sure why the engine is so far ahead of the car.
Of note, the engine was cast 22 Dec 1936 and delivered to Knowles & Browne, Inc, in Cleveland, OH on 31 Dec 1936. Very quick turnaround. No data on Knowles and Browne in the dealer database on this website or that I could find via a quick google search. Any info would be appreciated. The car resided in Cleveland until I purchased it in 2015.
Dave Czirr, the theft proof number is 329591. I'd be curious if it was already in your database. The car was at the centennial meet in 1999, so it was owned previously by Packard Club members as well.
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1. Fixed the floor. I still need to paint it, but there are no longer sawzall cuts to clearance a bigger battery. It's not perfect, but it is pretty close, and will do what it needs to do.
2. Replaced the motor mount. Won't know for sure until the car is running, but just cranking it over, seems much tighter. Not too difficult of a job. Definitely due.
3. Decided to pull the floorboard over the transmission to deal with some delamination. I was originally going to source marine grade plywood and cut a new piece, but there is a peculiar ramped groove (angled dado?) cut in the underside to clearance the transmission that I don't want to try and recreate since I don't have a table saw. I plan on using some glue and clamps to fix what I have, then I'll re-install it.
I did find where a previous worker had replaced several of the floorboard screws with whatever they could find. The screws are slotted flat head 1/4-28x1.5" (I think, don't have my thread gage handy). They also have a washer (pictured). They thread into speed nuts that clip into angle iron bolted to the body wood.
- Does anyone have a source for the screws, washers, and speed nuts? I need 4 of each. I checked McMaster Carr (maybe on screws, but I'd have to buy 100), Restoration Specialties, and Restoration Supply Co.
I also did a little bit of VIN research. I thought I recorded this the first time I did it when I bought the car, but apparently not.
The VIN of 1092-10045 indicates to me that the car is the #9,044 120 produced in 1937.
The engine number of X115770 indicates it is number 15,769 for the year. Per The Packard Club website, the engine serial numbers start at X100001. I am assuming they are sequential. Not sure why the engine is so far ahead of the car.
Of note, the engine was cast 22 Dec 1936 and delivered to Knowles & Browne, Inc, in Cleveland, OH on 31 Dec 1936. Very quick turnaround. No data on Knowles and Browne in the dealer database on this website or that I could find via a quick google search. Any info would be appreciated. The car resided in Cleveland until I purchased it in 2015.
Dave Czirr, the theft proof number is 329591. I'd be curious if it was already in your database. The car was at the centennial meet in 1999, so it was owned previously by Packard Club members as well.
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