Re: A Tale of Two Patricians

Posted by Packard Don On 2018/6/26 21:58:12

Today was a very short one as I had to go into town which, due to how rural it is here, is a half-day affair!

Managed to get the front bumper brackets removed from the frame but don't recall it ever being so difficult as it was impossible to get a wrench or even a thin-wall socket onto the bolt heads of the two front bolts! They are inside a u-channel and right up against them so I ended up using a nut splitter on three. I should have plenty spares with all the parts Packards I've had. Also removed the fuel pump which turned out to have only one bolt so it took less than a minute as the lines had already been disconnected yesterday.

As for removing the 1951 chrome fender scoops that some previous owner had installed, there were four per side and I managed to get seven of those off intact. The eighth wouldn't budge, then shot across the room without warning! The tool I used was a device used for tile work which is like a scraper but short and stout with a bend near the end for prying and the blade ground down to get under thin edges. Other than the stuck one, it worked quite well!