Re: KPack's 1954 Panama

Posted by kevinpackard On 2020/6/24 12:21:35

Yeah, it's a bit of an unforeseen problem. The car overall is in good condition. I knew there were mice problems, but I never considered there would be rust up there. So far I haven't found any rust anywhere else on the car, except for some surface rust on the underframe. That should be easy enough to clean up. Hopefully this is the last unpleasant surprise I have on this car.


Meanwhile, I have several potential leads on paths forward. I called Tuscon Packards and they are looking to see if they have a donor I can take the header from. I'm also getting contact info for a car club that is supposed to be here in town, but they have no online presence. There should be guys in there that can help out.

Lastly, I found a small shop here in town that does a lot of work on classics, and they are going to take a look. They might be able to fix the fuel tank, and they shouldn't have a problem doing the header. They tend to do that type of metal work during the winter though, when things are slower. If they can't squeeze it in before then, I'll see if I can have someone else work with me on it.

-Kevin