Re: Tom Malas "1931 833 Restoration "

Posted by BH On 2012/8/6 8:52:45

Tom -

IIRC, way back in 1999, at another forum past, you asked about proper placement of jack stands for winter storage of your father's old Packard. After I gave you some advice, you contacted me via e-mail with more of the story. I could tell that you were champing at the bit to get the old girl back on the road, but I encouraged you to move forward carefully and keep posting publicly. Not only would you attract input from others with more experience than I with this era of automobile, but the details of your journey could be of help to future owners.

What started out as a refreshing turned into something closer to a full restoration. Though many of those early posts have been lost, there's no denying your tremendous accomplishment as a DIYer. I'm sure that at least one of those tears was from the joy of getting behind the wheel and taking her out for a spin this weekend. I've no doubt that your father would be proud.

Happy motoring!

P.S. - Before you try balancing tires, have those wheels that you moved to the rear checked for lateral runout. Some runout is inevitable, even acceptable, but I don't have any specs for that type of wheel. Get them to someone who knows old wood-spoked wheels.