Re: BigKev's 1954 Packard Clipper Deluxe Sedan

Posted by BigKev On 2009/4/10 21:20:55

Well not much on the project from. But hopefully this weekend will give me a chance to get a few things done.

I went to NAPA and bought the new transmission fluid lines, and also the new fitting. I had to buy bigger elbow fittings as the tubing inlets on the NOS trans-cooler is larger than the one that came with the car. Perhaps this was a running change, or perhaps this was a trans-cooler for a commercial chassis. Napa only carries the coated lines now. But at least they are protected from rust, inside and out. Also you can bend them my hand and they wont collapse. Pretty neat stuff. I may use that for the fuel and brake lines. You wont see the coated lines underneath the car anyway.

I also finished stripping the entire hood down to bare metal. Its ready for primer.

Tonight I had to get done some minor maintenance on my Colorado. I had to replace a tail-light bulb, which took 2 minutes. But I also had to replace the passenger side low-beam headlight bulb. Holy crap. You have to pull the entire air cleaner assemble out to get to it. What a pain, three bolts (2 different sizes) that required 18" of extension to reach, two different hose connections, and an electrical connection. A lot different than the single wing-nut used on most Packards to remove the air cleaner!

Next weekend I will see what is involved in pulling the rear drums off the Colorado to replace the shoes. Hopefully they just pull off after removing the wheels, if not I guess I will get to use my big berth puller again.