Re: BigKev's 1954 Packard Clipper Deluxe Sedan

Posted by BigKev On 2007/11/12 20:28:08

Well I spent some time in the garage today and finished the rough in on the electrical for the remaining unfinished walls. I would have had the electrical done today, but I ran out of outlets, and I didnt feel like dealing with Lowes today. I could swear that I had another contract pack of outlets.

I also spend a little time removing 50 years worth of various nails, screws, hooks, and other fasteners that previous home owners had hanging off the wall studs. This was needed to get the studs prepped for the plywood covering.

Hopefully I am at the tail end of the garage remodel, and I can actual get back to work on the car. I still need to finish scraping the gunk of the front suspension and steering. Then I can get the front frame clip painted, and start putting everything back together. I am getting real tired of tripping over all the parts that are off the car at this point.

I think the only thing left between getting the motor running is the new oil and vaccuum lines I need to bend. I will just run the motor off of a bottle for now until I can get the fuel tank dropped. I am sure it will need to be boiled out if it looks anything like the inside of the fuel pump did. Plus the fact the car was found missing it's gas cap and the fuel door was sprung open I am sure didnt help it.

The front drum backing plates came out very nice. A heard back from Albert and he knows of no replacement gaskets for the ones I needed, so he suggested just making my own gaskets with some gasket sheet and using a little hi-temp gasket sealer. Since the gasket in question is just really a square with a hole in the middle of it, it should be easy to make. The gasket just help to seals the spindle shield and prevent any excess bearing grease form coming in contact with the brake shoes or drum surface.