Re: Barries's 1950 standard 8

Posted by africapackard On 2008/4/11 11:21:52

Hi Tom

Beautiful, Beautiful car you have there!

I am taking a huge risk and it is painful to drive the truck with that nock! I have an extra engine for the chev that is still in relative good condition for a rebuild. You will see it on the stovebolt page on the back of the truck. What is holding me back for a rebuild is the cost as well as my knowledge. I have never rebuild an engine before. Maybe the stovebolt 6 is a good one to learn on but seeing as spares is very difficult to get here and the fact that I do not want to mess it up is holding me back. The truth is that I am more of a backyard mechanic and my only speciality is cleaning and polishing! I will still decide if the drive is worth the risk! I do enjoy driving it immensely and would love to show it at the event -- it is the only 61 in the club.

Tomorrow I am gonna try to remove the front wheels of the packard and check out the condition of the brakes and bearings. I read that removing the drums in the back is a big situation so will tackle that at a later stage. Will also fix the inside passenger dome light - the wires needs replacing, but the switch on the pillar is still in very good condition. Someone must have loved this car a lot!