Re: 1956 Clipper Hot Rod

Posted by PackardV8 On 2009/12/5 15:10:08

It's not clear to me what happened to the missing bracket. Do u think the platers lost it or maybe U lost it!!!

Make an inventory list of items that u take to a service provider. NOT that u will make him sign it or anything like that but rather u can take account of what u take and what u pick up.

As for bolts and fasteners i find it best to place them back onto the car or other parts (spares) just ot keep up with where they are and where they are stored. ESPECIALY in long term projects that are down for a long time.

Short term projects i just put them all in a coffee can.

It is too ez to miss place a part at home, especialy long term of anything over a week or so.

It takes extra time to 'pattern' or list or can parts and fasteners but it saves time and money in the long run.

Quite often one particular part or bolt will require special attention. That part usually gets placed somewhere else for later special attention and i forget what happened to it and have to spend an hour looking for it and rattling my memmory. It's just part of the ordeal that happens.


I have R&D clutch work i do for Indian. The primary drive cover has about 14 bolts in it of varying length. Sometimes i have to R&R the cover as many as 8 times a day to remove the clutch.

TO keep the bolts in proper position i 'pattern' the bolts using a SPARE primary cover. Just pull the bolts out of the running test machine primary and stick them in the corresponding holes of the spare primary cover.

As i understand it, u have plenty of spare parts laying around. USE THEM!!!!

That's one of the main reasons i bought the Executive parts car from u some 10 years a ago. I use it as pattern, mock-up etc.