Re: 1941 Packard One-Twenty
Posted by CACHman On 2012/2/6 14:58:27
It's been a couple of months since the last update. Since receiving the car back from the mediablaster, I have painted the entire frame and some suspension components in POR-15 paint and have began cutting out and refabricating the front floor pans, trunk pan, and the inner rocker panels. I've been using 18-gauge steel for the pans. Eventually I am going to replace the leaf springs and rear shocks for the Packard. The shocks, springs, and steering components were rebuilt several years ago and have virtually zero miles on them.
I put in around 4-5 hours per week on the car, and my main focus is the metal fabrication needed on the body. While that is going on, I have the engine and transmission at a rebuilder, so when those come back, I can install them onto the frame along with all of the fuel and brake lines and have an operable vehicle that needs the body added to it.
As always, advice and suggestions are always welcomed. I have already learned a great deal about the car through this site, and I'm sure that I'll have a lot more questions as we slowly put the car back together. Some recent pictures are below.
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I put in around 4-5 hours per week on the car, and my main focus is the metal fabrication needed on the body. While that is going on, I have the engine and transmission at a rebuilder, so when those come back, I can install them onto the frame along with all of the fuel and brake lines and have an operable vehicle that needs the body added to it.
As always, advice and suggestions are always welcomed. I have already learned a great deal about the car through this site, and I'm sure that I'll have a lot more questions as we slowly put the car back together. Some recent pictures are below.
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