Re: chevy v8 engine swap 52 packard

Posted by Rusty O\'Toole On 2016/7/15 13:42:26

I'm not going to knock you for trying to keep an engineless Packard on the road. It sounds like you have the skills and the tools to do the job.

If I were doing the job I would start by removing the hood and the front clip and setting them aside. Then clean the frame and test fit the engine and trans. If you have an empty block and trans case so much the better. This will allow you to measure and make engine mounts and trans mounts. With engine and trans in place you can go on to fit the driveshaft, exhaust, engine wiring, throttle linkage and other parts before putting the front clip back on.

There are a lot of little details which actually take longer, and cost more, than setting the engine and trans in place but no doubt you know that.

Good luck, and please take some pictures and detailed description of the work. This question comes up once in a while but so far no one has actually done the job and come back to tell about it.