Re: Convert '37 115C to straight eight?

Posted by Rusty O\'Toole On 2010/2/7 10:05:20

For the cam any of the old time cam grinders like Iskenderian should be able to do a flathead cam.

There is a guy named Earl Edgerton of Edgy cams and heads. He grinds cams for flathead Chrysler Plymouth and Dodge sixes. I think his are the most modern.

I don't think anyone makes cams specifically for Packard. You have to send your old one away to be reground. The lifters must also be reground or replaced with new ones.

There is an outfit in Texas that supposedly makes finned aluminum heads for Packards but very expensive.

If it was me I would have my stock head milled .060 by a local auto machine shop and let it go at that.

The exhaust can be made up by a local muffler shop. Just have them make pipes in the stock configuration but 1/2" larger diameter.

All this should be part of a complete rebuild. New bearings, bore cylinders if necessary etc.