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customclipper55 wrote:
Yes Howard. By " keep the original" I was talking about the pedal assm and ratio as I stated above. Is this a aaca thing? I dont get it because once modified, the car is not 100% orig so what is the big deal with the pedal. Let me restate I have no problems with retrofit if safety is involved. So is this about changing it to make it safe but show no visuals so certain judges not savy enough to know dont deduct 3 pts?
It might be a judging thing but I expect most of the purists would be inclined to keep whatever was on the car untouched no matter what and wouldn't be interested in any mods. There are some in that class who might be won over if a safety mod was proven and virtually undetectable though.
I think you and I and most others are in some agreement with mods. I expect many wouldn't have problems seeing or modifying something for safety or reliability or even comfort if it is done neatly and discreetly. It is the in your face change that looks really tacky most object to.
I may be a bit different because I do tend to try and make anything I do look like something the factory would have done if the item had been available -- and I try to use the original pieces if I can hide or reverse the mods. That reversing part is only in case the car winds up in the hands of a purist after I'm done or tired of it. I respect their desire to want an original car as Packard made it. Anything I do usually can be undone relatively easily and leaves minimal if any scarring.
That is the main reason I am trying to keep as much original on mine as possible with no big holes or obvious changes. I think that if a bolt on brake mod that was relatively easy to do and still looked like it might have left Grand Ave was available it might even win over some purists. For those it didn't, if a screwdriver and a wrench would take care of the problem then so much the better.
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