Re: Randy's Caribbean
Posted by Leeedy On 2022/12/14 10:52:03
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acolds wrote:
Got question about progress on Randy's Caribbean . Will give a update currently working on power antennas sent out masts to be chromed missing one section on return. Also had to replace the thru bolts on one motor which is bigger job than I figured as the brush holder is on drive end of motor. Had to replace the nylon cord that drives the masts up and down. I used 1/8 weed wacker cord I have used it before on Olds power antennas with good results. The Olds antennas go up and down when ignition is turned on and off which is hard on the units. Packard will not be used that much. On my Clipper I seldom move them as if you use them not fully extended or retracted they stop at different heights which I don't care for that look.
Did locate a pair of chrome valve cover which I did not have. Little details cause me problems which always seem to take longer than I figure or plan.
Very clever idea on using a weed whacker plastic spool element. The antenna component is what some OEMs used to refer to as a "rack rope." Some of these factory original OEM components actually had teeth in them, such as units used in certain Asian brands during the 1980s-90s.
Which Olds? My 1964 Oldsmobile Starfire convertible used a flatter type that liked to bend if valets decided to lean on the switch.
As for this element in V-8 Packard Caribbeans, remember that rear-mounted power antennae on V8 Packards had a round plastic element. However front fender-mounted V8 Packard power antenna units had a flat plastic element and completely different spool.
Also the lower metal mast segment and cap nut differed on these antenna types. Which is why it is easy to spot a front antenna mast when it is used on the rear– as they so often are these days.
Nice to see the progress on this beautiful Caribbean. The color on the engine and transmission in the image looks very different from factory bronze. A much lighter hue in the photo. More like Cadillac metallic mist color? Or is this merely the image?
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