Re: 56 seat belts, brake lines

Posted by Mr.Pushbutton  On 2010/4/30 8:40:18

I bought my seat belts here:http://www.dansclassic.com/products.cfm?md=910&kys=seat+belt&yr=&c=

22 colors to choose from, you can usually match the color of your interior. They are $21 each, and have the vintage look chrome finish flip handle.

If you are doing anything with your brake lines (and every old car owner should as soon as they take possession of an old car) go over every inch of the car's brake lines and make sure that they are not rusted or compromised in any way. This is a single-pipe system 9all Packards are from the factory) and there is nothing wrong with that as long as the system is strong and tight. If you drive your Packard every day, under rush hour conditions you may wish to modify it to more modern (post mid-60s) a two-circuit system with a switchover valve. I just make everything as good as new and the car stops fine ( I live in a very flat area!) but make sure the brake line tubing is good and clean (unrusted) from the master cylinder to the flex hoses, make sure the flex hoses are modern material and in good shape and make sure the wheel cylinders are in proper working order, no corrosion or electrolysis is gumming up their operation.