Looking good! Interesting that fit is reasonably close across the years.

Any chance of getting a full side-on shot of the set-up? From what I can see the '48's on the other side of the garage and depending on it's mobility you may not be able to get that shot at this time.

That looks GREAT man -- with the turbos stickin' out its going to look real mean -- that hood looks perfect with what you're goin' for --- keep it up man, i'm looking forward to this one

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This shot here shows the room I'll have for the turbo's to stick out of the side of the hood. I won't be adding any metal to the bottom of the hood, as I think it looks good the way it is.

A '38 Super Eight hood won't fit on a '36 Super Eight cowl without some modifying. So, since the top of the cowl is a little rusty and needs repaired, I'll add metal to make it work. The '25 grille, on the other hand is interesting. I was going to narrow the bottom of it, but now I'll have to widen the top to fit. It actually WILL work, the dimensions of the tombstone are the same except the center, which will be widened. The hood is the PERFECT length, as it gives me plenty of clearance for the fan. Here's the cowl fitment:

Today I bought a '38 Super Eight hood, which will work with a little modifying.

okay, i pretty much have the entire transmission apart now, minus a few pieces. time has been virtue on some of these parts.

i cannot get the valve out of the governer as there is no way for me to tap it out with my brass drifts. i am trying to be easy on it, but i may need a new one of those.

i was able to get the valves out of the valve bodies, but it wasn't easy, had to use brass drifts and 3 pound hammer and be very careful no to scratch anything or the surface of the body.

i need to know what all is pot metal in this thing as the metal place i am going to cannot work with pot metal. only aluminum and steel/iron.

you can see where the one pot metal piece was broken, it was this way when i took it apart. sux.

i plan to take everything to a place called Metal Rehab near my house. they have a very unique process that is not acidic for dipping and removing rust.

i think my pictures just suck because my dad looked it over and says he think it is rebuildable with some good cleaning. the sealing surfaces seem to be okay, just very light surface rust and not on all of them either.

i took the clutch pack apart too and that is all worthless and will need to be completely replaced. metal on metal and the cooper was welded together on some of the plates. you can also see where someone put a clutch plate in that was cut in one section....it was not broke, but cut. there was no piece inside the pack to fit that hole. it was weird.

you can see all the sludge that came out of the pain. nasty stuff. i cannot get one of the fluid tubes out, i am try to be patient so i don't damage it like i did the one to the front pump. i also cannot get the rear pump out because i cannot get those tubes out either. patience patience.

the pieces that are laying on the towel are setup like the schematics, you can see the springs and valves out to the sides of the bodies. it is hard to see though.

Are the valves supposed to move freely or have some resistance when they are in the body?

i tried to lay everything out for the pics, but remember my camera sucks, so if anyone really needs better pics i will take them with the good camera.

if this doesn't seem to want to work, does anyone have a good transmission they can sell me....pm me or email me or something.

later dudes,

Hank

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the yellow convertible is a 42 8 cylinder but if I squint I think I see Junior running board trim (front edge only) and Senior bumpers (triangular ends). Very pretty

SG,
See you added your '37 to the Owner Registry,https://packardinfo.com/xoops/html/modules/registry/View.php?ID=604 so
One thing I noticed in your entry is it has a 327 engine. The 120's came with a 282ci engine, has yours been changed/swapped?

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G'day sg4442,
to PackardInfo where there are friendly, knowledgeable and experienced Packard people who too would be willing to answer your questions.

Scottie,
for including your '57 in the Owner Registry.

https://packardinfo.com/xoops/html/modules/registry/View.php?ID=603