OOOOOHHHHH!! An internet showdown!


(Insert theme to "The Good, The Bad, The Ugly" here...)

KEVIN!!!! You rat rodder you!

By the way the 53 Clipper(if you read my story in Pic's) was a pile of crap. The motor was blown up. The mice ate the interior for many lunches and when it came back from sand blaster there was alot of rust repair. It was solid if you wanted a rusted rat rod! The 53's Name is Grease Ligthing. Laugh if you want but I would challenge any Packard to a run down the Interstate or around town. The Owner Johnny Garrott like's it.... Our 53 is Bad. Hey Packard53 is yours?

I have started the migration of the Web Links to a Packard Directory.

Here people can add vendors, information about services, add yourself to the User directory if you wish and so on. Hopefully over time this will be a huge online resource with listings for everything Packard.

The iriginal Web Links was just that....web links. The new directory can hold web links, phone numbers, physical addresses. So no matter what type of Listing (web based, or brick and morter, or a Personal contact) it will work.

So now if someone has a part to sell that they are reproducing (like our the recent new fuel tanks being produced), then they can add it to the Directory under something like "Parts> by Part> Fuel System". Also if you want to add you information to the Users section so other people can get in contact with you, then you are also welcome to do that.

If you see a particular catagory missing, then just let me know and I can add it. I will be moving over the existing list from the old Web Links section over the next couple of days.

Thanks,

packard53, Where is the rebuttal to the answer I gave you? You seem to want to challenge me in anything I do on the forum or come up with. Bring it on brother..........

These cars are owned by Johnny Garrott From Gallatin TN. After last car show all three cars were invited to be on HP TV. The producer and I had a talk at show and by phone and filming is scheduled for March and or April. The cars will be used as intro's to Cortney Hansen starting off The Power Block show. The producer asked if I could come up with more cool cars and we have since finished a 67 Vette Convertible that I'll purpose to him. He wants more cool cars out of the ordinary cookie cutter type. You Doubt me Packard53??? All any one has to do is e-mail me at morganal61@yahoo.com and I'll send pic's of all Packards in various stages of restoration and talk freely about how I have been promoting Packards.

I've bought various rubber parts from Steele for decades for a very large variety of Packards and must say I've always been extremely satisfied with the precision of fit and appearance. But I can't say the same for the performance of the suspension parts, they don't seem to last very long at all.

I've tried buying urethane rod stock, freezing it and lathe turning it for some simple bushings, but this really is not all that rewarding. I've been thru PST's catalog a few times looking for pieces that will fit in various Packards, but w/o success. If you come up with any urethane substitutes, I think all of here would love to get the details.

Obviously you arnt going to put Ten tons of the stuff(RTV) on the gasket but that cork gasket will not get much squeze on it.Straight surfaces or not.ANY over torque on it and you are done start over.Make or buy a new gasket.(tough out of cork.)Dont get me wrong i am no fan of RVT,However when I have a expert tell me it is ok, and other experts say no. this gets confusing.It is specifyed 48 hour cure time.If any of the cork gets in there it wont do much good either.

One of the first things I need to do to this car is replace just about every piece of rubber in the suspension and steering. I'm looking for a good source for these. I know about Steele Rubber Co. but I don't know of any others.

Also, has anyone replaced with urethane bushings instead? It would be the last time you'd ever have to do it.

Just curious.

About 3 years ago I purchased a Top and Bottom cabinet from Northern Tool. Mine is a Remline but now they call it a Torin. For my money, it's worked out excellent. I use it in my truck accessory business every day and it's shown no signs of wear, even after rolling it around the shop completely full of tools. I wouldn't trust the locks on it if you're looking for security, and I don't like the fact that you have to keep the top lid open to get the top drawers to open, but knowing that I'd buy another one again without a second thought.

Here's a link:

northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_6970_200321993_200321993

You can buy 3 or 4 of these or 1 snap-on.

And make sure all your buddys put the tools back where they found them, just a personal pet peeve.