I'm pretty sure the gauges should work in the car they might need to be re-wired the horn got rewired and works real good!

Yeah it's gonna be a long time until my car is nice but it's gonna be a slow resto basically I'm gonna take the body off repair rust damage find a get brakes and a master cylinder on the frame then build from their get a straight 6 and tranny hooked up fire it up take it out put the body back on then rebuild it I'm gonna save what I can off it and use it hopefully

I'm gonna do lot's of metalwork on my car my grandpa said he can get me flat sheet metal for the floors and trunk he think's I'm gonna rat-rod it but I'm not I plan on keeping it all Packard until it comes to metal I'm gonna make my own inner fender wells the front fenders can be fixed but I might buy an extra set when I get the cash the rear fender's aren't bad surface rust but the bottom of the fender's are rotted out I can cut that off and make new bottoms the floorboards need to be sanded other than that they're in good condition the roof has surface rust I'm gonna need a new Trunk lid and hinges though but so far what I really need I'll list out
1-1940 straight 6cyl
2- 1940 3-speed manual tranny
3- 1940 rear-end
4- 1940 front door hinges
5- 1940 rear-doors
6- 1940 Radiator
7- I'm gonna need a better dash for my car eventually
For the Interior I'm gonna need front and back seats I can make my own carpeting for the car and make my own headliner If that's aloud

I do plan on saving up for another Packard project too hopefully I can find a cheap one on craigslist in the future for a better restoration project!!

Now my grandpa is teaching me how to weld I don't get to practice often but he gets flat sheets of metal from work so floor trunk and door repair shouldn't cost too much so basically I can't restore it I'll stick with the original fenders and all that it'd have that ratty look but I'm not gonna butcher it or customize it so I'd need a motor-tranny and seats right??

Does anyone know If Kanter sells front and rear Inner fenders?

Here's some of the rusty areas I'll have up more pictures in a bit

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Yeah I'm glad I joined this website and I'm thankful for all the advice I'm getting I really want to bring my Packard back from the grave my plan is take the rear fenders off take the body off work on the frame and all that but here's a summary of what my goals are for next year is I wanna get the car so the mechanical's are all intact and running so It's drive-able but when It comes to the body after I get it running and fix the floors and trunk I'll start looking for fenders and doors but one thing is I don't know how to deal with rust any tip's on rust removal??

I'm thankful for all the advice and tips but yes a 1940 Packard 110 is the project for me I'm into old cars from the late 30's-50's and I prefer to keep cars stock now my main objectives for my Packard in the next few years are to get it drive-able over the summer I'm gonna get a job save up for new brake lines and a new master cylinder then I'm gonna take the rear-fenders off brace the body so It doesn't warp then take the body off the frame for floor repair and trunk repair then I'm gonna sand the frame eliminate the rust then install the new master cylinder and finish doing the brake lines ect and I have a strong feeling I'm gonna need all the advice I can get! and I'm interested in acquiring the tranny that was mentioned earlier!

My name is Corey and two years ago I was given a Packard the previous owner let it sit outside for around 40 years and neglected it I plan on restoring it to original condition but for a few years I rather just get it so it's drive-able then spend $$$ on bodywork and the interior and all that.

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