Thanks Dan, I'm going to go with the dot5 fluid too. Your interior looks great...so..how much??..I'll believe you!!

Jeff-

Jay,
Thats a great idea, I'll have to go check out Lowes tomorrow...Thanks!
Jeff-

Thanks BigKev, I was kinda figuring it may have had the "spatter" type paint treatment from the factory, but I guess I still need to fab up a cover for the back of the seat. I know I saw a few pics of packard trunks with some type of vinyl, or fabric fitted lining that covered up every surface of the trunk, but it may have been specific to a different year?

Jeff-

Hi all, I recently aquired my first Packard, a 51' 400 Patrician. While 99% of the car is complete and original, I seem to be missing the truck lining, if my car was even equipped with one. I can see the sheetmetal, and springs in my rear seat, and it just looks....bare!! I was hoping to see if there was a supplier that made new "liners" or are they kind of...homemade now? I was thinking of picking up some thin mdf and gluing some auto carpet to it for now, and forming it to my trunk. I dont plan on having a "concorse" restoration car, but I dont want the trunk to look like c*ap either. I would appreciate any ideas...Thanks!

Jeff-

Thanks Mal, Glad to be here!

Jeff-

Dan,
Thanks for the info. When I received the car the brake pedal could be pressed all the way to the floor with zero results. I inspected all the brake components, and discovered the master cylinder was leaking badly, and pitted inside. The brake lines looked "ok", and the wheel cylinders were all internally pitted. I decided it would be a more reliable, and longer lasting fix for me to replace rather than rehone. I was able to scrounge up all the needed parts for under $500...now it's just getting it all put together. The brake lines looked good, but since I was replacing all the rest I figured I might as well do a complete rebuild, plus I just picked up a nice hydraulic double flaring tool from my Snap-On dealer, so it gives me a chance to try it out. Thanks again...

Jeff-

Thanks for the welcome Dan! I'll do some research on local clubs too.....I'm so new to this I dont know where to start, but I'm glad this site is here to "guide" me. I'm currently replacing my entire brake system, from the master cylinder to the shoes, as well as the entire exhaust system.

Jeff

Hi all, My name is Jeff Teeter from Upstate Ny, and I Just wanted to introduce myself, as I have been prodding around on this great forum for a while now. I recently picked up a 51' 400 Patrician and I'm learning quite a bit about my car from this site. I posted a few pics of my 400 as well as a scan of the original invoice. Hopefully I can offer help down the road as I learn more myself....

Jeff-