"455ci Pontiac mild modifications"
Somewhere Craig H is smiling!

The whole car? God, NO.
Thought about the gearbox though. I was surprised to see the front clip removed recently and then left some feet away. Maybe someone was going to make yard art from it?
PM your needs, if I should return, I could check it out. The car is 2 1/2 hours from me, been sitting for 40-50 years in Central WI.

I may pass on this Trans, I would need to make a couple hundred buck on it...

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The Treadle Vac does complicate the upgrade to a modern master, I have never seen really good solution.
That said, If one were to fit senior front brakes and drill the drum for the correct bolt pattern, I suspect this would markedly improve the brakes.
Doubt I am the first to consider this, has it been done?

Regarding Ross' post, I think the drive shaft looks pretty good but about the other bits...Is the column different than a straight stick?, peddles,Z bar?

There is a 52-54 Packard in a bone yard which has the OD trans in it and I have considered grabbing it for fun & profit.
Well, not so much fun, I know it is a project.
What is the market these days? Have not seen many priors and I would hate to do all that work & be stuck with it.
Your thoughts?

Back together & dry
Interestingly enough, the front cover already had a rubber seal in it that I had nicked when replacing the dampener last summer.R&R'ed it with a new one.
Now to run last Fall's gas out of it tomorrow.

Lots of car here, If I didn't need 7 shots to get the taste out of my mouth....
$2500 car, realistically.(If the motor is not junk)

https://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/cars-for-sale/packard/400/2356696.html?fbclid=IwAR3J4QDaYuBD_e5PcPTQthbpiJE6LgT2BVDufL_goBes44Um96EAM9mdok0

As Jack suggests, I always clean up the seal surface with a little 600 grit paper. If they are really bed, speedy sleeve!
Fortunately, it never comes to that.
NAPA had a gear puller big enough :)

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Getting to the front seal on the Clipper today, it started leaking after replacing the old vibration dampener that let loose. (Best day ever!)
Of course the oil filter return loops around the water manifold...How "quaint".
Jack sent me a felt seal that might just do the trick but I suspect that Packard would have considered this if it held up long term? Rope seals are a bit of a pain and only seal so well but I see an offering on Ebay for a rubber seal and thought some of you here may have experianced them?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/New-1955-1956-Packard-Studebaker-V8-320-352-374-Timing-Cover-Gasket-Set/382977854565?hash=item592b424c65:g:vh4AAOSwrqhcp9Oy

Actually, this car is for sale so I needent loose too much sleep over this but I really like to do things right the first time...

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