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Re: About those padded dashes......
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the vinyl skin used when vacuum forming is different than normal vinyl upholstery roll goods. The compound has something like ABS included so that it sets after forming. There is no scrim (woven backing). Get this type of sheet if you can before trying to do it. The back foam is two component urethane - I don't advise trying to do that as it involves mixing isocynate.

Posted on: 2010/5/17 9:43
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Re: authentic (looking?) battery 1954 Caribbean
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Optima. Did you check on the price from our local Packard Optima vendor? You out there Dwight?

Posted on: 2010/5/13 15:54
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Re: 37 Packard 2 door value
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Looks like a 1937 Hudson

Posted on: 2010/5/5 12:03
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Re: What's the difference?
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Four contact patches about the size of your hand determine if your car goes, steers or stops. This group is into the engineering of torsion suspension, air conditioning, engine heads, but "tires are all the same"?????????

Given how most old cars are driven, it's not that critical between decent designs because we are stressing the design so little. But especially in your Brand X, it's a big deal for safety and performance. Tread design , compound, tradeoffs (wet vs dry grip, grip vs wear, handling vs ride) matter a lot.

Posted on: 2010/4/23 8:36
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Re: Bakelite question
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the clink when you hit it sounds like ABS - today's ABS gets brittle just like that if you heat age it (the butadiene is the rubbery part and subject to attack). I'm sure it was injection molded , that's what ABS is good at. If you are going to try to cast it, you may want to go with acrylic - easier to use and more UV stable when you are done. ABS has poor chemical resistance to most hydrocarbons - stress crazes easily.

Jerry from Yesteday's Radio drops in here - maybe he wants to look at adding it to his "to do list"?

Posted on: 2010/4/19 15:35
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Re: Bakelite question
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I'm thinking maybe ABS. Fairly rigid, more so after aging and degradation of the rubbery part, easy to mold, and easily painted. Also really crummy solvent resistance!

Posted on: 2010/4/19 14:22
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Re: Bakelite question
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Caveat first: This is advice rather than experience, but Bakelite is I believe formaldehyde-phenol product. I would expect polar solvents to be more likely to attack it. So be careful with the acetone. I'd try mineral spirits (mostly non-polar) first.

Posted on: 2010/4/19 11:05
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Re: V8's made for the 1937 models?
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I've heard someone describe a dual ignition 6 as a 12 - "just count the spark plugs". I think the "1941 V8" comment came from someone who didn't think about what the "V" meant.

The 356 replaced the 12. I'd argue it was more than up to comparison with the Cadillac flathead V8 of that time.

The Packard conversion was from long stroke, flathead, inline 8 to short stroke, overhead valve V8. I think the Ultramatic work took up resources first.

Posted on: 2010/4/13 12:59
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Re: 1938 Packard Eight running board mats
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some initial loss of plasticizing oil might be reversible, but the oxidation you have by now is not.

Posted on: 2010/3/25 11:23
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Re: Engine Paint Chips
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to resurrect an old topic, I've seen what I believed to be original car/original engine 288's in green as well as gray.

But to the first point, don't try to match paint from a scanned chip - it's not even close to accurate.

I have had very good experience with the engine enamel mentioned - I think this is a good place to pay a few $ for an existing solution. It might be workable to match the gray, but I've seen generic green paint jobs and if you encounter another Packard you will immediately note the difference. The correct color is a gray shade green without much yellowmore of a sage - it looks nothing like 50's Olds V8 or Duesy greens.

Posted on: 2010/3/22 9:51
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