I have to say when i took a closer look at the car on wheels i noticed the master cylinder would be located in the wheel well and i chose not to cut that hole in the left inner fender so i am back to the angle to the right this interferes with the shift linkage but i belive i have solved that i guess i am on the engineering team after all when i figure out my camera and computer hook up i will post pictures

yes i meant rims sorry, i will try tower paint thank you Owen

what is the correct red color for the wheels in a 56 clipper ,does anyone sell it or would i need to have it mixed.
thank you in advance

I have had haggerty for about 6 years and they helped with finding parts for my 38 plymouth and worked with my hot rod body shop to make it look like it never happened. i like em but i belive you have to have you regular car insured with allstate for them to take you , not sure but that is what i understood years ago.

I finally got around to fitting the abs brake into the treadle vac plate and installing it in the fire wall and have to say it fits nice . the peddle height is unchanged im am so glad i have a parts car with no front end to practice fit it because there are no instructions as to which direction it mounts tried with the bracket facing down and the end of the master cyl bottomed out on the frame , tried flipping it so the bracket would hold it a bit higher but the bracket touched the stearing collumn tried with bracket in board and the bracket touched the shift rod, the last possibility was to angle the master to the out board or left side and taaaa daaaah it fit perfectly.angled right over the frame, this is a bolt on solution.
why cant these jokers at abs send a little instruction sheet with the 1800 dollar order, i called and got a mexican dude who said every way will work i tried to press him for more info but it was as if they think i was on the design team or something. i took some pics but will have to down load them.

this setup fits the treadle vac floor pan with no modificarion it is called the electric high power master with in line accumulator, it has an electric hydraulic pump which is supposed to allow you full brake power for ten stops after the electric fails and gradually gets worse instead of instant fail.they also sell a bolt on kit for the disk brakes too. the only down side is it was expensive i checked with my other packard and the plate bolts on perfectly but not a lot of room to hook the lines up i will take pictures as work progresses .
have to spend weekends out of town with wife due to her being treated for cancer in richmond. 2 hours away,
i bought this system 2 years ago and don't remember exactly what i paid but i think around 1800 with kit for disc included i then bought a second clipper and decided to convert the other one . the first one is more of a parts car at this point but i may try the pick up or station wagon mod eventually.
the manual brake is not attached with a bolt it appears to be pressed on through the chassis
the part number is 1057 from abs
for use with the packard it has a nice bracket mounted to the rear of the cylinder which is direct bolt on
the electric pump is what takes care of the 1 to 1 pedal ratio will let you know when i know

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i am trying to add disks to the front and have a manual brake 56 clipper I have a master cylinder made by abs brakes which is a direct bolt on for the treadle vac unit but i don't have this type of setup . I am looking for a treadle vac plate for the floor and the bracket and pedal for the treadle vac unit. also i am wondering if anyone has tryed to remove the manual brakes from the underside of the car it looks like a press fit between the two frame rails . i could cut it but would like to not destroy it can it be hammered out or is there another way to remove it thank you for all your help as usual

thank you HH56 that is what i thought. i may remove the column because i also want to remove the instrument cluster as one of the lenses is damaged

is there a trick to removing the bezel with the two heater controls which runs over the steering column. i have been scratching my head for two days trying to get to the screws on the left side and they are way up in there any help would be appreciated i am not looking forward to reinstalling them either.

that car is stunningly like mine top one of the two 5662 s in registry i need 1 more packard like custer needed 1 more indian.