Eric, Eric, don't get your panties in a bunch dude. I modified a Packard and you modified a Ford. Of course my swap was easy and everyone out there can do it. I took a 400 hp LS2 and just welded the Damn thing in and took a wire and plugged in the computer and presto I'm Done. I took a $1000.00 pile of crap and the customer invested $140,000 so he could have a Packard that is so reliable "that is a switch" and cool thanks to front and rear A/C and drivable( thanks to mustang II front suspension and power Rack)and fast that it set the Packard record for the most time in a passing lane on any Interstate, and you could drive across country unscared of mechanical issues and pass any sniff test and get 23mpg. But that was not a challenge and anyone could do it. Your Ford is Cool. It is a Rat Rod. You built it for the glory and the glory of the team. Team Packard? Why didn't you drop your 400hp in a 4500 pound Clipper? Your rat rod is such a feat and your so smart that you are a legend in your time and to others on this site. I like rat rods. At this time I don't have a bunch of old garbage in my attic to throw on one.

The title of this is named "How to Modify your Packard for Money, Fame, and Power" I modify and restore Packards for all the above. Can't I play in your reindeer games? Some guys with boat loads of money know what they want from a car and have to pay to get it. They appreciate it the same as you all who skin your knuckles. They just use their brains to make cash and, well we skin our knuckles and write in forums. The only reason we work on our personal cars ourselves is becuase we know how to and can't afford to pay someone to do it. My self included.
I have a 288 sitting here and it has 5 main bearings. You said it was a 288 9 main bearing pushed to a 327. I have a 54 359 block sitting here and it has 9 main bearings. My research told me that it was the 54 359 only that got the 9 bolt main. Am I wrong or could one of you True Packard pro's set me straight. I am glad to see someone is trying to upgrade the filtering system as the stock one sucks on the straight 8's.
To set John straight, any services I perform are to help me make my house payments and feed my family. What do you do for a living John? Do you expect to make a pay check? Or do you go to work everyday out of the kindness of your heart?

The 359 in the Ford roadster is Awesome. Why is it when I mention a GM mill in a Clipper I catch slack "John".... Keep up the good work Eric. I love Packards just a little sour on their week motors. Packards are just about the least expensive to restore so Packard dudes until you have restored many different kinds don't judge on what is cheap to do. I would want to restore a Packard any day over 67-69 Camaro. The NOS parts are abundant, the used parts are plentifull and at a fair price and are tough. The chev restoring market has been taken over by Asian's that produce junk parts. We are restoring a 70 Torino Cobra and I just paid $800.00 for a used dual point distributo and $900.00 for a plastic grill. I am not against ya I am one of you Packard guy's. It has been great stiring up a rather sleepy forum. Thanks al

John, What makes you think putting in a 2005 400hp LS-2 with 4L60-e was easy? Have you ever converted a junk yard car over to 2007 standards with all the computer works and take first place at all car shows entered and is driven daily and gets 23 mpg? By the way our company did this as a service to a guy who was sick of straight 8's and paid a lot of money. Can you blame him. I am so sorry I was vague about the compression ratio of 359. You are the so called expert. May be the guy building the 400 hp 359 would want a stainless steel fuel tank I make. Probably not as it would not be original as a 400 hp 359 with turbo charging. John, were you the one who wanted a quote for a steel unit? That made a lot of sense. Using a manual tranny is the only way to go with a project like what you want. Throw some Nitros Oxide to it. With 9 main bearings that thing would handle it.
John why don't you send me pic's of all the Packards you worked on and let me see how cherry they are. I proud to display the ones we did for our customers. You can get off my ass about them, or are you jealous? See ya Later Packard pro........................Al

it sounds as though you are going to enlighten us on how to get more power from a straight 8. Great! How about you tell us where to get a new camshaft not some re-underground pile of crap from Kanters or any where else. So my ? is how do you make power from straight 8 when there are zero cams available except 50 year old worn out units. The cam shaft is the brain. Also a 359 is suppose to have high compression and with todays gas it pings all over the place. So you can add an extra gasket to an aluminum head and bring the high compression ratio down from the 9:1 or so and take timing out to avoid spark knock. My 428 CJ lives at 11.5:1. The real problem is not high compression but piss poor flame travel in the combustion chamber. There is nothing high performance about these motors and should be left alone to go 0 - 60 in 20 seconds or so. Any one out there have a NOS Cam for sale? My next ? would be if you could make more power from straight 8 could you notice it through the high performing Ultra-Matic trans. Maybe you could tell us how to install a shift kit or upgrade the torque convertor for higher stall speed. Give me a break!

Great! I am a true Ford Fan at Heart. The baddest motor made Is An FE 427 Side oiler. I love The Cobras. But I was talking About Grease Lightning the orphan clipper. Want some pic's of my drag racing tire burning 66 Ford Fairlane with FE Power?

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By the way the 53 Clipper(if you read my story in Pic's) was a pile of crap. The motor was blown up. The mice ate the interior for many lunches and when it came back from sand blaster there was alot of rust repair. It was solid if you wanted a rusted rat rod! The 53's Name is Grease Ligthing. Laugh if you want but I would challenge any Packard to a run down the Interstate or around town. The Owner Johnny Garrott like's it.... Our 53 is Bad. Hey Packard53 is yours?

packard53, Where is the rebuttal to the answer I gave you? You seem to want to challenge me in anything I do on the forum or come up with. Bring it on brother..........