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Oh oh, I think your car is rejecting the rear-end transplant. It's probably best to put a Packard rear-end back in before it's too late!

Rear leaf springs is a project on my list as well. I spoke to our local spring shop last year, which is older than my 53 Cavalier, and they said they could arc my springs for me. Didn't sound like it would be too expensive if I removed them and took them to them.

Do you have a broken one, or is your car just riding low? A spring shop can replace, or add, a leaf as well. The back driver's corner of my car is a bit low, which is what I'm wanting to correct, but otherwise is riding about the right height.

That's a good video, soap and the rope trick should make the rear window fairly doable. Helps that it's 3 pieces, and that I have a 6' wing span!

Taking it out wasn't a problem at all!







All cleaned up and treated. I'll let it dry overnight and paint it tomorrow.

Best stuff ever! It actually works!!! Even though you missed out on getting rich, you can take comfort knowing you've help all of us restore our cars.

I had our glass company remove my old windshield, then I cleaned up the frame and painted it and then took it back to them to install the new to me windshield. They thought I brought them a new gasket! I cleaned the gasket, then I'd warm it up and treat it with gummi pflege. I did that a few times over a few days and it was considerably softer after.

They had no trouble with the old gasket and used the rope trick to install it. I think my car has spent most of it's life inside, so the rubber, although old, is in good condition.

I think a bit of heat would certainly help, and soap for sure! The gasket looks to be in better shape than my windshield gasket, which was reused after I cleaned it up and gave it several treatments of gummi pflege. I'm pretty sure both gaskets are original, 71 years old.

I don't believe so, the size of the space is just about the size of the spacer. I think they'll work the same as inner #2, which does not have a bolt from factory. If they did lift the floor it wouldn't be more than 1/8".

Body mounts are all installed and torqued down. Good to have this project, along with the floor pan and floor pan brace repairs done.

On my Cavalier I do not believe there were cushions installed, or seen as necessary for the sedans, for the inners at position #3 & #4. There is space for them, just like the inner at position #2, which did have a cushion, so I installed them at inner #3 & #4 as well. The spaces between the floor pan braces were not consistent, which is what made me think installing cushions was a good idea.

As you know a project is never "a" project, it is always several projects. While my interior is out I removed the rear window trim so I can polish and reseal it, which I'm glad I did as the dum dum is done done. But when I pulled the trim off I found some rust underneath which is under the window seal as well. I've decided the rear window should come out to fix this up.

It seems pretty straight forward, and can be done one section at a time according to the service manual. If you have any tips or tricks, such as soap and a rope, I'm all ears!

I'm very impressed with Por-15, covers very well and it seems like it is going to be tough as nails. There are a few components, like my drive shaft and battery tray, that I should have done with Por-15 rather than a rattle can of rust paint. Oh well, next time!!

Body mounts tomorrow! I'm very curious to see if new body mounts change any door, or body alignment.