When I did my manifolds, I also took the opportunity to shift to stainless steel hardware on the three bolts that hold the hotbox portion of the two manifolds together. In my mind, that will greatly cut down on future corrososion. The manifold to engine studs I didn't mess with, but I did upgrade back to the original type brass nuts for the manifold to engine studs.

$250 donated as well. Great idea Flack!

They have an extra zero in their price! That’s about what I paid for my 120!

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Just a career move. Back to Virginia for a few years.

Kev is correct, wheels are identical, except for the pin striping. I'm sure now that I have it, I'll never need it, but I would rather that way than the other. The 7.00-16 looks good in the trunk!

Well, no pictures, but took the car out for about an hour and a half last weekend with my 9 year old to get a fresh fill up of non-ethanol. Last time I lived in Norfolk, the closest place to get ethanol free was about 75 minutes away. The new place is a marina that's only 25 minutes away, and I don't have to get on the freeway or go through a toll to get there, so great news! The only issue was that the filler hose worked a little bit loose where it connects to the tank, so I was dripping fuel. I didn't have a flathead screwdriver with me, so I had to wait until I got home to tighten it up. Second or third time it has loosened slightly, so I may put a drop of blue lock-tite on the hose clamp to try and prevent further issues.

Yesterday and today I finally put some Hershey purchases to good use. In 2020, when I put new tires on, I discovered that my spare likely dated from the Eisenhower administration. I also found that one of my wheels was bent pretty badly, so I used the wheel from the spare tire. It also had the added bonus of better paint. Ever since then, it has nagged at the back of my mind a little bit that I didn't have a spare tire. So this year at Hershey, I bought a matching Firestone (blackwall instead of whitewall) and tube. I also found a REALLY clean wheel that I think came off of a 115, since it has three pinstripes instead of two sets of two concentric pinstripes. But, its not bent, and you can't see the wheel in the trunk anyways.

I got the tire mounted yesterday after I found a tire shop that would work with bias plys and tubes (score!). Today I installed it and so that's one little project knocked off.

I'm getting settled into the new job, house projects are winding down, and I've got the garage settled about where I want it, so looking forward to getting more of these little projects down.

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I don't have any experience with the reproduction tanks, so can't help there, but another option might be Gas tank renu. Link here I've used this in the past, with great luck, as have others on the site. It would remove all of the old Red Kote, and it is impervious to modern fuels. Whatever you choose, good luck!

I have the same one, one of the clubs was selling them some years back. They were advertised in the back of the monthly Packard Club publication.

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Kevin - on question 1, you don't have to, but I would. If I was pulling that engine, I would set the head back on, then bolt your load leveler to two head studs. I would hold your leveler up over the engine, and pick two likely studs that line up with your chains. If you have the head on, and tighten the nuts down on the studs you use, nothing should bend. If you don't want to swing the heavy head back on, I would think you'd need some sort of spacer to ensure your leveler doesn't scratch the head seating surface, and to take the side load from the studs. As far as were to position it, I would strive for the center of the leveler to be between cylinders 5 and 6, so that you have plenty of adjustment even with the transmission attached. If you find the balance is wrong, you could always re-adjust the leveler before you full remove the engine.

For your second question, I would set the transmission on a pallet, engine on some blocks, unbolt the transmission, then re-host the engine with your cherry picker. I'm sure there are other ways, but that's how I would do it. Have fun!

Kev, sign me up for one once you go into production, and I'm hap to test drive one on my Packard if you need it.