I need a new seal kit for my ultramatic. Who should I go with and how do I tell if its an external or internal seal?

Howdy Mark,
I live in down in Portland and I'm rebuilding a 1950 custom 8 327 engine. It was running okay last year before I bought it but the guy heard a top end noise. Sure enough, the some of the lobes on the cam had flattened and so I sent it to delta cam to be ground. I just got the block back from the shop with new seats and ground exhausts and im rebuilding it all ASAP. New rings all new bearings and complete gasket set didn't run me much over 500 from Rebuilders Choice. The pistons look okay, they're not the originals, but the budget isn't allowing for new ones. I hope I don't come to regret that. The last choice I'm thinking on is whether to build it up as a 6V or go for two 6V batteries in series and run some things on 6 and others 12. Also would probably run it as a 8 or even 9 volt system. Heard that's an.option.

Good luck to you buddy! Keep me posted!

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Howdy ya'll, Blake here.
I'm new here, but can't wait to read all about the various projects on Packards around town.
I'm just about to purchase a '49 Super 8 Ultramatic sedan. The body's great, everything front of the firewall including the chassis has been cleaned and powder coated. I just have to put the straight 8 and tranny back in, the guy tells me the tranny needs seals, no problem.

But the main issue is the floor panels. I was talking to an old shop mechanic and he said replacing them is no so easy. "They're part of the whole body", he said.

Can anyone tell me where to get replacement floor panels and where to start. I can weld alright, but what else is involved?

Thanks, I appreciate your words of advice and time.

Roll the wheels,
Blake

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