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I love it. Very tidy, and what a nice looking battery box and hold-down for the money. I use that same small 6V battery in all my cars with great success.
Posted on: 2013/9/13 17:45
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Sweet! Packard should have done it that way anyway.
Craig
Posted on: 2013/9/13 17:48
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One more "yes" vote. Sure, there will always be the purists who will decry any deviation from "The Packard as Packard built it", but unless you intend to submit your car for concours judging it just makes good sense to make it enjoyable to actually drive. I think most of us would draw the line at dropping in a Chevy small-block or fitting a Station Sedan with 22" chrome spoked wheels, but even those actions would be preferable to seeing a Packard neglected, junked and eventually crushed.
You have a Packard you drive and enjoy, and that entitles you to modify it as you see fit. Looks to me like you're doing it right.
Posted on: 2013/9/13 19:31
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JW,
I like the job you did too. I also understand the desire to keeps things original when possible but practicalities are valid too. I still occasionally get an "evil eye" or a comment every now and then but I don't lose sleep over such times. Enjoying my Packard is the paramount motivation for me. Again, nicely done and enjoy your Packard.
Posted on: 2013/9/14 22:07
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Thanks all for the compliments and comments. The reason for posting the modification was to show others with pre-war juniors, that a standard type wet cell battery could be mounted in the engine compartment. Some have mounted the Optima gel cell type due to their smaller size. Now we know that both types will work.
(o{}o)
Posted on: 2013/9/16 12:28
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I can handle this conversion, and like you said its easy enough to turn back around. I always wonder why the battery fumes wouldn't wreck havoc on the upholstry.
Now a conversion that turns me off is the blinkers on top of the fenders. I know the safety concerns but still it turns me off! My 37 ford has the blinkers hidden in the headlights!
Posted on: 2013/9/17 7:57
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