Re: Is it reall too far gone?
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This is what I have a 39 Bantom and a 49 Packard Stright 8.
Planning on ending up with something like this. Also, I'm located in North Texas if anyone has anything there willing to part with.
Posted on: 2022/5/10 21:17
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I don't think that changes the condition of your parts. Talk to the guy that built that one and see what he says.
There's a guy with a '27 Chev rattie over here, and I don't think that car is "safe". Body not sound, lots of sharp metal, etc. I don't know how he got it licensed, but maybe he didn't, used the old title, etc.? Cool doesn't have to be deadly. They gave me a tough time when I had to get a title for the P as it wasn't running. If I put it back on the street, I'd have to get plates and they'll inspect the work before issuing. So not a given.
Posted on: 2022/5/11 8:02
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Packrat,
I’m in Fort Worth. I met this guy at the Pate Swap Meet. He has Packard engines. https://www.facebook.com/RodsNRailsDTX Also Did you contact the local region of The Packard Club? There was also a post from Facebook market place and has been on Craigslist with engine blocks and parts in River Oaks.
Posted on: 2022/5/11 11:45
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One thing to keep in mind is that if you go for a straight-8 and get one that is pre-1951, it won’t have conventional side engine mounts. Those didn’t appear until 1951.
Posted on: 2022/5/11 12:30
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For curiosity, you could remove the pistons, which would take a lot of penetrating oil, heat, a BFH, a drill to drill into the ring seats to get kroil or something similar into the rings.
Then you can mic the bores and see how much over it is bored and have a shop do an ultra sound to determine the remaining wall thickness, or attach a chain to it and use it as a house boat anchor.
Posted on: 2022/5/11 15:22
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I was chatting with a guy in Amarillo last year about the 327 he had in his garage. That he wanted rid of. Just come and get it. It became apparent kind of quickly that I was wandering off towards 356s and that I wasn't going to Amarillo last year or this one.
I passed his contact info along to someone who wanted an engine and lost it. Something tells me he still has it.
Posted on: 2022/5/11 18:20
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If you're not having fun, maybe it's your own damned fault.
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