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sure makes my frame look like poop!
 then i again i beat yours cost more than the 200 it cost me to do myself.
Posted on: 2009/3/27 12:33
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1937 Packard 138-CD Deluxe Touring Limousine
Maroon/Black 1090-1021 [url=https://packardinfo.com/xoops/html/modules/registry/View.php?ID=232]1955 Packard |
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got most of the chassis bits blasted and primed
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Posted on: 2009/3/28 2:00
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new rear floor section under the rumble seat with all the proper ribs in all the correct places
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Posted on: 2009/3/28 2:04
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as we had to do some extensive floor repairs we had to strip the metal of much of it's origional heavy tar undercoat. in looking for a correct looking modern replacement, and many tests i decided to go with a single component urethane based spray in beadliner, to acive the right texture it seemed best to spray it at 12 psi, quite a messy job but that is what employees are for.
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Posted on: 2009/3/29 1:54
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styled her up with all new bushings and kingpins prior to painting the suspension bits and ended up redesigning the innerds of the lower outer pivot as the origional design started failing at 1000 miles. also prepped up the rear axle housing
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Posted on: 2009/3/29 2:00
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cracked open the stearing box and it looke dprety ugly in there at first
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Posted on: 2009/3/29 2:05
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after cleaning it all up it prooved to be in quite good shape. replaced the berrings, and redid the felts and she is good as new with the exception that the platers lost the pre-load screw with my order of cad plating and it looks like i will have to machine a new one as i am not having any luck finding anyone with spair stearing box parts.
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Posted on: 2009/3/29 2:09
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origional heavy tar undercoat
I wasn't aware of any original factory undercoating (or dealer undercoating either for that matter) by Packard in the 30s. Anyone else have any observations or comments? I'm not even sure I've ever heard the topic brought up before.
Posted on: 2009/3/29 8:12
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same as what was in the doors, rumbleseat lid, rear tub, except all underneith the car. for sound deadening purposes i would assume. the surfaces underneith much of the tar were un treated or protected by anything else yet showed no signs of weather. ie rust on bare metal, wood discoloration ect which indicated it was applyed durring the manufacturing process.
Posted on: 2009/3/29 11:48
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