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Thanks to all who responded and suggested that I start my own blog. I will post pictures from the beginning to the present. I'll start out with the original Black Bess II with the Predictor at Warren in 1999. To save from boredom, I'll start out with the finished frame. This is what Black Bess originally had. And I used off the 80 some photos in my collection of the Original Black Bess being built. Sorry I can not show the original pictures due to a copyright agreement. The next batch of pictures will show the chassis being built in various stages. From there, I'll jump to the body being built. I have not been able to work on this for over a year. I was going to start on it, but due to road work in front of my building, I've had the opportunity to rent out to the department of transportation as an office and staging area. So it will be November before I am able to touch it now as the state has control of my building. The financial agreement for the use of the building was too good to turn down. Enjoy the photos. If you have any questions, please post, I will try to answer in a week.

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Wow! Thanks for the pix of your '57 T-L chassis and body build. Especially nice work color coding the T-L parts. The differences between 1955-56 and your 57 what-if chassis is especially interesting.

I believe we had a phone conversation about your "Blacky" or Black Bess II right after the 1999 PAC Centennial meet. I'm really glad that the project is still alive.

Keep up the good work.

Craig

I think we are all pretty well stunned with your undertaking and what you have accomplished. Hope you can get back to it soon.

Are you going with the power assisted rack and pinion steering they had planned also?

Hi Ross, to answer your questioned the original rack and pinion steering was a experimental unit built by the moraine company. I used a unit out of a chevy cavalier that come close to working like the original. The moraine unit had the outside casing move instead of the arms or tie rod ends like most units. It was a complicated affair. The pod sticking out front on the frame served a duel purpose. First to mount strut bars on and second to act as a quard to protect the steering unit. I,m hoping that it has enough power to work the steering as this car will go 3 ton easy when done seeing the body is built out of 18 gage steel.

Denny, welcome to PackardInfo.com.

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WOW! I love what you have made or better said re-made, I hope you have been able to finish or at least keep making progress. You are to be saluted. Please post photos when you can.