Re: Als 55 Patrician
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Wow, excellent progress so far. I would suggest a copper nickel line, you can bend them by hand and adjust them in situ if needed. As opposed to like stainless steel which probably requires a bender for any bend. Same for brake lines. I know people like stainless steel for longevity...
Here's a point of comparison: the skin of the Statue of Libery is only twice as thick as the wall of your brake line (yes, really) and it lasted about 100 years completely outdoors, before developing holes. So unless you're going to be driving through the rain and snow for years on end, I don't see a point to stainless steel. I would get the entire body to bare metal. Undercoating has no use nowadays compared to why it was originally applied. The factory color is chassis black (semi gloss) and that's what I would go with, personally.
Posted on: 4/5 17:58
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'55 400. Needs aesthetic parts put back on, and electrical system sorted.
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Good job! If you want undercoating, you can put it back after it's all assembled which is the way it was done originally.
Posted on: 4/5 21:29
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AL,
Good to see you're doing a Project Blog. Because of that, I've taken the "liberty" to add the photo of your '55 Patrician to your Registry entry. If you don't want that photo in the registry, I can delete it. Or, if you wish to update your Registry entry youself, you always do so by clicking on the "Make Changes" field found at the bottom left of the entry. Make the changes required then click on the "Save Changes" button found at the bottom of the entry.
Posted on: 4/5 21:36
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Mal
/o[]o\ ==== Bowral, Southern Highlands of NSW, Australia "Out of chaos comes order" - Nietzsche. 1938 Eight Touring Sedan - SOLD 1941 One-Twenty Club Coupe - SOLD 1948 Super Eight Limo, chassis RHD - SOLD 1950 Eight Touring Sedan - SOLD What's this? Put your Packard in the Packard Vehicle Registry! Here's how! Any questions - PM or email me at ozstatman@gmail.com |
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