Technical Packard Trans to Ford torque tube

Anyone out there ever been involved in adapting an early Packard trans to a Ford torque tube? I'm planning to build a mid 40's style '27 T roadster with a flathead and a Packard trans. I would really like to keep the torque tube if I can. The Packard tranny is a 1937 top shift. I was hoping I could also keep the original K-member in the '32 frame I'll be using and tie the whole Packard torque tube adaptation together at the K-member. I know it will require some mods and machining but any info. on the topic would be appreciated. Anybody know of a capable machine shop that could help?
Craig

 

Have not done that but I would tackle the problem with a tape measure and a drawing with measurements. Jim

 

Althought this article is for Packards into a Chev torque tube, the outer torque-tube from a Ford and a Chev are interchangeable.

What you'll need to do is determine if the output shaft of the Packard can be machined to take a ford universal - I do not have my stuff here in order to measure

 

Great info. Stovebolt. If I decide to tackle this I will keep ya'll posted.

 

I love the caption with the "$10 resplining job". Find a shop that will even look at that for under a hundred now.

 

Its more of a wonder that the splines held up with what they had for weld back then...I get a charge out of some of the machining charges from a place like Cook's way back when..

 

Bookmarked.

 

Great article! I love to see (and recall) how things were done when there wasn't the huge variety of bolt in parts available that we have come to take for granted in the last few decades Thanks for posting

All that "cheap" machine work back then was just about the same as today when compared to wages of the period. Lots of people in 1955 working for $2.00 an hour.......

"everything is relative".

Ray

 

Just measured a friends packard to torque tube trans with the adapter and it is approx. 2 inch longer then a 39 trans.