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[ATTACH] [ATTACH] I’ve been distracted from my 39 Cadillac and Packard Customs for good reason. I’m doing several 53 Eldorados and just managed...
I’m presently restoring 7 x 53 Eldorados all at once. Pot metal exterior parts have presented many problems in even sourcing repairable parts....
In the past I’ve used 90% grade phosphoric mixed with 6 to 7parts water. This works really well except a 20 litre drum has gone from $90 to $400....
[ATTACH] I’m getting close on my custom 39 Packard headlights. 39 Buick housings, Guide lens and original Packard rings and reflectors. I found...
[ATTACH] I’ve started on the wipers for my 39 Packard custom. Nothing was salvageable off the original vacuum setup or mechanism. I got chain...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Ok. So I’m using a 2004 Saab conv mechanism on my 39 Packard. I’m bypassing the original computer brain box and want to run the...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Progress on the pantograph doors on my 39 Packard is really coming along. I was originally thinking period style...
[ATTACH] I cracked the die cast surround on a 35 Studebaker Dictator. I don’t feel too bad cos there was a fatigue line apparent from a previous...
[ATTACH] I’m thinking of reversing the door locks on my Packard Custom (with pantograph hinges) so that I have more room for the glass run...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] My 39 Packard custom is coming along nicely. I’ve moved the cowl back 11 inches and the firewall back 4 inches. Initially I...
[ATTACH] There are very few 39 Packards in Australia. A dozen probably got imported. They are factory right hand drive. Last year I answered an...
[ATTACH] By 1940 most of the specialised coachbuilders like Bohman Schwartz and Coachcraft Ltd were dying out . The war intervened and gave rise...
so I have a 46 Cadillac flathead 346 . I have a repop 32 grille. Building a 32 chassis soon. What year original V8 ford radiators can I use to...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I picked up a crusty roadster door the other day . So I decided to fab up some doors in the evenings whilst I’m...
I’m keen to learn if 53 Cadillac spindles and drums can be used on a Ford axle. Can’t seem to find anyone having done it. I have a spare...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] I was wandering around a junk shop on Saturday and found this gem. Just the right amount of preowned patina. Paid $75.
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Very early days yet and I'm fabricating the body on a model A platform prior to even having a chassis. But I'll let function...
Here in Australia a hood is a bonnet. . . Anyhow I've been working on an 1948 FX Holden bonnet and the more I look at it the more I'm thinking...
I am intrigued by pantograph doors. Used primarily on Saoutchik classics like Delage, Hispano and Talbots. I'm considering the idea on my 39....
Our Baron's car club was discussing getting plaques cast by an outside company. It occured to me that it would be more symbolic for us to heat old...
Got my three on tree gearbox assembled for my 39 Cad. I'm missing the speedo drive cog. It is possibly a 41 or later box as it was built out of...
Without doubt one of the most fascinating of all Cadillac customs. An incredible story to match an equally incredible car. This page was compiled...
Going through older posts I am surprised how many guys get banned. What are they doing wrong to get banned? Is it permanent or does it get...
Always good to have a refresher course . . . Dan Post wrote the book on it . . . literally. Thanks to Geoffrey Hacker's Forgotten Fibreglass...
Just got a nice pair of original Lincoln door buttons and I am curious to know how they mount to the skin. There is provision for a screw but is...
Is there a adjustable shaft mounted roller rocker available for 331 Cad?
I'm now progressing on my 39 Cad custom that Rik Hoving helped style. I have a few pics on the http://www.customcarchronicle.com/ . Suffering...
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