55PACKARD

I had the car only 1 yr and its been problem after problem with the lifter noise and now this vibration..the car has only 53,000 miles on it im the second owner and it probably sat in a garage for yrs..i guess,it seems it good shape body and frame wise..Im afraid to drive it long or far I might get stuck who knows im not ready to hitch hike yet..I know other cars break...too

HEY i didnt start by saying anybody's IQ was small or as big as my shoes...I cant help it if i want to do this..I own the car not anyone here...All i said is the motor and trans are crap to my knowledge maybe you guys like tickering with it but i dont i would rather spend the money and do the swap and drive the hell out of it..Oh yeah i drive it alot not like you guys that drive it ocassionally..I go to alot of shows all over so i need it to be dependable....

Hey Clipper47, I never never said anything bad about the CAR i just dont like the trans and the motor with there problems..So thats why im doing what i have to,make it the way i want SORRY and by no means am i cheap at ALL i built a 97 trans am LT1 the motor alone cost me over 10,000 so dont even go there with im cheap im smart not to waste my time with lifter problems and the problematic trans..Like i said i have nothing bad to say about the body or even the way the car was made just the MOTOR AND TRANS.....Sorry if i affend anyone but thats my opinion and im standing by IT........

Hey Packard53..Are you a jerk or what I OWN THAT CAR..look at the plate its form NJ look at the link it has my name Why do you think i would post someone's else's car...and if you want me banned or not to post here do something about it ....And dont say anything about my IQ you dont even know me........... <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" />

Well to the post earlier I own a Packard you have seen pictures of it and duh, on ebay there is a trick there im not the one stupid here ...You can have a friend or even yourself with a different e-mail address or ebay account bid on the car to make it look like there's action...So he might have done that..Ok it is a 12v system look at the alternator and you guys say i know nothing about cars???? Your right it would be nice to have a caddy or big ford motor or even a 440 chrysler but its hard to Fab up brakets especially since i found motor mount brakets that will work on the stock mounts where the Packard motor sits right to the 350...Hey my car runs ok except for the lifter noise and the vibration it has now which is only at 30 to 40 mph now weird, anyway i think it might stay stock for the rest of this season but over the winter i might do some mods....And to the post about merc's leadsleds switching to 350's ahh whats wrong with a flathead ford are you going to tell me there no good either..Alot of people switch to a 350 because its cheaper to run and maintain...Oh yeah Saturday we to Brooklyn to a car show i didnt take the Packard because of the vibration anyway my friends 60 impala's water pump went when we got there we called a Napa $38.00 dollars later walla new water pump had it on in 20 minutes so how could even tell me small blocks arent great I would have been stuck In NY because Napa wouldnt have had the water plus it aint no $38.00 bucks either so it would have cost me about 150.00 for the tow home plus whatever the pump cost so that could have cost me well over 300.00 dollars.My friend a total of 60.00 new water pump 2 gallons of antifreeze 20minutes later he was driving it again..So thats even more of a reason to swap out motors for the ease of fixing finding parts and being able to get back on the road in 20 minutes........

Yup i guess you can say that the 54 had no bids, but that doesnt mean anyone isnt going to buy it..I had my other car on 2 times before it sold...Oh but i forgot you guys are perfect you know ALL...............Packards are suposed to be stock you CAN NOT TOUCH THEM you must leave them alone...Who died and left you guys in charge with what people want to do with there cars,im sure there are people out there that look at your cars and go HO HUM...BORING at least my car gets alot of attention regardless what motor is in it OH by the way i never even opened the hood up at a car show and the people still like it ,they dont have to know whats under the hood...........

Oh yeah and ban me for what because i want a small block in a Packard look who's being childish here now............................................................................

All I have to say isnt maybe its not a small block chevy in the Packard BUT maybe its just because it is a Packard did anyone think of that????NO and let me tell you something you think because it has a small block in it that it ruined the value I dont think so My friend has an awesome 51 merc that is kustom and what do you know it has a small block in it...And he didnt loose any value its probably worth an easy 20,000, so its just your opinion that it ruins value..I go to Ton and Tons of car shows and let me tell you there is alot of motor/trans swaps done I havent seen any of them ruined or there value go done....Oh yeah like i said before you dont like what im doing or dont like me thats fine but it is still MY PACKARD so i will do to it what i want and it will be a drivable go anywhere look awesome doing it to...so what if it has a small block in it it still has the looks the feel of a PACKARD.....

Oh well on the bids...But at least it has a small bock so it can be done thats my insperation to do it....... <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...52&rd=1 Oh boy i guess someone had the same idea i have. <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> Hey guys go shoot him he ruined a Packard...................

HEY clipper47 and Packard8 you know what you guys can do go ****YOURSELF has that for talking....... <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" /> At least i have the B@@@s to do it ...And i will say it again I dont think taking a piece of crap motor and trans out is a bad thing ITS THE SMART THING.... so if you dont like what im saying or asking dont even post a remark hows THAT.............

Im going to try as long as its feasible.. Im sure it can be done.... <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Ha Ha funny on the toyota .....You guys like i said have your opinions im not doing this to tick anyone off im doing this because i want a drivable,reliable car that i can enjoy for years to come...I just think you guys are onesided you thought me doing some custom work wasnt going to look good either but it came out fine didnt it..so i think a motor swap will make it a better car for me and my needs.....If anyone one doesnt want to see my car end up that why buy it $9500.00 and its yours. No takers i have to do what i can to drive it instead of it sitting in the driveway as a planter....My way will keep the car on the road..And ever one says oh fix it you try and no one will even help you In NJ the car hasnt been around in yrs no one can even fix anything i give them because they dont know about it...So thats the way i have to go chevy sorry if you guys dont like it.......... <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />

Like I said ever one has there opinions....I dont think keeping a motor and trans that has problems which i know ever motor/trans combo does but at least chevy/chrysler/ford is easly fixable and parts are readly avaiable...and cheaper..even though money isnt the issue here...I want something depenable yeah sure i know a packard motor can be but i think i would rather have something im familuar with....And to the comment about the chrysler 300 beating a packard or something like that HA i owned a 59 chrysler saratoga 383 the called it the (lion heart) 727 trans all stock from 1959 i ran that in the 1/4 it ran low 15's at over 90 mph i like to see a Packard run that i think if i floored my car it would blow up...So know one can tell me that Packard was a close running to Chrysler products and dont beleive what you read in thoses magazines they say alot of stuff to make you buy there product..Oh yeah My Dad and Grandfather always owned chrysler's and they always had way over 100,000 miles on them without any trans or motor problems I never hear people writing in about lifter noise or oiling problems on them....And as of the Ho Hum its a 350 Thank GOD its a 350 there is a reason for that ITS A GOOD MOTOR....they run and run and run there are more 350's on the road the 55 packard's were made that says something in my book.....This topic is one sided YOU LOVE PACKARDS i like then i have no plan to keep it orignal and never did thats why i bought it ..Its a very nice looking car but i didnt like the mechanic's of it and i found that out early so why not fix that by putting in a drivetrain that will give me trouble free miles..........I fo love the fact that its different but it still will be with a different motor and trans..I might even put in a 500 cu inch caddy motor in that would make it fun to drive....

Hey JT tell me what i have to learn about a company thats not even around anymore there gone and thats for a reason do you see CHEVY FORD CHRYSLER gone NOPE says something doesnt it.......

Thanks for saying some kind words about the way my car looks to be honest with you the car shows i go to are mostly Kustom shows you dont pop your hood open at then a kustom doesnt look right with the hood opened the lines dont flow right thats why i have the hood loured and the kustom stripping done thanks agian..You know if the motor had no problem i might dso just a trans conversiom but im a little nervous about spending this money on the trans and then the motor spins a bearing or something i know it could happen to any motor but at least its cheaper to rebuild on a small block then these motors i mean you could buy a crate motor with a waranty for less then 1200.00 or so.....

Thanks for your advice and you might be right to a point but you cant not tell me that a Packard even comes close to running as good as a small block chevy because if you think so please go seek some help....Ive owned everthing from a 62 impala to a 59chrysler saratoga 383 chevy has a 283 to chevy trucks with a 454 i had my number of pontiac trans am's to caddy's all have their problems BUT THERE STILL IN BUSINESS Packard's not there is a reason for that they stunk on there mechanical ability yeah they had some good ideas BUT WHERE ARE THEY TODAY ..besides a few that we kept running most of them went to the grave or are cut up and put on kustoms...so yes to each is there own and your opinion is yours..I think it would keep the engine but after all of the post i read on lifter and oil problems i think i will go with a chevy motor..And it will not be a MUTT IT WILL BE A PACKARD with a reliable drive train oh yeah to whoever commented on i see chevy's broke down all the time yeah you see them broke down more often there is only like a million on the road and there's a reason for that too then run good everything breaks but its easy to fix a small block dont need a PACKARD MANUAL FOR THAT...I wouldnt buy one because it aint worth it if im not keeping the Packard drivetrain...Sorry for the way i feel but i think Packard engineers were pretty bad............

<img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ooo.gif" alt="" />WHAT??? i know packards drive like packard but come on here tell yourselfs the truth they are not excatly a trouble free drivetrain....I mean since i got mine a 1 yr ago its been a down hill battle with the lifter noise now the trans problem or driveshaft dont know that yet..but you cant tell me that putting in a small block chevt motor/trans in that the car would drive any different how im not changing the suspenion or the body at all...Did you even look at my pictures of my car its not excatly stock anymore i want a driver not a car sitting in my driveway broke do to that its too exspensive to fix no one can fix it and another thing WHO would want to fix a problem matic car that will give you the same problem in a few yrs anyway..I mean i have a 94 s10 blazer with a 4.3 v6 od trans and 160.000 miles on it and it runs like a top so i donr care what it will take to fit in a small block in there thats the route im going so i can have this car for years to come and drive the hell out of it and if the motor or trans does go well a trans fron jegs oh wow 600.00 or a crate motor oh wow 1500.00 so thats the route i see this PACKARD GOING ...the right way do drive one of these cars a chevy drivetrain so it can be driven instead of being towed around.................... <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" />

Well i meant that i will have A/c with some fab of the vintage air corp but the motor will have all the brackets and ac comp...Plus i will do a small block with and O/D trans and why would you say it would cost more than 2,000 it might but think of it this way NO MORE LIFTER PROBLEMS i wouldnt have to worry about the T/U trans and there problems and i could walk into a Autozone and get any part for a small block chevy..Remember i drive this car to alot of events so i want something depenable not something i have to worry about all of the time..

I didnt know there was a trans conversion for a 700r4???? but for around 2500.00 i might be able to do the whole motor and trans swap,if i buy a running donor all i have to do is get some motor/trans mounts fabbed up and i might be able to get some A/C too...And i hope to have a reliable car after i do a motor/trans swap...

Well i took the driveshaft today and like i thought they said it looke fine he was going to check it but he is one of the best driveline service place in NJ and i trust him when he said it looke good but he was going to look at the detroit front ball/truinon type joint tomorrow but i think im out of luck i guess the trans is the culprit here the vibration is bad and it seems to be in drive not low gear so i guess my orignal plan is in effect im going to get rid of the motor and trans im looking for a donor car as i write this so anyone who wants a Packard motor with 52,568 miles on it let me know whats it worth and i'll let you have it...i guess theses trans are not that good if it has only 52,xxx miles on it and its going...I will be looking at alot of work now....

Well i took the driveshaft out i noticed the front joint the boot has a small crack in it and also the rear joint looks to be stock or orignal....But i dont think this is my vibration could it be i mean i dont want to spend money on this and only to have the samething a bad vibration ...Do you think it could be a trans problem like a bad torque convertor or somethin else wrong maybe...And when the car is off and cold i pull the trans dipstick out and the fluid is way overfilled how do you check the fluid properly on these cars...i know to do it while running but when i did i noticed it was low but cold way overfilled im confused here...I dont think its the driveshaft well i hope it is...any help would be great THANKS...G

Oh i didnt look under there yet so your telling me the front part of the shaft bolts up to a flage type almost like a cv-joint..oh im confused ill have to crawl under there today and look but maybe the driveshaft shop might have them in stock and could replace the stock trunion or maybe they could make a different type of set up who knows i'll have to see but i can tell you this like i said my Dad had a nissan maxima diesel that had something simualr to this and they made it into a standard type u-joint type driveshaft so it might be possible but if not im sure they can fix it anyway I HOPE...

Thanks guys for all your help im going to be taking the driveshaft down this week to inspect it...I called a driveshaft place that i used in the past they said bring it down and they will take a look at it..My Dad had a nissan maxima that had cv joint type driveshaft they cut the ends and put standard type gm u-joints balanced it and he never had a problem..So i'm wondering if they cant do something like that for the front of the driveshaft instead of using the ball and trunion type???do you think that would work.....

<img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ooo.gif" alt="" /> This doesnt sound easy im just curious if it isnt the trans falling apart or something how do you check the trans fluid on these cars running right in nuetral???When i check it off and cold it seems lows when i check it hot and in nuetral it seems high..... <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" /> I dont understand why it has the vibration it just started almost feels like a out of round tire when steeping on it from a toll or light..then it seems to go away when your going at highway speeds .....it might be a drive shaft i dont know i need help on this one..I know its not a bad idea to get the jounts replaced because the car is old but i dont feel like spending money and its not the cure...Is it possible there dried out????lack of grease.maybe