restoration show

[Guest JT]

The DIY channel is doing a restoration show on a 38 Packard along with some Packard history.

I guess I'll have to find a neighbor who gets the DIY channel.<img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Here's the link for description and schedule;

diy channel

[WCraigH]

JT, thanks for the heads up.

I get DIY on my DirecTV. I'll DVR/TiVo (digital) record it and if it's any good, I can make VHS copies for anyone who will send me the cost of the tape and shipping. Email me if you're serious.

[WCraigH]

I watched the first episode of restoring a 1938 Packard 120 Club Coupe on DIY. It's pretty darn good and would probably be of interest to most of us on this DF. The host Mark Lambert and restorer owns six Packards. He didn't say which ones, except for showing his 1936 Convertible at one point.

There will be 10 episodes (about 3 hrs of content), so I'll save them all on my DVR/TiVo until the series is complete in the first week of December. Anyone who wants a VHS copy, email me.

To see the details, bring up:

Do-It-Yourself Network

Type in "1938 Packard" in the search box and click GO.

[WCraigH]

OK guys, I've saved all 10 of the DIY 1938 Packard restoration shows on my DVR TiVo. There's 200 minutes (10 x 20 min) of content (skip commercials) which I can get on a T-160 VHS tape. Email me for a copy. I figure $20.00 should cover the tape, postage and my time (cheap, eh?). <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

wcraigh@air-internet.com

[WCraigH]

BTW, even though this 10-part restoration series uses a 1938 Packard project car,

(1) there's some good Packard history discussed and

(2) there's very little that is 1930's specific. It's a good series for anybody restoring a collectible car and certainly a Packard in particular.

(3) for those amongst us (myself included) who don't know that much about the pre-war cars, it was interesting and fun to see the 1938 120 "fully sorted out."

This was not a frame-off full restoration, but a system-at-a-time restoration while leaving the Packard basically intact. A good and viable approach. <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />

[Guest Albert]

I find the one systen at a time easier than the complete dissamble and build, but for some cars I think it's the only way to go. A lot depends though on the overall condition of the car to start off with, My 54 Patrician, was not bad off body wise, just needed brakes and basic engine work to make it road worthy. Ware as the 54 Panama I just bought on the other hand needs the frame replaced, and major body work as well as the motor needing a rebuild, so it will get get a frame off just so i can exchange the frame, which also makes it a lot easier to replace the brake lines and the fuel lines to get the right bends into them. With doing one part and putting it back on the car can save a lot of guess work if you have not documented you work as you took it apart, and then try to two+ years go to reassemble, as to where wires went what special screws and bolts are for etc.

[Guest 51Patty400]

If you can save it to AVI or MPG, I would be happy to post it on my FTP server so everyone can download it.

- Mark

[WCraigH]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">If you can save it to AVI or MPG, I would be happy to post it on my FTP server so everyone can download it.</div></div>

Sorry, I don't have the connections, hardware or software to do so. In any case, it would be a really BIG file. It's 300 minutes unedited or 200 minutes with the commercials culled out. Edited, it will fit on one T-160 (3@SP, 7@EP speed) or T-120 (all EP speed) VHS tape though.