Projects new motor for my 49 packard

my new motor for the old packard is arriving today...

 

Damn!

 

You're going to have to use station wagon springs....!

 

Nice economotor.....

 

Oh man! That's too funny!!

 

you didnt say it was going to be a big block!!

 

Show us a picture of your engine hoist.....What's it really for?

 

Umm... your gonna need a bigger boat

 

I see you are in WI, what part? Is that bad boy a runner/driver?

 

Definately need the optional heavy duty radiator and battery.

 

I see you went for torque over horsepower.

Cosmo

 

Hmmm... That color doesn't look corre ct for'49...

 

I live in Clearwater Lake, a small town between Eagle River and Three Lakes, in the northern part of the state. My 49 packard is not a runner yet, it is completely stock for now, it has the straight eight but is "frozen stuck" and without getting into a complete tear down, we can not get it to turn over, looks like one piston is rusted tight. My original plan was to upgrade to a big block olds, we then decided to go with stock straight 8, but since it is pretty stuck and I have all the parts and the block ready to go with the olds, that is my intent now to go back to the original plan, altho I will probably have to win the lottery first to get the old packard in running order, we are trying to do what we can at a pace I can afford...