Lets See Those Hudsons!

Stu, 55's do have the balance tube - its cast integral to the intake. I kinda like that little tidbit. Edmunds/Hudson manifolds also have a balance tube cast into them.

Bonsey, thanks for the comment. As time goes by and I rack miles up on the car, I'm more in love with its battle-scarred self. I do want the underside painted and protected, as those are the achillies heels of the stepdown.

I want to hear more about Joe's engine and car. I really like that! If he was mentored along the Hudson path by Bill Albright, I'll bet he knows how to get rid of a few inches in the front suspension and still have that Nascar handling.

If you've never driven a Hudson at speed, you should sometime. The suspension is golden for any age vehicle.

Hud

 

I second that.

 

Here is my '49. I've shown it here before. It has a bored 308 with Twin-H. I had Wilcap make an adapter to put a Muncie 4-speed in it.

 

jUST BAD ASS.
I love these cars.

 

My dads 49 Photo Chopped....wishful thinking

 

THEKID49

Sweet, very sweet.

I may be following your example of ditching the Hudson transmission options. My input shafts are not living very well.

 

My truck....

 

the hash boxes have a 1&1/8" input shaft for their version of the T86, sadly it is a couple of inches longer than we want for it to go straight into a stepdown. if you could cut, re-spline and heat treat the shaft it would be an easy way to beef it up. or find another in the t86 family that suits better. ive also got a line on a SIMPLE dry clutch for stepdowns, just waiting to hear the part no. the hash disc is 10". im trying to imagine what mongrel throwout bearing you would use to work with the stepdown system, hashes had a paddle that is bulky. with the cltuch dry you could modify the cover to fit anything that would work with the pressure plate fingers. sorry about the slightly OT tech bit there boys

 

1938 HUDSON.

 

1953 HUDSON.

 

1938 HUDSON.

 

1937 HUDSON.

 

hudsonjoe49 - I love your car!

hudsonator - You sure do have some interesting engines

I have ´53 moredoor Hornet with 308 Twin-H-power and hydramatic.

Glad to see all these Hudson in here

 

I went to a car show in Independence, KS where there was less than 200 cars, but three of them were custom Hudsons! I have pictures of them on film. Don't know if I can find them to scan them. I've got way too much junk.

 

Hudon Joe, Where are ya man ? More info !

 

NICE Truck!

 

Some nice cars for sure.

Hudson Joe, I dig the way you left the reveal around the rear window when you did your chop. My Brougham is currently in the process of being chopped and I'm doing it much the same way. I've been planning this chop for 8 years.


Hudsonator, your motors are beautiful. If you really need something to put that stroker motor in, may I offer up my 49 as a candidate?

 

Any bigger pics of this one?

 

well sorry to keep eveybody puzzled about my car I bought my 49 from Bill Allbright on my 16 th birthday.I was working for him at the time while I was going to high school.All I had was the body and and front clip.I had to search for everything else on my own because I didnt have the money to buy all the things that i needed at the timeFrom Bill.Time went by and the car sat and sat and sat helping my friends with all thier cars, chop jobs, engines,building hudsons for albright etc.I found an engine punched it out 60 over clifford cam stroked by clifford.7x valves,milled head,jahns pistons etc.gott it on the road and slowly transformed it into an early 50's kustom.Recently I bought a home in riverside with the help of two good friends alex celeste.And alex has been helping me with the body work on the hudson to get ready for suede palace and other upcoming events I drive the car daily and long distance It is a great handling car and very dependable.

 

Hudsons are so gay, I refuse to show mine

 

ha ha ha ha

 

show it

 

I don't even have a picture of it, Old Beet has a pic of me getting tossed by the Man for dragracing in it, negligent 2nd degree was the price. I've had it for 15 years to date and never had to do much(except chopped 2", gm clip, tunneled, shaved, 468 dualquads, 12bolt, subframe)

 

Is this the one you're talking about???

 

Here's what I started with last October...

 

This was in mid July.

 

Last month. notice the different rear bumper and licence plate mount.
It's currently torn apart in the garage getting ready for a chop and louvered hood.

 

Got any pics of the mill?

 

I can cut yer glass and louver yer hood!!!!!!!!...............OLDBEET

 

That is the kind of story that makes a car special, in ways that dollars do not measure.

What kind of transmission and gearing are you running?

I'm really curious as to how your stroker does on a daily basis, gas milage decent?

My 308 with the 4 barrel is getting 19/20 mpg with a non-od trans and a hydramatic ratio (3.07) rearend. I haven't met a hill yet I can't top gaining speed.

I love that car Joe, from tip to tail and especially under the hood.

Hud