http://www.classiccar.com/forum/categories/offtopic/p6/feed.rss Wed, 22 May 13 19:03:51 +0000 Off Topic Discussions on Classic Car Forum en-CA http://www.classiccar.com/forum/discussion/142977/torque-specs Thu, 31 Mar 2011 05:44:52 +0000 98truck 142977@/forum/discussions
Thanks George]]> http://www.classiccar.com/forum/discussion/142800/other-makes Sun, 27 Mar 2011 17:44:01 +0000 Roger Harmon 142800@/forum/discussions
R/ Roger.]]> http://www.classiccar.com/forum/discussion/142814/for-our-friends-down-under- Sun, 27 Mar 2011 21:38:14 +0000 SamJ 142814@/forum/discussions [attachment=9975]cid_0C2CF3C3BBD24E779EAB077BD717EBABIAT3H9QYX4YXZIX.jpg[/attachment]]]> http://www.classiccar.com/forum/discussion/142749/do-not-open-e-mail-from-ups Sat, 26 Mar 2011 21:35:02 +0000 Nevada Hudson 142749@/forum/discussions
It is NOT from UPS!!]]> http://www.classiccar.com/forum/discussion/142708/maple-suger-season-in-the-northeast Fri, 25 Mar 2011 06:52:25 +0000 Uncle Josh 142708@/forum/discussions Don't know what this has to do with Hudsons, but I can see one out the window.

Just got a new gallon of Maple Syrup. Living here in the Adirondacks, we go thru at least one a year. We used to make it on the farm and sell it for $10. Now it's $45 and worth every penny if ya have to make it.

Had to go in the woods and tap (drill holes in) the trees with the snow right to your hips, drive spiles (wooden or metal tubes)hang buckets and covers and gather the sap every day at least. We used a horse pulling a 150 gal tank on a sled. Horse knew exactly where to stop, even within an inch or so at the 1000 gal storage tank. Some of it had to be gathered with a wooden yoke on your shoulders (hanging on my cabin wall) and 2, 5-gal pails hooked to crotched sticks hanging from ropes. And don't spill any! It took on average 40 gal of sap to make a gal of syrup. Most outfits use tubing and gravity today.

Sap was evaporated over a fire in an 'Arch' burning 4 ft wood, with large cast-iron doors and a big draft plate at the bottom. On top were large flat pans where it boiled until it smelled nice, then was carefully finished to 11 3/4 lbs/gal or around 220 deg. Strained and canned.

Maple Cream, Soft and Hard Sugar was boiled down more and stirred. A favorite was Jack Wax where you boiled it down until it 'Haired'. (formed a string or hair when poured from a spoon.) Then was spooned on pans of snow where it hardened into a taffy consistency to pick off with a fork and eat it. There were huge Jack Wax parties. I made some this week. You have to watch it like a hawk or it will boil over on ya and make a huge mess. As it boils it gets harder so you have to add a spoon or so of fresh syrup to make it soft again.

Dad used to stay up all night and boil. If it started to boil over, the fat in a few drops of milk would settle it. Or hang a piece of bacon over the pan at the right hight. Kinda miss those days, but it was a lot of work.

Vern, (Mud Road Sugar House, Johnstown, NY) The guy we get it from now, has a reverse osmosis machine he calls 'Sweetie'. It takes about 85% of the water out and makes a much faster process. Here's a pic of the Jack Wax I had tonite. You should try it.]]> http://www.classiccar.com/forum/discussion/142597/ebay-over-pricing Mon, 21 Mar 2011 08:09:05 +0000 TOM-WA- 142597@/forum/discussions
Once the add expires and you don't receive your reserve price WHY THE HELL DO
YOU RELIST the car immediately for the same price or in a couple of cases RAISE the
minimum bid.?

Am I completely stupid and is this the new way of marketing being taught in schools these days or are we just seeing an abundance of EBay dimwits lately....


Can I GET A SHEESH????]]> http://www.classiccar.com/forum/discussion/142396/re-installing-side-glasses-and-have-a-problem Mon, 14 Mar 2011 09:22:01 +0000 Jon B 142396@/forum/discussions http://classiccar.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&func=showcat&catid=13&Itemid=129 . You might want to remove it from here, and post it there, for a better response.]]> http://www.classiccar.com/forum/discussion/142342/hawaii-tsunami Sat, 12 Mar 2011 09:19:34 +0000 46super6 142342@/forum/discussions [attachment=9833]TsunamiPhotos011.JPG[/attachment]
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This one made the news
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This was taken 10 hrs after the Tsunami and the next one was taken just 8 minutes later. The ocean is still not stable.

[attachment=9836]TsunamiPhotos027.JPG[/attachment]]]> http://www.classiccar.com/forum/discussion/142306/happy-birthday-kelly Fri, 11 Mar 2011 00:38:37 +0000 hudsontech 142306@/forum/discussions
Kelly was an original - there's never been anybody quite like him in the HET club and there never will be anybody like him. He could easily qualify for "Most Unforgettable Characters" stories that used to appear in Readers Digest.

Stories about Kelly are legion - he was an expert at changing the timing gears in 1937 Terraplanes, for example. I'd like to bore y'all to death with a few stories of my own.

I knew Kelly going back into the 1970's - as I recall I was looking for a lifter for an old Rambler and Kelly found out about it. Didn't have the lifter, but did drop me a letter telling me where I could find one. When I founded the New England Chapter Kelly was forming the North Texas Chapter at about the same time. Our chapters became sisters with North Texas people belonging to New England and vice versa.

In the 1980's there was some dissension and political upheaval in the club and I dropped out of both club and the New England Chapter. One day about a year later this fellow on a motorcycle showed up in my driveway - I met Kelly for the first time and by the time he left he'd convinced me I should rejoin club and chapter - he said I had something to contribute. Must have known something I didn't.

One of the fondest memories I have of Kelly is the first National meet I attended at York, PA, in 1988. Was going to the banquet, but ended up at an all you could eat place nearby with Kelly, Lou Backhaus, Charley Woodruff and Bill Hafker. Came about 9 or so they wanted to close the place for the night - by then a fellow from New York and his wife had joined out table. Our waitress had also joined out happy bunch of HudNuts and was learning all about Hudsons from Kelly.

Yeah, I miss Kelly very much. My wife was not wild about roving HET'ers staying overnight at our house - but Kelly was the one exception, which says a lot. He was always welcome at our house.

I know you're up there at that big Hudson meet in the sky still raising cain and having a blast. And Kelly, I still got that Rambler hub cap you sent me back in the 1970's!!!!

Hudsonly,
Alex B]]> http://www.classiccar.com/forum/discussion/142162/1934-headlight-lenses-a-happy-ending- Mon, 07 Mar 2011 17:04:06 +0000 Old Fogey UK 142162@/forum/discussions Over the last couple of weeks, I've picked up a pair of the correct replacements in separate eBay auctions - and at less than $17 each !
As you'll remember, I have Stabilite headlight shells that had Tribeam lenses in them. I now have the correct size Stabilite lenses for these shells.
I sure hope I don't have any more breakages !
Best wishes,
David Horsley.]]> http://www.classiccar.com/forum/discussion/140955/torque-setting-for-1934-hudson-eight-head Wed, 09 Feb 2011 17:16:32 +0000 Old Fogey UK 140955@/forum/discussions tightening ?
Thank you.]]> http://www.classiccar.com/forum/discussion/142020/forget-hudson-get-a-smart-car- Thu, 03 Mar 2011 22:13:16 +0000 SamJ 142020@/forum/discussions
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[attachment=9811]ASmartCa.jpg[/attachment]]]> http://www.classiccar.com/forum/discussion/141979/the-ruins-of-detroit-worth-viewing- Thu, 03 Mar 2011 04:26:18 +0000 SamJ 141979@/forum/discussions
http://blogs.denverpost.com/captured/2011/02/07/captured-the-ruins-of-detroit/2672/]]> http://www.classiccar.com/forum/discussion/140657/who-all-is-snowed-in Wed, 02 Feb 2011 22:27:31 +0000 37 CTS 140657@/forum/discussions and everything closed today. My county is under Level 1 snow emergency and no travel is permitted and the road is not plowed at 11 am.

So who else is snowed in today?]]> http://www.classiccar.com/forum/discussion/119156/how-much-should-you-spend-on-a-restoration Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:52:24 +0000 Browniepetersen 119156@/forum/discussions http://www.classiccar.com/forum/discussion/141547/new-zeland Tue, 22 Feb 2011 23:17:32 +0000 Aaron D. IL 141547@/forum/discussions http://www.classiccar.com/forum/discussion/141540/price-negotiable Tue, 22 Feb 2011 21:17:57 +0000 SamJ 141540@/forum/discussions
http://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/carsforsale/chevrolet/bel_air/1195953.html&refer=news

[attachment=9719]7043812-425-0.jpg[/attachment]]]> http://www.classiccar.com/forum/discussion/141083/end-of-the-road-for-carbs-in-nascar Mon, 14 Feb 2011 03:02:26 +0000 50C8DAN 141083@/forum/discussions http://www.classiccar.com/forum/discussion/140645/ground-hawg-day Wed, 02 Feb 2011 18:55:37 +0000 Uncle Josh 140645@/forum/discussions "Ezry, what's this here story 'bout ground hawg seein his shader?"

Ezry says, "Waal, Cy, if a ground hawg comes out an sees his shader,
Thats a sign we're gonna have six more weeks of winter,
But if he don't see his shader, he stays out,
and that's a sign that winter is over."

An Cy says, "I guess we're gonna have six more weeks of winter weather,
I just come by Jabez Fisher's butcher shop an
He's got the sausage hangin out an sun shinin on it."

An Ezry says, "Whats a sausage got t'do with it?"
An Cy says, "Well, it's ground hawg ain't it?"

Har Har Har

Courtesy Cal Stewart 1858-1919
Google Cal Stewart or Uncle Josh for the rest of this story
and a hundred more like it]]> http://www.classiccar.com/forum/discussion/140270/turlock-ca-swap-meet-jan-29-30 Mon, 24 Jan 2011 09:36:11 +0000 Cruzer Dog 140270@/forum/discussions
I will be in L8 .. driving the Hudson Pickup]]> http://www.classiccar.com/forum/discussion/139600/het-membership-source Mon, 10 Jan 2011 08:19:13 +0000 Hudson308 139600@/forum/discussions When directing potential HET members somewhere online for membership, should I just give them Charlotte Sargent's email address as shown in the WTN, or shout I direct them to HETClub.org?]]> http://www.classiccar.com/forum/discussion/138414/for-sale-forever Fri, 17 Dec 2010 01:35:04 +0000 schillaz 138414@/forum/discussions @10k

http://classiccar.chooseyouritem.com/classics/files/4624500/4624713.html]]> http://www.classiccar.com/forum/discussion/139407/colorado-heters- Thu, 06 Jan 2011 02:40:49 +0000 ski4life65 139407@/forum/discussions http://www.classiccar.com/forum/discussion/137316/1935-terraplane-running-board-mat-who-is-better Sat, 27 Nov 2010 20:29:31 +0000 ROUSHGT 137316@/forum/discussions
It would appear that there are two suppliers of running board mats for my 1935 Terraplane Coupe and was wondering if anyone has ordered running board mats from either of these companies.

Metro has them but they are well over $500.00 US$ for the pair as compared to K-GAP who has them for $380.00 US$.

Would like to know what your experience was if you have tried either of these companies products and how the service was?

Thanks for your comments!
Doug]]> http://www.classiccar.com/forum/discussion/135418/fitting-3435-headlight-lenses-a-dire-warning- Wed, 20 Oct 2010 18:10:36 +0000 Old Fogey UK 135418@/forum/discussions A kind HET'er came up with a pair of "generic" replacement lenses that fitted a number of different mid-30s makes including Hudson and I thought my prayer had been answered.
However, disaster struck.
The new lenses were slightly thicker than the old ones and therefore needed a thinner reflector gasket. I didn't appreciate this until I came to put one in. It fractured under virtually no pressure. Using a thinner gasket, the other one went in like a dream.
So, when fitting a new headlight lens whether OEM or not, please take warning and check how thick it is and make sure it's compatible with your reflector gasket. Similarly, if replacing the reflector gaskets, make sure they're no thicker than the original or else you could end up like me !
So, I now have one Tribeam and one generic lens fitted - a rather odd appearance - and I'm back to the drawing board on finding another Tribeam lens or another pair of compatible lenses.
Can anyone helpme find them, please ? Have you a 34 Hudson or Terraplane lens you'll sell me ?
Has anyone used non OEM lenses in their 34 Hudson or Terraplane and what were they actually intended for ?
The dealers are asking prices of $150 - $299 for ONE Tribeam lens, so I'm not intending to submit to that sort of piracy until I've exhausted the other possibilities.
Thanks very much,
David.]]> http://www.classiccar.com/forum/discussion/139351/looking-for-mr-forkner Wed, 05 Jan 2011 05:36:47 +0000 RL Chilton 139351@/forum/discussions
Send me an e-mail, please, I apparently didn't save yours.

Russell

HETrusslynnacres@gmail.com (drop the HET)]]> http://www.classiccar.com/forum/discussion/137805/press-release-north-pole Mon, 06 Dec 2010 23:23:31 +0000 hudsontech 137805@/forum/discussions
Press Release, North Pole:

Santa Claus announced this morning that he is being forced to cancel his annual toy flight.

He cited the current business recession, lack of corporate donations and government environmental rules and security regulations enacted since Sep. 11, 2001. He also said that part of the problem is the failure of the Obama administration to provide bail out funds.

In addition Santa also pointed out he has had to shoot the reindeer to feed his elves, thus making his annual trip a near impossibility.]]> http://www.classiccar.com/forum/discussion/139041/vin-numbers-on-a-1931-essex-super-six Thu, 30 Dec 2010 02:55:12 +0000 98truck 139041@/forum/discussions But the serial # on the engine block is different, Does this mean that the has been change or not.
I pick the car out of a barn which has sat since 1952.
I would like to know if this a numbers maching car or not. Makes a big differents when I restoring back to oringal.

THanks George]]> http://www.classiccar.com/forum/discussion/137986/detailed-description-priced-to-sell- Thu, 09 Dec 2010 00:22:34 +0000 SamJ 137986@/forum/discussions
http://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/?op=display_ad&id=1156187&refer=news]]> http://www.classiccar.com/forum/discussion/137406/re-has-this-forum-died Mon, 29 Nov 2010 04:13:31 +0000 twelch 137406@/forum/discussions
I think you will find that the file attachment feature is working properly now for Internet explore. As a problem earlier with this function. Please tried out and see if you don't find that it works better now.]]>