Street Rods Discussions on Classic Car Forum

New to form my SR terraplane

terra37ptdnet — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 22:58:54 +0000

My 37 Terraplane Street Rod. Chopped 2" Mopar 340, 727 and 8 3/4 rear, Volare front suspension with K-Car R&P steering. What isn't Terraplane is 75% mopar. Many body mods.

Hudson Hornet for sale

ScottFitzgerald — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 20:41:16 +0000

Thought you all might like a heads-up that a dealer has listed a Hudson Hornet on ClassicCar.com. Though he's being a little cagey about it. It's his own car, he doesn't provide much detail about the car, and for price, all he says is "The price? It would take a lot. I love it.".

You can see the listing at Hudson Hornet for sale on ClassicCar.com

Given the paint job, and the mention of Camaro, I've put this under the Street Rod area... I trust that's the right spot for this.

Heads Up

BJ__TN — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 21:44:49 +0000

Have a look at the June, 2012 Issue of Hot Rod Magazine. Page 21, Bottom right Picture #8
HUDSON GASSER!
BJ--TN
I have trouble figuring this thing out. I prefer the old format, either way I'll be off the net tomorrow.

Sonny's '46 Hudson Build -

46HudsonPU — Mon, 09 Oct 2006 17:58:16 +0000

Sonny sent me some more pictures yesterday, so I thought I would make a separate 'post' for the build on his Hudson...

MT46 Hudson wrote:

JR I M in the early stages of building a 46 coupe street rod. I have choped the top 2" suicide the doors, fat man front end and a 9" ford rear end. I am starting on the air ride now. I have a stroked 350-383 now and will use a 700r tran. I plan to widen the rear fenders and pancake the hood 3" . but will need to get further along before doing those two things.I have had problems posting pics on here I think Rick "white triangle trucking "may have posted some early pics.

What non-Hudson transmission have you used for 308

Sambone — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:31:34 +0000

I am shopping for a manual transmission to put behind my 308 - I'm nearing the part in my build where it would be really nice to know where everything will fit and bolt up and how things will need to be fabricated.

A friend suggested a T5, and there are a few around in my budget, but I wanted to ask you guys what your experiences were before I made a decision.

I would like this car to be a driver with plenty of pep. I wont be drag racing or doing crazy burnouts (all the time but would like that something that makes highway speeds at low rpms all day long. Does such a beast exist.

Even though I am on a budget, I would still like to hear what you have run or what you're planning on running, what you've seen, etc. Maybe even suggestions for where to go to have an adapter made, etc.

Thank you!

1951 HUDSON HORNET on ebay

Lee ODell — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 20:27:26 +0000

1951 Hornet Coupe hot rod listed on ebay. Reserve not meet. Looks like it still need some more TLC.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Other-Makes-1951-Hudson-Hornet-Hot-Rod-Rat-Rod-Street-Race-Project-Heidts-/170811093628?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item27c522727c

disc brakes

chrisnben — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 03:56:26 +0000

Looking for R. Pridemore's contact info. The #336-427-4930 does not appear to be good?? Any info appreciated.

rat rod

essexcoupe3131 — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 10:47:47 +0000

Hi All been away at the beach hop this weekend
last week I had said in the main forum that I had seen a terraplane grill hanging as wall art in a shed raid that was just about mint
well look what took out the main prize this year
there is a lot of things going on in this creation, would not normally grab me but there was 1 of these grills again, not sure what the body is though 1 of yous might know
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looking forward to your feed back

Fiberglass hood for '28 Essex

28essexNQS — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 03:25:27 +0000

:whistle: Has any made a glass hood for the '28 Essex. I am considering making one for a Super Six. If there is additional interest, I would make more with the run.
Contact me at this forum or dlmarx@bellsouth.net.
Dan

'47 Custom Hud Pickup on eBay

Swampy Meadows — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:25:00 +0000

WOW...just WOW.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1947-Hudson-Pickup-Superwasp-BEST-Paint-Custom-Truck-National-Awards-Mint-CA-/130652176824?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item1e6b7a01b8

As the Beatles once sang "it's a clean machine."

engine & trans swap in a 49 hudson?

chopperchuck — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 23:49:17 +0000

hello I'm new here,I'm looking to put a newer motor & tranny in my 49 2door step down,i plan on rebuilding a 308 for it down the road,but for right now i was thinking about a 225 slant 6 or a 300 ford,any ideas?

looking for more guys who did a swap.--chuck

master cylinders--SWAP anybody

chopperchuck — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:40:15 +0000

Has anybody done a dual chamber master cylinder swap on a 48-52 step down?& kept in under the car,i would prefer to NOT put it on the fire wall.if so what model/yr car/truck did you use?

chuck

New Owner of a 31 Essex Coupe

Ottobethere — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 12:31:17 +0000

Just delivered today. Started her up and she runs. YEA! When for a ride around the block :ohmy: Looks like I have a little problem with the carb not letting enough gas flow. Question? Can I run a model A ford updraft carb? What model if anyone knows I would appreciate it. Here are some pictures!

'54 custom in CL

lsfirth — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 11:51:57 +0000

Boy....if I was starting over on building a custom, I'd take a hard look at this one. Hemi already installed!!!!!

http://inlandempire.craigslist.org/cto/2884725077.html

For Sale '38 Hudson Cpe Solid Appearing

Ol racer — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 09:47:23 +0000

FYI

Just seen a 1938 Hudson Cpe advertised in the H.A.M.B For Sale. Pictures car looks solid, 350 Chevy Mtr, $10K / wants to deal. Pictures in www.Jalapycarjournal.com H.A.M.B. 'Classifieds' CONTACT #347 237 6679.(New York City). (I bet not many Hudson coupes remain)

rear panel replacment on my '49

lsfirth — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 11:56:14 +0000

Alright....it's been a while.....way too long, but I've made a "schmidge" of progress on my '49 in the past few weeks. here's some pics.

Here's the cancer as purchased. this is below the trunk lid pretty much on the centerline of the car. Obviously the owner had dragged the ass-end over something cause it was a bit torn up too. Lance (aka Hudzilla) on the forum sold me the center section I needed. I think he charged me $45 and the area I needed was rust free.

And here's a picture from the inside. Luckily most of the cancer was confined to the one location.

So I sliced it out and lined up the new one and marked it (you can see the new piece sitting in the trunk at the top of the picture).

With the new segement marked for cutting, fired up the bandsaw and cut it down to size.

I cut it a little long, then ground it to fit.

I needed to pull the cut ends down to properly "gap" the trunk lid, so I temp welded a channel across the bottom and used c-clamps to get everything lined up (you can also see a 2x2 board inside holding one end out a little).

Once I had it fitting nicely, it was obvious that manufacturing tolerance came into play. The inner frame channel on the new piece was welded in a 1/4" lower than mine....damn now what.

So I fire up the mill with a 1/4" flat bottom cutter and drilled out the spot welds to separate the parts.

Here's everything pulled appart.

Now I'm lining up each piece individually getting ready to weld them back in.

I'll put up some more pics shortly.

Lee

FOR SALE: 1951 Custom Hudson Pacemaker

Vintage Coach — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 01:20:29 +0000

1951 Custom Pacemaker Link

Hi Guys,

We have decided to sell our 1951 custom Pacemaker and thought we would post a link so anyone who may be interested can take a look at it. The link is right above this text, and should direct you to Ebay where the car is currently posted.
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34 sedan options

willowsking06 — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:36:18 +0000

Greetings all. I'm new to this site, so hopefully one of you guys can help me out. I recently rescued a 34 Hudson 8 4dr sedan from an old chicken coop, and so far everything seems to be ok with it. Someone started restoring it probably 30 odd yrs ago and never finished it. The car was totally apart when I got it, but most everything is with it in boxes, buckets, jars, etc, except the motor. To date, I've upgraded the front with a Mustang II, rear with a chevy 12 bolt 3:31 posi with a four link, and a 427 BB truck motor & Th350. I want to make this thing a classic looking driver with modern drivability. Does anyone know anything about a folding bar in the rear seat floor area? I'm guessing it is a foot rest of some sort but don't know where or how this thing attaches. I'll may be looking for some misc. parts soon if I can't find the rest of them. Thanks in advance for any help. Ray

headers

essexcoupe3131 — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:34:16 +0000

Just had a new set of headers made for the coupe
Mark has done a great job of them with a drop out section, so I can fit some side extensions on so I don't throw petrol and oil all over the car
he emailed me pictures just got to figure how to save and post them
the car is being stripped to day so they can be Pro coated
let hope it loosens up a few extra horses

Mike

2 piece driveline set-up

lsfirth — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:10:33 +0000

Well, as I'm getting ready to intall my 4-link rear suspension, I'm needing to figure out what pinion angle I need to have. Since I'm pretty much going to have this thing on the ground, the anlges of the 2 piece drive line will be much different than the stock angles. The new engine and trans combo also play a role. So, going off the very helpful directions from the Spicer Driveline Intallation Manual <http://www2.dana.com/pdf/J3311-1-HVTSS.PDF>, I've arrived at the following set-up which I think will work just fine. I may need to increase the height of the driveline tunnel slightly as it goes under the front bench seat, but probably small price to pay to have everything dialled in. Has anyone out there gone through this process....and what did you end up with....would you do it differently? The 2 piece driveline will actually be very nice for a very low ride since a single piece driveline would need to have a very high/deep driveline tunnel to reach the rearend. Comments are welcome!!!!

Thanks,
Lee

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Spring Fever

Ol racer — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:47:57 +0000

FYI

Our Unusually mild weather here in NW Pa. has me thinking Spring already motivating me to stop on my '37 St Rod project & start prepping the Racer (outside)...

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Hudson & Terraplane parts for sale

66patrick66 — Wed, 19 May 2010 21:51:35 +0000

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=325016&highlight=hudson

Click on the link. Pics of some of the parts I have for sale are in the ad. These are the only parts I have for sale. PM me either on the HAMB or here and I can provide more info, if needed, thanks.

Will consider trading all of the parts for a suitable Twenties or early Thirties Hudson or Essex body, cowl, doors and frame.

1932 body/ firewall tag wanted

ratrod47 — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 21:55:55 +0000

Wanted an identification tag from the firewall/body of a 1932 essex terraplane for my cpoupe. Tag with serial number between 350000 and 364125 needed.

wanting to buy 49 to 52 4dr. full size Hudson

hotrodlover — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 23:04:42 +0000

:whistle: I would like to buy a driving hudson 49 to 52 for an everyday driver. i like updated drive train and a little customized is OK. i like the lead sled look. i am in Arizona, anything close? i want the full size 4dr. thanks, Terry

Hudson Mechanic in Socal?

redlinegw — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 06:11:46 +0000

Hello, I have a nice 50 Hudson Commodore 6 that needs a valve job and to have a twin h intake installed with a Clifford header and I dont have the time to do it myself. Are there any competent mechanics or shops that would work on this car? Please give me a call at (661) 259-8891 and ask for Shannon.

Thanks,

Can you update a Hudson tranny to regular clutch?

Sambone — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:02:18 +0000

I expect I will catch a ration of shit for even asking this, but the only stupid question is the one you don't ask.
I got to talking to a friend about what little I know about Hudson transmissions and he had never heard of the cork clutch.
I explained that this was one of the reasons I was searching for an alternate transmission to mate to my 308 for my project as I have been told from numerous Hudson folks that these are fickle and easy to destroy in uneducated hands (or feet on pedals in this case).
He was wondering if one could adapt a more common/modern clutch assembly to the Hudson transmission and just forgo the cork clutch altogether.
It got my wheels turning. Has this been done? Would anyone even bother? Are there other things to consider?
Thanks ahead of time for your constructive thoughts and advice.

My 1938 Hudson Project

badpig — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 10:03:59 +0000

Some day she will be on the road again. I put a 5.3 LS1 motor in her a Mustang front end, a Possi disc brake rear end in also. I'm getting clost to getting the interior done, but I'm missing the front glass Garnish moldings and the ones for the rear side windows. If some one has any spare parts let me know. Thanks Rob. I cant get my pictures to load. Any one know why?

What are differences on a 36 & 37 Hudson 4 door?

kal — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 18:29:10 +0000

I was wanting to know if there is any differences between the 36 & 37 Hudson 4 door. I am looking to buy a 36 Hudosn 4 door an the guy says there is no difference between the 36 & 37 Hudson's they are the same car. I was just wondering what 37 parts he might have put on this 36 an can you tell it has parts on there from other years?

Looking for the Vin # on a 36 Hudson 4 door

kal — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 18:25:49 +0000

I am looking for the vin # on a 36 Hudson 4 door. I am getting ready to buy this car & was wondering if the vin # is under the fenders stamped to the body on the fornt of the car like my 66 Mustang is?

SB Chevy with Dual Range Hydra-Matic in Hudson

Lee ODell — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 13:11:58 +0000

Has anyone installed a SB Chevy and retained the Hydra-Matic in their Hudson?

I had a SB Chevy and 56 Old dual range Hydro in my 35 Chevy Coupe back in early 1963. I believe the same setup would work in the stepdown if someone wanted to retain their Hydro with a SB Chevy engine installation. There would be no need to change shift indicator and possibly no need to modify the driveshaft. I raced that car on the street and track for 2 years and never had a problem with the B&M built hydro behind a blown SB Chevy.

It required removing the bellhousing from the Olds hyro and replacing it with a GM truck Hydra-Matic bellhousing. Eary Chevy and GMC trucks used Hyra-matics. Using the truck bellhousing on the Hudson hyro will allow it to bolt onto Chevy engine. But since the truck bellhousing bolt pattern to hydro rotated my trans a few degrees I needed the trucks oil pan and matching oil pickup to have a horrizontal botton on the pan. I have no idea why GM did that. I do not recall what the GM Hydro mounts looked like. The GM mounts and Hudson mounts may be similar, may be interchangeable???

I was just remembering something from the past that worked and may work on a modified stepdown or pre stepdown for someone wanting to use their Hyda-Matic transmission.

That was then. Today I would upgrade to an overdrive lockup converter transmission if I were to use a later model engine for my daily driver. Better gas mileage. I like better gas mileage. Lower RPM's for quieter running down the highway. I like quiet, better to hear the CD and conversation.

I'll say good night to you all.
Lee O'Dell