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Thanks for the response. I was looking at it yesterday and the overdrive manual and thought that maybe '48-'49 Hudson's has the overdrive kickdown switch on the linkage instead of under the pedal. The solonoid has 4 posts on it instead of 2 like my '50... and a 3 prong plug that attaches to them. The OD relay have 6 instead leads instead of 4 like mine. So maybe I can simplify the linkage. .... It goes around the oil filter and it has to mate to my Pacemaker pedal which is a little different.

On my 66 GMC truck I used a Lokar Cable system. Got rid of all the linkages and down to one throttle cable. Super clean look and nice function. Maybe a little to high tech for a Hudson but they have more traditional linkages that you can make yourself a clean install with.

Hudson308 wrote: »

Must have been a phone/email discussion, Doug... this is the only thread I could find.



As I recall, Jerre, it was an old fashioned face to face discussion. Like they all used to be! I think it must have been at a Back to the 50's weekend, or a Hudson meet.



Anyway, Aaron, for what it's worth, I looked at a spare '49 Commodore (with OD) floor pan I have last night, and the kickdown switch IS mounted under the pedal like the later models.

Aaron D. IL wrote:

Well I went ahead and simplified the linkage.. looks cleaner, less springs and more easy to adapt to my Pacemaker pivot bracket on the firewall.

Share some pics if you can, Aaron... you can't be the only man on the planet with this combo.

Here's a better shot of the Lokar cable mount for those so inclined. I used a second '49-style throttle/plug wire bracket turned sideways for the mount. It was sliced next to the cross-shaft pivot hole, leaving only the larger hole next to it. I also cut off most of the bottom strap as well as the twisted strap for the plug wire loops. The loops had already been cut open, so I didn't feel bad cutting up a stock piece. If you're fabricating this from scratch, I'd suggest using two head bolt holes in the bottom strap to prevent rotation while torquing the bolts.



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308:

Did you decide not to run the aluminum head? I looked back at a previous post and saw one on your yellow block. How about another pic straight on(from the front) of the linkage. Thanks, Bob

Good eye, Bob! (Hey... I think that's how they'd greet you in Aust-eye-lia )

At the risk of sending Aaron's thread in ten directions, here's the story. The aluminum head is on the 308 that I fried a couple exhaust valves in last year. My best guess is I didn't get the intake manifold seated properly after adjusting the tappets. I'm probably lucky I didn't melt a hole in those pricey Ross pistons. If I'm going to replace those valves, I may as well have hardened seats installed so I don't hafta keep adding CD2 to my fuel. If I'm going to have hardened seats installed, I may as well pop for that cam from Randy Maas I've been dreaming about. And if I'm going to... well, you get the picture. Mission creep had me casting about for a quick alternative so I can drive this thing this summer. The "temporary" 262 shown above will hopefully enable me to stuff my piggy bank enough to pay for fixing the 308.

To get back to the linkage issue, here's the "straigt on" shot you asked for. The black bracket doesn't stand out well against the firewall, so I've added an angled shot with the air cleaner removed. As you can see, this cleaned up the linkage quite a bit... no more coat hanger wire!



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