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- 46HudsonPU April 2012
- Jon B April 2012
- RL Chilton April 2012
Hudson Panel Supplier
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FYI
I just happened upon this Supplier of Panels for Hudson's from 1934 to 1957 and thought I would share in case nobody is aware.
c2cFabrication.com -
I wasn't aware of this. Are they a re-seller of panels made by Hudson guys? Or do they do it all themselves?
Anyone used these folks yet? What's your experience? -
There are a lot of us who have bought from these guys. The panels are more than a bit 'generic', with the same panels covering multiple years - and will require some modification to work in any instance. I think that 'Bent Metal' and Russell can speak to their quality, although I believe that Russell actually got 'Bent Metal' to make his floorboards rather than use these folks panels. I think they are OK, but I really don't have anything to compare them with, nor any experience with any NOS panels.
You'll see these folks all the time selling on eBay, and they even offer their panels thru www.rockauto.com now.
We were trying (at one time) to get them to make a 'trans hump' (previous thread with myself, 'PaulLargeType', Brownie, etc.), but we couldn't come up with a decent one for them to make a prototype from.
Bent Metal was too busy at the time, and we haven't inquired about it with him lately... (Yo, 'Mr. Metal - you have some extra time on your hands? - no rush... ;) :) -
"There are a lot of us who have bought from these guys. The panels are more than a bit 'generic', with the same panels covering multiple years - and will require some modification to work in any instance."-Rick
That's pretty much right on the money. There is a difference in making something that will work, and something that is made to replace the original. It was important to me to replicate the original exactly for my restoration, as that is the type of restoration we are doing.
If you've got holes in your floor, and you just want to keep the cats out, these will work fine. They are even making them thicker and closer to the original in thickness than they used to. This outfit has grown quite a bit. They now have some panels for pre-step-down years and cover many other manufacturerers, as well.
