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- cargray March 2012
- Clutch guy March 2012
1947 Hudson Convertible 'Frame' Question -
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Have an email from someone I correspond with occasionally -
"It has been quite some time since we last communicated but have a Hudson question that you may or not know? This concerns the 1947 Commodore 8 Convertible. Someone mentioned that due to the rise in the floor that there is like a shim or plate the shape of the X that stacks on this frame? Do you know anything about this?"
My guess (and that's what it is, a guess) - The 'extra' plate on the frame (?) is most likely because it was a convertible, and it was there to reduce 'flex' in the frame - as the body would not be as sturdy/rigid as a coupe or sedan (i.e., it is there to add rigidity to the vehicle).
Rick -
The only thing between the floor and frame was a strip of "tarpaper like" msterial..no shims, spacers or such on mine..The floor is bolted to the frame with large self tapping hex head bolts, same as in the trunk floor area..
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Yes, only on CV does it have the X reinforcement. I'm not sure about a '40 or earlier,but 41-47 has this.
