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Chinese parts on a Hudson
  • 50C8DAN50C8DAN
    Posts: 867Platinum Member
    Well it finally happened. I have needed to replace the front brake cylinders on my Commodore for the last couple of years. So I went to my local NAPA store where I get the majority of my parts and picked them up. I got home and looked at the box and sure enough they are now made in China! Pretty soon you probably can by the whole car from there.
  • 54SuperWasp54SuperWasp
    Posts: 522Gold Member
    我知道它! Michel
  • 1049superg1049superg
    Posts: 405Gold Member
    You can purchase a complete Chinese built Hudson Hornet in 1/18 scale (and many other scales as well!).
  • terraplane8terraplane8
    Posts: 357Platinum Member
    Actually the Chinese can make whatever you want, at whatever quality level you specify. For example as far as Hi-Fi stereo gear goes, they're at the top of the tree: http://www.opera-consonance.com/ I'm looking to buy one of their valve amplifiers. For the fantastic quality and performance, the price is very, very good.
  • SuperDaveSuperDave
    Posts: 2,377Platinum Member
    Just to clarify.." Valves" to us yanks are vacume tubes. That is the generation I grew up in. My Hudson radio has great tone compared to the modern AM/FM/CD player'


    I do get aggravated by having to go to my metric wrenches to work on a US car.
  • Ken U-Tx
    Posts: 1,109Platinum Member
    You will find that the chinese made wheel cylinders , although they use the 5/16-24 bolts to hold them to the backing plate, they often need a 9mm wrench for the bleed screws! 3/8" is too loose and will round the corners. Some of the chinese wheel cylinder castings were not machined enough for the 5/16"-24 bolt heads to clear, or to even get a socket or wrench on the bolts to tighten. I had these issues with them.
  • hdsn49hdsn49
    Posts: 391Platinum Member
    Yes they make everything in China including bombs and missiles that they sell to the of the enemies of the US like Iran and North Korea.
  • coverton
    Posts: 147Expert Adviser
    Super Dave to reiterate your comment on metric tools- I went back to "school" to catch up and first order of business was to buy a set of metrics, had no idea that a 13 =1/2"
  • Terraplane33Terraplane33
    Posts: 233Gold Member
    I wish they made also water pumps for Essex Terraplane 8, metrics or american standard is fine ;)
    Location : France
  • Geoff C., N.Z.Geoff C., N.Z.
    Posts: 2,270Platinum Member
    Been driving my '28 Essex for 56 years and never had trouble with the water pump.
    If you're stuck in a hole, stop digging.
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