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Browniepetersen

Here are the final photos of my new ride....

hudsontech

Neat - where do you live so I can come and steal it from you!!!!!!!!! :))

Looks like that's going to be a fun ride. It's to bad Hudson didn't make a model like this. Ford did with the Model A and sold a ton of them.

Hudsonly,
Alex Burr
Memphis, TN

frank spring

Very nicely done!

lostmind

That hubcap looks better than it did hanging on my garage wall!
Nice job
Roy

Browniepetersen

Memo to myself: Next time I build a resto-rod pick hubcaps and wheels that are easy to find. Many thanks to those kind folks who helped me with the hubcaps and other parts. I am learning how to restore early-mid 30's hubcaps......

onerare39

Great looking truck.

Are you supposed to be driving on the sidewalk? LOL

bent metal

She looks great! :)

Geoff C., N.Z.

Pardon my discerning eye, but methinks that looks very much like a Four-letter worded pickup with a 1927 Essex radiator shell!!! [-X Looks like a lot of fun nevertheless.

hudsontech

Geoff, that's what I said. LOL

Hudsonly,
Alex Burr
Memphis, TN

Browniepetersen

This was not one of Henry Ford's Model A's. And is not a "kit" car. It does have a custom chassis, 4 cyl engine, 4 speed tranny, electronic ignition, rack/pinion steering and disc brakes.

hudsontech

No, Brownie, we weren't saying it was a Model A - just that Ford sold a bunch of Model A roadster pickups. Yours is reminiscent of the Model A roadster pickups.

Hudsonly,
Alex Burr
Memphis, TN

Scott

Brownie, My '36' Truck is in the shop and I need a load of gravel, can you help me out?

Browniepetersen

Let me see, I live in Utah and drive at about 50 mph. I expect that it would take me longer to get there than it will to get your truck out of the shop. By the way, I have a trailer hitch on her and she pulls quite well (quite well means better than my lawn mower) if I can get there by Saturday we can make it work. Wait a minute, my 50 year high school reunion is this weekend--can we make it next week?

46HudsonPU

@Browniepetersen - Brownie,
- How did you restore the wire rims on your truck? Did you take them apart to strip and paint them, or do it all as they were (i.e., assembled)?

- How are the hub caps held in place? Do you have pictures of the one of the rims (without the hubcap on the rim), and pictures of the back of the hubcap - showing what the mounting hardware/points looks like?

Just want to get an idea of what to expect, and what type of hardware may be required.

hoggyrubber

i really enjoyed the article in the last wtn about the hubcap restoration.

Browniepetersen

I took the rims and had them blasted and powder coated. I put a new set of tires on them and installed them on the car---The caps in the article are the ones that are on the car and the rims have the same "tabs" that are on most Hudsons and all stepdowns. If you need additional photos of the wire rims I can run out and take a shot...

46HudsonPU

Thanks Brownie -
I was reading some articles on re-chroming wire rims (different procedure/process?), which appears to require disassembly of the wheel, prior to stripping and re-chroming. From what I am reading, the cost can range from $500-$700 per wheel/rim.... :O

and -

In looking at your article in the WTN, I was curious as to how the hubcaps stay on the rims (and am still curious and unsure). Something similiar to the 'tabs' on the steel wheels? Or a 'lip' on the back of the hubcap that holds the cap onto the rim?

And, please - don't make a special trip on my account...

Browniepetersen

Rick, Depending on the type of wheel that is being chrome plated the process is different. The 31/32 Essex wheel is a steel wheel and the spokes go through the base and outter ring and are welded in place. We do the chrome plating on wheels and you are right the type of wheel on an early Hudson or the later stepdown's runs in that price range. Bike wheels cost more and are totally disassembled. My car is just outside in the shop and I can do a few photos in the morning. But, you are right with your similiar to the tabs on stepdown rims comment. A lot of the wire wheels are like the lid on a can and the hubcap has three or four tabs that stick out the stright side of the cap and grab the rim. Watch for more in the morning.

Browniepetersen

These photos should tell the story? The underside of the cap on the wheel was so shiney that I added an old cap so you could see the ring that interfaces with the tabs on the wheel. That should answer the question Rick. If not give me a call.

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