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cruise speed misfire
What Hotrodman says: Rode in his car same problems I said got to be ignition problems. Changed plugs, coil, went back to points from Pertonix, Generator overhauled, on & on, still misses at 70. Come to find out when he installed the fuel pump…

Comment by Hudson Grandpa June 11 permalink
54 hornet hollywood interior door and quarter panel armrest
Rear panel armrests in any car 1954 are the same as the fronts, to clear the window crank. Mine are wrong, and will leave them that way.

Comment by Hudson Grandpa June 6 permalink
54 hornet hollywood interior door and quarter panel armrest
OK I have to eat grass, and I don't know what I was thinking of. ON the first pic you will see my old door panel as it cam from the factory. That is CORRECT. I then send the panel to SMS, never again, and the second pic shows that they put t…

Comment by Hudson Grandpa June 6 permalink
54 hornet hollywood interior door and quarter panel armrest
We need to see some pics of that beauty of yours Ray.

Comment by Hudson Grandpa June 3 permalink
54 hornet hollywood interior door and quarter panel armrest
Thin part facing to the back of the car Ray, so that you don't hit your knuckles on the window crank. SMS put my door pulls on backwards, and did not attach them correctly. You can't put door panels on, with door pulls stapeled from the i…

Comment by Hudson Grandpa June 2 permalink
How rare is a 65 american hardtop?
I still have a pic of my 65 Rambler 770 Classic Hardtop. Rare is an understatement. I saw one lately in Wisconsin for 3000, and everything was there and driveable. I came close to buying it, but it had some upholstery issues that I didn't wa…

Comment by Hudson Grandpa May 21 permalink
Our Hollywood is progressing
Did you get any more of my recent emails Ray? My car is at the upholstery shop now getting my door pulls fixed.

Comment by Hudson Grandpa May 13 permalink
Wanting to change to LED tail lights.
Nope pins are straight across from the other, but negative ground for my 54. They sure look purty..I think the reason I went back to regs, is that the LEDS did shine very nicely, but the glow looking at them straight on from the back you could hardl…

Comment by Hudson Grandpa April 8 permalink
Hudson Parts/Owners in Austin Tx
Central Texas Club meeting Saturday, at Southside Market BBQ, Elgin, TX 12 noon, April 9. Come and see what the HET Club is all about. Ken Cates our Hudson Guru will be there as he is acting Secretary and are we lucky to have him in this area. He…

Comment by Hudson Grandpa April 4 permalink
1954 Hornet or Jet Backup Lite
Can't wait to get those babies Dave. Can't thank you enough for what you are doing.

Comment by Hudson Grandpa March 16 permalink
neutral safety switch adustment
Exactly opposite of what it's supposed to do. Send me your email and I will send you a pic of what mine looks like and you can go from there. I thought I had issues with the switch, but it turned out to be a minor trans problem. Took the swi…

Comment by Hudson Grandpa February 25 permalink
1965 Rambler Hardtop 770
yes Alex it's a 232 six. Came from Calif now in WI garaged all the time. Beautiful paint job, along with good looking white and black vinyl interior. Looks like it came from the factory.

Comment by Hudson Grandpa February 16 permalink
tested my gas gage and it works!
What Old Farmer says to me , is the best advice, that I adhered to. I had my tank rodded out, cleaned in 2008. For awhile I had to change filters. Now all my filters are clean. I use nothing but Premium gas now. Filters have been clean for 4 y…

Comment by Hudson Grandpa February 6 permalink
Radiator for 47 Hudson
I don't know if it will fit in your car, but I have a copper rad 3 core that you can have for 50.00 + shipping, but has to be completely recored. Came off my 54 Hornet 308. My other 4 core that I have in my car now was rodded out, repaired,…

Comment by Hudson Grandpa February 3 permalink
Neat Hudson sign, "back in the day"...
Think it could be the vent cowl,? (air conditioned by Mother Nature), or the swamp cooler mounted on the right window passenger side plugged into the cigarette lighter.

Comment by Hudson Grandpa January 31 permalink
'54 Hornet Ivory Steering Wheel
Rob:Are you able to caste a 54 Maroon Steering wheel yet?

Comment by Hudson Grandpa January 28 permalink
308 head swap and still have water and steam
Same thing out of my engine about 4000 miles on it of what hotrodman says. When it warms up all is gone. Russ is right. Just a collection of water in the exhaust system. It's gotta collect moisture if you let it sit for a couple of days. B…

Comment by Hudson Grandpa January 28 permalink
Column wiring Question
Absolute correct order. Are you sure the old wires are in the correct holes. Reallly eyeball that schematic hard to make sure all the colored wires are in the proper holes. Cause if not it them becomes a small nightmare. Especially when someone b…

Comment by Hudson Grandpa January 18 permalink
Column wiring Question
Rhode Island Wiring has them, all sizes.

Comment by Hudson Grandpa January 17 permalink
308 engine questions please
Ken U-TEX, Plano, TX Just give me one day and I will post w/pics

Comment by Hudson Grandpa January 17 permalink
308 engine questions please
What Ken U-Tex says. Would you like to see a pic of a couple of my old pistons I kept....

Comment by Hudson Grandpa January 14 permalink
door glass weatherstripping
May I Add that his window channeling is impeccable...

Comment by Hudson Grandpa January 14 permalink
6 volt electronic ignition
Brownie: Just installed my Pertronix this past July. I had a shade tree mech do it for me down the street. I highly recommend the product. Make sure you look it up on the Pertronix website, so that you get the proper # for the 54. Mine is 54 cp…

Comment by Hudson Grandpa December 2012 permalink
Wanting to change to LED tail lights.
Got a set of the LED's if you need them for the tailights. I was hot to trot on LED,s and the guy I bought them from said oh they are fantastic. Well sorry, but they are not as bright as the incandescent 6 volt bulb. I Put the old ones back i…

Comment by Hudson Grandpa December 2012 permalink
speedometer
I have a Borg Warner Trans, just overhauled in April. The old trans said60 when I was doing 40 as per the radar gun. The old speedo gear was metal with about 8-10 teeth. New gear has something like 16 teeth and is something like plastic. But it …

Comment by Hudson Grandpa December 2012 permalink
Photos of my '53 custom
Now Boy's take it easy..The Gentleman spent a lotta money, that I hope he can recoup. The purists have got to give him some credit, because the Antenna is Hudson, the front bumper is Hudson, rear horse collar, and the steering wheel is 53-54. …

Comment by Hudson Grandpa December 2012 permalink
Oh boy, Which water tube to use in my 308?
On pic #7 the top one with the long holes on the small end goes into a 308. Thats the one that went into mine, and in another 308 with a sedan down here. Tab on the end after installing stays flush with the block.

Comment by Hudson Grandpa December 2012 permalink
Where can I find a Neutral Safety Switch
Lance: Who is this?

Comment by Hudson Grandpa November 2012 permalink
Door arm rest pulls
I don't care about the looks of the 54 door pull. Will the 52-53 screw holes match up with the holes in the lip of the 54. If it does then I will use the 52-53, as my door pulls are coming loose from the staples that hold the end to the panel

Comment by Hudson Grandpa October 2012 permalink
Got boogered-up trim?
Rick Monroe 210-815-5118. Call him. he'll send you pics of his workmanship. He has posted his pics on the forum in the past..Way back...He used to work for Jim Harmon in Oregon. Thats how he learned his craft..

Comment by Hudson Grandpa October 2012 permalink

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