Butch's '46 Cpe Hornet Mtr

Ol racer
edited November 2010 in Street Rods
FYI

Attached are a few pictures of Butch Smith's Modified Hornet Stroker Motor coming together. This Motor will also be blown using a new Whipple Supercharger!. Butch had custom built Headers made (along with many other Mod's) for his '46 Hudson coupe Project.
Some Chassis pictures were Posted previously.

Comments

  • Sweet! It that set-up for a full flow oil filter?
  • Somebody sure does nice work.

    Look forward to see more.
    Ron
  • fantastic and my congratulations for good work

    I really Like IT!
  • Wow, i just had the head off my 308 and my valve didn't try to jump out of the block like that!
  • essexcoupe3131
    edited December 2010
    Cant wait to see the blower that goes on this puppy
    Going to look very sweet and even run sweeter by the looks of it

    Mike
  • Ol racer
    edited December 2010
    FYI

    Here is the Whipple Supercharger thats going onto Butch's Modified Hornet Motor.... Its a 'Draw Thru' Blower...

    Incidently, The Hudson Boy's set a new Streamliner Class Record of 218 MPH last Month in Bonneville using a Whipple Blower
  • so does this sit on the side or set up much like a v8? I havnt personally had much to do with blowers at all

    MIke
  • Ol racer
    edited December 2010
    Mike,
    The Blower will bolt onto a 4bbl Intake and sit on the side. (I have a small Eaton 62 on my 329" Hornet. The blower sits forward (because absence of long snout)with fabricated plenum back to 4bbl manifold).... Runs great!
  • Ol racer wrote:
    Mike,
    The Blower will bolt onto a 4bbl Intake and sit on the side. (I have a small Eaton 62 on my 329" Hornet. The blower sits forward with fabricated plenum back to 4bbl manifold).... Runs great!

    How in the world did you get a 308 with a Supercharger AND A/C to fit under the hood of a 37? Can you put some of your magic in a vial and send it to me please?
  • mate, there's not even enough room to swing a spanner
    well done and it looks magic and would sound even cooler
    Mike
  • Guys,

    Thanks for the nice comments.... Actually, it was not too difficilt with the front end removed since my firewall had a 'removable pocket'above the floorboard that I thought all Terraplanes had until a few other Hudson Guys seen it saying it was altered at some point to clear a little motor with the distributor on the rear of the head. I only had to trim the X brackets under the radiator to clear the damper then slid the radiator Core forward a few inches (inside of the Straps) into the grille shell.
  • FYI

    This is the neat Master Cyl Assy in Butch's Hudson Coupe complete with remote fill & proportioning valve for 4 wheel Disc Brakes.....
  • no master booster, hope that puppy can stop on a pin LOL

    Mike
  • FYI

    The Power Booster is located seperately in another Picture...

    Butch has owned this Hudson a long time and apparently really thought out these updates.... I belive the longest hold up in the Project has been the custom machine work.

    More Pictures later
  • Ol racer
    edited December 2010
    FYI

    Pictures of the 9" Ford posi Rear End with necessary Disc Brakes & Traction Bars to handle a supercharged stroker Motor....
  • Ol racer
    edited December 2010
    FYI



    Check out these 'custom fabricated' Jet Hot Coated Headers for Butch's Supercharged Hudson
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