hello, new here

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edited November -1 in HUDSON
hello all, i'm new here i recently bought a 27 essex sedan im working on, thinking about putting a hornet 308 twin h set up in it. any for sale here and does anyone have any pointers on what i should look for to make sure im getting an actual 308 not some smaller engine with dual carbs on it, ie:serial number examples. thank you rob

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  • Jon B
    Jon B Administrator
    Welcome aboard, and I'm sure you'll receive some good advice here. In the meantime, let me put in a shameless plug for the H-E-T Club. Are you a member yet? If not, you may want to join because it serves as a great clearinghouse of information as well as a portal to a large network of Hudson, Essex and Terraplane owners. I'd guess that 75 - 85 percent of the people in this Forum are members. The Club's website is at http://www.hetclub.org/ .

    If you're already a member.....never mind!
  • essexcoupe3131
    essexcoupe3131 Senior Contributor
    welcome aboard Rob,to the world Hudson and Essex and a good world and lots of good help full people

    Mike
  • MikeWA
    MikeWA Senior Contributor
    edited June 2011
    Welcome aboard.

    You can't tell a 308 by serial numbers (engines just carried the same serial no. as the car itself, no way to differentiate). But 308 has a unique feature. It has a strengthening rib cast into the block, about an inch above the oil pan flange, running the length of the engine. None of the others have it.
  • bent metal
    bent metal Senior Contributor
    Welcome! About the 308, I usually look for the rib too. Just like "Mike (WA)" said.
    Can we see the car?
    Do you have any pictures?:)
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    thank you guys very much for the help, ill probably have a lot of questions in the near future as this is the oldest project i have done. ill upload some pics in a new thread, the essex doesnt have the original engine or radiator in it anymore, from the research i have done they are out of a late 20's pontiac. i wasnt to worried about that as it is a hot rod project but in all my projects a believe in staying with engines from the manufacturer of the car this is why i am really leaning towards the hornet twin h 308. thanks again
  • Uncle Josh
    Uncle Josh Senior Contributor
    You're gonna need a good shoehorn. The big six block is 34 inches long from rear mounting plate to front of harmonic balance pulley. Another 2 inches to the front of the fan if you use one.

    The 212 splasher is 30.5 in. overall plus 2 for fan
    The 254 eight is 36 in. overall plus 2 for fan
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