Casting Company that will work with us

50C8DAN

As I noted in an early thread my company deals with a sand casting house in WI. Yesterday during my technical discussions I mentioned that someone from the Hudson group may be interested in doing some casting work for our cars. The head of engineering commented that they were currently making a run of Packard 8 aluminum heads! He said that one of the retired pattern makers makes the wood patterns in his basement at home. They had to reverse engineer the Packard head, but he said if drawings are available it saves a lot of $ in tooling than what they have had to do for the Packard head. So if anyone is looking for a reputable shop, not cheap but honest and does great work let me know.

StillOutThere

Opportunity heard knocking LOUDLY.

[Deleted User]

I would be willing to get involved in a Hudson Eight aluminum head project if we can get a few more to help spread some of the cost. Are we talking a copy of factory head or maybe a finned version?

RL Chilton

As far as a 308 head goes, I thought the head that Rudy and Chuck had already done all of the engineering work might be a suitable candidate providing R & C would either contribute their design or be involved in another venture. I would be an interested party either way.

As far as an 8 cylinder head, I'm not sure there would be a large enough market to develop an aftermarket head.

Y'all's thoughts?

Kdancy

RL, Empire kept the rights to the tooling-patterns.
basically we would need to duplicate an existing R&C head from scratch. At least Rudy and Chuck had the design down pat.

RL Chilton

That's precisely what I was getting at.

Kdancy

R&C have given their blessings to anyone willing to have a go of it. I have an R&C head that could be used to make the patterns.

50C8DAN

As I noted, reverse engineering is the most costly way to go. Plan on $18K to $20K for tooling to go this way. Using drawings will make the job a lot easier.

Kdancy

Dan, check your mail.