Disc Brake Kits for 1947 Hudson Commodore Coupe Six?

johnt24u
johnt24u Member
edited April 2015 in HUDSON
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I am looking for a conversion kit to replace my brake to Disc Brake.  Does any one know what I can do to get this done and how. I know there is a kit for the 48 Hudson. 


Thank in advance  for your help.


PatB

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  • Jon B
    Jon B Administrator
    edited April 2015
    Welcome to the Open Forum, Pat.  I've made you a member of the Forum and re-posted out in the "Hudson" category where people will see it.

    I assume you may already be in the H-E-T Club but if not, you might consider joining.  Go to http://www.hetclub.org/ for more information.


  • johnt24u
    johnt24u Member

    Thank you for the reply. I will join the H-E-T Club. Thank you for the information and posting to the Forum. I am new so I need all the help finishing the car.  The car has been restored 95% original.  Just leaving the brakes to upgrade. 

    I purchased the Hudson in 2011 the reddish color on the right. The Black the finish color, with the entire car all chrome on the outside and interior, with a all Black leather interior. The dash is Black with the front of the dash redone in chrome all parts of the dash.

  • RL Chilton
    RL Chilton Administrator, Member
    Well, John, it looks beautiful.  If it's 95% original, why not outfit it with Hornet brakes?  That way you retain the original look and get the stopping power you are after.  
  • Jon B
    Jon B Administrator
    Pat, one other thing: depending upon where you live, there may be a Hudson meet going on within driving distance, sometime this year.  At the homepage of the HET are drop-down menus at the top of the page.  Click on CLUB, then EVENTS, then click on NATIONAL, REGIONAL and CHAPTER to check out if any of these will be near you.  Of course, this is only the tip of the iceberg, many local chapters don't bother to post their every meet here.  So you could go to CLUB then CHAPTERS, then CHAPTER MAP to determine the closest chapter(s) to you.  Having done that, go to CLUB, then CHAPTERS, then CHAPTER CONTACTS and phone the contact person for "your" chapter and the neighboring ones, and ask if they have any events you might attend.  This gives you a chance to meet other Hudson owners, compare notes, possibly see cars similar to yours, and maybe even buy parts you could use.  And, if you find a chapter you like, you could join it.  (It's necessary, however, to join the National club before joining a chapter)
  • Ol racer
    Ol racer Senior Contributor
    edited April 2015
    Welcome

    In reply to your Question, YES, Disc Brake Kits are available from Fastmb on this Forum. Feel free to contact him.... He sells the Kit with or without front Hubs and Master Cyl.. I have the Kit and they are nice.
  • faustmb
    faustmb Senior Contributor
    I will PM you some information, there are a number of 46-47 models with front disk brakes running around.
  • johnt24u
    johnt24u Member
    Thank you for the information.  This is positive information that is making the restoration easy. 
  • Dave_47_hudson
    Dave_47_hudson Member
    finally someone with the contact information for the 47 disc brake conversion kits. i knew they were out there! im having trouble finding the contact info for faustmb, any info will help. thanks in advance.
    dave
  • PaulButler
    PaulButler Administrator
    edited April 2015

    Dave,

    You can PM via this forum. Click on his user name in the post above and on the right hand side you will see a button that says "Message". Click on this and it will start a discussion with him.

    Alternatively drop him a mail at HETfausgzo@tmb@lnubyahob.pbo.com (drop the HET)


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