Blackmer Built 308-700R

SamJ

HET Club Member Norm Blackmer recently built this 308 with a GM 700R overdrive transmission using a Dany Spring-KGap adapter, Edmunds Head & Intake Manifold.



http://autos.ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/cichet/photos/browse/d8e2

SuperDave

no can see

Unknown

can't see it here either ! ! Sam, what's up with this ? Would like to view this combination !



'47HUD

SamJ

The photos are on a Yahoo Groups site. I thought everybody could see them. I was unable to load them on this site large enuff to be of any value...

[Deleted User]

Send them to me Sam I will load them up on my site with the other engine pictures I have in the gallery.

I added the pictures to my gallery here http://www.hudsonmotorcar.org/coppermine/thumbnails/album=22.html

nice looking engine.

Unknown

Okay, got a few questions...



so you can run a plate over a stock manifold, and use an edmunds?



How does the Spring adapter work? I would love to convert my hudson to an automatic, preferrably a turbo 350 hydro, do you need a special converter, or do you just need to drill the flywheel, use the spacer plate, mounts? etc... ????

SamJ

Contact Dany Spring at KGap for more details. kgaphet@aol.com.

hudsontech

worked for me - link sent me to Yahoo log in and once I did that, went to the photo's. But then I'm "special" ain't I. LOL



Hudsonly,

Alex B

[Deleted User]

Just curious.....when you guys are putting in the 700R4, are you having to raise the floor tunnel inside?



Jay

[Deleted User]

I am using Dany's tranny adaptor and custom mini-starter on the 56-308 in my 50 PaceMaker along with a 350 turbo tranny.

What I did was mount the engine in the orginal location, cut out the orginal transmission crossmember, added in a new rear crossmember for the transmission.

Also had to cut the seperate transmission floor cover out and add in a new piece to clear the top of the 350 turbo.

The flywheel for mine was off of a 48-54 Hudson big six, modified to fit the 55-56 crankshaft. Had to re-drill the crank mating pattern, increase the recess area to fit the larger crankshaft flange on the front side of the flywheel and then drill the converter pattern. Last step was to add 1/2" long welds on the back side to tack weld the starter ring gear to the flywheel so the starter does not push it off when engaging.

Dany's parts were first class and work real nice once installed. I am luck enough to have access to a Bridgeport mill and did the flywheel one night, but it only took about 2 hours which was 7 beers.

I am just waiting for the new ignition system to show up for me to test at the dragstrip (Hint Hint Dany if you need a guennie pig to test it on!).

PaceRacer50

VicTor Z

Sam J. Thanks for posting the photos on the fourm. I am taking my '54 coupe down to have Lloyd M. to for him to install my motor and trans. Sure is look ing great!