Re: Rod Torque/Super Six Colors
In a message dated 3/17/01 4:45:41 AM, GTBirdsall@webtv.net writes:
<< Do you know what the torque specs would be for
the rod bolts on my 17? >>
Not a clue! Can anyone else recommend a figure?
<< Also I Know that there was some discussion about
engine color for the 29, does anyone have any ideas about the color of
the 17 engine? Some of the black and white photos show the aluminum
crankcase to be unpainted, and some appear to be painted. >>
Another of the many unanswered questions of Super Six history. From what
I have gleaned over the years, the iron parts were painted black until some
time between late '26 and '28 when the iron bits were painted some sort of
green. Even the shade of green is open to question, some saying it is a
sickly lighter green like Pontiac uses, others holding that Hudson used a
darker shade. Chris Purdam in Utah thinks he has just the right color,
although I can't recall what it looked like at the moment.
While the preponderance of evidence points to unpainted crankcases, there
are some very good examples indicating that these too were painted black.
Wouldn't it be nice to bump into a batch of contemporary photos showing the
way Hudson built them?
I had a chat with Jack Smith about this and he inclined to natural metal
on the crankcase and a dark green on the ironmongry, so my '26 is a dark
Model A green over snowy AL. It is probably worth remembering that Jack is
not a stickler for originality, however. The best guess is that the cylinder
block and head on the '17 were likely painted black from the factory.
Paul O'Neil, Hudson29@aol.com
Fullerton, California USA
NEW email list for Hudson Super Six Cars, 1916-1929!
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1926 Hudson Anderson Bodied Coupe
1926 Hudson Parts Car "The Grapes Of Wrath"
1928 Hudson Roadster Project
1929 Hudson Town Sedan
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<< Do you know what the torque specs would be for
the rod bolts on my 17? >>
Not a clue! Can anyone else recommend a figure?
<< Also I Know that there was some discussion about
engine color for the 29, does anyone have any ideas about the color of
the 17 engine? Some of the black and white photos show the aluminum
crankcase to be unpainted, and some appear to be painted. >>
Another of the many unanswered questions of Super Six history. From what
I have gleaned over the years, the iron parts were painted black until some
time between late '26 and '28 when the iron bits were painted some sort of
green. Even the shade of green is open to question, some saying it is a
sickly lighter green like Pontiac uses, others holding that Hudson used a
darker shade. Chris Purdam in Utah thinks he has just the right color,
although I can't recall what it looked like at the moment.
While the preponderance of evidence points to unpainted crankcases, there
are some very good examples indicating that these too were painted black.
Wouldn't it be nice to bump into a batch of contemporary photos showing the
way Hudson built them?
I had a chat with Jack Smith about this and he inclined to natural metal
on the crankcase and a dark green on the ironmongry, so my '26 is a dark
Model A green over snowy AL. It is probably worth remembering that Jack is
not a stickler for originality, however. The best guess is that the cylinder
block and head on the '17 were likely painted black from the factory.
Paul O'Neil, Hudson29@aol.com
Fullerton, California USA
NEW email list for Hudson Super Six Cars, 1916-1929!
http://www.egroups.com/group/HudsonSuperSix16-29
1926 Hudson Anderson Bodied Coupe
1926 Hudson Parts Car "The Grapes Of Wrath"
1928 Hudson Roadster Project
1929 Hudson Town Sedan
1939 Cadillac Coupe (How'd that get in there?)
AEROMARK - Need Rubber Stamps or Signs? See:
http://www.aeromark.net
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