Fw: [HSS] Original Parts
----- Original Message -----
From: Peter West <peterkwest@madasafish.com>
To: <HudsonSuperSix16-29@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2001 6:28 AM
Subject: Re: [HSS] Original Parts
> Greetings Hudson club members , I am in the uk and am trying to source a
26
> " wheel rim for a freinds hudson it of the detachable type . is there
only
> one make fitted to these cars? we are trying to identify the vehicle but
> there seem to be lack of ident ification it would help if u could tell me
> where to look for the chassis number or type number. i could then
let
> you have it to try to source this part thanking you in
> anticipationPeterKWest
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <zkwills@aol.com>
> To: <HudsonSuperSix16-29@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2001 4:01 AM
> Subject: [HSS] Original Parts
>
>
> > On the recent subject of u-joints an interesting point was raised.
> > MODIFICATION. Do you retain what was origanal or do you modify as
> > best you can? If your u-joints need replacing, do you insist on
> > original parts? What if they aren't available? Do you park the car in
> > the garage? Do you have original u-joints re-made at an exorbant cost
> > or do you have some machine work done to accomadate modern parts?
> > I will scrifice originality for saftey when it comes to items like
> > glass, tires, lubrication and lighting, but what about the "other"
> > things? My standard is "just cause". If a part is weak from the
> > begining or the original is not obtainable at a resonable cost, is
> > there just cause for subsituting a modification? Long ago I realized
> > that I could not return a car to its ORIGINAL (as it rolled from the
> > production line) state. I tend to look at the issue from a case by
> > case basis. If I can replace an original part, so much the better.
> > However, if the part is unobtainable or was bad from the get-go, I
> > will modify as needed to keep my Hudson on the road.
> >
> >
> >
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