Couple of 29 Hudson questions

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Work is still progressing on my 29 Hudson. All the cylinders have

been bored out for new sleeves. I have a friend of a friend who

agree to do it for the cost of the sleeves. When the cylinders 3 and

4 where bored out for the sleeves, the pin holes turned into holes

about the size of silver dollar (1.5 inch). 1,2, 5 and 6 actually

came out fine, but you can never tell until you do it. We are still

waiting for additional sleeves to arrive. Karl Hamson generously

(Thanks Karl!) sent me some NOS STD pistons that had some shelf

wear. We are going to take the best of the pistons and use them to

rebuild.



Meanwhile back at my shop, I have been cleaning up the big gapping

hole that used to hold the drive train. I had a number of issues

with my cowl vent and hence some questions.



There are two channels run around the cowl vent rectangle. The

outside appeared to have a rubber gasket, the inner has a drain hole

in the front. There was a scrap of red rubber left in outside

channel, it was 3/8 thick. I am assuming that I need to cut the

replacement so it holds the vent cover at the level of the body. Any

recommendations on material? Where does the drain go to? Is there a

hole somewhere I need to route the drain hose? The cowl vent is just

a flap that opens directly into cab. Am I missing anything? On my

46, there is a screen on the vent and it goes into box with a drain.

Was it this simplistic?



Chrome - The place that has been doing my chrome said they won't do

pot metal. The 29 cowl light brackets are made of pot metal. There

is a place in Iowa that said they would do those little brackets for

$50 a piece! Does anyone know of another chrome place they have used

that is more reasonable?



Hopefully I will have some more pictures soon (of a completed engine)



Aaron Cooper

Central Iowa HET

1929 Hudson Town Sedan

1946 Hudson pickup