The "OFFICIAL" modified 308 pic thread.
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Somone please tell me why the pic's don't open like on the first post of dany's engine.0
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Hudson308, That was i different car.
This one is my wife's daily driver. It is a '56 308 with a 402lift, 280 duration cam. The bore is 3 7/8 and stroke is 4 1/2, for a total of 318 cubes.
Joe, the car is back on the road, I'm driving it back and forth to work (100mile round trip). I haven't repainted the engine yet. I'm having too much fun driving it. We can go for a spin any time. Our next board meeting will be Feb 15. If you can make it, I'll be sure to have it there.
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Joe C wrote:Somone please tell me why the pic's don't open like on the first post of dany's engine.
The site only opens photos when the photo's posted have a TOTAL size within the limits of the site. The only way to get them 'live' in the site is to post them one or two at a time, or post them from an outside website. :cool:0 -
springspeeddemon wrote:Hudson308, That was i different car.
This one is my wife's daily driver. It is a '56 308 with a 402lift, 280 duration cam. The bore is 3 7/8 and stroke is 4 1/2, for a total of 318 cubes.
Joe, the car is back on the road, I'm driving it back and forth to work (100mile round trip). I haven't repainted the engine yet. I'm having too much fun driving it. We can go for a spin any time. Our next board meeting will be Feb 15. If you can make it, I'll be sure to have it there.
Dany
Wait a second.... It's your wifes driver and you are doing 100 mile laps. I think this went from a test drive to an endurance test, geeze. After I do a repair on my wifes car I'm lucky to test it on the way to the market to pick up some milk.
Rick thanks for that link, I'll try it out.
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Joe C wrote:Wait a second.... It's your wifes driver and you are doing 100 mile laps. I think this went from a test drive to an endurance test, geeze. After I do a repair on my wifes car I'm lucky to test it on the way to the market to pick up some milk.
Rick thanks for that link, I'll try it out.
Joe
and.... Dany leaves HIS car strapped down on the trailer so the wife (and girls) can't drive it while he is gone!0 -
Well.... i AM letting her drive my truck. It has a heater, and her car doesn't... I'm only thinking of her comfort... hehehehe.
Dany0 -
here is one more of the "daddy" (in my opinion) of 308's0
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hudson-amc.org.au link to "technical" its in there0
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Hello,
Intake Manifolds
I must say there are some very very nice modified Hudsons on this Site. I am relatively new to Posting but I wanted to say that the Edmunds Intakes look really nice but Jack Clifford told me long ago if you want to go fast its had to beat the stock Twin H set-up because of the equal runner distribution design to each cyl. Remembering that, I took his advice further and sawed off the stock 1bbl bases then made a 1/4" adapter plate to bolt on two large Pontiac 2GC 2bbl carbs then ported the intake slightly to blend with a die grinder. Next I converted a stock aluminum 2 bbl intake to a spread bore flange for a 4 bbl Holley. I tried a 780 cfm holley then settled on a 600 cfm Holley. I also built a retangular tubing Tri Power with 3 2GC 2bbls using progressive linkage. Naturally, 3/8 fuel lines are minimum and larger air filters are a must. I plan to test these set-ups on my drag car eventually. Time permits I will post pictures of the intakes. My new St Rod currently has the aluminum 4bbl with Jet Hot tuned Headers.0 -
the edmunds just has that something about it that the twin h cant match. whatever it is i go ooh ahh each time i see one. i should bring up that im on the lookout for one, just as soon as i sell my old ford at least.0
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The moulds for the Gibson-bink 2 piece heads and the 4 Barrell Gibson Inlet Manifolds still exists. I know the owner very well but does not want to sell them as he thinks people will profit from them. They are located just west of Sydney. By the way Clive Gibson is still alive and well. Clive has owned many Hudson's over the years including the Famous 35 Hudson 8 Klienig Special in which he worked on during his mechanical apprentice. A good mate of mine still owns the 54 superwasp which Clive owned. It is still fitted with the 2 piece head. A Victorian club member owns a 53 Hornet Hollywood that also once belonged to Clive.0
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i saw the 54 for sale about a year ago in world cars. i am interested in a Gibson intake even more so than an edmunds but getting one cast from the moulds would be just as expensive if not more than the edmunds on ebay. im listening.... very interested. if a few were cast to bring the price down then sell the lot at cost, i m confident there would be some demand for this... the mind races....0
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My brother Jeff sold one of these manifolds a while ago but it was a marinised version it was NOS too. All you had to do is shave the top flat so that the carby is more upright rather then leaning towards the fire as much as it did. He also sold his Gibson head to the same guy.
Just of interest a chap near Penrith west of Sydney is a wooden boat collector. He owns 2 308 powered boats with Gibson stuff on them.0 -
all this talk makes me very mechanically frustrated. what would it cost to cast an inlet? i may talk to a few aluminium foundries this week.... VERY SERIOUS if this guy is willing to let he moulds up long enough0
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I will give him a call this week and see how I go. I just tell him the facts that there is no money to be made here at all. At worst to cover the costs.0
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thanks steve- stuart
just out of interest, the foundry i have in mind cast in magnesium as their main line, cant hurt to ask about that....0 -
For all you "down under" Hudsonites, that Gibson-Binks stuff is a great legacy. I'd be after that type speed equipment moreso than the Edmunds.
Pity the pattern holder is of the mindset he obviously is. Perhaps something can be worked out.
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I will try to speak to my brother tonight... as he has the number for Tim, Tim is the owner of these rare moulds. What I mean (try) is that my twin brother Jeff is on his honeymoon. He got married on the 07-07-07, it was a great Hudson wedding too. I did speak to Jeff yesterday afternoon when he'd called me from his mobile. Tim's number may be at Jeff's home but I give it a shot. I got my hand up for a set or 2 myself. I can imagine a least 20 others will too. The last time I spoke to Tim was 18 months ago on a previous trip to Sydney. He currently owns a 1968 Aussie Assembled Javelin with 343 power.0
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Fresh news hopefully by this weekend on these moulds.
My 55 needs more go....like to get 110mph plus...hehe0 -
my 51 has been up to 80 something with a crook ford 250 in it so im itching to see what it will do with a hopped 308 in it0
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bloody ford engines...F....O....R....D....? Every aussie knows what this means!0
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yeh it was a rescue job to get that anchor outta there!
got some interest from Harrop on casting, they will give a quote after seeing what the patterns are like. detailed photos will suffice. the big if is if they will be set loose on society0 -
If you can get permission on using the patterns, get a quote on the cylinder head too.0
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i actually saw the ex clive gibson (or at least i am pretty certain it was) 54 superwasp out on the road today, it was a rare nice winter day today and i was super excited- i have NEVER seen another hudson out on the road, EVER!0
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where did you see it, Clive actually owned two Black 54 Superwasp at the same time. The one with the Gibson Bink head is located in Taree NSW, the other is in Sydney. I think he also owned another black at one stage. Clive like the 54 stepdown. A light blue that is owned by Steve Conyers resides in Victoria again owned by Clive many years ago.
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must not have been then, this was near footscray in melbourne.
i have seen steve's collection of hudsons though, that hollywood is a knockout0 -
G'day all
I spoke to Jeff (my Twin Bro) tonight. He very much enjoyed his honey moon. At the moment he is trying to get his Matador X ready for the road as it has been off the road since 1995. Nice car with only 89.000 kms on the speedo. Well anyway Jeff will give Tim a call in the next day or two regarding the moulds for the Gibson Bink head and manifold. I'm not sure what he is going to say to him but I hope he can purchase them through his business. If so it will be wonderful. I keep you guys informed.
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during my visit with steve conyers yesterday the gibson patterns popped up in conversation. he didn't have much hope in getting them out to see the light of day and he reckons he's been trying for a good 20 years... yikes0
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half baked wrote:during my visit with steve conyers yesterday the gibson patterns popped up in conversation. he didn't have much hope in getting them out to see the light of day and he reckons he's been trying for a good 20 years... yikes
That's really unfortunate.
And, kinda rediculous.
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still, im not ready to give up. if we put up a united front i think we could manage it0
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