New member, and some photos of my custom
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Hey all,
I'm keith. I've got a 49 Brougham. I thought I'd introduce myself and show some pics of my car.
1949 Hudson Super 6 Brougham
Full chassis swap on an 84 Grand Marquis chassis
Lowered 4" in front, 6" in rear, channelled 3"
460 block .60 over. C6 trans.
53 Olds dash, 65 Chev seats.
I found this car as I was looking for a shoebox Ford sedan. I'd seen Hudson 4-doors and coupes before, but never a sedan. When I stumbled across the car in the summer of 1998 in a Michigan garage with a dirt floor, I knew right away that this was the car for me.
I paid too much for the car, it had a early Camaro clip in it, and otherwise was bone stock. The fella I got it from was going to "pro-street" it. He had the clip welded in the car a full 3/4 of an inch out of square.
I was in college at the time, and living at my folks 'cause I couldn't afford to pay for college and pay for rent at the same time. I had just sold my '59 Beetle and had the cash to buy the car. I drug it to my folks place and stuck it in the garage. My Dad thought I was crazy for tackling such a huge project, and never really had much to say in the way of encouragement...(he's not even REMOTELY a car guy).
My little brother was in high school at the time, and was driving a 77 Lincoln Town Coupe. Being that it had been a Michigan car its whole life, the body was just rusted to ****. I paid him $50.00 for the car, pulled the 460/C6, the clip, and some miscellaneous other peices out and scrapped the rest.
I started building the 460 right away. Throughout the next year or so, when I had the $$, I would buy parts and get machine work done. I had the 460 fully assembled and ready to go in the car in Feb of '00.
In March of 00, my folks decided to move out to WA state, and my dad told me I had 1 month to get the car rolling and out of his garage or he was going to take it to the crusher! ha ha. I had cut out the camaro clip, and pulled the stock rear end out of the car earlier, so I had to scramble to get the thing moveable. I stuck the Lincoln clip in it, and an 8.8 rear end so I could roll it, and moved it to a friends house.
Over the course of the next year or so, I began dating the gal who turned out to be my wife, and she came with a couple of kids so I didn't really have too many chances to work on the car.
I got married in December 01, and had my daughter in September 02. I started a "career job" to support the family, and bought a house.
The Hudson followed me from place to place, and in June of 2003, my job promoted me, so I sold my house and moved out here to WA state. the car came with.
It sat in the driveway for a couple more years, until my divorce prompted a re-fi of the house to cash out the ex, and I built a garage last spring.
I really started working on the car again last October. I had decided that I wanted to do a full chassis swap on the car for a couple of reasons. The Lincoln clip I had stuck in the car was too wide, and the stock Hudson perimeter frame had some nasty rust that needed repair. I chose a Grand Marquis I had found on Craigslist for free and cut the cars up.
I pulled off the chassis swap by myself. I really had NO idea how much work it was, how many bottles of CO2 I'd go through, and how many rolls of mig wire I'd plow through. ha ha.
I went through the motor again a couple of months ago 'cause it had been sitting for 7 years and made sure everything was right. The trans turned out to be toast, even though I had it rebuilt, so I had to put another in this past wednesday.
Last night I spent time wiring the lights and making sure the charging system worked.
I've still got A LOT to do, body work, interior, paint, etc. but at least now, I can drive the car. I plan on adding 54 Ford fender flares in the front, 68+ VW Bus flares in the back, 54 Merc headlight rings, 51 Merc grill surround, and a top secret grill...That's all soming soon, I've got all the parts.
I pulled it into the yard and snapped these pics an hour ago.
The Swindlers here in Skagit County have taken to calling it "the Panty Dropper" or "the Jean Creamer"....
Don't give up on those projects. It may take you the better part of a decade, but at some point, you'll see why it was worth it.
I'm keith. I've got a 49 Brougham. I thought I'd introduce myself and show some pics of my car.
1949 Hudson Super 6 Brougham
Full chassis swap on an 84 Grand Marquis chassis
Lowered 4" in front, 6" in rear, channelled 3"
460 block .60 over. C6 trans.
53 Olds dash, 65 Chev seats.
I found this car as I was looking for a shoebox Ford sedan. I'd seen Hudson 4-doors and coupes before, but never a sedan. When I stumbled across the car in the summer of 1998 in a Michigan garage with a dirt floor, I knew right away that this was the car for me.
I paid too much for the car, it had a early Camaro clip in it, and otherwise was bone stock. The fella I got it from was going to "pro-street" it. He had the clip welded in the car a full 3/4 of an inch out of square.
I was in college at the time, and living at my folks 'cause I couldn't afford to pay for college and pay for rent at the same time. I had just sold my '59 Beetle and had the cash to buy the car. I drug it to my folks place and stuck it in the garage. My Dad thought I was crazy for tackling such a huge project, and never really had much to say in the way of encouragement...(he's not even REMOTELY a car guy).
My little brother was in high school at the time, and was driving a 77 Lincoln Town Coupe. Being that it had been a Michigan car its whole life, the body was just rusted to ****. I paid him $50.00 for the car, pulled the 460/C6, the clip, and some miscellaneous other peices out and scrapped the rest.
I started building the 460 right away. Throughout the next year or so, when I had the $$, I would buy parts and get machine work done. I had the 460 fully assembled and ready to go in the car in Feb of '00.
In March of 00, my folks decided to move out to WA state, and my dad told me I had 1 month to get the car rolling and out of his garage or he was going to take it to the crusher! ha ha. I had cut out the camaro clip, and pulled the stock rear end out of the car earlier, so I had to scramble to get the thing moveable. I stuck the Lincoln clip in it, and an 8.8 rear end so I could roll it, and moved it to a friends house.
Over the course of the next year or so, I began dating the gal who turned out to be my wife, and she came with a couple of kids so I didn't really have too many chances to work on the car.
I got married in December 01, and had my daughter in September 02. I started a "career job" to support the family, and bought a house.
The Hudson followed me from place to place, and in June of 2003, my job promoted me, so I sold my house and moved out here to WA state. the car came with.
It sat in the driveway for a couple more years, until my divorce prompted a re-fi of the house to cash out the ex, and I built a garage last spring.
I really started working on the car again last October. I had decided that I wanted to do a full chassis swap on the car for a couple of reasons. The Lincoln clip I had stuck in the car was too wide, and the stock Hudson perimeter frame had some nasty rust that needed repair. I chose a Grand Marquis I had found on Craigslist for free and cut the cars up.
I pulled off the chassis swap by myself. I really had NO idea how much work it was, how many bottles of CO2 I'd go through, and how many rolls of mig wire I'd plow through. ha ha.
I went through the motor again a couple of months ago 'cause it had been sitting for 7 years and made sure everything was right. The trans turned out to be toast, even though I had it rebuilt, so I had to put another in this past wednesday.
Last night I spent time wiring the lights and making sure the charging system worked.
I've still got A LOT to do, body work, interior, paint, etc. but at least now, I can drive the car. I plan on adding 54 Ford fender flares in the front, 68+ VW Bus flares in the back, 54 Merc headlight rings, 51 Merc grill surround, and a top secret grill...That's all soming soon, I've got all the parts.
I pulled it into the yard and snapped these pics an hour ago.
The Swindlers here in Skagit County have taken to calling it "the Panty Dropper" or "the Jean Creamer"....
Don't give up on those projects. It may take you the better part of a decade, but at some point, you'll see why it was worth it.
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I did a little more work to the car today...I installed the 54 Ford fender flares on the front wheel openings, and took it for its first spin through town....let me tell you, it's been a LONG time coming.
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Here's a couple of the body off the chassis.
And then here it is with its first trial overtop of the new chassis...you can see in the first pic how much the chassis needed to be stretched. (9 inches). the second one here shows it after the stretch.
Here's some in progress shots that show the patch panels and gap that I needed to fill.
this one shows the dash fitted.
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And then the engine swap.
And then with the front clip mocked up.
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Welcome to the forum!
I'm out in Port Orchard, Kitsap County - I might need to stop by and check it out sometime!
Nice looking work, and Kudos for keeping it around and thru "dropping the anchor" so to speak
- if I wanted a lowered stepdown thats the route I would have taken as well - channeling the body down over a modern frame.
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You Are Doing A Great Job Of Your Car! Its A Big Job. I Wanted To Do The Same To Mine When I Was To Custom It. I Have Just Made Minor Changes But Will Be Able To Enjoy My Hudson Now. Worked Out A Lot Cheaper And Quicker Than What You Are Doing. Also Know How Great It Is To Drive Your Car For The First Time!!! Keep Up The Great Work.:)
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Can you send me some pics of the body removal from the frame process? I'm really interested in how you did that! turbopackman327 at gmail.com0
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Turbo, I don't have any more pics of that. Basically, I pulled all the interior out of the car, welded in some supports at the front of the door opening, the rear of the door opening, and a cross brace.
Then, if you look under the car, you'll see the "perimeter frame"...it looks like 2x4 box tubing around the extreme outer edge of the car. I cut just inside that along the entire perimeter of the car. I cut straight through the middle of the wheel wells and then just lifted the car up. I used an engine hoist in the front attached to the hood hinges, and a chainfall in the back.
Cutting the car up was the simple part...getting the thing back as one peice took me the better part of 5 months.0 -
WOW!!!! Some nice work man! What did you use for the new flooring? Are you keeping the bench seat?
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Great job! Welcome to the "club". The Hudson people are probably among the most excited about their marque, and seem to be more tolerant of hot rodders than most of the others. I've always liked the look of the Broughams, and the "stance" on yours is especially nice. I am in Chehalis, WA- have a '48 coupe that was built in early '50's- sectioned 4 inches, Continental kit, frenched headlites, etc. Only thing I'm not real pleased with is the grill- so I'm excited to see your top secret grill, so I can immediately and shamelessly copy it!0
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hudsoncustom wrote:Turbo, I don't have any more pics of that. Basically, I pulled all the interior out of the car, welded in some supports at the front of the door opening, the rear of the door opening, and a cross brace.
Then, if you look under the car, you'll see the "perimeter frame"...it looks like 2x4 box tubing around the extreme outer edge of the car. I cut just inside that along the entire perimeter of the car. I cut straight through the middle of the wheel wells and then just lifted the car up. I used an engine hoist in the front attached to the hood hinges, and a chainfall in the back.
Cutting the car up was the simple part...getting the thing back as one peice took me the better part of 5 months.
That's fine, I was looking for tips on how to remove the body from the frame, and you did it the way I was thinking of doing it. I figured it would have been that simple. Now I just need to find a suitable coupe body, or even a brougham, as your car looks pretty sweet!0 -
Keith, welcome!!Great to see that you have "created" a LOT of interest on this new site already!! Be prepared to answer a lot of questions! As I noted on the other forum, this is a great bunch of HUDNUTS over here, no one is afraid to ask or answer any question! Great shots of your project! What's a few years when you're havin' FUN? Thanx again for checking in!0
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nice stance thats for sure0
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Thanks for the replies. I'll post some more pics as I get the car out and about.0
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i saw the pics on the hamb and was wondering if you were a member here too. i really like the way your car is coming out, one day i want one of those they have such nice lines to them.0
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Keith, that was definitely no small task you took on and the results are definitely worth the time and efforts. Congratulate yourself on a job well done! Badass looking Hudson!0
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