Hudson St Rod In-Process (Supercharged)

Ol racer

I learned of this powerful '47 Hudson St Rod Project while Posting old NASCAR Race Car Pictures earlier this Yr. Eventually I asked the builder, Butch Smith to share his progress with a few pictures to hopefully incent others to build using 'Hornet Power'.



Butch has owned this Hudson since the 70's, maybe even earlier. The Hornet Powerplant will have a new Whipple Supercharger mounted to a 4bbl intake on a 'Stroker' Motor. The Torque will go into a GM Turbo OD Transmission exiting into a Ford 9" with Currie Axles. The Headers were 'custom built' to clear the body then Jet Hot Coated. Butch has all the Performance components to complete, however the Block is just being machined after a long delay at a 'previous Shop'.



The Chassis has 'many' Suspension & Brake Upgrades to handle the increased Power as you can see from the pictures....



More later...

Ol racer

Few more Pic's;

Custom Built Headers, Billet Crank; View as looking into trunk, Digital Dash Note 4W Disc Brakes

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All I have to say is, Beautiful!
Bob

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Glad to see someone else likes Currie, and Jet-Hot products. They're expensive, but well worth it in the end. I hope to have our finished cars parked side by side someday. Excellent work, and love the color!

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Where did he get that crank?

bent metal

That's about four grand worth of crank. Stroked about a half inch? That's cool.:)

esfoder

Where did you get a billet hudson crank? Great looking project!!!

bent metal

esfoder wrote:

Where did you get a billet hudson crank? Great looking project!!!

Detroit, hand milled, no CNC from what I hear. Not too many craftsman that can still do that.

esfoder

Is there any more like it?



The crank that is?

Ol racer

FYI

The digital Dash is Nordskog and required only little mod in back and a smoked front Panel.

Ol racer

The Crank is a Moldex 'Billet' .The Receipt 'Text' wont scan well but the price was $4000. It is nice to know Moldex will make a Crank for the Hornet.

bent metal

esfoder wrote:

Is there any more like it?



The crank that is?

Not to my knowledge. If you want one contact Butch Smith in Southern California (check your roster). I'm sure he would be willing to put you in contact with the people that made that one for him.

Ol racer

FYI

Contact Moldex Crankshaft Co @ 313 561 7676. (I do not see a Moldex Person's name on the Invoice). Moldex makes custom Forged & Billet Cranks.

esfoder

Thanks for the info guys.

essexcoupe3131

Man thats going to be 1 mean engine when its finished, not to many of those out there

Ol racer

Contact Person at Moldex Crankshaft is Joe @ 313 561 7676 according to Butch Smith

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I wonder how much that crank weighs?



I know a stock crank weighs about 89+/- lbs.



Sure looks goooooooood. Wish I could scratch up enough coin for one.



Mark

Ol racer

FYI

The Billet Crank is lighter but I dont recall the difference. Attached are a couple more pictures of Butch Smith's Hudson Project.



MT Block with Dany Spring's Tranny Adaptor bolted to a GM Turbo & a close-up of LF Disc Brake assy from Richard Pridemore

bent metal

Hey! He's got the side of his house decorated just like mine! I gotta' show the wife this, tell her "See, it's an eclectic artistic statement, with the engines as a focal point.";)

Ol racer

I bet we all have a photogenic area where we work on our Hudson's.



Regarding Crank weights, I knew there was a difference but the Billet is actually 3lbs heavier but well worth it.....