Twin- H question

Lee ODell
Lee ODell Senior Contributor
edited November -1 in HUDSON
Will the Jet Twin-H set up fit on a 212 engine?



Lee

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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    NO it will not
  • Lee ODell
    Lee ODell Senior Contributor
    Ken



    Thank your for the information.



    Lee
  • Richard E.
    Richard E. Senior Contributor
    Lee, the interesting thing about the Jet, 202 cu in engine is that it is approx the same length as the 212 cu in engine and could easily replace it. I have one in reserve that I may someday put in my '36T. I have learned that this engine can be used with the '36 trans. The advantage of a modern Hudson engine is tempting, with oil pump, etc.
  • Geoff
    Geoff Senior Contributor
    Richard, I doubt that the Jet motor would match up with a '36 transmission, unless some alterations are done. The bell housings are completely different. The clutch throw-out, input shaft, clutch splines, etc are all different from the Borg Warner transmission used on the Jet. Starter motor, flywheel, etc also.

    Geoff.
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    The early Hudsons (Pickups and a coupe) I have seen with Jet replacement motors have included the Jet transmission. The ones I have seen used the standard transmission varient.
  • Richard E.
    Richard E. Senior Contributor
    Geoff,

    There was a guy at the National who had squeezed a Hornet engine with twin H into a 36T and married the engine to the '36T trans. I was sure amazed! He mostly moved the engine forward, no cuts to the firewall and just a little off of the right inner fender panel for the twin H. He is sending me the pattern for his adapter plate. This is not something that I plan to do anytime soon, however I do want to keep my Electric Hand and thus need to hang on to the '36 trans. I still have to wear my recently rebuilt 212 splasher out before I would do this and that will be a considerable way down the road!
  • 53jetman
    53jetman Senior Contributor
    Richard - You better beleive it will be a while before you "wear-out" that 212. My Dad was a dealer in a small northwestern Ohio town, but 7 out of 8 rural mail carriers drove Hudsons, six of them were 212's, the other was a 254 8 cylinder. These guys averaged over 100,000 miles before trading up, and even then we did not have to do anything major to those engines. All of the cars were resold to local residence who new the background of the cars and they went on to provide more than satisfactory service for many years.



    Jerry

    53jetman
  • timbersmith
    timbersmith Senior Contributor
    Richard E. wrote:
    Geoff,

    There was a guy at the National who had squeezed a Hornet engine with twin H into a 36T and married the engine to the '36T trans. I was sure amazed! He mostly moved the engine forward, no cuts to the firewall and just a little off of the right inner fender panel for the twin H.



    You don't happen to have pics of this do ya? That's what I'm thinking of doing with my '36 Truck - well, 262/308 at least, not the '36 transmission.
  • Geoff
    Geoff Senior Contributor
    Richard E. wrote:
    Geoff,

    There was a guy at the National who had squeezed a Hornet engine with twin H into a 36T and married the engine to the '36T trans. I was sure amazed! He mostly moved the engine forward, no cuts to the firewall and just a little off of the right inner fender panel for the twin H. He is sending me the pattern for his adapter plate. This is not something that I plan to do anytime soon, however I do want to keep my Electric Hand and thus need to hang on to the '36 trans. I still have to wear my recently rebuilt 212 splasher out before I would do this and that will be a considerable way down the road!



    Wow! The '36 was probably the most crammed for space as they were let alone with a Hornet squeezed in! However, the Hornet used the same flywheel and clutch as the '36, so would have been easier than trying to adapt a Jet motor, which is quite different. As I mentioned, the throwout mechanism, flywheel, clutch, length of input shaft, etc is completely different, so do be careful. I think you would be better to use a complete Jet motor, clutch and transmission. the rear engine mounts are the same.

    Geoff.
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