new to the site- let me introduce myself

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edited November -1 in HUDSON
my name is james and i'm new to the old car scene- ive built alot of rice burners so far but my 1950 Commodore is the first ive worked with that is older than i am. probably getting in over my head on this one but WILL finish it. anyway here it is

http://i812.photobucket.com/albums/zz43/ikomfamily/stupid%20funny%20crap/IMG00444.jpg



http://i812.photobucket.com/albums/zz43/ikomfamily/stupid%20funny%20crap/IMG00443.jpg



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  • Unknown
    Unknown
    Welcome to the best car club and forum there is . Body looks pretty good . FIrst thing is get under it and check the frame , especially the rear axle area . Poke around on it with a screwdriver . You'll need lots of advice if it's rusted thru.----BUD
  • onerare39
    onerare39 Expert Adviser, Member
    Welcome to the forum James. Don't be afraid to ask any questions here, nine times out of ten you'll get the right answer... or one that will work.



    Great car (i'm partial to four doors), looks to be in pretty good shape.



    John
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    yeah ive already got the front clip and driver rear quarter off and interior out of it and its definately rough, which by the way ive been looking for the last month and cant seem to find any repop rocker panels any ideas?
  • Jon B
    Jon B Administrator
    Bud speaks the truth. Examine the perimeter frame from the rear wheels on back. If you have any serious rust problems, this is where they will manifest themselves. You don't want to sink a ton of money into this car only to discover -- too late -- that you have an additional $3,000 of frame repair!



    Not that the StepDwon Hudsons are fated to rust, mind you. But if your car had been left outside, or driven on salty roads back in the day, the tinworm may have done his worst. If there's only minimal rust here, or none at all, then you can get in there with some rust preventative stuff and take care of any future problems. If you do discover rust there, it's not impossible to fix it yourself, and the rear quarter panels very obligiingly unbolt so you can get great access to the frame.
  • PAULARGETYPE
    PAULARGETYPE Senior Contributor
    THIS IS MY 50 PACEMAKER IT WAS A BIT MORE OF A RATS NEST THAN YOURS SO YOU SHOULD KEEP GOING I ALWAYS DID SOME THING EVERY DAY IT TOOK 3 YEARS SO JUST KEEP GOING AND GOOD LUCK AND WELCOME



    http://hudsonpix.multiply.com/photos/album/1
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    Welcome:



    It's always nice to hear that that more folks younger than the age of their cars are getting into the hobby...



    Classic cars, hotrods, muscle and streetrods are all part of our great American car culture (with a lot of our international friends joining in)...



    I'm sure you'll find the research and history fun when you start working on your ride...



    Good luck... and BTW your car looks pretty solid!



    Craig
  • rambos_ride
    rambos_ride Senior Contributor
    Welcome to the forum!

    Looks like a pretty good start.

    Like others have said, look for the rust - then decide what to do!

    It's not the Hudsons are "rust buckets" per se. just that any unibody constructed car is subject to the same issues over time.

    The fact that the Hudson is still around is a tesatmant to the quality of the cars made then.
  • Browniepetersen
    Browniepetersen Senior Contributor
    Welcome to our little group of Hudson nutz... From the plates I expect you are from Iowa or that you got your car from Iowa? Good chance that you could have little or now rust. However, if you do, all is not lost. I too am partial to the 4 doors. I recently sold a 52 and am now working on a 36. It is hard to find a Hudson without rust, and I expect that the rice roadsters that you played with did not have the rust issue. All is not lost, the rear panels are not hard to remove and once that is done the "unibody" support frame is not that hard to cut, weld and replace. It takes a bit longer for the floor of the trunk and the passenger floor sections.



    The passenger sections are in reproduction and quite easy to replace. So you might hone up on your welding skills? By the way, in the subsection on hot rods there are a few folks doing major body and unibody repairs. Someone with a bit more computer skills will be able to tell you how to search and find their posts. They are great with the explanations and detail.



    By the way, I do not expect you will have it up and on the road by August but you might put on your calendar that we as a national (hetclub.org) will be meeting in Spokane, Washington the first weekend and it would be a great place to get some ideas on what you want to do with your car...



    enjoy the ride...
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    Welcome to the world of Hudsons. There are people on this forum who can supply you with both knowledge and parts. Have fun with your project and welcome aboard!
  • essexcoupe3131
    essexcoupe3131 Senior Contributor
    Hi James, welcome to the world of Hudson and Essex, this is a infectious hobby

    but well worth the results and satisfaction of seeing it all come together

    there are lots of way cool people here willing to help with knowledge and parts



    Mike
  • super651
    super651 Senior Contributor
    welcome James to the Best Car Club in the world and,the the Most helpful Group of people . Rudy
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    thanks for all the responses- so far the car is fairly solid- seems somebody undercoated it years back so that has helped. i bought the car two hours away from me in missouri and it had sit in a barn since '84 and the guy he bought it from had it sitting since '78 in a barn too. anyway
  • hudsontech
    hudsontech Senior Contributor
    Good morning James. Let me add my welcome to club and forum. The HET club is one of the best around - I've been here for 40 years and in all those years I've been a member of several other clubs. They've gone by the way, but I've stayed with the Hudson folks - tells you something.



    Open up the Hudson on-line library web site @ http://hetclub.org/burr/ , scroll down near the bottom of the list and click on "manuals". In manuals, near the end of the list you'll find a 1950 shop manual you can download. The club also has a regular library.



    Good luck on your resto - we all will be watching and you'll find plenty of help here.



    Hudsonly,

    Alex Burr

    Memphis, TN

    http://hetclub.org/burr/
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    Hey James looks like a good starting point are you going to keep it stock or coming over to the DARK side modified:eek:
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