HUDSON WORK WEEKEND

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edited November -1 in HUDSON
Hi Guys!!!

It was HUDSON WORK WEEKEND for me. Nothing major..just putting lock nut on my '49's starter as it liked to rattle loose after a few days of driving.

Saturday I go to the hardware store to find the lock nuts. Of course I am just guessing on the size of the nuts I need. I know that a 9/16ths socket/wrenches fit on the old nut and bolt...so I thought that was the size I needed. Looking thru the bolts at the hardware store..9/16ths are way too big, so I go with 7/16ths locknuts. I get home and get the milk crate to stand on, open the hood, get my 9/16ths wrenches/ratchet/extensions/and socket. I take the top nut off(easier one)drop the lock nut under the car...sigh, go and get the magnet and retrieve said lock nut and...the new nuts are one size too big:blink: :oops: Maybe I should have taken the old nut with me first:whistle:

Return to the hardware store WITH the old nut..ok it is a 3/8ths nut. How weird that none of the nuts and wrenches and sockets I am using are the same.

Get home and try the new 3/8ths lock nuts...YAY it fits!!
I replace the top nut and put everything away for the night. I know the bottom one is going to be a PAIN to do, so I leave it for tomorrow.

Sunday afternoon- get the milk crate and tools from yesterday and the other lock nut for the bottom bolt. I end up head first in the engine compartment...even further than yesterday...yup frequent breaks to let my blood return to my feet:silly: A lot of the time I am balancing on the top of the fender nose toward the ground and hind end up in the air...not a pretty sight, I'm glad no one was home to get a pic of that!
Now the starter is on good and tight..I hope!! I will still check it to be sure.
Not bad for a girl ;)
So..anyone else have any other good stories of working on their cars?

Hudsonly,
Lisa G

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  • Jon B
    Jon B Administrator
    You need to get your young folks busy doing that sort of stuff. They'd fit right in the engine compartment, would love to get dirty, and they are agile in ways that most of us "oldsters" (over 25!) aren't! Installing a lock nut would be a good way to get 'em started.

    Anyway, congrats on your productive weekend. No reason that someone of 'the female persuasion' can't be just a good mechanic as us guys!
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    Well don't feel bad, that's not an easy job for anyone. On a Stepdown Hudson you need to stand on your head to replace the starter,
    Roger:P
  • hudsontech
    hudsontech Senior Contributor
    Give you a tip - if a socket or wrench is 9/16" - then the nut will be 3/8". If it's a 1/2" wrench or socket - then the nut will be 5/16".

    See a pattern here - subtract 3/16 from the wrench size - thus 9/16" - 3/16 = 3/8" (6/16"); 1/2" (8/16) - 3/16 = 5/16".



    Hudsonly,
    Alex Burr
    Memphis, TN
  • Geoff
    Geoff Senior Contributor
    Tallent R wrote:
    Well don't feel bad, that's not an easy job for anyone. On a Stepdown Hudson you need to stand on your head to replace the starter,
    Roger:P

    Ever tried jacking up the car and tackling it from underneath?
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    Just make sure you have the shouldered bolt between motor plate and bell housing. Nuts go on both ends. If not then trans has to be removed to install. If needed, contact Jason at Albright's. Walt.
  • Browniepetersen
    Browniepetersen Senior Contributor
    I am in the drive and work out the bugs stage. I did install the passenger front seat. I had to take it back and have it corrected by the guy that did the interior. I made it to a car show between the snow storms but other than that the 'shake down' drives are not bringing up any problems. I did notice that the hood ornment was bouncing all over the place but it turned out to be a loose set screw. Also, driving on the 'right' side of the car does not seem to be any problem?

    Keep up the good work. Man, woman, tall, short, old, young, it does not mater everyone can build an old car and join in on the fun....
  • hudsn47
    hudsn47 Senior Contributor
    I was back on the YNZ wiring harness on the Pacemaker this weekend. Concentrated on the trunk area with the turn signals and brake lights. Buttoned it all up to include the areas of the headliner/window frames and fender access panel that had to come loose to run the harness. I'm down to one problem to troubleshoot. I noticed when under the hood that the voltage regulator was warm. Checked and the key was off. So undid the batter cable and actually got a shock as I must have grounded myself somewhere. Seems it's acting like the key is on so will have to start double checking connections. If someone out there has seen this before any suggestions would be appreciated. But yes I'm a bit sore today from crawling all over the interior and up down and around!!
  • hudsn47
    hudsn47 Senior Contributor
    Never ever trust the voltage regulator cover stamping for where the connections go! Just discovered that the cover was installed backwards at some point indicating the wrong positions for the terminals. This resulted in the Battery and Armature wires to be reversed. Won't fall for that one again!
  • MikeWA
    MikeWA Senior Contributor
    My weekend project was removing the front seat. My car was customized in the early '50's, and the owner's wife used an old Naugahyde pattern. Dick Riggs, of the NW Chapter, recognized the pattern, as he had been an upholsterer, and said he had done a zillion restaurant booths and kitchen chairs in that pattern "back in the day"- called Forecast- kind of a "Jetson-esque" pattern of swirls, etc.

    Contacted SMS in Canby, OR.- "sure, we have it, how much do you want?"

    So took the seat to my high school buddy Louie (Class of '66), who now does auto upholstery in his spare time (which is quite a bit, since he retired!). He measured it up, and I ordered the material.

    Looking forward to getting the old girl on the road again.
  • 54SuperWasp
    54SuperWasp Expert Adviser
    Well, my Hudson work was: preparing the garage for the Hudson project. I wrote in another topic that I had found a garage to move my 54 in. The final space will be 30'X60'. ( I will share the place with the owner's son who will restore a 75 Chevelle).On the attached picture you can see a wooden wall. That was the pool room
    sitting behind that wall).
    We worked from 8 to 4 saturday emptying the place from all the tools and furniture.
    The only thing we kept was the fridge and it's now near the tool box... Next step will be putting a beam under the ceiling before taking of 2 walls. Ciment on that part of the floor will come next before the fun begins.. Michel.
  • 37 CTS
    37 CTS Senior Contributor
    I walked out to my shop, and pointed the key at the switch of the '37 Hudson 8,
    and it was running, and running on all 8. Don't recall even hearing the starter. I had not run it since last November. My work is done.
  • Browniepetersen
    Browniepetersen Senior Contributor
    Mike (WA) wrote:
    My weekend project was removing the front seat. My car was customized in the early '50's, and the owner's wife used an old Naugahyde pattern. Dick Riggs, of the NW Chapter, recognized the pattern, as he had been an upholsterer, and said he had done a zillion restaurant booths and kitchen chairs in that pattern "back in the day"- called Forecast- kind of a "Jetson-esque" pattern of swirls, etc.

    Contacted SMS in Canby, OR.- "sure, we have it, how much do you want?"

    So took the seat to my high school buddy Louie (Class of '66), who now does auto upholstery in his spare time (which is quite a bit, since he retired!). He measured it up, and I ordered the material.

    Looking forward to getting the old girl on the road again.

    Mike, That is such a cool custom. Hope to see it sometime this summer. I expect since you have the seat out you will not be at the Western Regional. Perhaps the Hurst Castle or perhaps Laughlin?
  • MikeWA
    MikeWA Senior Contributor
    Thanks for the kind words.

    Probably won't get that far afield. "Billetproof" show in Centralia, maybe the Unfinished Nationals in Elma, and some NW Chapter get-togethers. Might venture out further when I don't have to be back at work on Mondays :dry:
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