308 with factory dry clutch

bob ward
bob ward Senior Contributor
edited January 2013 in HUDSON
There's probably not too many of these around, its a 55/56 308 out of a manual car. This flywheel is 0.7" thick compared to only 0.4" thick for the oil clutch stepdown engines.

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  • TwinH
    TwinH Senior Contributor
    Did not know that. My 55/56 308 flywheel measures .570" and is a wet clutch,
    but it is an adapter flywheel to make up for the shorter 55/56 crankshafts and
    pilot bearing is in the flywheel itself. Works with my 49 single lever trans.
  • Glowplug
    Glowplug Expert Adviser
    Bob; great post, I have one of those too. One thing not mentioned is the transmission that backs the dry clutch has a beefier input spline and is longer than the Stepdown variant. Mine being from a torque tube donor had the required rear fitting on the 2 lever O/D transmission. Made that into a open drive rear using Studebaker O/D cover. 308 with dry clutch and O/D will go into a stepdown.
  • Lee ODell
    Lee ODell Senior Contributor
    Bob & Oldfarmer, thanks for the information about the Hudson dry clutch & about the overdrive. Still learning something new. Bob, in your picture there is something near the exhaust elbow outlet. Is that connected to the breather toob or the exhaust elbow and what is it used for?
    Lee O'Dell
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    Looks like a PCV valve modification
    Roger
  • bob ward
    bob ward Senior Contributor
    Lee, that's connected to the breather tube and presumably went to the aircleaner.

    This is one of the dished centre conversion flywheels that were used when putting a short crank 55/56 308 into a manual stepdown.

  • PAULARGETYPE
    PAULARGETYPE Senior Contributor
    BOB I HAVE ONE OF THOSE ON THE SHEL I NEVER KNEW WHAT IT WAS FOR NOW I KNOW YOU SHOWED A HASH GUY A HASH PART HE DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT !!! ;)
  • Huddy42
    Huddy42 Senior Contributor
    Never too old to learn.
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    OUCH !
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