My Hudson todo list :-)

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edited November -1 in HUDSON
Hello all.



Thanks again for all the help over the years. I'm popping back out of the woodwork because this is another Hudson weekend.



I have a 1948 Super Six and it's in pretty good shape these days, thanks largely to the advice I've received on this board. But I have a few questions, and things left to fix. Maybe these should be in separate threads, but here goes...



1: I need the correct temp sender for my car. If I recall, it needs to read 50 ohms when the car is hot, and a dead short when it's cold. The sender I have now runs backwards :-) What is the part number, and/or where can I get a sender for a '48? Remember, the gauges changed with the '

50.



2: I need to get my hands on a driver's side window. I also need to do some exploring and see how I get the old one out to begin with. Maybe I can just have a piece of glass cut.



3: I need a 4th gear!... or something. I have a 308, but the original '48 drivetrain. The engine seems to run fast at 60 mph. My Hudson and I showed up at Fred Garrity's Parts sale in Feb. That was amazing! He has about 6 Hudsons in his back yard alone! He has a few rear-ends lying around, but we need a part number or something so we can tell if any of them would be useful to me. I suppose I could also try a 3 speed + OD trans. Ideas?



4: My front doors still don't close properly. Think I'll try hitting the strikers with a welder to build them back up. Is that a good idea? Tell me before I break something :-)



If I can help others, please ask. I'm a good electrical engineer and can help a great deal along those lines with a car resto.



A plug for Radiator Doctor (http://raddoc.com/) I just had my radiator completely rebuilt. It cost close to $800,and except for the top tank (which is 60 years old) the thing looks brand new!



Hudson related email can be sent to me at:

hudsonNOSPAM at chrisNOSPAMhull dot com



Some project pics.

http://zorak.chrishull.com/public/hudson2006/

http://zorak.chrishull.com/public/HudsonMaaco/1Sept2006/RearLewft1.jpg

http://zorak.chrishull.com/public/Hudson24Sept2006/rightwithvisor.jpg





Thanks again for all the help;

-Chris

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  • Unknown
    Unknown
    Chris, your car is looking great. Regarding your #4, call Kgap and get some replacements for your worn stikers.
  • Hudson Grandpa
    Hudson Grandpa Expert Adviser
    Chris: beautiful paint job. Can you tell me the name of the color.



    Call Bill Albright for temp sender. He has the right one.



    Cheers.
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    K-Gap sells reproduction strikers? I thought they only sold plastic parts. I'll definately check them out!.



    Will also call Bill A about the sender.



    -Chris
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    Chris, here you go.



    http://store01.prostores.com/servlet/kgapstore/Categories?category=Door+Related
  • hudsonguy
    hudsonguy Senior Contributor
    usgrant7 wrote:



    2: I need to get my hands on a driver's side window. I also need to do some exploring and see how I get the old one out to begin with. Maybe I can just have a piece of glass cut.



    3: I need a 4th gear!... or something. I have a 308, but the original '48 drivetrain. The engine seems to run fast at 60 mph. My Hudson and I showed up at Fred Garrity's Parts sale in Feb. That was amazing! He has about 6 Hudsons in his back yard alone! He has a few rear-ends lying around, but we need a part number or something so we can tell if any of them would be useful to me. I suppose I could also try a 3 speed + OD trans. Ideas?



    Some project pics.

    http://zorak.chrishull.com/public/hudson2006/

    http://zorak.chrishull.com/public/HudsonMaaco/1Sept2006/RearLewft1.jpg

    http://zorak.chrishull.com/public/Hudson24Sept2006/rightwithvisor.jpg





    Thanks again for all the help;

    -Chris



    Chris,



    You can get new glass cut at any glass jobber, since it's flat. Take your old window as a pattern. The Hudson shop manual (available from HET club store) has good instructions on removal.



    You need to get your hands on a Hudson OD transmission. You'll need the tranny, shorter 2-pc. driveshaft (or shorten yours), and dash control cable. I was able to locate one in a local junk yard a couple of years ago, and I can't imagine a more dramatic improvement to my car....and I've done a lot of stuff to it too! It's actually better than a fourth gear when you get used to using it.



    Good Luck
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