Hot Rods Turbo Hudson, daily driver

A buddy just stopped by to shoot the breeze and i had to take pics of and share his daily driver.
Its a Hudson, original paint and when he was here last time it had a cam and a pair of 97's.
He was't happy with that combo and destroked it 5/8". added this turbo and dual float SU, t5 tranny.

 

Very cool and a simple setup at that.

One question though, what the hell kinda gauge is that hanging off the column?

 

awesome ride, dig it

 

Thats awesome. I think the guage is an old vacuum guage. (guess)
I dig the "710" cap. pic 7. You know the joke.

 

Thats pretty damned cool, except the wheels.

 

Never heard it, what is it?

 

That's neat! He's a talented guy. I'd like to see it run and drive.

 

Armchair Quarterback walks into a parts store and demands a 710 cap. Parts guys are baffled until he draws them a picture of a cap with "710" written on it and they turn it upside down.

Bonus points if it's for his Pontiac Gooolie.

 

Oh that joke!................no I don't remember that joke
enlighten us oh great one!

 

OK now you know that I type slow! 710....OIL.....geez am I stupid or what.

 

that is A#1 cool! i wish i could see it in person.

 

Hey oj, what's your friend's take on this mod? I've got a chrysler 265 flathead 6 that his set up cloud help out with.

 

Been cover either here or on classiccar.com,can't remember but it's one bad ass Hudson!

 

Did it with two Stude flathead 6's. Pretty straightforward and definitely more interesting IMHO than another SBC. Now adding LPG to one of mine....

 

dare to be different! i love it

 

Turbostude, I have a '52 chrysler 265 flathead 6. That motor normally goes to 3600rpm max.
Is a turbo a possiblity for my motor for added power or should I stay with the McColluch{'54 kaiser manhattan} I have?
Thoughts?

 

Amen...in a sea of common day V8's , some of us want something else!