The Jalopy Journal
Hey guys my grandpa worked every day untill he was 86. All his friends that retired and sat around died in 6 months. So he said F#ck that and...
I love straight 8"s!!!! Just don't have any around this area. I knew a guy that had a v-12 lincoln flatty. Would"nt that look cool? Can't...
Joe if you could shoot me over a pic of one I'll see what I can do. I have a couple of old fords on portable welders around here somewhere?...
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Hey four banger what kind of motor are you looking for? I'm only about 3 or 4 hours away for you. We have lots of old farms around here with most...
Hey dodger love thoes front wheels!!!! Are you going to run them on the car for race day? The chassis looks great too!!! Keep up the...
Well I can't see how more cars would be bad? My thinkin is a 8 16 32 or 64 car field would be about the best thing since canned beer.
Joke of the day I had a engine instructor in the service that stated "The easiest way to remember the firing order on any I-6 engine...
I think the old salts missed the point to the question. I would have to say the answer is yes they would. And if your only running to have fun...
Great to see you passing the knowledge down a generation Bob!! Some of the best times in my life were with my Grandparents.
I'm gonna start with the hydro and go from there. At 3.82 for the first gear it should be a tire smoking ordeal. I'm going to start collecting the...
Got to admit that is one cool ass car and project. Hope they go back next year..
Hey just speaking what's on my mind. I'll play by the rules. I like having a 328 C.I. Hudson as my problem.:D Will you? Got the rails will...
I might be wrong but in 52 or 53 how many of your favorite slant six's were on the street? NONE? My hydro was.I know it's my fault for picking...
I would say that a glide or a th-350 would be a streach but if it was an option when the engine was made why not. I do under stand the whole...
Well it would help my case out alot. Not having to much luck so far trying to find a manual tranny actually clutch to fit behind my Hudson. I'm...
Hey looks like a great start!! What kind of power are you going to use? Dusty P.S. Is it cold over there??
Thanks for the info.
Can I build my own front axle or do I have to run an OEM? And how about front wheels? I see some with wire wheels and some with steeles?
Guess that fat girl I was going to strap on the back for ballast is out?
Hey 348 I hope to give a respectible performance and make all us loyal Hudsonites proud of our brand. The Hudson torque might be fun to drive in a...
Small world. Well if these cars ever come to be we may have to hook up to brain storm. I think most of these folks have r&d time on us? Will be...
Hey Mike I'm in Hermiston. A couple hundred miles or so from you. Might be more of us around than we know of? Go figure
The weather has been kicking my ass for about a month but could start around March or so. Just have to get some shop space cleared out. Well then...
Will do. Is there anyone else running a Hudson?
I'm doing some more research on the wet clutch. I know the roundy round guys of the 50's replaced them often. But then again I'm sure they did...
The more I look at these ol girls the more I want to build one. One question. I'm a Hudson guy and I'm thinking the Hudson wet clutch might be a...
Any Hudson folks out this way?
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