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I've been re-energised by this thread. I dragged out the old Flow Quick to see if it would still calibrate, hunted up the Hudson cylinder...
That's a very nice Pacemaker. I've looked at some other pics of it elsewhere on the HAMB - I like your approach and am more impressed to see...
I don't have very many pictures of it, and its not spectacular anyhow. Its a driver bought by accident, which is a story in itself. Great daily...
Gorgeous car! Do you have anymore pics of it? Those were the Hornets of their day. People remembering the reputation of the 8 is what kept it in...
The Weber setup does not fit well with plans to build a HA/GR dragster using the stroker engine. We've discussed the issue over on the HA/GR...
Larry still makes them. I asked about them not long ago. Clifford still has some stuff that's not on the website/catalog. This was the reply:...
Oh yeah, in the Terraplane. The Terraplane 8 was John Dillenger's preferred car. I was really disappointed in the recent movie as they were all...
Dang, I don't want to hijack this thread either regarding 8's. But, I have to say this. I've never looked at a more visually appealing flathead...
StudHud and Rocket88NZ GREAT STUFF! We talk alot about Hornets, but my favorite stepdowns are the Super Wasps. I have a Super Wasp coupe, and...
Hang in there compadre. We'll just consider the Ford V8's as being granted a reprieve. 200 ponies for 2010. Hud
Yes, real stock car racing. I absolutely love the comment made by the narrator, "These are not highly specialized cars that serve no useful...
As far as I know, Hudson NEVER intended to use a V8. They were developing an OHV straight six of about the same size as the Hornet. That engine...
Hey man, I have no idea what went on in the club back then. I don't keep up with any such crap today. Club politics are just not my forte'. Hud
I too was first a plymouth man. The mighty 230 first aquainted me with something I had never given thought to, the power of a flathead six....
The 7x type cam that was known at the "chain stretcher" is history. The last 3 digits of its casting are "742". There is a 742A cam that was...
Hey Rick, I've thought about your Hudson 8 project alot and wondered what had become of it. I sure hate to hear the reason for the slowdown,...
If you are in Texas, you are amongst some of my favorite Hudson people in the world. If you aren't one of them already and just having fun with...
Not a problem, I'll help anybody I can run the Hudson. One item that hasn't been discussed, and has been a huge problem for me - transmissions....
Sure, you wouldn't have been the first. My economy went south in '06 and hasn't recovered yet - which put my own big Hudson engine project in...
Another drag race, at Bean Blossom. A Twin-H powered '49 Super Six against Ralph's McCulloch'ed Pacemaker...
I was lucky enough to talk to Smokey Yunick before he died. He was the tech advisor for the Hudson Essex Terraplane club. The club roster gave a...
Hudson had the total package for the time. Their success in round-track was alot more than the engine. If you've ever driven a stepdown, you'll...
Ike Smith passed away? I am really sorry to hear that. Gary Ellard is still around: he was in the Purcell,Smith,Sap crew. Still races a Hornet...
Another cruel irony. The engineer who developed the Hudson 7x, Bernie Seigfried, also engineered the Ford 300-6. The Ford 300 would have been...
Its rather ironic, but Hudson in straight-line racing Rods didn't show up in number until the 60's. God only knows how many were tearing up the...
The IAT-4101B is your distributor type. Autolite. 1954-57 Plymouth Six. 16* mechanical advance, all in @ 2700 rpm. 16* of vacuum advance;...
Gee guys, I said "helps", not "Adds". Panic is right; "Why were they used? Because it allows a hotter cam to be used, where the lobe would catch...
Yep, thought so. From here, I think I'll just lurk this thread. Lifter cross-compatibility was probably the only constructive thing I could...
Thanks, Very interesting, that's similiar to the Hudson Super Six arrangement. 7.5* incline towards the cylinder. Hudson made a mistake in...
I'm a Hudson man, so there is my bias. However, any flathead inline gets my attention. Big Ol' Packards get my attention Big Time. I've looked...
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