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Slow. Waiting on machinist and body man. In the mean time I am working on all the little things . Presently trying to figure out how to get the...
There is a guy advertising a twin-H for a Jet for sale in the HET mag. This is his contact number. 8644306314. I am also working on a Jet.
I put ele. ign. on a Hudson with OD. I was concerned about blowing the unit. I just did away with the KD wire. Everything works fine. Don't...
Replacing a seat should be no problem for any machine shop. Use a hardened seat when replacing.
Check you block carefully. A lot of the Dodge and Industrial blocks were sleeved. I have a 230 out of a Dodge truck that has sleeves in it. The...
I would install it for sure. I ran the Offy 3x1 intake with headers. I liked the idea of a carb on each one of those intake openings. I ran the...
The pics look familiar. From the shape of the combustion chamber, it looks to be a 194 head. It was the only head with small combustion chamber.
I ran a 292 with a Sissell/Kirby ported head on pulling tractor. The head had the large valves and the stud boss removed. It was not a lump port...
One of the first threads I look at everyday. Keep it up.
A problem with the one-wire is that, your GEN light has no where to make a connection. On a 3 wire the Gen light is hooked to the excite wire....
Already a member. My handle over there is LHudson.
pic of the turbo setup I picked up. [ATTACH]
I have considered the turbo route. The turbo setup out of a Covair is a good looking outfit. I picked up one at a swapmeet last year. I can't post...
Coupes were made in 53. I am working on one at the present time. #2C264598 When putting a 308 in the Jet, the firewall must be modified. They...
I have a 230 in a antique pulling tractor. It can hit 5500 rpm's with out any problem. The cam profile lets it level out at between 4000 and 4500....
I like those Jets. Driving them is most rewarding of all. I also have a 53 coupe. Mine does not have OD. Wish it did. Drive Hell out of it. LHud
My car is a 53 Super Jet. It was a cheap model with very little chrome. It came out NV and is a very solid car. I know of no forum for Jets only....
The problem in the pistons is where the ring pins are. In both of the pistons , this is where the problem started. The problem was not on top but...
I am presently working on a 202 engine. In the teardown on the engine, I found two of the pistons had simular issues. It was not as severe as the...
[ATTACH] 53 Super Jet
There is a guy in TX that rebuilds them. Don't have his info at hand. It is not cheap. If you can find a nos is cheaper. The trouble with nos, the...
Just Google hetclub. This is the official site for Hudson's. They have two forums. One for the official site and a Open forum. The Open forum is...
You can use a grade 8 bolt. There are no bushings in the hinges. May have to ream the hole for a tight fit. Use a long bolt and cut the threads...
When you take the top off the trans., you can observe how the reverse fork actuates the reverse lock out rod. If I remember correctly, you will...
With the OD trans, you will have to modify one of the shifting forks. A mod will have to be made to actuate the reverse lock out rod. There were...
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You need to go over to the P-15 D24 board. They will have the answers you need.
Go over on the P15-d24 board and get hold of Don Coatney. He has driven a t5 behind a 251 for many years. He has driven all over the US, He knows...
There is a book that is invalueable when working on the Mopar flathead. The name of it is Dodge Pickups-History and Restoration by Brumm and...
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