Projects 53 hudson wasp project

dirty gear box


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after 20 minutes of rubbing it looks a bit better


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also left floor welded in

 

cleaned the rest of the floor

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and put some green primer/paint over (looks "a bit" like the collor of the car)


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the ashtray was next


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one night in the bleach and then rubbing it clean


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gas tank stinks so have to take it out.

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and looks not so good:

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inside the tank:

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trunk needs some new metal too, lucky I have good access


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and put 2 new door hinges


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today it was not so cold and the sun came out so I took out the engine of my wasp parts car.

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boddy parts are good, needs no welding.

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can someone tell me the differense between a 308 and a 262 gear box?

 

Someone imports these and you bought it from them?

All the trim makes it look custom already...

 

yes a friend of me imports cars (mostly 60 and 70's cars) and when he have something interesting I by it.

 

I pulled the engine out of the coupe

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put it on a stand and dismantled it

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still can not see wy the engine is frozen

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New engine is cleaned, painted and put in to the coupe

 

and teared down the parts car.

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ready to start it up, but first some rewiring, good I have the Hudson Shop Service Manual


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Didn't Hudson make a small car back in the early '50's like the Henry-J and Willys Areo Eagle?

pdq67

 

And it start :

http://youtu.be/cvihX92V200

 

Nice car, I love those early 50's Hudson's and its my dream to own one one day very soon. Im currently building a 28 Tudor using a heap of early Hudson and Terraplane parts.

 

Thanks, it was a reward that it run yesterday after 2 months of work. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvihX92V200

yours in the desert looks solid but missing a lot of part.

 

PDQ67, You are referring to the Jet. Some like them but I never cared much for them. Looked a lot like the 54 fords but smaller and uglier.

 

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took the right front brakes apart

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soak them in vinegar for a night

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painted, grease it and put back together

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sandblasted some parts and painted

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Several posts with pictures have been made on the HAMB about using a Mustang gas tank the flat top and flange was used to do double duty as a replacement tank and replacement trunk floor: http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Univers...Parts_Accessories&hash=item4ac254b1e0&vxp=mtr The measurements for a template are shown in the pictures.

 

that would be perfect but no international shipping i see.

 

You are doing a fine job on the Hudson. I appreciate your hard work and dedication. I look forward to seeing more of your progress. Yes, vinegar works well on parts cleaning.

All the best,
Dale
Cleveland OH

 

the original chroom was not so nice

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good the chroom from my parts car was better

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I purchased a nice searchlight last week

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I've always liked the Step Down Hudsons.