Bigdad Posted October 11, 2011 Posted October 11, 2011 That looks great so far I'm going to keep my eye on this build too. I think I'll do a Hudson as a rust bucket in a diorama next to a beat up old shed of some sort with the hood up and the head off of the engine.
Sully Posted October 11, 2011 Posted October 11, 2011 (edited) My two cents worth Jeff is to start cutting................ A flip front would look cool. Even if there never was one done, I say go for it...... and still with the injector stacks sticking out of the hood.. Sully Edited October 11, 2011 by Sully
Funkster Posted October 11, 2011 Posted October 11, 2011 Now thats cool. Like the looks so far. Can only get better!
aarondupont Posted October 11, 2011 Posted October 11, 2011 There was a large gasser in the mid to late 60's in Ohio. It was a 50 Packard (year may be wrong). Big slab sided gasser. I do not recall the engine. Later on he ran a Lark gasser. He had the Packard and Lark at the Gasser Nationals in 2010 at Norwalk, Oh. If I could every learn how to post photos from my computer, I'd post the photos from Norwalk. Too much technology for my 60 year old brain! Aaron Dupont
jeffs396 Posted October 12, 2011 Author Posted October 12, 2011 Thanks for the encouragement everyone! The deed is done
papi62596 Posted October 12, 2011 Posted October 12, 2011 I just picked one up at the Sylvania (formally Toledo) NNL and thought about dropping mine into the weeds, but now I'm not sure. LOL. Keep us posted!!
mytricia Posted October 12, 2011 Posted October 12, 2011 i just got my hudson kit yesterday.i'm not 100% sure what i'm gonna do but it's kinda looking like it will be a street hot rod,possibly late model vette f.i. motor, modern interior updates-just a cool street cruiser with a lot of modern updates!
noname Posted October 20, 2011 Posted October 20, 2011 A point about the likely hood of a Hudson Gasser, it is fairly unlikely and it probably wouldn't go far at a national level. But who's to say it could never have been done. They may have only raced at smaller local tracks. Remember, some people added weight to their Willys to put it in a lower classbracket where they would be more competitive. Plus, if that car had a fibreglass front end, aluminum doors and drunk, racing buckets, etc. it could probably fool a few people. Now in present day, people do all kinds of crazy things just to be different.
Sully Posted October 20, 2011 Posted October 20, 2011 Here's a little inspiration for ya Jeff. Not the correct year, but still an old bathtub runnin the strip.........
90lowboy Posted October 21, 2011 Posted October 21, 2011 I wasn't planing to get this kit, but now you gave me insite what it can look like.. LOVE GASSERS!!! Thanks.
Modelmartin Posted October 21, 2011 Posted October 21, 2011 Gassers ran a weight to cubic inches formula. Since this is a pretty heavy car you would need a big engine in it. There was a guy named Paul Longenecker who once ran a 60 Pontiac wagon with a big block Chevy in it in the lower classes like F/G or G/G. He carried the front end pretty high off the line. He reportedly had to change out his ring and pinion every 4 runs!!! I would recommend you get the slicks even with the fender edges. It wasn't legal to have tires outside the body. Your period-correctness of components is off a bit - if you care about that. I would go with older style wheels and an I-beam axle to go with the jacked-up look and radiused wheel wells.If your target era is 66 or older you should use piecrust slicks. Remember - gassers got a 10% engine setback.
bismarck Posted November 15, 2014 Posted November 15, 2014 (edited) bump. Edited November 15, 2014 by bismarck
jaftygas Posted November 15, 2014 Posted November 15, 2014 I have this fantasy of taking a round 2 69 Chevell and making it a 68. Then throw a straight axel under it, with a blown 409 cid mill and some blue streak pie crust slicks, lose the fender wells in front, ah hell you get the picture, and wait for the green. Only problem is I never have the time, but to just daydream about it.
espo Posted November 15, 2014 Posted November 15, 2014 Mr. Yuk made a good point about gassers. They have some very basic rules, but are classified by weight to cubic inches of engine displacement. The picture of the Hudson gasser should give you a good guide. I can not remember the year, but there was a Hudson four door gasser with a 283 Chevy and powerglide that raced at the Winter Nationals at Pomona. I think it was Hot Rod Magazine that did a brief profile on the guys that put it together. I'm sure it ran in a class near the end of the alphabet and didn't really need slick for traction.
1 bad55 stan Posted November 17, 2014 Posted November 17, 2014 Great idea,it looks sweet already,I'll be watching your progress...
FASTBACK340 Posted November 17, 2014 Posted November 17, 2014 Great idea Jeff! I like this, especially with the radiused wheel-wells. Straight-axle required, and I agree a tilt nose. Wow…. looking forward to your finished build !
bobthehobbyguy Posted June 30, 2015 Posted June 30, 2015 (edited) Did this evertget finished? Edited June 30, 2015 by bobthehobbyguy
jeffs396 Posted June 30, 2015 Author Posted June 30, 2015 Did this evertget finished? Any progress? Unfortunately no Gents. Hopefully it'll make it back on the bench one of these days...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now