Chuck Most Posted December 5, 2013 Posted December 5, 2013 (edited) The idea here is a mild '70's style street machine. So far, most of the work has revolved around stuffing in a 1970-vintage 426 HEMI mill, and all its related componentry... Note that I've added the firewall to the interior tub, and not to the body the way you should as indicated in the instructions. The reason I did that was to make it easier to attach the firewall supports, as it would have been completely impossible to do once the body was in place with the engine, as the HEMI is so wide. I also added the wiper actuator and horns, because it's easier to add those when the firewall is still a separate part. This will make getting the body onto the chassis (without knocking off the aforementioned firewall components) a bit of a challenge, but not impossible. I hope... Parts donors include... AMT '70 Super Bee Pro Street (Engine and trans, fan shroud, possibly fuel pump- Mickey Thompson valve covers are from Competition Resins and the carbs are from my spares box. I had to switch to a rear-sump oil pan and modify the Hudson's steering in order for it to fit the chassis. ) AMT Baldwin Motion Camaro (Front seats (on scratchbuilt 'tracks) and steering wheel.) Arii Western (?) mag wheels and BF Goodrich Tires The paint will be Duplicolor HEMI Orange, and since the engine will just barely squeak under the hood, I don't plan on running a scoop. The body will be completely stock aside from the decidedly non-stock paint. The next thing will be setting up the chassis and exhaust. Hopefully... Edited December 7, 2013 by Chuck Most
Bartster Posted December 5, 2013 Posted December 5, 2013 Nice, Chuck. This will be the 1st Hudson I'm interested in ! Please carry on
Badluck 13 Posted December 6, 2013 Posted December 6, 2013 Chuck,sweet project as usual!!!,love the interior work.
Custom Hearse Posted December 6, 2013 Posted December 6, 2013 Looks awesome Chuck! It is a great project, and a heck of a swap.
om617 Posted December 6, 2013 Posted December 6, 2013 This looks cool. Did Hudson ever make they`re own v8?
Jantrix Posted December 6, 2013 Posted December 6, 2013 Love it Chuck! On this one I think I'd open up the rear wheel wells. But that's just me.
Chuck Most Posted December 6, 2013 Author Posted December 6, 2013 This looks cool. Did Hudson ever make they`re own v8? Nope- you couldn't get a V8 Hudson until 1955 when they switched to the Nash body- IIRC it was a Packard V8. They were working on one, but when they merged with Nash and formed AMC, that went out the window. Hudson was also working on a new inline six... that one eventually did end up being built by Ford as the 240/300.
Chuck Most Posted December 6, 2013 Author Posted December 6, 2013 Love it Chuck! On this one I think I'd open up the rear wheel wells. But that's just me. On these Step Down Hudsons, you pretty much can't- there's an external frame rail that runs right up over the wheel opening, and the upper part of the wheel well is fully enclosed above that.
Car Crazy 81 Posted December 7, 2013 Posted December 7, 2013 Chuck, Nice concept of shoehorning a Hemi in a Hornet I like it cant wait until shes finished. I might have to steal your idea beings I like it so much if that's cool with you.
Chuck Most Posted December 7, 2013 Author Posted December 7, 2013 Here's the underside so far... Had to snake the driver's side exhaust around the brake cylinder but still keep it away from the shift linkage- not pretty but it'll work. The Super Bee coughed up its mufflers- I'll have downspouts for the exits eventually. You can also see the slapper bars from the Baldwin Motion Camaro in place on the rear springs, and the Super Bee's fuel pump/filter casting out back, positioned so it intentionally peeks out from beneath the rear bumper. Still a little more work to do, but pretty much dialed in down here. In a nod to the other car with a stinging-insect-inspired name, the one which donated the 426 HEMI (that would be the '70 Super Bee for those of you a little on the 'dense' side), I used the Super Bee graphic in place of the stock Hudson crest on the grille. Here's the interior- Here you can see the Baldwin Motion Camaro's seats and steering wheel and the '58 Impala custom console- the shifter is from a Monogram '57 Nomad (I think). The gauges under the dash are Detail Master, and the stock speedo and clock openings are blocked of with 'aluminum' discs (actually sort of an accurate description, since BMF is aluminum...). I think it still needs a column-mount tach. I used a Detail Master photoetched stereo face, and I'm still messing around with the idea of adding a CB radio in here somewhere.
Chuck Most Posted December 7, 2013 Author Posted December 7, 2013 Chuck, Nice concept of shoehorning a Hemi in a Hornet I like it cant wait until shes finished. I might have to steal your idea beings I like it so much if that's cool with you. Have at it, Rick. I'll be the last guy to try and stop you!
wmobie Posted December 7, 2013 Posted December 7, 2013 I have an old (60's) R&C that ran a few photos of a Hornet with a 392 Hemi, sporting 6-2 barrel strombergs. I bought that issue on the newsstand and I have never forgotten that car over the many years. I have nearly all the parts put aside and only need to find that R&C to build my very own. Your builds are always first class and fun to follow. As the old saying goes, "there is no replacement for cubic inches." 6-2's goes a long way though. Walt O'Brien
slusher Posted December 7, 2013 Posted December 7, 2013 Very cool build idea and awsume work so far...
Jeremy Jon Posted December 8, 2013 Posted December 8, 2013 (edited) Clean build, looks great!! Edited December 8, 2013 by Jeremy Jon
Chuck Most Posted December 9, 2013 Author Posted December 9, 2013 Hoping I'll have this one wrapped up sometime tomorrow. Guess we'll see...
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