Monday, June 21, 2010

Back from the shop, and sounding great!

Today I picked up my Hudson from Byron Auto. New WWW Diamond Back Radials, gas tank repaired, exhaust damper removed, and true dual exhaust front to back. I even managed to give it a quick wash tonight before taking a little cruise with Jon.

 YouTube video of the Hudson on the lift: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-RTinRddiU
YouTube video of the Hudson idling: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBkaiHchVfg
Gallery of everything I took while the Hudson was on the lift: http://picasaweb.google.com/mjsandbe/52HudsonHornetBackFromByronAuto?feat=directlink
Here are a few pictures of the new exhaust while the car was on the lift:

Friday, June 11, 2010

A little too late, but finally some progress.

The gas tank came back from the radiator shop yesterday. Today Byron Auto will be installing it and installing the new exhaust. They did caution me that it may or may not be done by the end of day, it all depends on how it comes together. I am sad to say that this means I have given up on the idea of making it to the North Central Hudson meet this year.


 Here are some pictures of the mufflers and chrome tips.

Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Still up in the air

My gas tank is taking a very long time to repair. According to the radiator shop, it is filthy, and they need to get it spotless for the liner to bond correctly. The gas tank is holding up the exhaust work. They don't want to weld under the car until the gas tank is back in place. So, I am still with out a car. Hopefully early next week I will get it back, along with a hefty bill. I would be pretty sad if this made me miss the Hudson meet in IL.

I took this chance to take pictures of the under-body. Here they are: http://picasaweb.google.com/mjsandbe/UnderThe52Hornet?feat=directlink

Here is a picture of my Hudson in the air, with a new set of Radials, still blue.