Tuesday, September 23, 2014

The decision has been made. It is time to sell the Hudson. I haven't decided exactly where to list it yet but I am considering Hemmings or ClassicCars.com. They both seem like good choices although ClassicCars.com listed until sold feature seems to fit better with my timeline of this fall or next spring. I already posted it on the Hudson Essex Terraplane website. You will most likely have to be already logged in for this link to work. Pricing is also an interesting question. Other comparable Hornet sedans seem to list around 20K. This would fit in the range of more than I paid for it but less than I have put into it. So I am selling for 20K or best offer. Only time will tell if it is a good number. If you are interested, let me know.

Thursday, September 18, 2014

6 weeks and nearly a grand later....

First of all a big thank you to Russ and Randy at 21st Century Hudson for parts and Hudson advice for my local mechanic at Byron Auto! About 6 weeks ago I needed to have the brakes checked & bled and the gasket on the top end of the heat-riser replaced. Turned out to be quite a lot more to it than either I or my mechanic expected. In short my dual exhaust adapter was cast thick and made things so tight that it effectively popped the heat-riser gasket.  There were trials and tribulations but in the end it was ground down and pretty much every gasket from the exhaust manifold on back had to be replaced.

Thursday, June 19, 2014

Up on jacks

It has been quite some time since I have had the Hudson up on jack stands. I am attempting my first brake bleed. Hopefully I get ambitious and break out the grease gun since I already have it up.  Wish me luck.

Update: while I can change my oil and grease my fittings, brake work seems better left to a professional. Maybe a different story if I had a lift.