Xander Wildeisen

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Yes they are the same. The plunger or rod, what ever you want to call it. That presses on the latch in the door. Can be longer for the front doors, and shorter for the back doors. Side to side they are the same. Front to back, they are the same. Except for the length of the plunger/rod. Going front to back. You can change that part out, by taking apart the push buttons.

48-49 Are different. Not sure on 50? You want 51 and up. Had a bunch, easy to find. I think the 49 handles are the best looking. I put them on my 52 Hornet convertible.

Another one. https://inlandempire.craigslist.org/cto/d/redlands-citroen-2cv/7258174306.html

Still the Jaguar frame. Widened 9 inches, stretched 7 inches. Has a 89 XJS V12, the 89 independent rear suspension. And a after market independent front suspension. The 89 XJS front suspension was not a good fit. Caused a lot of problems in this car, using the 54 frame.

Hidden headlights could look good. Going to keep it looking like a XK120 roadster, just bigger. And a few little changes. They are a very nice looking car. Glad I have it, their values have gone up a lot. Buy in price for a nice project has gotten to expensive.

With the coupe body up in the air. I could take a good look at the bottom. There is only one small spot of rust in the back trunk panel. I have a piece cut out of one of the parts cars, to replace this once it is sand blasted. Very nice body on this car/patch panel. People spend thousands on new reproduction parts to repair old cars. This was money well spent, all original Hudson parts/metal. Coupe frame is rolled away, and the back half of the convertible body is lifted off the frame. Convertible frame is rolled under the coupe body. Steering column and box unbolted from the frame. This column will be put back in later, with a better tube used from a different column set up. Body is lowered down and bolted on. Ready to start repairing a convertible. Very easy to do, any one could do this.

New owner of the 34 has it driving. Will stay as you see it. The Country Club listed for sale would be a great car to clean up the best you can, and drive it as a original. Seller is just to high on his asking price. I thought about it, just bad timing for me. Very nice car, still would show well for what it is. If left sitting there for a few more years. It will turn that final corner down the road.

Picking up the car in MN. New owner got a very nice, hard to find Hudson eight Victoria. He is active in the Hudson club, it will be seen.

Pictures of the 34. That's pretty original. Beautiful car.

I did not have to sell the 34 Hudson. It is a choice a person makes. Could have sold a different car. I have always put up for sale the car that is the most marketable. At that time it was the 34. My 47 convertible is a mixed bag. Some people might not like it, because of the repair. I have a complete photo album with the car showing everything. The Jaguar is still a project, a person would not get much for it, as it sits. But it has had thousands of dollars worth of work in it. Will be a good car to show for my business. So would the 47 Hudson when it is finished out. My whole life got impacted by other peoples bull sh#t. If there was a desire to put together something automotive related. People sure went about it in a bad way. This story out of Idaho stinks of fraud in every way. And it lands on the lap of the State. And that is why you hear nothing.

This is a nice looking car. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/245882323425276/?ref=search&referral_code=undefined

No, I do not have a Hornet motor any more. Sold all my extra engines. All my cars have a drive trains installed. Only extra motor I have now is in the parts car. It is very complete, missing the generator. Might run? Any original cars I had were sold, when everything turned to sh@t in Star. I did buy a nice original 34 Hudson. Was going to drive it back and forth to work. After being jacked around on a building. It was sold before I got it on the road, bought the 49. Did some fast wrenching, and left. I really liked that 34 Hudson. It found a good home in the Hudson club.

Mixed drinks?

More beer solves that problem. It keeps common sense out of the picture.😆

I have not driven one with drive master. This 47 convertible had the drive master. The 37 Terraplane utility coupe you see above had the electric hand on it. Never got to drive them with those set ups. The convertible is a commodore eight. Just has a different engine in it. A person could put an original eight engine back in it. Would like to finish out the car, and drive and enjoy it. 46-47 Hudson's are a good looking car, with a low production. It was worth saving in my opinion. Have the Jaguar that needs to finished as well. Those two projects will be enough to keep me busy on the side in my spare time. Just need to find a building/shop.

With the convertible frame out of the way, coupe was placed on the lift. All body bolts, fender braces, wiring and cables removed/disconnected. Steering box unbolted and linkage disconnected. Front end and rear fenders removed. Stripped down to a complete body. You can see in the background how much of the shop is taken over by doing this. Truck cabs, truck beds, mountain of parts and customers cars. I can look at the date on the pictures and find out how much time it took to work through these parts cars. Got it done pretty fast. Date on last picture is 4/27/2012, just about one year away from the start of it.

Tearing apart the convertible was the nasty part. The coupe is the fun part. I had another Hudson with a drive master.

This 47 Hudson has a drive master in place.

With the front half of the convertible removed, and the upper part of the cowl set aside. Condition of the frame can be checked, and the rest of the floors can be removed up to the rear door pillar. Any bolts remaining on the back half of the body, are removed. Back half is just sitting on the frame now. You can get a better look at the difference in the frame. And the extra braces for the convertible. Sweep up the mess. Frame is rolled away from the lift, and set aside. Coupe is now moved over to the lift. Parts are moved to cars/trucks they will go on. Hoods start to go on the wall, where else would you put them. I had to pause customers work, and jam in all of this. Getting through the parts cars, and this convertible as fast as possible. This stuff took over the shop. It did go really fast. A person can get stuff done pretty fast when you have a space to work in.

Art Morrison frame on the 57. Paint on the 59 Chevrolet frame was done by the painter I was using at the time.

This one is smoothed up and painted base coat/clear coat. A lot more than the first two. How much do you want to spend?

Here are some good pictures showing the different levels/choices you can make. Truck frame above is painted with POR 15. This frame is powder coated, going under a 57 Chevrolet. Costs more than the POR 15.

This is a truck frame, with a front clip on it and 64 Chrysler rear leaf springs. Ford rear end. Truck frames have different running board mounts/brackets. This frame is stretched 7 inches for the cab stretch and stock bed length. Mounting points on frames are the same. So moving a bracket back, to the mounting location for a coupe. Lines up the mounting point for the back of the truck cab on the frame. 46-47 Hudson's are the same in so many ways. Very easy to modify trucks, and dress them up with stuff from the cars. Trucks were very plain.

Frames are the same coupe/sedan/truck. Truck frames are longer, with different design/cross members in the back. For the mounting of the bed. Convertible frames are the same as the coupe. They just welded a extension on to the X member, and added four braces in the center of the frame. Will show better pictures coming up. First picture convertible, second picture sedan parts car. You could take a coupe/sedan frame, and turn it into a convertible frame, very easy to do. The convertible frame has my stamped factory vin numbers. They are stamped down the drivers side, on top of the frame rails. Still readable, the frame is in good shape. Mounts for running boards/sill area will have the front ones replaced. The front cross member where the front fender bolt on, is replaced as well, just pitted very bad. Frame is solid, would not have lasted much longer in the Portland environment. I had enough parts to replace anything that was in question.