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"Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire" (arch-duke-maxyenko)
06/16/2014 at 12:03 • Filed to: ebay

1947 Hudson Big Boy, Super Six flathead inline 6, manual transmission, in Dallas, Texas at $14,600 with 2 days to go and the reserve not met. !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!

DISCUSSION (15)

ly2v8-Brian > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
06/16/2014 at 12:05

Would LS swap.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
06/16/2014 at 12:06

That is a REALLY COOL TRUCK

Brian, The Life of > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
06/16/2014 at 12:10

That's fantastic! I live everything about it ... Especially the long box!

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > ly2v8-Brian
06/16/2014 at 12:33

Might be easier starting with one that needs an engine...

Kinja'd!!!

This one, all disassembled but mostly straight, was for sale on my local CL back in January. $2500.

Jedidiah > ly2v8-Brian
06/16/2014 at 12:49

Noooo

It's too nice to be chopped up. I would totally LS-swap one if it was a basket-case and the original motor was seized.

ly2v8-Brian > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
06/16/2014 at 12:52

It wouldn't be very easy to get things for this so would rather start with a more complete model.

ly2v8-Brian > Jedidiah
06/16/2014 at 12:55

I wouldn't chop anything up. I would do it in a fashion that from the outside no one would be able to tell.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > ly2v8-Brian
06/16/2014 at 12:55

Oh, agreed, but not one in the kind of shape that is in the lead. With mods required to fit an LS anyway, and considering "paint" isn't a period part...

Complete, sure, maybe. This clean, no way.

ly2v8-Brian > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
06/16/2014 at 12:58

Or go period correct (ok a few years later) and go for the twin H set up.

Jedidiah > ly2v8-Brian
06/16/2014 at 13:03

I didn't mean that you would do a bad job; I meant "chop" as in "modify"

Personally, I'd have a hard time changing anything original on a vehicle from '47 (even though this particular one was restored). It survived so long that taking out the originality would take away some of the character.

This one seems to be in too nice of shape to anything to. However, if the frame had rust holes, then I'd swap the body panels over to some 80s truck frame and put in a big block or ls.

ly2v8-Brian > Jedidiah
06/16/2014 at 13:09

Don't get me wrong it is fantastic just as it is. But I would modernize the powertrain (that's why I said LS cheap, efficient, and powerful) and the suspension. I would want to have the driving ability and convenience of a modern car, but with the looks of an old car.

Jedidiah > ly2v8-Brian
06/16/2014 at 13:22

A modern power-train is a nice thing to have. The LS is doubly nice because of parts availability. However, I doubt that old straight six would fail you (unless you used it on the interstate). As long as you don't abuse it, an old powertrain will get you where you need to be going. Although originally intended for work, this truck would be primarily a leisure vehicle and you don't need a modern powertrain to drive around town or in the countryside.

The suspension might be difficult to modernize; it would require custom parts or precise measuring and a good understanding of how things need to come together. I thought I was going to build a pro-touring car someday, but the amount of work and money that needs to go into the suspension is extreme. Changing the suspension for comfort is magnitudes easier and probably more enjoyable.

ly2v8-Brian > Jedidiah
06/16/2014 at 13:33

If I lived in a nice area (climate wise) I would DD it.

Jedidiah > ly2v8-Brian
06/16/2014 at 13:43

I guess it depends on how far you drive a day in addition to climate. If was a short drive so that gas or sustained speed wasn't too critical; I'd leave the original motor. If it was a long drive or required highway driving, then a swap is probably best to keep it usable.

ly2v8-Brian > Jedidiah
06/16/2014 at 13:44

Pretty much what I was thinking.