Body Repair Hudson Stepdown

Ken Cates' Hudson Stepdown Restoration Resources

Stepdown Restoration Stories

Russell Chilton - 1952 Hornet Convertible Restoration Blog

Russell Chilton - Discussion and Pictures 1952 Hornet Convertible Restoration Progress

Randy & Nell Owens

Save a 1954 Hudson Hornet Hollywood

STEPDOWN FRAME & BODY REPAIR

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1948-49 Hudson Factory Body Service Manual

1948-1954 Hudson Factory Body Assembly Manual

HUDSON STEPDOWN Factory Assembly Photographs

HUDSON STEPDOWN UNIBODY FRAMES

Check HUDSON STEPDOWN UNIBODY Frame

Hudson Frame Patent

Sources for replacement body parts and rubber seals

Catalog of fasteners - Many like those used on Hudson Stepdowns

Steele Rubber Products article - Rod Authority Online

Disassembly, restoration and reassembly of a 1949 Hudson Super6 Convertible... Very good Utube video resource for Stepdowns

Removing Stainless trim from a Stepdown

Bent Metal - Repair of a 1954 Hudson Hornet Coupe

Bent Metal - Stepdown front Floor Panels

Bent Metal - Restoration of 1952 Hornet Hood Corners

Keep your floors Dry - Windshield drain tubes

Hudson Stepdown Door Weatherstrip(spec sheet)

Hudson Stepdown Door Weather Strip, Sources

Installation Instructions - Front Door S and vertical door seals

Installation Instructions - Front Door Weather Seals

Installation Instructions - Door and Body Weather Seals

Installation Instructions - Trunk Weather Seals

Installation Instructions - Window Channels (Vic Zamora)

1948 -49 Stepdown Crash and Body Parts Guide

1951-54 Hudson Stepdown Body Parts Guide

1954 Rocker Panel Profile and measurements drawing

Proceedure for installing Stepdown door wing into door

Repair of Hudson unitized body and Frame

Hudson Paint

Exterior Lacquer One color codes

Hudson 1953 Toro Red and Seal Gray PPG Deltron Base Coat formulas

thanks to Kerry Dancy

Hudson Pacific Blue and Southern Blue PPG Deltron Base Coat Formulas

thanks to Kerry Dancy

Picking Hudson Step-down Colors at this Internet Site

WTN listing for Hudson Paint Code Numbers

Restoration Techniques for Original Hudson Paint (Search for Wayne Carini Hudson Hornet at the site)

Stepdown Glass can be purchased from 21st Century Hudson

Doug Wildrick's recommendations for windshield and rear window installation

Stepdown Restoration Stories

Paul Schuster - BABY

1950 Pacemaker Convertible

Kerry Dancy - 1952 Wasp 4dr Sedan

Photos of the whole project

Ron Fayette

1951 Hudson Pacemaker Convertible

Mike Madden's

1954 Super Wasp Hollywood Resurrection

FOR SALE: New Hudson Visor brackets for Hudson years ’48-’53 $220.00 per pair plus $10.00 shipping.
Contact: Perry Spring II (909)702-8434

Hemming Motor News- Classic Car Magazine 2008 article -Restoration of Hudson Hornet Hollywood

"Unsurpassed Perfection"

Weatherstrip Application Tips
by Press Kale

Notes from a tech session at the Reno Nevada -National HET Meet

Use 3M Weatherstrip Cement.
Put it on both surfaces.
Apply the strip when your finger will not stick to the cement. Use an acid brush to apply it to the metal.
Put a bead of cement down the middle of the weatherstrip and use the side of the nozzle to spread it.
Clean up with acetone.
During application, push toward the start of the strip. Do not pull.
All rubber will shrink, so cut it longer (1/8”) and slightly compress it.
Use Lock-tite (Quick-tite) for the butt splice.
Apply during a warm, dry day.
Do the whole strip on at once.
Use adhesive sparingly.
Clean the rubber with detergent.
After the door seal replacement, the door will be tight to close. Put it out in the sun to set up the rubber.
Close the door on a piece of paper to check the seal.
During gasket replacement on the rear quarter windows, mark the spline lock with a file to help get it back in properly.
Cut rubber with GOOD scissors.
On a 4-door model, some areas are pretty thin, so trim with scissors.

Beautiful Iron - is a metal shaping shop located in Saratoga County New York. Owner, Ian Stewart has the skill and tools to manufacture unique and unobtainable automotive sheet metal pieces. Fabrication of repair panels for automotive use is a specialty. Ian can be reached via telephone or email at 518-526-1766 email, Beautifulironfab@outlook.com.

Ian Repairs Hudson Stepdown panels

The following chronicles repairs to Bryan Cady's 1952 Hudson Hornet Hollywood

Eastwood Screw Removal Tool

Removing Hudson Hinge Screws video from Marty Birchmeier

Stepdown Hudson Hinge Screws

Stepdown Transmission Floor Covers Explained

The transmission floor cover was the same from 1948-1950. Starting in 1951, the transmission floor cover was changed for Long Wheel Base Hudsons to allow for a new Hydramatic transmission. All cars from then on had that floor cover Hydramatic or 3 speed-it didn't matter. I.E. You can install a 51-floor transmission cover on a 48 with a 3-speed transmission but you can't use a 48 trans cover on a 52 with a Hydramatic. (Hudson Open Forum 18 July 2022 - Lance Walker)

KGAP CATALOG - 1994

KGAP is no longer doing business this is Reference Material provided by Christopher Chancellor

Stepdown additional serial number location stamped into the frame

Hudson Trim Retainer Clip

(reproduction clip cut into small sections)

HUDSON LOCK AND KEY SUPPORT

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Stepdown Restoration Stories Russell Chilton - 1952 Hornet Convertible Restoration Blog Russell Chilton - Discussion and Pictures 1952 Hornet Convertible Restoration Progress Randy & Nell Owens Save a 1954 Hudson Hornet Hollywood	*STEPDOWN FRAME & BODY REPAIR* OOOO 1948-49 Hudson Factory Body Service Manual 1948-1954 Hudson Factory Body Assembly Manual HUDSON STEPDOWN Factory Assembly Photographs HUDSON STEPDOWN UNIBODY FRAMES Check HUDSON STEPDOWN UNIBODY Frame Hudson Frame Patent Sources for replacement body parts and rubber seals Catalog of fasteners - Many like those used on Hudson Stepdowns Steele Rubber Products article - Rod Authority Online Disassembly, restoration and reassembly of a 1949 Hudson Super6 Convertible... Very good Utube video resource for Stepdowns Removing Stainless trim from a Stepdown Bent Metal - Repair of a 1954 Hudson Hornet Coupe Bent Metal - Stepdown front Floor Panels Bent Metal - Restoration of 1952 Hornet Hood Corners Keep your floors Dry - Windshield drain tubes Hudson Stepdown Door Weatherstrip(spec sheet) Hudson Stepdown Door Weather Strip, Sources Installation Instructions - Front Door S and vertical door seals Installation Instructions - Front Door Weather Seals Installation Instructions - Door and Body Weather Seals Installation Instructions - Trunk Weather Seals Installation Instructions - Window Channels (Vic Zamora) 1948 -49 Stepdown Crash and Body Parts Guide 1951-54 Hudson Stepdown Body Parts Guide 1954 Rocker Panel Profile and measurements drawing Proceedure for installing Stepdown door wing into door Repair of Hudson unitized body and Frame Hudson Paint Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Exterior Lacquer One color codes Hudson 1953 Toro Red and Seal Gray PPG Deltron Base Coat formulas thanks to Kerry Dancy Hudson Pacific Blue and Southern Blue PPG Deltron Base Coat Formulas thanks to Kerry Dancy Picking Hudson Step-down Colors at this Internet Site WTN listing for Hudson Paint Code Numbers Restoration Techniques for Original Hudson Paint (Search for Wayne Carini Hudson Hornet at the site) Stepdown Glass can be purchased from 21st Century Hudson Doug Wildrick's recommendations for windshield and rear window installation	Stepdown Restoration Stories Paul Schuster - BABY 1950 Pacemaker Convertible Kerry Dancy - 1952 Wasp 4dr Sedan Photos of the whole project Ron Fayette 1951 Hudson Pacemaker Convertible Mike Madden's 1954 Super Wasp Hollywood Resurrection
FOR SALE: New Hudson Visor brackets for Hudson years ’48-’53 $220.00 per pair plus $10.00 shipping. Contact: Perry Spring II (909)702-8434 *Hemming Motor News- Classic Car Magazine 2008 article -Restoration of Hudson Hornet Hollywood* *"Unsurpassed Perfection"* 1st installment 2nd installment 3rd installment	Weatherstrip Application Tips by Press Kale Notes from a tech session at the Reno Nevada -National HET Meet Use 3M Weatherstrip Cement. Put it on both surfaces. Apply the strip when your finger will not stick to the cement. Use an acid brush to apply it to the metal. Put a bead of cement down the middle of the weatherstrip and use the side of the nozzle to spread it. Clean up with acetone. During application, push toward the start of the strip. Do not pull. All rubber will shrink, so cut it longer (1/8”) and slightly compress it. Use Lock-tite (Quick-tite) for the butt splice. Apply during a warm, dry day. Do the whole strip on at once. Use adhesive sparingly. Clean the rubber with detergent. After the door seal replacement, the door will be tight to close. Put it out in the sun to set up the rubber. Close the door on a piece of paper to check the seal. During gasket replacement on the rear quarter windows, mark the spline lock with a file to help get it back in properly. Cut rubber with GOOD scissors. On a 4-door model, some areas are pretty thin, so trim with scissors.	*Beautiful Iron* - is a metal shaping shop located in Saratoga County New York. Owner, Ian Stewart has the skill and tools to manufacture unique and unobtainable automotive sheet metal pieces. Fabrication of repair panels for automotive use is a specialty. Ian can be reached via telephone or email at 518-526-1766 email, Beautifulironfab@outlook.com. Ian Repairs Hudson Stepdown panels *The following chronicles repairs to Bryan Cady's 1952 Hudson Hornet Hollywood* Hollywood Door Skin Hollywood Rear Fender Stepdown Rocker Panel Video of a repaired Fender Floor Replacement and frame repair
Eastwood Screw Removal Tool Removing Hudson Hinge Screws video from Marty Birchmeier Stepdown Hudson Hinge Screws	Stepdown Transmission Floor Covers Explained The transmission floor cover was the same from 1948-1950. Starting in 1951, the transmission floor cover was changed for Long Wheel Base Hudsons to allow for a new Hydramatic transmission. All cars from then on had that floor cover Hydramatic or 3 speed-it didn't matter. I.E. You can install a 51-floor transmission cover on a 48 with a 3-speed transmission but you can't use a 48 trans cover on a 52 with a Hydramatic. (Hudson Open Forum 18 July 2022 - Lance Walker) KGAP CATALOG - 1994 *KGAP* is no longer doing business this is Reference Material provided by Christopher Chancellor	Stepdown additional serial number location stamped into the frame
Hudson Trim Retainer Clip (reproduction clip cut into small sections)	HUDSON LOCK AND KEY SUPPORT
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