Rebuilding a Stepdown Chassis and Suspension with New Parts

Japo · Jet Joined: Sep 08, 2008 Posts: 1

Hello

I'm fitting 1954 WASP PS assy for my 1950 Pacemaker Brougham and the doc that you have put to download section would help me a lot. But I can't download it even though I have registered to this site. Coud you send it to me by e-mail?

I'm also very interested what power brake system you have considered.

Best regards,
Japo

51hornet

Hey Japo,

For my power brake setup I am using the following:

Front Brakes

Pridemore Hub kit for Hudson
Brembo Vented Cross Drilled Rotors
SSBC Twin piston calipers
Wilwood 2 stage master cylinder under the floor with remote reservoir

Rear Brakes:

Wilwood disc kit for cars that require emergency brake so I can hook up the triple safety brake system as well. These fit on the Dana 44 rear end.

The downloads section is only open to people who post. Keep posting and I will add you to the section.

DaveFury

51,

Can you fit the Brembo parts under the stock wheels? I have a Pridemore that uses the GM G-body calipers and they are a pretty close fit to the stock wheels.

Dave

51hornet

The Brembo rotors are standard size and are a replacement for the generic parts that Pridemore uses. So yes they will fit. The calipers are a different profile than ones that Pridemore suggests. I am not comfortable taking a part and grinding parts off it. The SSBC calipers are expensive but they are a lower profile and are two piston.

-Japo- · Jet Joined: Sep 09, 2008 Posts: 4

Hello 51

Thanks for tips Smile

I just got my Hudson and as nice as the car is I'm going to rebuild the car this winter (we have long winters here in Finland Shocked

).

My goal is to have everyday driver for summers and I would like to have some upgrades to the car.

Car allready have AMC 258 six with 904 tranny and 9" ford rear. I think this is good choice for everyday car.

Here is my list to do things:
Engine
Tranny
Rear end
Interior
Install power steering
Install power brakes
Rebuild steering gear
Stereo conversion for original radio
Lower 1" front and 2" back
and alot litle things too Smile

I was thinking to use this power brake unit :
www.ecihotrodbrakes.co...blies.html
or
www.ecihotrodbrakes.co...stems.html

I will probably keep drum brakes.

As for car looks I'm going to keep it close to original so that it will look that it could have come out of factory that way.

Do you brake system have booster?

Best regards,

Japo

PS. I had to make new user account because I changed the theme and after that all I got was blank page and could not revert the setting anymore.

51hornet

For my 51 I am using the under the floor MC so I do not use a booster. Braking using 4 wheel brakes with the correct proportioning valves is not much different than the stock brakes for pedal effort. Of course the car stops in a lot less distance and no fade in stop and go.

For my 54 sedan and 54 Hollywood I am using the suspended pedal setup so the MC is on the firewall. I am using a Wilwood MC as well and it does not have booster either. I guess it would be nice but I do not want the hassle of plumbing in vacuum lines to that.

I have added you to the download groups so go back into downloads and you can download all the help files you need. You should post some pics.

On my 54 sedan the car is in pieces so I will take pics of the brakes and post them here as part of my series restoring a 54 sedan the Irish way.

Dave53-7C

Since I can't add to the technical side of the mix, I'll come by and cook corned beef and cabbage...to add some authenticity to the Irish way of restoration. Smile

51hornet

And dance Dave you have to do the dancing while I do the work.

Dave53-7C

Oh, yeah, give me a few beers and I'll be "dancing." Maybe not very well, but dancing none the less. Laughing

-Japo- · Jet Joined: Sep 09, 2008 Posts: 4

Thanks 51 for adding me to download group Very Happy

I will post pics when I'm putting the car back together. There is not much to see at the moment.

Irish way of restoring Question

Does that includes beer Razz

Japo

51hornet

Yes plenty of beer and then you sober up and notice you have been driving the car with three wheels and you wondered why it was bumpy.

-Japo- · Jet Joined: Sep 09, 2008 Posts: 4

That sounds like a Finnish way of restoring Very Happy

51hornet

Yes this is the Hudson way. Much fun while restoring....

Dave53-7C

What a busy garage you'll have...people dancing the jig, eating corned beef and swilling down gallons of Molsons or Lebatts. Isn't that what you drink up yonder?

51hornet

The scary thing is its not far from how I run my garage. Loads of music lots of laughter.....happy garage is better place for Hudsons they are sensitive....