Brother, you are so far ahead of channel's that are 50 times the size of your, wonderful creation. Production quality. The way you explain just what you are doing. I'm sure that being forced into it out of necessity. I'm absolutely positive that you don't have the same access to parts as most of the world. I think you are genius. P.S. I started looking for Hudson pickups here in the states. I found exactly zero for sale that weren't complete scrap and rust.

In relation to the ignition key, I had a 1929 pontiac that had a mechanical lockout integrated into the ignition barrel that ran down to the gear selector. When you turned off the ignition it locked the selector into neutral as an anti theft device. Also you could consider running two narrow radiators in a V formation in the cowl.

That Ignition lock is a Bosh style anti theft device, we had to install these when cars were imported that had no steering column or gearlever lock back in the day. That Lock made the ignition wiring tamperproof.

Duff......... you don't give up. You will make it. Besides work, it is fun. You are making you a new ride !!!!!!!!

Thinking and drinking, it takes all my time 🍺

I wish I lived in your part of the world so we could hang out and build rods. We could call ourselves the Grey Beard Mafia!!! But I'm stuck here in Indiana of the old USA. But keep up the great work. We all know that sometimes you have to to take 10 steps backwards to make one leap forward!!!! Love the show, I wouldn't miss it for the world!!!!!

I like your pulley system mounted on the 5 degree "I-Beam". In the states they go by several names from chain hoist, coffin hoist, etc. Work great for your needs and usage alone in the shop. I am jealous of your tee shirt and jeans as when winter North of the equator, it is summer South of the line. It is all I can do to sit warm in my garage as it is 1 degree F high temperature today or -17.5 degrees C. No "Flip-Flop" shoes today! Oh my, that poor little Isuzu never new that when it grew up it would become a Hudson! Also, as a thought because I know you are thinking all the time about the build, but stronger crossmembers near the engine (Perhaps Bolt In) and one under the center would stiffen the chassis for the Ford 351 engine and it may twist somewhat if you get on pavement while the rear drive tires get traction. Just a thought Darn-it, I was hoping for a "U-Shaped" custom radiator! DK, Omaha NE.

Good job again. And very much entertaining. 👍

I love that Hudson. Wow. We are in a cookie cutter world here. That Rod will stand out anywhere. I like it

Awesome morning brother !!!

Wall of shame? Failure? Nonsense, I say. It's only failure when you give up. So far so good, brother! I'm digging what you do with what you have. Stuff like this keeps me motivated and inspired with my build.

You have a good pace for working. Working for the deadline takes away from the enjoyment of the process.

On, off, on, off, on, off. Brother, you got more patience than I do. 😂 Love watching your thinking process. I’m more of a visual person, so it’s great to see you do it this way. 👍🏻👍🏻 Your a true artist!

FEELING YOUR PAIN MAN ! I HAVE EVEN LESS ROOM UNDER MY BONNET JUST BEEN THROUGH THE EXACT SAME DRAMA CROWBARRING A 302 WINDSOR INTO A SHOEBOX SIZE ENGINE BAY !

Most other KZfaq Channels don't hold a candle to your fabrication skills most impressive Dude.

well dlff your are having a good go at solving your problems it a breath of fresh air watching you work can't wait for your next installment keep smileing

Thanks for your special way of explaining. Just when I am at a wonder on my rat build I sit in my think chair and watch you. Now back to work I got it now.

The truck gets better every video , fingers crossed for your radiator . Have a leeka one Boet

We watch for the SOS! Another good one

You are a master with that plasma torch. I like the plan.

Thanks so much for sharing. It is a good challenge. The Cleveland engine is a choice motor...A Classic....Love it!

Good Show getting a radiator that fits. Front left spark plug is near the front axle now. Shaping up very nicely now.

Great work Div! Hope you can get that special radiator! And that part you made for nothing that you want to put on the wall of shame, you can use that in the middle of your tunnel…

Hi duff Looking great

You are very creative Div! Adapt and overcome 👍👍👍👍

Your patience is inspiring. Videos are terrific.

Sometimes we have to spend a little money to save time 😂😂 coming along nicely Div

That cable on the ignition switch was an early form of theft prevention. The power wire for the ignition runs through that to make it more difficult to hot wire it.

Yeah that's cool the new radiator should be big enough to cool your engine. If you can find an electric water pump their alot shorter than the pulley pump then you could run your alternator from your crank pulley. It's going to look pretty nice with a newer fire wall now it's all down hill from there LoL.looks like you brought out some more blue paint on the door there too.take care. Div.

I now have plasma-envy, Diff. I went from a brilliant Hypertherm in our last workshop that had 3-phase to the worlds shonkiest single-phase chinese pos plasma cutter here now. It has the duty cycle of toilet paper. You spend longer waiting for it to regain its cool than you would with the middle aged woman ahead of you in a queue who wants to speak to a manager. I also lolled a little at you cleaning the cross-member before cutting it off & chucking it in the bin. :-) Snazzy work as always.

When its got tight with the length of the engine, I have replaced the water pump with a plate and feed pipe and used an electric pump off a BMW. Also the Crank Pully can often be shortened for extra clearence.

Hey Div. Good video. Yea, make a change and make a change again. Some guys might call it work, but I would call it fun. That's what it's all about. Good stuff. Thanks for sharing.🍁👍👍

Love watching your plans come together every step of the way. Your tenacity inspires. Looking forward to seeing how those old components under the dash turn out. Thanks foe the video, Brother.

One step closer 👍👍

Div!!! Loved the video. I enjoy how you always show the viewers how you work through problems that arise!!! I envy your overhead gantry hoist, that thing is a life and back saver!!! Excited as always for your next video!!! Cheers Boet!!

I Love Watching the Process... Keep Up the Great Work... Brother and Thanks for Sharing

I have seen some hot rodders put the radiator in the bed of the truck. Works out fine. Nice build.

I enjoy watching you build. Thank you so much for sharing.

Another enjoyable video Duff when your project is finished you should make your chain hoist into an electric one

Man,that's gonna be a very fast '39 Hudson, very cool

Hi Duff from PennsGrove NJ it's starting to look good! The key switch is when you turn the key on you should of been a starter switch on the floor and that's how you would start the truck! Thanks for the video.

I too love the old mechanisms and linkages and fasteners. I have a 55 Chevy truck. You turn the key and step on a starter button on the floor. Coolest thing ever lol. The simple things in life right ? Haha. Really like your overhead hoist setup too. Perfect man. Good stuff my friend. Also since I’ve often described myself as an Early Iron addict, I’ve changed my name to that. lol ✌🏻👍🏻

So, Boet, now you have all that room for everything to fit, you can channel the body 6" down over the frame :)

Going to take me days on this binge but worth it. Have a Lekke one

Lots of tough decisions when trying to build Something that isn’t all the same manufacture. But I’m Shur you will get it.

I can understand the help part, I have Friends and Relatives that say they will help, but if you have 10 min not needing them, they disappear, which is fine but they forget to return, the build is coming along nicely, all the best to you and your loved ones, have a Lekka one

Another great episode Div. Love the lines of the old Hudson. Keep up the good work brother 👍🇺🇸🤘🔥🔥

A whole lot of engineering, but it’s going to look amazing.

Lekka boet that the radiator is sorted for now. I sure you can install and remove the cab and motor in your sleep. Thanks for sharing your video and take care.

Good Job, thanks for making my day more enjoyable!

Thanks for sharing your build with us.

Its going to be great for sure. Cool that you where able to get rid of that white passt. :)

I've run into these rad problems before,,my way around it was to go outside the box,,I used a pair of motorbike rads,same amount of coolant and much easier to manoeuvre into smaller spaces

Looks like a good solution to me. Eagerly awaiting the next video.

Good morning def I enjoy your videos. Yeah man after my own heart about the same age and I have been having 351 Cleveland in my Mustang. Good luck. Love you Shron also I am an American family in South Africa. They love it.

Perhaps that front hoop can be used on the next member back. i say this 75 percent into the show. Cool truck Div

What about using two small radiators in a V configuration, linked with pipes, utilise the natural shape of your radiator grille, a small electric fan on each radiator.

Div it is coming along. Lot of repetitive motion. Hopefully you figure it out. Can't wait to see more videos soon my friend. Keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work my friend. Fab On. Weld On. Keep Making. God Bless.

You work through that like a champ.

It's looking good Div.

Hey Div, just use the piece that was too small for the NEXT Cross floor member for the tunnel !!!! Not waste time mate, u always build things ahead ... Cheers mate Cookie

Anytime I make a big cut like that I say to myself, "Well, I'm committed now!" 😂

I love it when you go all biblical Thomas. You do good shit, Man.

Mount radiator in the bed. Solves all your problems. So many do it that way

The electric cable off the ignition switch may be for starter button on floor, but Hudson Terriplanes had “the electric hand” transmission shifter. I don’t know exactly how they worked but famously were on the 1936-37 Cord

It's good to see the actual process involved. Too many people show the perfect solution on their first try. It never works that way in real life. Thanks for keeping it real.

Fantastic as always div! Thankyou 👍

Well that was fun, lol, and you only have 80 more times to take it apart and put it back together, I think the hard work is done,,, 😂 gonna be awesome div I'm diggin it

Another Sunday, another Cuppa, and a whole lot of inspiration from your video. I was snickering about the front hoop you made for the tunnel, was wondering the same... will it fit once you get it all setup... ooops , nope. Now that you have got everything where it works and makes sense.. I am snickering again... will the piece you cut out, now fit? Hahaha Great stuff as always Div... my shirts should be here tomorrow, already have my sewing machine out to clean up when I remove the sleeves, stitch ripper is nearby... a tradition almost as old as I am (64). Thank you for everything you do, Good Health and a good life to you and yours always. Lekker bru boet 😎😎😎

Sos mode was a funny one. Never heard that before. I have a long time before I'm there. Young 32 year old haha

Like in real life: Back & forth. Also the machine positiioning in that ratrod. Wish you good luck for a brillant outcome 👍 And congrats for staying in positive mood alongside of all these problems 👏

love your Blog. I had a Harley Shop No One Shows Up When You Need Them Haaa AJ From TEXAS USA

Superb as ever mate. I hope those are safety flip flops! 😅

Sometimes its nice to have a friend come over and lend a hand once in awhile. There must be some guy living nearby who would like to assist, and be on camera--ask around.

Hey Div, I suspected a few challenges when I saw the V8. If anyone can find a solution it will be you Bro. I hope your custom rad works out. If not, some tractor rads are narrow. Here in the midwestern US there are as many tractor salvage places as there are for cars and trucks. Maybe not in South Africa though. You mentioned your wall of shame.......Don't' feel bad. My wall of shame filled up years ago! Am enjoying the build very much! Be careful not to drop something on those toes dude!

Hi Dif, quite an achievement. 33:18 😊

Could you consider 2 stacked radiators, i.e two smaller standard radiators in series?

Cool bouta it's coming a long way, looking great, all the best to you and your loved ones

Off and On and REPEAT .... it's all in the fine print Build On Bro

Your an Artist!!

Great video Diff, thanks man.

div looks great reminds me of the time i installed a nail head in my 35 ford pickup what a time i had i was only 17 at the time did not know m uch but i did it ran great.keep it up brings back lots of mem.bill USA

Just make sure you get a fan that pushes air not pulls.

if you sealed the front area you could run 2 fans one on the left grill and one on the right just seal the front and it will serve as airbox might even figure a way to get fresh air for the carb there as well

SHINE BRIGHT DIV!!💥🙌👍 AUSTRALIA!!🤍💙❤👊

Your making the best of it by yourself Diff. You do quality work. You keep a clean shop as you go. ENJOYING THE BUILD. Have a Lekka one MAN!!!

Coming together nicely Div, enjoy the trials and tribulations. I tried to call out to you about the cab cross member being too small, but I guess you didn't hear me - I'm in Oz. The old ignition switch has an armoured cable that originally joined to the back of the coil. I believe it was an anti theft design so you couldn't hot wire the car. The '39-'47 Dodge trucks had a similar arrangement.

The heavy cable protects the wiring from the switch to the coil, as an anti theft measure. It makes it tough to "hot wire." It wasn't unique to Hudson; Buick used it, too, and maybe it was common. My cousin, who has been a Hudson guy for years, just told me about it this month.

maybe you can show a rear mounted radiator install video sometime in the future 😀

Great progress Div, really enjoy watching and learning how to overcome any problems that may arise. Take care Boet and have a Lekka one. 👍

Another awesome adventure brother !!! Figuring out how to do things is great when you have a thinking chair lol !!!! Pray yall have a lekka one brother !!!!

Another great video Div, always lots of problem solving.

I enjoy watching you work out the problems as they arise. It looks to me like you have things under control, so I'll keep my "expert" advice to myself. Cheers from the Shed

The blue looks so great on it man!

I stumbled across your videos and love them, very much nicer than a lot of other's keep up the good work.

Ok, well done on the video and the work on the truck, I know how much work it is since I'm doing a 62 C10 Project myself. Of course I torqued the like button also.

Not positive but I think there was a starter button on the floor. When you push it down it moves a gear into the flywheel. Then when you turn the key it spins the starter.

Hudson used really good steel for their sheet metal, it held up really well. Hudson's in general were "built like brick shithouses" as we say. No idea what the mechanical cable in the ignition switch was for but my best educated guess is that it was there to lock out the starter switch underneath the gas pedal so you didn't grind the starter when you floored it. Old Plymouths and Packards had something similar but a different way of going about it

Be sure to check for steering shaft clearance.

Such a cool build, love your resourcefulness and getting it done by yourself !