Very Happy to get the Hudson home finally. The salvage yard where it has rested for the past 20 years is only about 2 miles from my house, but the owner had to go through the lien process to get the paperwork to be able to sell it to me. I guess it is a lot of work. I really appreciate him because he has a lot of cars and he could of done what so many yard owners have done over the years and scraped everything and retired with enough money to take away a lot of worries. I read that Fremans in Montana did just that a few months ago.
Tomorrow morning I am going to pull the spark plugs and start the rings soaking in Marvel Mystery.
Steve

I started the metal replacement/repair today.
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The fun really starts now!!
the quarter and rocker panel sure looks better than most!

You have a lift! I'm very jealous and am in a similar boat as you with my car. So far year and a half of ownership... 0 miles driven 🙂

Take something off... make it look like new... repeat many many times.... 🙂

Good luck and glad to see I'm not alone in tackling this kind of project.

-Ray

Keep up the good work, Steve and post pics often.

Ray, no you are not alone. I spent 8 years every day working on mine before I drove it.

You are right Kerry. The only spots on the body I need to replace are the front 10 inches or so of the rockers and a spot near the rear fenders that was a dirt trap. I was unable to find 2 door rockers so I bought some made for a sedan and I should be okay since I only need a little off the leading end.

Thank You Raymund. I got mine just about the same time you got yours. I love my lift and use it a lot. Now that I am retired I plan on spending a lot of time on this car. Still, I figure it will take 3 or 4 years, if I'm lucky. Shoot, almost 2 years have gone by already, those don't count.
Steve

[quote="Kerry Dancy" post=5003]Here is a 52 Wasp sedan, the unibody with parameter frame will be like the one you are contemplating -- photo bucket link -
http://s294.photobucket.com/user/studebaker2/library/Ruth%20Leaders%2052%20Wasp?sort=3&page=1

Kerry, The pictures you take and the sequencing is invaluable to those who are trying to restore thier cars! Thank you for sharing. That sedan was quite a bit worse than the mental picture I got when you originally described it! Great journey and super job my friend.