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TURBO-STUDE! (My other rod is a 53' Stude with a Cad 509")
An attempt to do what hot-rodding is really about!
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With spiritual guidance from the venerable Dick Datson, I have embarked on a
quest to build a true DUE CENTO type of vehicle. This is based on a 50'
Studebaker Starlight coupe' which I "woke
up" after a long sleep last year. It needed the usual things done
including replacement of the differential with a stronger one from a Mustang II
(8" front bolt with 3.40:1 ratio). After running it for the summer,
it gave up a rod (but despite a hole in the block) ran on five cylinders to its
winter resting spot. I decided to rebuild a 47' motor, again a 169"
flathead 6, but this time with an added "Blow-Thru" 2.2 liter TO-3
turbo from a Chrysler Lebaron..... The story is
ongoing and the car is expected to hit the snow covered streets of
passenger side driver's side Hole in the block.....
Below is a photo depiction of the project as it continues. A number of these pictures will be interesting only to someone who really wants to try duplicating my project. I will divide it into chapters
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