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I'll start a topic in the project garage section, but I finally retreived my Studebaker wagon today. Let's just say that this ain't Seth's Chevelle.
The good news is that it needs EVERYTHING...but I knew that already. I've got a line on a garage for rent with heat for the winter (my house is garage less). I hope to start tearing into the car soon. I had a guy offer to buy it off of the trailer when I was towing it home today. I can't say I wasn't temped. They only made 1522 of these things.
Here's the first batch of photos. If you have a weak stomach beware. My long term goal for the car is to create an "agressive cruiser". It's going to keep the Stude 289 but I am going to swap in a Stude R1 or R2 (factory high performance codes) cam and turbocharge it. I plan on ditching the carb and trying a MS system as well. My goal is to make 400hp out of the motor and from my early dealings with the Stude crowd I have been told that it more than reasonable. I'll probably put a GM OD trans behind the motor.
I want to keep the interior basically stock (it is TOTALLY thrashed now) and paint it black.
I have no plans to tub it or do anything of that nature but I do plan on getting as much tire into those wheel wells as will fit in the back and some of the skinnier variety in the front.
Obviously these are all LONG term goals now. The is the first car I have ever had to come-a-long OFF a trailer because it was on three flats when I got it home. Lots more photos to follow in the coming days, but here's the opening salvo.
The good news is that it needs EVERYTHING...but I knew that already. I've got a line on a garage for rent with heat for the winter (my house is garage less). I hope to start tearing into the car soon. I had a guy offer to buy it off of the trailer when I was towing it home today. I can't say I wasn't temped. They only made 1522 of these things.
Here's the first batch of photos. If you have a weak stomach beware. My long term goal for the car is to create an "agressive cruiser". It's going to keep the Stude 289 but I am going to swap in a Stude R1 or R2 (factory high performance codes) cam and turbocharge it. I plan on ditching the carb and trying a MS system as well. My goal is to make 400hp out of the motor and from my early dealings with the Stude crowd I have been told that it more than reasonable. I'll probably put a GM OD trans behind the motor.
I want to keep the interior basically stock (it is TOTALLY thrashed now) and paint it black.
I have no plans to tub it or do anything of that nature but I do plan on getting as much tire into those wheel wells as will fit in the back and some of the skinnier variety in the front.
Obviously these are all LONG term goals now. The is the first car I have ever had to come-a-long OFF a trailer because it was on three flats when I got it home. Lots more photos to follow in the coming days, but here's the opening salvo.
, 2013 LH, 2014 LH
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