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Kurt, the supercharger was completely rebuilt. New vanes, bearings and seals.
 
I have one of George's Rebuilt Judsons too. They do look brand new.

I had a custom manifold made for it for an HUF44 or HS6. My engine plans changed, so I doubt I'll ever end up using it.
 
Gerard said:
I have one of George's Rebuilt Judsons too. They do look brand new.

I had a custom manifold made for it for an HUF44 or HS6. My engine plans changed, so I doubt I'll ever end up using it.
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I've got one of George's rebuilds also. I used it for a couple of years. That Holley carb is the weak point for sure. My own personal conclusion about Judsons is that they are fantastic for a show car or a car that sees very little use...People freak when they see them under bonnet. The reality of living with one on a driver is a little less fantastic. :crazy:
 
Steve,

Why do you say the Holley is the weak point? I'm having everything rebuilt - including the engine - all with the hopes that this is going to be a semi-daily driver in the spring/summer/fall.

can you share your experieces?
 
To understand the potential problems with the Judson you have to understand a little of their history. They made blowers for EVERYTHING. I'm sure some models work better than others, but they didn't seem to do much development. It was really a recipe of schtick/science/economics. I've been told that the Holley carb that wound up on the Sprite unit was also used on 6cyl truck motors. It's too big for the Sprite, AND it's orientated 90degs from "normal". The problem with that is you can lose fuel supply during cornering. I struggled with this off an on. There's an accelerator pump that you can disconnect. There's other stuff, but I don't want to ruin the surprise... :jester: Seriously, if it's the way Gramps had it, it's what you should do. (IMHO) if you encounter any issues I'll be glad to jump in with my specific experiences.

FWIW Folchi uses a Judson with a Webber DGV on his Sprite...

After a few years, one day I just had enough. The quirks (the clatter of sliding veins etc) were no longer endearing. They were annoying. I pulled the Judson. Then I was horribly dissatisfied with my 948's output... :cry: That led to a car shuffle and a 1275. Now my Judson is in a clear tote on a shelf and I'm planning on putting it on the show car I'm building in my mind now, but may be real someday.

A couple of random thoughts; You may not want to break your new motor in with the Judson. It really does add quite a bit of heat, and pressure. Plus to appreciate the Judson's power boost you have to drive a normally aspirated 948 first.
 
car is moving right along. back from media blast and primed. the metal work has been started and it's coming out awesome. posted some more pics today - here's a taste :smile:


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sorry, no porn on this website. :smile:
 
Too bad you didn't get that Supercharged Badge. From what I see that you've been doing, it would have looked great. :hammer:
 
Who polished the windshied and cockpit surround. It's beautiful.
 
That "supercharged" badge would have been nice to have, but I decided against chasing it purely out of spite... :frown:

I did the polishing on the aluminum and spoke to a guy here in CT that does bright dip anodizing as as that was my plan...he told me it would dull the finish and that scared me - :smile: so now I'm not sure what I'm going to do with it. If I recall correctly, the orginal finish was not real shiny to begin with...
 
Check out this site . It might be what you are looking for.
 
Lovely.
 
My word that looks great. I love the supercharger. Very clean work there.
 
Thanks Drew and Ray. There are a lot of GREAT guys and cars in this forum, but the most heavily documented was Whitephrog and it has been my inspiration. I've done several boat restorations in the past, but cars were a bit outside my wheelhouse. I was lucky enough to meet a guy by the name of Jay who restores only one car per year and has been doing so for many years. His passion is british cars and he owns a bunch of his own. He's an incredibly talented guy and a perfectionist like me....so we work well together. He's done a fantastic job on this restoration and other than lots of questions and opinions, my contributions have been few... I've been doing a lot of cleaning, rattle can painting, polishing and I did do the interior, but other than that, it's been all him. We're in the home stretch now and it's coming together fast. Spring can't come soon enough. :smile:
 
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