62 Studebaker Gran Turismo Hawk

[Kyle_Eagleton]

This is bad ass man!!!

[evilstar]

like button needed.

[semaj4712]

Got home tonight and was bored so I figured I would figure out how to swap my shift knob for a set of brass knuckles...

Keep in mind I still don't have my workbench setup, and everything is packed away for my move.

However Shift Knob...Brass Knuckles


Now the Chilton manual for the stude, says to attach a new OEM knob head the plastic part with a heat gun, and put the metal part in cold water for 10 min, and press together. However if says nothing in regards to how to take them back apart, I tried prying it off, heating it with a heat gun...but as I always say, when all else fails, use the grinder...the Grinder and drill were the only two tools I had unpacked so I went to town and got the pastic piece off, shortened the end...drilled the hole into the brass knuckles, jb-welded them together...30 min later I had something that I was pretty proud of.


I will take a better picture tomorrow when the sun is out, but got her back in and it works like a charm.

[semaj4712]

Small update, actually not really an update at all really, but I got my year of manufacture plates in the mail this morning, now its time to take a good ol trip to AAA to get these bad boys registered for the car. I also got my brass knuckles which will somehow attach to my column shifter, still have to figure that out, but should look nice non-the-less.

[semaj4712]

So today I got under her to take some pictures of the current suspension setup to see what I am working with...


You can see in the rear I pretty much have room for something ridiculus, like 10 inches of clearence...but I will need to figure out a solution to the leaf springs...possibly a 4 link swap, but any suggestions would be appreciated.



Up front...

There is a little less room for drop, maybe 4 inches at best so I am sure there is going to be some fab work up here as well, once I it off the ground and on blocks I can start figuring more of this out...only problem is that probably wont be for a month or two...but well get there

Also did this off a whim... On the old hawk studes they dont have the large trim panel on the trunk but use the same part number for the tunk...So when I pulled off the trim panel I found the old classic grooves like the Silver Hawk had, kind of like it...what do you think?

Before


After


Also ordered my Year of Manufacture plates off eBay yesterday, so hopefully I get that soon and re-registered with the original year plates

[semaj4712]

beautiful! Are you thinking of putting a four link on the back? Are these cars framed? definitely needs a McCullough supercharger

4 link to deal with the leaf springs in the rear, could be a great way of doing the bags...well see, but something very similar...

framed? as opposed to unibody?? no they are def framed

I would love to through a supercharger on it, maybe someday...would be a nice engine upgrade

[godzillus]

beautiful! Are you thinking of putting a four link on the back? Are these cars framed? definitely needs a McCullough supercharger

[semaj4712]

I'm really excited about this car, it's old, it's weird. And it's going to be low.

Everything I love.

Ps, I have a hard on for those seats dude! They look great.

Thanks, the seats look great, esp considering I got them done for around $800, a pretty good deal...but its a simple job...

btw, love the look of ur cav on sawblades...not a fan of cavs but that looks nice

[HooWybrow]

I'm really excited about this car, it's old, it's weird. And it's going to be low.

Everything I love.

Ps, I have a hard on for those seats dude! They look great.

[semaj4712]

So my buddy and I started measuring things up and I have a lot of hoops to jump through to make this work...(bags that is)...The rear is on leaf springs, and the front suspension mount it super low...I will post pictures tonight/tomorrow to get everyones opinions.

[willis]

Cool car. The interior is pretty as well. Can't wait to see it bagged.

[semaj4712]

My uncle is a big Studebaker guy and had o think it was a GT Golden Hawk. Looked the same as yours but with a factory 289 with a supercharger

Yup, they made a 289 supercharger as well, but it only produced about 40 Hp and i believe only came in the 64 model? could be wrong on that, it was pretty limited number with the supercharger

[chrislane31]

My uncle is a big Studebaker guy and had o think it was a GT Golden Hawk. Looked the same as yours but with a factory 289 with a supercharger

[P78]

different builds ftw

[MumfordLa]

So after sending my seats in for reupholstery, they said my seats were fixed