Get some hardened power armor from Crockett

There is a scientist named Crockett in one of the rooms in the Hubologists' San Francisco base (who, incidentally, is not an adherent of Hubology) that can improve Power Armor into Hardened Power Armor. He can upgrade it for a fee of $10,000 or can be threatened into doing it with a high Speech skill. Alternatively, you can negotiate to have fuel transferred from the Shi Temple to the USS Quetzel in exchange for his services. However, he can only harden two Power Armors.