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Zipper 1926 Hot Rod - Staying On Track

CHASSIS
Frame / Manufacturer Zipper Motors (Grand Junction, CO)
Wheelbase 108"
Modifications flush directionals in front, rear fuel tank mounts
Chassis plumbing 3/16 stainless steel brake lines
Rearend / Ratio Winters 2:70
Rear suspension quarter-elliptical
Rear brakes Wilwood (Camarillo, CA) disc
Front suspension quarter-elliptical
Front brakes Wilwood disc
Master cylinder Wilwood
Steering box Flaming River (Berea, OH) Vega
Front wheel make, size Wheel Vintiques (Stockton, CA), 15x4 1/2"
Rear wheel make, size Wheel Vintiques, 15x10:
Front tire make, size Goodyear, 185/65R15
Rear tire make, size Goodrich LT, 285/70R15
Gas tank aluminum owner-built
Other chassis items Zipper Motors

ENGINE
Make Chevrolet
Displacement 355ci
Machining / Assembly Bill Bradshaw, Gary Gillihan
Crankshaft reground, four-bolt mains
Pistons .030-over cast aluminum Seal Pro rings
Camshaft COMP Cams (Memphis, TN) RV grind
Cooling fan Summit Electric
Radiator Walker (Memphis, TN) brass
Alternator GM
Heads GM hardened seats
Valve covers Yearwood
Manifold / Induction Edelbrock (Torrance, CA), Holley (Bowling Green, KY) 600-cfm
Ignition / Wires Summit HEI Taylor wires
Headers Block Huggers
Exhaust / Mufflers handmade with Zipper glasspacks

TRANSMISSION
Make GM TH350
Converter B&M (Chatsworth, CA) Hole Shot 2,400 stall speed
Shifter Lokar Performance Products (Knoxville, TN)
Trans mods shift kit
Driveshaft Zipper Motors

BODY
Body style / Material '26 T lakes-modified fiberglass
Body manufacturer Zipper Motors
Body mods extended doors
Hood Rootlieb (Turlock, CA) steel
Grille insert by owner
Paint type / Color PPG acrylic enamel
Painter Brian Jennings
Graphics Mike Schartel & Pee Wee Flass
Headlights / Taillights 1928 Ford
Outside mirror Zipper

INTERIOR
Dashboard owner-built aluminum insert
Insert / Gauges Moon (Santa Fe Springs, CA) tech
Wiring Gem
Steering wheel 14" stainless steel by Speedway Motors (Lincoln, NE)
Steering column stainless steel custom
Interior mirror stainless steel oval
Seats Zipper drop-ins
Upholsterer Danny Gardner, Baker's Upholstery (Fairfield, CA)
Material / Color Naugahyde, black
Carpet BMW black wool
Seatbelts Gem
Other interior items custom door pockets


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