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1933 Ford Roadster - The Promised Land

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Dave Gazaway Jr.
Bow, New Hampshire
1933 Ford roadster
Chassis
Frame/Manufacturer 1933 Ford / Cornhusker Rod & Custom (Alexandria, NE)
Wheelbase stock (112")
Modifications boxed, smoothed & fitted w/ tubular crossmembers
Chassis plumbing polished stainless steel
Rearend / Ratio 9" Ford by Currie / 3.89:1
Rear suspension ladder bars by Pete & Jake's (Peculiar, MO) w/ coilover shocks by Aldan (Carson, CA)
Rear brakes Ford drums Currie Ent. (Anaheim, CA)
Front suspension 4" dropped Super Bell (Peculiar, MO) axle mated to stainless steel spindles & SO-CAL Speed Shop (Pomona, CA) hairpins w/ P&J's tube shocks & POSIES (Hummelstown, PA) front leaf spring
Front brakes polished SO-CAL Buick-style drums w/ Wilwood (Camarillo, CA) disc brakes
Master cylinder late-Ford dual-circuit cylinder
Steering box Flaming River (Berea, OH) Vega-style
Wheel covers '46 Ford caps & rings
Front wheel make,size 15x5, steel
Rear wheel make, size 15x7, steel
Front tire make, size BFGoodrich, P185/70R15 wide white
Rear tire make, size Coker (Chattanooga, TN) P235/75R15 wide white
Gas tank stainless steel Rock Valley (Stillman Valley, IL)
Other chassis items custom-fabricated brackets for ladder bars & shocks by Lowrey's Hot Rods (Tilton, NH)
Engine
Make '48 Ford Flathead V-8
Displacement 276 ci
Machinin/Assembly Jim Lowrey Sr.
Crankshaft Mercury 4" crankshaft by Scat
Rods '50 Ford
Pistons Jahns Quality Pistons (Anaheim, CA)
Camshaft Isky Racing Cams (Gardena, CA) Max 1
Water pump Speedway Motors (Lincoln, NE)
Cooling fan electric
Radiator Walker Radiator (Memphis, TN)
Alternator alternator mounted in generator case
Heads Offenhauser finned aluminum
Valves / Springs '50 Ford
Lifters Johnson Adjustable Lifters
Manifold / Induction custom-fabricated Roadrunner Eng. (Albuquerque, NM) / Weiand (Bowling Green, KY) supercharger w/ two Stromberg 97-series carbs topped w/ chromed helmet-style air cleaners
Ignition / Wires Mallory electronic / Taylor
Headers Red's Headers (Ft. Bragg, CA)
Exhaust / Mufflers stainless steel 2" pipe w/ HPC coating / Smittys by Jay's Custom Exhaust (Lowell, MA)
Transmission
Make Tremec five-speed
Clutch disc 10" Ford
Pressure plate 10" Ford
Shifter custom-fabricated & chromed by Lowrey's Hot Rods
Trans mods bellhousing by Cornhusker Rod & Custom
Driveshaft custom by Inland Empire Driveline (Ontario, CA)
Body
Body style / Material roadster / steel
Body manufacturer Ford
Body mods windshield posts chopped 4" & laid back
Hood stock w/ louvers
Bodywork Keith Loureiro & Dave Smith, Lowrey's Hot Rods
Metal fabrication Joe Medynski, Lowrey's Hot Rods
Paint type / Color DuPont enamel / Lite Fast Maroon
Painter Keith Loureiro, Lowrey's Hot Rods
Pinstriping Larry Hook (Cumberland, RI)
Headlights / Taillights guide / stock
Outside mirror '40 Ford custom
Other body items rumble seat converted to trunk, lower gas tank panel w/ recess for license plate
Final assembly Jeff Angwin & Eli English, Lowrey's Hot Rods
Interior
Dashboard stock
Insert / Gauges custom by Lowrey's / Haneline (Morongo Valley, CA)
Stereo / Speakers Hidden Pioneer six-CD changer & amplifier
Wiring custom by Lowrey's Hot Rods
Steering wheel '39 Ford banjo
Steering column custom by Lowrey's Hot Rods
Interior mirror oval in polished stainless steel
Seats Glide Engineering (Rancho Cucamonga, CA)
Upholsterer Petter Davidsen (Hampton Falls, NH)
Material / Color leather / maroon & white
Carpet maroon wool
Seatbelts Juliano's Interior Products (Vernon, CT)
Other interior items custom ragtop in white vinyl w/ mail-slot rear window & custom hideaway compartments by Lowrey's Hot Rods


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