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Chip Foose Explains His P32 - Expanded Interview for Web

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Chip Foose
1932 Ford highboy roadster
Huntington Beach, California
CHASSIS
Frame / Manufacturer '32 Ford / Deuce Factory
Wheelbase 112"
Modifications lengthened 4.5", 6.5" rear kick & X-member lifted
Rearend Halibrand QC w/ '36 Ford housing
Rear suspension '36 'bones
Brakes '39 Lincoln by Andy Wallin
Front suspension '32 Ford dropped axle w/ '36 'bones
Master cylinder '32 Ford
Steering box '54 Corvette
Front wheel make, size '32 Ford, 18"
Rear wheel make, size '32 Ford, 18" widened
Front tire make motorcycle tires
Rear tire make, size Coker / Firestone 700R18
Gas tank Moon w/ Moal gas cap
Extra items brake lines run inside rear wishbones
Engine
Make '39 Lincoln V-12
Displacement 292ci
Machining / Assembly Allen Mest
Water pump custom by Karl Johanasson
Cooling fan electric inside bullet nose by Pete Morrell
Radiator custom Mattson's Radiator (Stanton, CA)
Alternator in generator body by Powermaster (Knoxville, TN)
Heads Lincoln Flathead
Manifold / Induction Edelbrock / twin Stromberg 97s
Wires cloth by Pete Morrell
Headers custom by Mike Ham & Shane Bolet
Transmission
Make '39 Lincoln side-shift
Shifter custom w/ Bakelite knob
Driveshaft '36 Ford
Body
Body style / Material roadster / steel
Body manufacturer Brookville Roadster (Brookville, OH)
Hood aluminum by Marcel's Custom Metal Shaping (Corona, CA)
Grille modified '35 Chevy insert
Bodywork Foose Design
Taillights '36 Lincoln
Interior
Dashboard '38 Lincoln
Gauges '38 Lincoln
Wiring cloth wrapped
Steering wheel red Bakelite Lincoln
Steering column '48 Ford
Seats B-17
Upholsterer U.S. Government
Seatbelts aircraft


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