Brian Snell's '33 Ford Coupe - From Little Pages To The Big Pages

F A C T S & F I G U R E S
Brian and Donna Snell
Colchester, Connecticut
1933 Ford coupe
CHASSIS
Frame / Manufacturer	stock / Ford
Modifications	framerails boxed
Rearend / Ratio	Ford 8" / 3.25
Rear suspension	Total Cost Involved four-bar & Aldan coilover shocks
Rear brakes	Ford (drum)
Front suspension	Super Bell axle 4" drop, Pete & Jake's (Peculiar, MO) four-bar & shocks, POSIES (Hummelstown, PA) Super Slide spring
Front brakes	Ford (drum)
Steering box	Ford / Mustang
Front wheel make, size	Wheel Vintiques (Fresno, CA), 15x5
Rear wheel make, size	Wheel Vintiques, 15x7
Front tire make, size	Firestone, 560x15
Rear tire make, size	Firestone, 820x15
Gas tank	Tanks Inc. (Clearwater, MN) 13-gal. steel

ENGINE
Make	'71 Chevrolet
Displacement	350ci
Machining / Assembly	Auto Machine Shop (South Windsor, CT)
Camshaft	Speed-Pro
Radiator	Walker Radiator Works (Memphis, TN)
Alternator	GM
Heads	Chevrolet, iron
Valve covers	Edelbrock (Torrance, CA) / aluminum, chromed
Manifold / Induction	Edelbrock / (2) Edelbrock 500 cfm
Ignition / Wires	HEI / Taylor
Headers	California Street Rods (Huntington Beach, CA)
Exhaust / Mufflers	2" / Stainless Specialties (Cleveland, TN)

TRANSMISSION
Make	'71 Chevrolet 350 Turbo
Converter	GM
Shifter	GM van
Driveshaft	shortened '65 Ford / Connecticut Drive Shaft (Milford, CT)

BODY
Body style / Material	coupe / steel
Body manufacturer	Ford
Hood	Rootlieb (Turlock, CA), louvered
Grille	'34 Ford
Bodywork	Brian Snell
Paint type / Color	acrylic lacquer / DuPont Porsche Red
Painter	Brian Snell
Headlights / Taillights	halogen / stock
Bumpers	stock front / commercial rear
Other body items	3" chop, Juliano's Hot Rod Parts (Ellington, CT) top insert

INTERIOR
Dashboard	stock
Insert / Gauges	Carriage Works Billet & Accessories (Grandview, MO) / VDO
Stereo / Speakers	Sony / Kenwood
Steering wheel	LeCarra (Oneida, TN)
Steering column	GM van
Seats	'84 Subaru
Upholsterer	Brian Snell
Material / Color	velour / gray
Carpet	wool / gray
Other interior items	tinted glass
Insulation	Dynamat (Hamilton, OH)
Wiring	Painless Performance (Fort Worth, TX)
Steering Wheel	Billet Specialties (La Grange, IL)
Steering Column	Flaming River (Berea, OH) billet
Interior Mirror	Billet Specialties
Seats	custom-made buckets
Material / Color	leather / red
Carpet	red leather
Other interior items	red leather door panels; custom-made center console, shifter ring & boot
Material / Color	vinyl & cloth
Other interior items	double-lined vinyl top by Ricki's

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