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1936 Ford Five Window Coupe - Trading Up

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Bruce Vath
Cincinnati, Ohio
1936 Ford five-window
Chassis
Frame / Manufacturer stock / Ford
Rearend ’76 Ford 8”
Rear suspension Chassis Engineering (Riviera Beach, FL) parallel leaf
Rear brakes 11” Ford drum
Front suspension Chassis Engineering crossmember, Mustang II tubular control arms
Front brakes 11” Granada rotors
Master cylinder Corvette dual w/ power booster from ECI
Steering box Mustang II manual rack
Front wheel make, size American Racing (Rancho Dominguez, CA) Torq-Thrust II, 14x6
Rear wheel make, size American Racing Torq-Thrust II, 15x8
Front tire make, size BFGoodrich, 195/70-14
Rear tire make, size BFGoodrich, 235/70-15
Gas tank Tanks Inc. (Clearwater, MN)
Other chassis items front & rear antisway bars by Chassis Engineering
Engine
Make Chevrolet ’87 IROC Z28
Displacement 350
Radiator Walker Radiator Works (Memphis, TN)
Valve covers painted aluminum
Manifold / Induction Edelbrock (Torrance, CA) / Edelbrock 600 carb
Ignition HEI
Headers block-huggers
Mufflers Flowmaster (Santa Rosa, CA)
Other engine facts March Performance serpentine pulleys
Transmission
Transmission TH350
Shifter Lokar (Knoxville, TN)
Body
Body style five-window
Material all steel except fiberglass rear fenders
Body manufacturer Ford
Bodywork by owner & Jerome Brown
Paint type / color BASF-Glasurit / Green
Painter Jerome Brown
Pinstriping by Bill Roell
Headlights / Taillights stock ’36 w/ halogen bulbs
Outside mirror swan neck
Bumpers ’36 stainless w/ shortened brackets on the rear
Other body items third brake light below rear window, front turn signals behind horn grilles, working cowl vent, windshield cranks out & cloth roof insert
Interior
Dashboard ’36 Ford w/ original waterfall & ashtray
Gauges stock, restored by United Speedometer
Stereo Alpine AM/FM w/ CD & speakers
Air conditioning Southern Air
Wiring Ron Francis Wire Works (Chester, PA) kit by owner
Steering wheel leather-wrapped LeCarra (Oneida, TN) banjo
Steering column Flaming River (Berea, OH) tilt column
Seats stock ’38 Ford
Upholsterer Bob & Mike Lyons
Material / Color leather / pebble
Carpet brown
Seatbelts equipped w/ shoulder harnesses


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