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1932 Ford Pickup- Reincarnation
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| F A C T S & F I G U R E S | | Jim Gove | | Natick, Massachusetts | | 1932 Ford pickup | | CHASSIS | | Frame / Manufacturer | stock / 1934 Ford | | Modifications | boxed | | Chassis plumbing | steel | | Rearend / Ratio | ‘41 Ford / 3.78:1 | | Rear suspension | ‘32-34 Ford original springs w/ tube shocks | | Rear brakes | ’48 Ford drum | | Front suspension | 2-½” dropped Ford axle w/ ’40 Ford spindles, stock wishbone, original Ford hydraulic shocks & ’34 Ford front spring | | Front brakes | ’48 Ford drum | | Master cylinder | dual | | Steering box | ’48 Ford F-1 truck modified by owner w/ ’32 Ford mounting flange | | Wheel covers | ’46 Ford | | Front wheel make, size | Ford steelie, 16x4 | | Rear wheel make, size | Ford steelie, 16x4.5 | | Front tire make, size | Firestone, 600x16 | | Rear tire make, size | Firestone, 750x16 | | Gas tank | ’30 Chevrolet, mounted in bed | | ENGINE | | Make | ’53 Chrysler Hemi | | Displacement | 338 ci @ 0.040 over | | Machining / Assembly | Frank Lamb (Gorham, ME) | | Crankshaft | steel | | Pistons | Badger (Marinette, WI) | | Camshaft | Isky Racing Cams (Gardena, CA) | | Radiator | custom, Rogers Auto Radiator (Medford, MA) | | Generator | ’55 Olds | | Valves / Springs | stock w/ three-angle valve job / Isky | | Valve covers | stock, chrome | | Manifold / Induction | Edmunds two-pot / Carter (2) two-barrel | | Ignition / Wires | Vintage Mallory (Cleveland, OH) / clear red | | Exhaust / Mufflers | 2” straight tube / never! | | Other engine facts | Hot Heads (Lowgap, NC) adjustable pushrods & Isky lifters | | TRANSMISSION | | Make | ’39 Ford w/ Cragar adapter | | Clutch disc | Hayes (Cleveland, OH) | | Pressure plate | Hayes | | Shifter | ’39 Ford | | Trans mods | Lincoln Zephyr gears | | Driveshaft | ’34 Ford | | BODY | | Body style / Material | pickup / steel | | Body manufacturer | Ford | | Body mods | channeled 6” originally by Norm Card & top chopped 4” by Jim Gove | | Grille | ’32 Ford commercial | | Bodywork | by Jim Gove | | Paint type / Color | DuPont (Wilmington, DE) Chroma Premier / Washington Blue | | Painter | Jim Gove | | Pinstriping | by Hotrod Jen | | Headlights / Taillights | Guide 682-C / ’32 Ford | | Other body items | custom red-oak bed floor by owner & Steve Gove; headlight mounts cut down from Model A headlight bar | | INTERIOR | | Dashboard | custom | | Insert / Gauges | aluminum / Stewart Warner (Lancaster, PA) & '50 Plymouth | | Stereo / Speakers | unmuffled vintage Hemi! | | Wiring | by Jim Gove, '55 Olds panel | | Steering wheel | '40 Ford truck | | Steering column | '34 Ford truck | | Seats | custom bench | | Upholsterer | owner | | Material / Color | vinyl / black & gray |
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