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1957 Ford Del Rio Ranch Wagon- One Of A Kind, One More Time
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| F A C T S & F I G U R E S | | Jim Bernhardt | | Orange, California | | 1957 Ford Del Rio Ranch Wagon | | CHASSIS | | Frame / Manufacturer | Ford | | Modifications | ’76 Torino subframe by Al Simon | | Chassis plumbing | stainless | | Rearend / Ratio | Ford 9” / 3.00:1 | | Rear suspension | parallel leaf springs & Bilstein shocks | | Rear brakes | drum | | Front suspension | Torino IFS & Bilstein shocks | | Front brakes | 11” disc | | Master cylinder | Mustang power | | Steering box | Torino power | | Front wheel make, size | Pro Wheels (Norwalk, CA) Jet V, 17x7” | | Rear wheel make, size | Pro Wheels Jet V, 17x8” | | Front tire make, size | Falken, 205/50R17 | | Rear tire make, size | Falken, 235/55R17 | | ENGINE | | Make | ’58 Chrysler Hemi | | Displacement | 392ci | | Machining / Assembly | by Art Chrisman, CARS (Santa Ana, CA) | | Pistons | forged | | Camshaft | Isky Racing Cams (Gardena, CA) | | Water pump | big-block Chevy aluminum | | Cooling fan | Hayden 17” | | Radiator | Mattson’s Radiators (Stanton, CA) | | Alternator | Chevy 100-amp | | Valves / Springs | Isky Racing Cams | | Valve covers | finned aluminum | | Manifold / Induction | original / 780-cfm Holley | | Ignition | Don Zig Magneto (Los Angeles, CA) | | Headers | custom | | Exhaust / Mufflers | Rod Sexton / Flowmaster (Santa Rosa, CA) | | Other engine facts | 505 hp, 488 lb-ft | | TRANSMISSION | | Make | Turbo 400 | | Converter | ’67 Corvette | | BODY | | Body style / Material | two-door Del Rio Ranch Wagon / steel | | Body manufacturer | FoMoCo | | Bodywork | by Art Barker (Orange, CA) | | Paint type / Color | Sikkens / black | | INTERIOR | | Insert / Gauges | original, reconditioned | | Wiring | by Pat Moynagh (Fountain Valley, CA) | | Steering wheel | Nardi | | Steering column | '72 Pontiac | | Upholsterer | Jim Bailey (Fallbrook, CA) | | Material / Color | German vinyl / tan perforated & speckled cognac | | Carpet | tan wool cut pile |
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