Facts & Figures
Ken Thurm
Orange, California
1932 Ford truck
| CHASSIS |
| Frame / Manufacturer | Hot Rods & Custom Stuff (Escondido, CA) |
| Wheelbase | 109" |
| Modifications | stretched 3" |
| Chassis plumbing | stainless steel |
| Rearend / Ratio | Halibrand (Wellington, KS) Champ quick-change / 4.11:1 |
| Rear suspension | transverse Model A spring on triangulated four-link w/ Goodyear airbags & Monroe Sensi-Trac shocks |
| Rear brakes | Currie (Anaheim, CA) drums |
| Front suspension | Magnum (Oakhurst, CA) 5" dropped I-beam w/ transverse leaf spring, hairpin radius rods & SO-CAL Speed Shop (Pomona, CA) shocks |
| Front brakes | SO-CAL Speed Shop hidden disc |
| Master cylinder | Kugel Komponents (La Habra, CA) |
| Front wheel make, size | Halibrand, 15x3 ½" |
| Rear wheel make, size | Halibrand, 18x10" |
| Front tire make, size | Mickey Thompson, 26x6-15 |
| Rear tire make, size | Toyo, 305x18 |
| Gas tank | 13-gal spun aluminum |
| ENGINE |
| Make | Lil' John Buttera aluminum small-block Chevy |
| Displacement | 412ci |
| Machining / Assembly | BEP (Orange, CA) / owner |
| Pistons | forged, 9.5:1 |
| Cooling fan | electric |
| Radiator | Hoffman Radiator (Orange, CA) |
| Heads | Edelbrock (Torrance, CA) aluminum |
| Valve covers | Chevy w/ Olds wire separators |
| Manifold / Induction | Offenhauser / six Holley 94s |
| Ignition / Wires | Vertex mag-style distributor / Taylor (Grandview, MO) |
| Headers | custom |
| Exhaust / Mufflers | stainless |
| TRANSMISSION |
| Make | Tremec T600 |
| Clutch disc | McLeod (Placentia, CA) |
| Shifter | custom |
| Driveshaft | Inland Empire Driveline Service (Ontario, CA) |
| BODY |
| Body style / Material | pickup / steel |
| Body manufacturer | FoMoCo |
| Body mods | 4" chop, 6" channel |
| Bodywork | by Jeff Sherman |
| Paint type / Color | primer / gray |
| Painter | Jeff Sherman |
| Headlights / Taillights | commercial '32 Ford / '37 Ford |
| INTERIOR |
| Dashboard | '32 Ford |
| Insert / Gauges | Classic Instruments (Boyne City, MI) |
| Steering wheel | four-spoke Bell |
| Steering column | custom |
| Seat | modified Glide Engineering (Rancho Cucamonga, CA) |
| Material | Mexican blanket |