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| F A C T S & F I G U R E S | | Don Benson | | Bellingham, Washington | | 1932 Ford convertible | | CHASSIS | | Frame/Manufacturer | John Barbero, Pyramid Automotive Engineering, Bellingham, WA | | Wheelbase | 106” | | Modifications | 1 1/4” tubular crossmember, Model A-style front crossmember, large-tube rear crossmember | | Chassis plumbing | Stainless | | Rearend / Ratio | Ford 9” by Dutchman Enterprises, Portland, OR / 3.73:1 | | Rear suspension | Four-link with Panhard rod by Total Cost Involved, Ontario, CA | | Front suspension | Hairpins, Panhard rod, steering arms, batwings, spindles, shocks,
and Super Bell dropped axle by Pete & Jake’s, Peculiar, MO;
mono-leaf spring by James J Durant Enterprises, Newport Beach, CA | | Master cylinder | GM cast-iron dual-circuit | | Steering box | Vega-style by Mullins/Borgeson, Torrington, CT | | Brakes | 11- and 12-inch rotors and four-piston calipers by Wilwood Engineering, Camarillo, CA | | Pedal assembly | Pete & Jake’s | | Wheel covers | ’49/50 Ford caps and rings | | Wheel make, size | 62-series OEM by Wheel Vintiques, Fresno, CA, 15x6 and 15x8 | | Tire make, size | Firestone Deluxe Champion, Coker Tire, Chattanooga, TN, 5.60- and 8.20-15 | | Gas tank | 1932 Ford, Vintique | | ENGINE | | Make | Ford | | Displacement | 302ci | | Radiator | Aluminum, Griffin Thermal Products, Piedmont, SC | | Accessory drive system | Tru Trac, Billet Specialties, LaGrange, IL | | Manifold / Induction | Ford Cobra-style / Holley 350-cfm 2300 series by Automotion Rochester
Carb Service, Great Falls, MT | | Ignition / Wires | Autolite by Mallory, Carson City, NV / Spiro-Pro 8mm by Taylor Cable
Products, Grandview, MO | | Headers | Block-hugger by Sanderson, South San Francisco, CA | | Exhaust / Mufflers | 2 1/2” steel with Walker turbo-style mufflers by Midas Mufflers, Bellingham, WA | | Other engine facts | Tuned by Dave Carpenter, Bellingham, WA | | TRANSMISSION | | Make | Tremec TKO 500 | | Driveshaft | Drive Line Services of Bellingham | | BODY | | Body style / Material | Convertible hybrid / steel | | Body manufacturer | Dearborn Deuce, Branford, CT | | Body mods | Fenders by Gaslight Auto Parts, Urbana, OH; ’40 ford dash | | Hood | Aluminum by Al Swedberg, Centralia, WA; hood hinge/latch
by Dan Fink Metalworks, Huntington Beach, CA | | Grille | Shell by Brookville, Brookville, OH; insert by Obsolete and
Classic Auto Parts, Oklahoma City, OK | | Bodywork | Cal Byerlin, Grand Central Collision, Bellingham, WA | | Paint type / Color | Glasurit polyurethane / 1954 Buick Sea-Foam Green | | Painter | Kelly Mackie | | Graphics | Mitch Kim, Portland, OR | | Headlights / Taillights | 1932 Ford on dropped bar / 1932 Ford on shortened stands | | Bumpers | 1932 Ford on shortened stainless brackets | | INTERIOR | | Dashboard | ’40 Ford, narrowed and filled by Cal Byerlin | | Insert / Gauges | Aluminum / Ford Racing | | Climate Control | Vintage Air, San Antonio, TX | | Wiring | Pyramid Auto Engineering | | Steering wheel | Mark 40 by Lecarra Steering Wheels, Oneida, TN | | Steering column | Tilt by ididit inc., Tecumseh, MI | | Seats | Glide Engineering, Cucamonga, CA | | Upholsterer | Frank Castilleja, Motor City, Mt. Vernon, WA | | Material / Color | Vinyl / white with red piping | | Carpet | Cranberry colored Wilton wool | | Seatbelts | Beams Industries, Oklahoma City, OK |
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