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| F A C T S & F I G U R E S | | Josh Martinson | | Roy, Washington | | 1931 Ford channeled pickup | |
| Frame / Manufacturer | Total Cost Involved (Ontario, CA) | | Modifications | Z’d 4” in rear | | Chassis plumbing | Steel Bundy type and rubber lines | | Rearend / Ratio | Toyota 8” / 3.73:1 | | Rear suspension | Ladder bars by Pete & Jake’s (Peculiar, MO), ’ | | | 40s-era Lincoln front spring, ’60s-era Dodge A-100 shocks | | Rear brakes | Toyota 11” drum | | Front suspension | 4” dropped I-beam by Super Bell (Peculiar, MO); ’50 Ford F-1 pickup | | | spindles, steering arms, and tie-rod; Total Cost Involved mono-leaf | | | spring; ’37 Dodge front shock mounts | | Front brakes | ’50 Ford F-1 | | Master cylinder | ’67 Ford Mustang | | Pedal assembly | Total Cost Involved | | Steering box | Vega-style | | Wheel make, size | Kelsey-Hayes accessory, 18x3 3/4 | | Front tire make, size | Excelsior by Coker Tire (Chattanooga, TN), 4.50-18 | | Rear tire make, size | Firestone by Coker Tire, 7.00-18 | | Gas tank | stainless beer keg | | ENGINE | | Make | Chevrolet | | Displacement | 355ci | | Machining / Assembly | NAPA Auto Parts, Tacoma, WA / Waterhouse Motors, Tacoma, WA | | Pistons | Hypereutectic-cast 9.5:1 compression ratio by Speed-Pro/Federal Mogul | | Valvetrain | Summit Racing 1107 hydraulic flat-tappet cam, | | | .488/.510 lift, 292/302-degrees duration; roller-tip | | | Magnum rockers by COMP Cams, Memphis, TN | | Water pump | Summit high-volume | | Cooling fan | Summit 15” flex-style | | Radiator | ’65 Ford Mustang copper/brass three-row | | Alternator | GM 10SI | | Heads | 327 Chevrolet, heavily ported with 2.02/1.6 valves | | Valve covers | Cal-Custom die-cast finned aluminum | | Manifold / Induction | Performer by Edelbrock (Torrance, CA) / Avenger 750 by Holley Racing (Bowling Green, KY) | | Ignition / Wires | Uni-Lite by Mallory (Carson City, NV) with tachometer drive / restoration-grade cloth-covered | | Headers | Swap-meet 1 5/8” block-hugger | | Exhaust / Mufflers | 2 1/2” steel / 18” glass-packed | | TRANSMISSION | | Make | GM TH400 | | Converter | GM 3/4-ton pickup | | Shifter | V-Gate by Hurst, Carson City, NV | | Trans mods | Stage II shift kit by B&M Transmission, Chatsworth, CA | | Driveshaft | Drivelines Northwest, Fife, WA | | BODY | | Body style / Material | Pickup / steel | | Body mods | Channeled 4”, military-style canvas roof insert, | | | door-window channels filled, scratch-built floors | | Grille | ’30 Ford | | Paint type / Color | Alkyd enamel / OD Green | | Graphics | Owner | | Headlights / Taillights | Grote industrial / WWII-era military | | Outside mirror | Peep style by Mooneyes, Santa Fe Springs, CA | | Other body items | R4-style rotary latches (Bear-claw style) by Southco, | | | Concordville, PA; windshield by Tahoma Glass, Puyallup, WA | | INTERIOR | | Dashboard | Unknown '20s passenger car | | Insert / Gauges | Vintage military Stewart-Warner tachometer and | | | US Gauge Co oil pressure and water temperature | | Steering wheel | Swap-meet find with foam rim | | Steering column | Universal stainless by Speedway Motors, Lincoln, NE | | Seats | Military truck with original canvas | | Floor covering | Ribbed rubber industrial mat | | Seatbelts | Forklift |
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