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1927 Chrysler Roadster - After Hours
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F A C T S & F I G U R E S
Larry Shoaf
Lexington, North Carolina
1927 Chrysler roadster | | CHASSIS | | Frame / Manufacturer | owner-fabricated / 2 x 6, 2 x 4, 1 X 2 rectangular tubing | | Wheelbase | 113” | | Modifications | Z’d 8” in rear, 2½” in front | | Chassis plumbing | aluminized steel | | Rearend / Ratio | Ford 9” / 3.15:1 | | Rear suspension | owner-fabricated four-bar, coilovers | | Rear brakes | 11” Drum | | Front suspension | ’34 Ford I-beam (4” dropped), POSIES (Hummelstown, PA)
Super Slide spring, owner-fabricated hairpins,
Pete & Jakes (Peculiar, MO) tube shocks | | Front brakes | ’48 Ford drum | | Master cylinder | MBM Disc Brakes (Asheville, NC) | | Steering box | Vega | | Wheelcovers | customized baby moon | | Front wheel make, size | Wheel Smith (Santa Ana, CA) artillery, 15 x 5 | | Rear wheel make, size | Wheel Smith artillery, 15 x 10 | | Front tire make, size | BFG 155/80R15 | | Rear tire make, size | BFG 285/70R15 | | Gas tank | 15gal aluminum | | ENGINE | | Make | Chrysler | | Displacement | 318ci | | Machining / Assembly | Ralph Brinkley & Sons (Lexington, KY) / owner | | Crankshaft | forged | | Rods | Chrysler | | Pistons | flat-top | | Camshaft | Napa performance | | Water pump | Chrysler | | Cooling fan | mechanical | | Radiator | owner-fabricated aluminum | | Alternator | Chrysler | | Heads | Chrysler (iron) | | Valves / Springs | Chrysler / Chrysler | | Rockers | stamped | | Valve covers | early Cal Custom | | Manifold / Induction | aluminum Mopar six-pack / Holley 2bbl (3) | | Ignition / Wires | Chrysler electronic / Moroso (Guilford, CT) | | Headers | iron manifolds | | Exhaust / Mufflers | 2½” aluminized / Stainless Specialties (Cleveland, TN) | | TRANSMISSION | | Make | 1972 Chrysler 727 | | Converter | Chrysler | | Shifter | owner-fabricated (utilizing a ’52 Chevy e-brake handle) | | Trans mods | Brian Stutts (Lexington, KY) | | Driveshaft | Oliver’s Driveshaft (Winston Salem, NC) | | BODY | | Body style / Material | roadster / steel | | Body manufacturer | Chrysler | | Body mods | nearly totally hand-fabricated (see text) | | Hood | owner-fabricated | | Grille | modified stock | | Bodywork | Larry Shoaf (owner) | | Paint type / Color | PPG / Navy Blue | | Painter | Larry Shoaf | | Headlights / Taillights | BLC / ’52 Hudson | | Bumpers | custom bent tube by Jason Pulver | | INTERIOR | | Dashboard | owner-fabricated (similar to stock) | | Insert / Gauges | owner-fabricated / early Stewart Warner | | Air conditioning | working cowl vent | | Insulation | Wurth (Ramsey, NJ) | | Wiring | owner-installed Centech (Perkiomenville, PA) harness | | Steering wheel | 4-spoke, Lime Works Speed Shop (Whittier, CA) | | Steering column | modified '52 Chevy | | Seats | custom by Ray Hester (Lexington, KY) | | Upholsterer | Ray Hester | | Material / Color | leather / Oxblood | | Carpet | cut pile |
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