FACTS & FIGURES
John Bolen
Graham, Washington
1927 Ford roadster pickup
| CHASSIS |
| Frame | 2x3x.120 wall by owner |
| Wheelbase | 113" |
| Chassis plumbing | Bundy tube and rubber line |
| Rearend / Ratio | Ford 9" with 28-spline axles by Mark Williams Enterprises (Louisville, CO) and Yukon limited slip gear carrier by Randy's Ring & Pinion (Everett, WA) / 4.11:1 |
| Rear suspension | Ladder bars & Panhard rod by Art Morrison (Fife, WA); coil-over dampers by Strange Engineering (Morton Grove, IL) |
| Front suspension | 5" dropped I-beam and hairpins by Pete & Jake's Hot Rod Parts (Peculiar, MO); spindles, oil-filled dampers, and transverse-leaf spring by Total Performance (Lincoln NE) |
| Brakes | Pedal assembly, dual-circuit aluminum master cylinder, residual and proportioning valves, 11-inch rotors, and four-piston calipers by Wilwood Engineering (Camarillo, CA) |
| Steering box | '64 Ford Falcon |
| Wheel make, size | 10-series Smoothie by Wheel Vintiques (Fresno, CA) / 14x5 and 15x10 |
| Front tire make, size | 5.60-14 Firestone Deluxe Champion by Coker Tire (Chattanooga, TN) |
| Rear tire make, size | 30x10-15 radial-carcass cheater slick by Hurst Racing Tires, (Oregon City, OR) |
| Gas tank | 14-gallon stainless welded by Brett Lewis |
| ENGINE |
| Make | 1954 Dodge |
| Displacement | 241ci |
| Machining / Assembly | Machine work Scott Murray (Fife WA) / owner |
| Pistons | Hypereutectic-cast pistons, 8.5:1 by Egge Machine Co. (Santa Fe Springs, CA) |
| Camshaft | stock, checked, polished, and reinstalled Polished checked and reinstalled |
| Water pump | Dodge iron |
| Cooling fan | 14" Mechanical flex fan by Flex-a-Lite (Fife, WA) |
| Radiator | Copper/brass radiator by Vick's Custom Radiator (Deer Lodge, MT) |
| Alternator | 100-amp GM 10SI alternator |
| Manifold / Induction | Offenhauser / Holley 94 |
| Ignition / Wires | Chrysler dual-point with custom advance curve by owner / 7mm by Taylor Cable Products (Grandview, MO) |
| Headers | 1 1/2" block-huggers by Sanderson Headers (South San Francisco, CA) |
| Exhaust / Mufflers | 2" stainless by Top gun muffler (Sumner, WA) w/pack-style mufflers by MagnaFlow (Rancho Santa Margarita, CA) |
| Transmission | '68 GM Powerglide by Puyallup Transmission, Puyallup, WA |
| Shifter | Lokar Performance Products (Knoxville, TN) |
| Driveshaft | Drivelines Northwest (Fife, WA) |
| BODY |
| Body style / Material | roadster pickup (Canadian) / steel |
| Grille | '25-27 Ford style, Howells Sheetmetal (Beaumont, TX) |
| Modifications | Bed shortened 16"; new bed sides w/original bed hardware & stake pockets |
| Bodywork | Owner |
| Paint type / Color | PPG Concept urethane base/clear / Ford Washington Blue |
| Painter | Mike Walter, Rainier Rod & Custom (Graham, WA) |
| Headlights / Taillights | '29 Ford / '38-39 Ford |
| Glass | City Glass & Upholstery (Tacoma, WA) |
| Plating | Maranatha Plating (Puyallup, WA) |
| INTERIOR |
| Dashboard | Custom steel by Mike Walter, Rainier Rod & Custom |
| Gauges | Classic American by Classic Instruments (Boyne, MI) |
| Wiring | Painless Performance Products (Fort Worth, TX) |
| Steering wheel | '40 Ford, Streamline Hot Rod Parts (Denver, CO) |
| Steering column | '64 Ford Falcon |
| Seats | Stock Ford riser, plywood base & back |
| Upholsterer | City Glass and Upholstery (Tacoma, WA) |
| Material / Color | Vinyl / brown |
| Carpet | Brown closed-loop |