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1929 Ford Highboy Roadster - Tuff Stuff

F A C T S & F I G U R E S
Ron & Connie Farmer
Independence, Virginia
1929 Ford highboy roadster
CHASSIS
Frame / Manufacturer ’32 Ford / Deuce Factory (Santa Ana, CA) rails
Wheelbase 110”
Modifications Tubular crossmembers, owner-fabricated trailer hitch
Chassis plumbing Steel
Rearend / Ratio 8-inch Ford / 3.08:1
Rear suspension Coilovers and ladder bars
Rear brakes Drum
Front suspension Tube axle, four-bars, transverse spring
Front brakes Disc, 11”
Master cylinder Mustang
Steering box Vega
Front wheel make, size Wheel Vintiques (Fresno, CA), 15 x 6
Rear wheel make, size Wheel Vintiques, 15 x 7
Front tire make, size BFGoodrich wide whites, 185/70R15
Rear tire make, size BFGoodrich wide whites, 255/70R15
Gas tank Custom, owner-fabricated 13-gal

ENGINE
Make Chevrolet
Displacement 383ci
Machining / Assembly Buck Racing / Ron Farmer
Crankshaft 400 Chevy
Rods GMPP
Pistons Forged
Camshaft Ultra Dyne (Olive Branch, MS), 262 Bullet
Water pump GMPP
Cooling fan Electric 16”
Radiator Aluminum
Alternator Chromed
Heads Chevrolet aluminum ZZ3
Valves / Springs Stainless / GMPP
Rockers Comp Cams (Memphis, TN) 1.5 rollers
Valve covers Finned aluminum
Manifold / Induction Edelbrock (Torrance, CA) XC8 Cross Ram / Edelbrock 500cfm (2)
Ignition / Wires MSD (El Paso, TX)/ MSD
Headers Hedman Hedders (Whittier, CA)
Exhaust / Mufflers Coated steel / glass packs

TRANSMISSION
Make TH200
Converter 2,200rpm-stall
Shifter Column
Trans mods Shift kit
Driveshaft Custom made, chromed

BODY
Body style / Material Roadster / steel
Body manufacturer Ford
Hood Rootlieb (Turlock, CA)
Grille ’32 Ford
Bodywork Ron Farmer
Paint type / Color Acrylic enamel / Guards Red
Painter Ron Farmer
Headlights / Taillights Dietz / ’39 Ford
Outside mirror Peep

INTERIOR
Dashboard Smooth
Insert / Gauges Aluminum / Stewart Warner (East Petersburg, PA)
Wiring Ron Farmer
Steering wheel Juliano's Hot Rod Parts (Ellington, CT)
Steering column Ford pickup
Interior mirror Unknown
Seats Ron Farmer
Material / Color Vinyl / white, red
Carpet Red
Seatbelts Juliano's Hot Rod Parts


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