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1932 Ford Highboy Roadster - Deuce Salute
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Facts & Figures
Todd Kindler
Baltic, Ohio
1932 Ford highboy roadster
| CHASSIS |
| Frame / Manufacturer |
'32 Ford / Cornhusker Rod & Custom (Alexandria, NE) |
| Wheelbase |
106" |
| Modifications |
C'd rear 'rails with buggy spring crossmember |
| Chassis plumbing |
steel |
| Rearend / Ratio |
Ford 9-inch / 3.89:1 |
| Rear suspension |
Pete & Jakes (Peculiar, MO) custom ladder bars and shocks, Posies (Hummelstown, PA) springs |
| Rear brakes |
Police Special, 11" drums |
| Front suspension |
Super Bell I-beam axle, spindles, hairpins, P&J shocks, Posies springs |
| Front brakes |
Lincoln drums |
| Steering |
cross-steer |
| Front wheel make, size |
Coker Tire (Chattanooga, TN) Gennie wheels, custom, 16-inch, caps and rings |
| Rear wheel make, size |
Coker Gennie wheels, custom, 16-inch, caps and rings |
| Front tire make, size |
Firestone bias-ply, 4.50/4.75-16 |
| Rear tire make, size |
Firestone bias-ply, 7.50-16 |
| Gas tank |
Tanks Inc. (Clearwater, MN) |
| ENGINE |
| Make |
'53 Ford flathead, bored, balanced, blueprinted |
| Displacement |
239 ci |
| Machining / Assembly |
Schmidt Machine (Fairbury, NE) |
| Crankshaft |
Scat Enterprises (Redondo Beach, CA) |
| Rods |
Scat Enterprises H-beam |
| Pistons |
Ross Racing Pistons (El Segundo, CA), forged |
| Camshaft |
Crower Cams (San Diego, CA) |
| Water pump |
Melling (Jackson, MI) |
| Cooling fan |
'51 Ford pickup six-blade fan |
| Radiator |
Walker '32 Ford |
| Alternator |
12-volt in generator case |
| Heads |
Offenhauser, aluminum |
| Valves / Springs |
stainless steel / Iskenderian |
| Valve covers |
Offenhauser |
| Manifold / Induction |
Offenhauser 2x2, 3" custom risers / Holley 94s, assembled by Baxter Ford Parts (Lawrence, KS) |
| Air Cleaner |
OTB Gear (Walnut, CA) |
| Ignition / Wires |
Taylor/Vertex magneto / EZ Wiring and Ron Francis Wiring |
| Headers |
Sanderson (S. San Francisco, CA) |
| Exhaust / Mufflers |
custom / Smithy's Mufflers (PerTronix, San Dimas, CA) |
| TRANSMISSION |
| Make |
T-5 with overdrive by Cornhusker Rod & Custom |
| Clutch disc |
10" |
| Flywheel |
Weber (McLeod, Placentia, CA) |
| Shifter |
Lokar Performance (Knoxville, TN) |
| Driveshaft |
Cornhusker Rod & Custom |
| BODY |
| Body style / Material |
'32 Ford roadster |
| Body manufacturer |
Brookville Roadster (Brookville, OH) |
| Hood |
Rootlieb (Turlock, CA) dry lakes style, steel |
| Grille |
Brookville Roadster |
| Top |
Time Machines Unlimited (Charlevoix, MI) |
| Bodywork |
Prepped by Steve Fender/Ageless Iron Restoration (Baltic, OH), |
| Paint type / Color |
Montana Paint (Bozeman, MT), custom Olive Green |
| Painter |
Steve Fender / Ageless Iron Restoration (Baltic, OH) |
| Headlights / Taillights |
Guide style / '39 Ford |
| Door handles |
Brookville Roadster |
| Other body items |
2" chopped glass |
| INTERIOR |
| Dashboard |
Brookville Roadster |
| Gauges |
Classic Instruments (Boyne City, MI), airplane style |
| Wiring |
owner |
| Steering wheel |
'40 Ford |
| Pedals |
Pete & Jakes assembly |
| Seats |
Custom bomber seats by Frank Wallic |
| Cushions |
olive drab canvas |
| Floor |
Red oak with quarter-inch ribbed rubber mats |
| Seatbelts |
vintage aircraft style from Frank Wallic |
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