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1932 Ford Highboy Roadster & Coupe - Salt Shakers
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 Wanting to keep it simple,...  Wanting to keep it simple, Jim covered a chopped-down minivan seat with a genuine Indian blanket and left the floorboards in wood.  A '36 Ford wheel helps set...  A '36 Ford wheel helps set the path while a stock dash filled with a combination of Auto Meter and Stewart Warner dials help Jim monitor all the vital signs. When the weather gets tough, the top and side glass can go up making the cabin tight and cozy.
| ENGINE |
| Make |
'54 Dodge Hemi |
| Displacement |
241 ci |
| Machining / Assembly |
Keller Auto Machine (Salisbury Mills, NY) / Owner |
| Pistons |
Ross (El Segundo, CA) custom line |
| Camshaft |
Clay Smith (Buena Park, CA) |
| Cooling fan |
Electric |
| Radiator |
Walker (Memphis, TN) Z series |
| Alternator |
GM |
| Valves / Springs |
Manly (Lakewood, NJ) / Stock |
| Manifold / Induction |
Stock two-barrel / Rochester 2GC |
| Ignition / Wires |
MSD (El Paso, TX) / Taylor (Grandview, MO) |
| Headers |
Hot Heads (Lowgap, NC) |
| Exhaust / Mufflers |
2" stainless |
| Other engine facts |
Engine balanced, blueprinted, and dyno'd at Keller Auto Machine, 220 hp at 5,400 rpm |
 The original '32 Ford axle...  The original '32 Ford axle was drilled with lightening holes and matched up to a pair of lengthened, split, and drilled '32 Ford 'bones and '40 Ford spindles.  The Pitman arm and radius...  The Pitman arm and radius rods are drilled reminiscent of vintage hot rods.
| TRANSMISSION |
| Make |
'85 Chevrolet S10 five-speed |
| Shifter |
B&M (Chatsworth, CA) |
| Trans mods |
Aluminum flywheel |
| Driveshaft |
Denny's (Kenmore, NY) |
| BODY |
| Body style / Material |
Convertible / steel |
| Body manufacturer |
Dearborn Deuce (Branford, CT) |
| Body mods |
Cowl vent added by owner |
| Hood |
Rootlieb (Turlock, CA) |
| Bodywork |
Owner |
| Paint type / Color |
Kustom Shop (San Diego, CA) / blue pearlescent |
| Painter |
Owner |
| Graphics |
Owner |
| Headlights / Taillights |
Snowplow lights / custom by owner |
| Other body items |
Louvers by Louvers Unlimited (Craryville, NY), custom front grille guard and pushbar by owner |
| INTERIOR |
| Insert / Gauges |
Stock / Stewart Warner (East Petersburg, PA), Auto Meter (Sycamore, IL) |
| Stereo / Speakers |
Hemi V-8 |
| Wiring |
Kwik Wire (Fond du Lac, WI) |
| Steering wheel |
'36 Ford |
| Steering column |
Steel pipe |
| Interior mirror |
Swap meet special |
| Seats |
Chopped minivan |
| Upholsterer |
Owner |
| Material / Color |
Indian blanket / multi |
| Seatbelts |
RCI (Juniper, FL) |
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