Simply put, if it doesn't...
Simply put, if it doesn't have a reason to be there, it isn't. A stock dash was filled with a unique swap meet find gauge panel...
... loaded with no-name gauges,...
... loaded with no-name gauges, while a '40 Ford column topped with a gennie '39 Ford wheel helps plot the course.
F A C T S & F I G U R E S
Richie Whalen
Medford, Massachusetts
1932 Ford highboy coupe
| CHASSIS |
| Frame / Manufacturer |
'32 Ford / Ford |
| Wheelbase |
109-1/2" |
| Modifications |
Front and rear framehorns bobbed, pinched at hood and frame intersection, and rear C-notch by Rolling Bones Hot Rod Shop (Greenfield Center, NY) |
| Chassis plumbing |
Steel |
| Rearend / Ratio |
'40 Ford with vintage Halibrand V-8 centersection / 3.62:1 |
| Rear suspension |
Rolling Bones HRS ladders bars, inboard Houdaille shocks, and Model T rear spring |
| Rear brakes |
'40 Ford drum |
| Front suspension |
'32 Ford axle, '39 Ford spindles, '32 Ford split 'bones with Posies (Hummelstown, PA) spring, custom friction shocks and mounts by Rolling Bones HRS |
| Front brakes |
'40 Ford |
| Master cylinder |
'40 Ford |
| Steering box |
Schroeder (Burbank, CA) |
| Wheel covers |
'40 Ford Deluxe |
| Front wheel make, size |
'40 Ford steelie / 16x4.5 |
| Rear wheel make, size |
'40 Ford steelie / 16x5 |
| Front tire make, size |
Firestone / Coker (Chattanooga, TN), 4.50x16 |
| Rear tire make, size |
Firestone / Coker 7.50x16 |
| Gas tank |
15-gallon by Tanks, Inc (Clearwater, MN) |
| ENGINE |
| Make |
'49 Ford Flathead |
| Displacement |
286 ci |
| Machining / Assembly |
H&H Flatheads (La Cresenta, CA) / H&H Flatheads |
| Crankshaft |
Scat (Redondo Beach, CA) |
| Rods |
Scat |
| Pistons |
Ross (El Segundo, CA) 7.5:1 |
| Camshaft |
H&H, special blower grind |
| Water pump |
Speedway Motors (Lincoln, NE) |
| Cooling fan |
Cooling Components (Memphis, TN) |
| Radiator |
Walker Radiator (Memphis, TN) |
| Alternator |
Powermaster (West Chicago, IL) PowerGEN |
| Heads |
Navarro Engineering (La Crescenta, CA) |
| Valves / Springs |
Manly (Lakewood, NJ) stainless |
| Manifold / Induction |
S.Co.T. / H&H S.Co.T supercharger with new Stromberg 97s |
| Ignition / Wires |
Vertex (Grandview, MO) magneto / Taylor (Grandview, MO) |
| Headers |
Custom by Rolling Bones |
| Exhaust |
1-3/4" steel |
| Other Engine Facts |
Dyno'd by H&H at 260 hp |