| F A C T S & F I G U R E S |
| John Henson |
| Corona, California |
| 1932 Ford highboy roadster |
| CHASSIS |
| Frame / Manufacturer |
'32 Ford / JW Rod Garage (Belgium, WI) |
| Modifications |
Crossmember modified for Pete & Jakes (Peculiar, MO) pedal assembly |
| Rearend / Ratio |
Ford 9" with Trac-Loc limited-slip differential by John's Industries (Caspian, MI) 3.50:1 |
| Rear suspension |
Parallel four-bar with Panhard rod Total Cost Involved (Ontario, CA) |
| Rear brakes |
Ford 11" drum with SO-CAL Speed Shop finned-aluminum covers (Pomona, CA) |
| Front suspension |
Super Bell axle (Peculiar, MO), Pete & Jakes hairpins, Posies Super Slide springs (Hummelstown, PA) |
| Front brakes |
Discs with Buick-style drum covers by SO-CAL Speed Shop |
| Master cylinder |
Corvette-style dual-circuit |
| Steering box |
Vega-style, Flaming River (Berea, OH) |
| Wheel make, size |
Radir Custom Wheels (Montville, NJ) tri-rib, 15x4 and 15x7 |
| Front tire make, size |
Firestone ribs and blocks by Coker Tire (Chattanooga, TN) 5.00-15 ribs and 8.20-15 diamond-grooved |
| Gas tank |
Vintique, modified for fuel return line |
| ENGINE |
| Make |
'68 Chevrolet |
| Displacement |
327 ci |
| Machining / Assembly |
Action Machine (Shoreline, WA) Greg Parsley |
| Pistons |
Speed Pro Hypereutectic-cast |
| Cooling fan |
17" electric SPAL (Ankeny, IA) |
| Radiator |
copper/brass by Walker Radiator Works (Memphis, TN) |
| Alternator |
100-amp chrome |
| Heads |
462-series, aka Feulies or camel-hump |
| Valve covers |
Mooneyes (Santa Fe Springs, CA) |
| Induction |
EFI-controlled stack-style by Hilborn (Aliso Viejo, CA) |
| Ignition / Wires |
Mallory Unilite / Spiro-Pro by Taylor Wire Products (Grandview, MO) |
| Headers |
lakes header kit by Speedway Motors (Lincoln, NE) Jayster turnouts by Sanderson Headers (South San Francisco, CA) |
| Other engine facts |
Tall Hilborn stacks modified with perforated-metal screens and filters by Greg Parsley and Sig Schott |
| TRANSMISSION |
| Make |
'70s-vintage Saginaw four-speed |
| Clutch |
10.5" Centerforce (Prescott, AZ) modified for hydraulic throw-out bearing |
| Shifter |
Hurst with custom lever |
| Trans mods |
hydraulic McLeod throw-out bearing |
| BODY |
| Body style / Material |
roadster / fiberglass |
| Body manufacturer |
Bear Fiberglass (Prescott, AZ) |
| Body mods |
shaved cowl, hinges, door handles, top mounting points and side-curtain pivots and wraparound dash, and doors by Bear Fiberglass |
| Grille |
shell by Brookville Roadster (Brookville, OH) Vintique insert |
| Bodywork |
Greg Parsley and Sig Schott, Retro Rods (Monroe, WA) |
| Paint type / Color |
PPG Vibrance-series urethane base/clear / copper |
| Painter |
Sig Schott |
| Pinstriping |
Donn Trethewey (Port Townsend, WA) |
| Headlights / Taillights |
Guide 682-C on shock mount/headlight stands by LimeWorks Speed Shop (Whittier, CA) '39 Ford |
| Other body items |
chrome by Queen City Plating (Seattle, WA) |
| INTERIOR |
| Gauges |
Von Hot Rod-series Classic Instruments (Boyne City, MI) pinstriped by Donn Trethewey |
| Wiring |
Ron Francis Wiring (Chester PA) |
| Steering wheel |
cut-down '40 Ford-style by LimeWorks Speed Shop |
| Steering column |
'40 pickup style by LimeWorks Speed Shop |
| Seats |
Glide Engineering (Cucamonga, CA) |
| Upholsterer |
Scott Stratton, S&S Custom (Kenmore, WA) |
| Material / Color |
vinyl / rust and tan |
| Carpet |
copper nylon loop |
| Seatbelts |
Juliano's Hot Rod Parts (Ellington, CT) |