Facts & Figures
Curt Shumaker
Ortonville, Michigan
1930 Ford Model A highboy Tudor sedan
| CHASSIS |
| Frame / Manufacturer |
Butch Dowker (Charlotte, MI) custom-built chassis with specially designed cantilever fully adjustable coilover suspension |
| Wheelbase |
111" |
| Chassis plumbing |
stainless steel |
| Rearend / Ratio |
Moser 9" with 3.90 posi |
| Rear suspension |
custom-designed Cantilever Indy-style suspension with Advanced Racing Suspension fully adjustable coilover shocks |
| Rear Brakes |
12-inch Wilwood (Camarillo, CA) discs |
| Front suspension |
custom-designed Cantilever Indy-style suspension with Advanced Racing Suspension fully adjustable coilover shocks |
| Front brakes |
12-inch Wilwood discs |
| Master cylinder |
mid-’90s Astro Van remote master cylinder |
| Steering box |
NBC Sprint Car power steering box |
| Front wheel make, size |
15x5 Wheel Vintiques (Fresno, CA) steel |
| Rear wheel make, size |
15x7 Wheel Vintiques steel |
| Front tire make, size |
Nexen 165/80R15 radial tires |
| Rear tire make, size |
8.20x15 Coker (Chattanooga, TN) Firestone Vintage Dragster cheater slicks |
| Gas tank |
ATL 22-gallon fuel safe |
| ENGINE |
| Make |
Chevrolet |
| Displacement |
383 ci |
| Machining / Assembly |
Butch Dowker |
| Crank |
Lunati (Olive Branch, MS) 3-3/4" stroker crank |
| Pistons |
Diamond 9.5:1 |
| Camshaft |
COMP Cams (Memphis, TN) Thumpr Series |
| Radiator |
Be Cool (Essexville, MI) aluminum radiator |
| Alternator |
GM 100 amp |
| Valves / Springs |
RHS (Memphis, TN) valves and springs |
| Manifold / Induction |
Hilborn (Aliso Viejo, CA) mechanical fuel injection |
| Ignition / Wires |
MSD (El Paso, TX) ignition and wires |
| Headers |
custom by Butch Dowker |
| Mufflers |
auger-style internal baffles in a 3-1/2" side pipes |
| Other engine facts |
the engine is set up like a mild streetable version of a Sprint Car engine 440 hp and 500 lb-ft of torque |
| TRANSMISSION |
| Make |
GM 700-R4 built by Jeff Aldrich (Grand Blanc, MI) |
| Shifter |
Lokar Performance Products (Knoxville, TN) |
| Trans mods |
2,800-rpm converter |
| Driveshaft |
Dyno Tech |
| BODY |
| Body style |
'30 Ford Model A Tudor sedan |
| Body manufacturer |
Ford Motor Company |
| Body mods |
Gorden Czech, chopped the top 3" and sectioned the body 4", rear wheel openings have been raised 4" and the '61 Chevy taillights and license plate area has been frenched in, '32 grille sectioned to match the body, the grille insert was built by custom bike builder Ron Finch |
| Bodywork |
Premium Truck and Auto Body (Clarkston, MI) |
| Paint / Color |
BASF satin black paint with Tangerine Orange Pearl metalflake on the roof sprayed by Premium Truck and Auto Body (Clarkston, MI) |
| Painter |
Justin Goulding, Premium Auto Body |
| Lettering / Graphics |
Steve Fairman and Tommy "Tub" Welch |
| Headlights / Taillights |
Dietz 9" headlights with frenched-in '61 Chevy taillights |
| INTERIOR |
| Insert / Gauges |
'32 Ford dash with aluminum insert and SO-CAL Speed Shop (Pomona, CA) gauges |
| Steering wheel |
Sweet Manufacturing with Sprint Car quick-release |
| Wiring |
Troy Cubrero of Troy's Restorations (Ortonville, MI) |
| Steering column |
fabricated by Butch Dowker |
| Seats |
SCAT (Redondo Beach, CA) seats |
| Upholstery material |
vinyl / black |
| Seatbelts |
Juliano's Hot Rod Parts (Vernon, CT) |