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1929 Ford Highboy Roadster - Metamorphosis
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| FACTS & FIGURES |
| Steve Garrison |
| Ellicott City, Maryland 1929 Ford highboy roadster |
| CHASSIS |
| Frame / Manufacturer |
'32 Ford / Last Refuge Hot Rods (Dolores, CO) |
| Wheelbase |
106" |
| Modifications |
Welder Series (Breslau, Ontario) front crossmember, custom rear crossmember, and front chassis rail tie-in by J&M Rod Works (Glenwood, MD) |
| Chassis plumbing |
stainless |
| Rearend / Ratio |
Winters Performance (York, PA) V-8 quick-change / 3.86:1 |
| Rear suspension |
Pete & Jakes (Peculiar, MO) ladder bars with QA1 Motorsports (Lakeville, MN) coilover shocks, Welder Series antiroll bar, and J&M Rod Works panhard bar |
| Rear brakes |
Late-model Ford with SO-CAL Speed Shop (Pomona, CA) finned aluminum drum covers |
| Front suspension |
Super Bell (Peculiar, MO) 4" dropped axle with Magnum (Oakhurst, CA) spindles, SO-CAL Speed Shop hairpins and batwings, Pete & Jakes shocks, and Posies (Hummelstown, PA) Super Slide spring |
| Front brakes |
SO-CAL Speed Shop finned aluminum drum disc |
| Master cylinder |
Kugel Komponents (La Habra, CA) |
| Steering box |
Vega |
| Wheel covers |
Spyder caps |
| Front wheel make, size |
custom steelie with '58 Plymouth center, 16x5 |
| Rear wheel make, size |
custom steelie with '58 Plymouth center, 16x6 |
| Front tire make, size |
Firestone / Coker (Chattanooga, TN) 6.00x16 |
| Rear tire make, size |
Firestone / Coker, 7.50x16 |
| Gas tank |
RCI (Tyler, TX) 17-gallon aluminum |
| Other chassis items |
Kugel Komponents reverse-mount 90-degree pedal assembly, Mini Cooper gas cap |
| ENGINE |
| Make |
Chevrolet V-8 |
| Displacement |
355 ci |
| Machining / Assembly |
Blueprint Engines (Kearney, NE) / J&M Rod Works |
| Crankshaft |
Scat (Redondo Beach, CA) |
| Rods |
Scat |
| Pistons |
Keith Black (South Gate, CA) hypereutectic 9.5:1 |
| Camshaft |
COMP Cams (Memphis, TN) |
| Water pump |
Milodon (Simi Valley, CA) |
| Cooling fan |
Flex-a-lite (Fife, WA) |
| Radiator |
Walker (Memphis, TN) |
| Alternator |
Powermaster Performance (West Chicago, IL) PowerGen |
| Heads |
RHS (Memphis, TN) Pro Action, cast-iron |
| Valves / Springs |
Stainless / COMP Cams |
| Rockers |
COMP Cams roller |
| Valve covers |
Offenhauser (Los Angeles, CA) |
| Manifold / Induction |
Edelbrock (Torrance, CA) dual-quad / two Edelbrock Performer Series 500 cfm |
| Ignition / Wires |
MSD (El Paso, TX) / MSD |
| Headers |
Gear Drive Speed & Custom (Minneapolis, MN) |
| Exhaust / Mufflers |
Gear Drive Speed & Custom lake header baffles |
| Other engine facts |
Stelling & Helling-style air cleaners |
| TRANSMISSION |
| Make |
Muncie M21 four-speed |
| Clutch disc |
Zoom (Timmonsville, SC) |
| Pressure plate |
Zoom |
| Shifter |
Hurst (Cleveland, OH) Street Super Shifter |
| Trans mods |
Scott Chalk (Pasadena, MD) |
| Driveshaft |
Custom by J&M Rod Works |
| BODY |
| Body style / Material |
sport coupe / steel |
| Body manufacturer |
Ford |
| Body mods |
converted to roadster, front of rear quarters extended 2", custom firewall, cowl raised, inside floor channeled 3", flip-up cowl panel all by J&M Rod Works |
| Grille |
'32 Ford, steel with stainless insert |
| Bodywork |
J&M Rod Works |
| Paint type / Color |
PPG (Strongsville, OH) / Norsea Blue pearl |
| Painter |
Bill "B.J." Jones at J&M Rod Works |
| Headlights / Taillights |
Dietz / '39 Ford |
| Other body items |
Hallock-style windshield |
| INTERIOR |
| Dashboard |
'32 Ford |
| Gauges |
Mooneyes (Santa Fe Springs, CA) |
| Wiring |
EZ Wiring |
| Steering wheel |
LimeWorks (Whittier, CA) |
| Steering column |
LimeWorks |
| Interior mirror |
swap meet special |
| Seats |
Austin Healey |
| Upholsterer |
J&M Rod Works |
| Material / Color |
vinyl / black |
| Carpet |
none |
| Seatbelts |
Simpson (New Braunfels, TX) |
| Other interior items |
custom drilled dash rail & aluminum interior panels by J&M Rod Works |
 The flip-up cowl panel is...  The flip-up cowl panel is truly unique. Fabricated by the team at J&M Rod Works, it is almost invisible till popped open. It allows the car owner the ability to work on areas under the cowl top, which are usually hidden from view and not easy to access.
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