1932 Ford Hi-Boy

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  1932 Ford Hi-Boy *1932 highboy steel body from Dearborn built in 08 *Body was finished in PPG jet black single stage 1932 grill shell and billet insert *The SO-CAL 34°... windshield was the last off there are no more available brings a lot of attention to that specific windshield for its style *Chassis is a traditional 32 built by lucky 7 chassis engineering finished in a tuxedo black PPG single stage *1957 Oldsmobile 371 with the J-2 triple carb option was freshly rebuilt by Jim Coleman racing engines and Ross racing engineering out of Ohio *All three correct Rochester to jet carburetors where rebuilt in house *The radiator is a traditional griffin radiator with an SPAL Reversible adjustable fan *This engine runs at 1:60 to 180 and normal driving has never seen 195 on the hottest days and in traffic *The Muncie four-speed was out of a Corvette it is a close ratio was freshly rebuilt all new bearings and synchronizers *A hydraulic clutch was installed in place of a mechanical Z bar set up for reliability and durability *The rear end is a Ford 9 inch filled with 411 gears and posit traction *Chassis has front disc brakes and conventional rear drum *All four corners have fire stone piecrust tires with the traditional 4 inch rear white wall and 3 1/2 front white wall *The instrument gauge suite is classic instruments with the V-8 emblem and Coca-Cola red with stainless steel inserts to complement the body with stainless trim *The dash is fiberglass with a 91 prowler gauge suite modified to fit the 32 Dash *A no nonsense Speedway Motors steering column with aluminum 14 inch steering wheel *The interior is Coca-Cola red vinyl with 2 inch plates all around with carpet to match *The headlights were converted to HID any bulb from local parts store will now fit in original housing and reflector *Rear tail lights are LED *To finish the car off Ray Benson did the pin striping with traditional East coast style striping *This car was built as a traditional 50s style hot rod that you would've seen on the streets of southern California *With the exception of an ignition system conversion to a hall affect switch for reliability and a Ford 9 inch instead of a traditional Oldsmobile rear *It is easy to work on a lot of fun to drive and very reliable.
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