Stuart Haines
909.722.4230
Restoration by Nicks Old Car Specialty
Redlands, CA
1940 Ford Coupe
Chassis
- Frame/Manufacturer…Custom/Total Cost Involved
- Rear-end/Ratio…Ford 9”/3.70:1
- Rear Suspension…Narrowed for Pro Street, TCA four-link, coil-over shocks
- Rear & Front Brakes… Disc
- Steering …Rack and Pinion Manual
- Steering Column… Ididit
- Front Wheel make, size…Billet Specialties, 15x6
- Rear Wheel make, size…Billet Specialties, 15x13
- Front Tire make, size… BF Goodrich,195/60R15
- Rear tires make, size…Mickey Thompson, 31x16.5x15
- Gas Tank… Stainless Steel
- Front Suspension Independent
Engine
- Year and make…99 Chevy Blown V-8
- Displacement… Blown Small Block Chevy
- Machining/Assembly…Dougan’s, Riverside, CA
- Crankshaft… Forged Steel
- Rods…Eagle ESP 1-Beam
- Pistons…JE 7:1 w/Speed-Pro Rings
- Camshaft…Competition Cams
- Water Pump…Edelbrock Victor Aluminum
- Cooling Fan…6-Blade Stainless
- Alternator… 65-Amp
- Heads…Ported, Polished, Brodix Track-1 with stainless steel valves
- Valves/Springs…2.08/1.60 Stainless
- Rockers…Crower Aluminum 1.5:1
- Valve Covers… Street & Performance w/Billet Specialties Breathers
- Manifold/Induction…Weland/Weland 6-71 Blower & Barry Grant 750 CFM Carb
- Ignition/Wires…MSD
- Headers…1-7/8” Polished Stainless
- Exhaust/Mufflers…2-1/2” Stainless Steel/Boria
- Transmission…TH400 Turbo “Polished”
- Shifter… Gennie
- Driveshaft…Aluminum
- Radiator…Cross Flow
- Meiling Hi-Volume oil pan
- MDS Billet Distributor
Body
- Body/Style/Material… Coupe/Steel
- Body Manufacturer… Ford Motor Company
- Body Mods…Chopped 2” by Nick’s Old Car Specialty, Redlands, CA
- Laid Windshield Post Back 1” to Lengthen Side Quarter Windows 2” and Rear Window
- Hood chopped from 0 in the rear to 1 ½” in Front
- Hood made one-piece Steel, with No Bead Pie-Cut
- Modified Fender to make fit body with no Bead
- Built Special Inner-pans for front fenders
- Body was shaved
- Grille… Stock
- Bodywork…Nick’s Old Car Specialty
- Paint Type/Color…Sikkens/School Bus Yellow
- Painter…Nick’s Old Car Specialty
- Graphics…Ghost Flames by Lil’Louie, San Bernardino, CA
- Headlights/Taillights…Stock
- Outside Mirrors…Motorcycle
- Exhaust Custom Built Headers and Exhaust in Stainless Steel and Polished
Interior
- Dashboard…Custom by Nick’s Old Car Specialty
- Gages…Moon
- Stereo/Speakers… Clarion Stereo & CD Changer
- Air Conditioning…Vintage Air
- Wiring…Nicks Old Car Specialty
- Steering Wheel…Lecarra
- Seats… Custom Buckets
- Upholsterer… Swedish Imported Leather Upholstery, everything custom made in “50’s Style” Tuck and Roll by Ultimate Auto Interiors, Redlands, CA
- Material/Color…Swedish Leather/Cognac
- Carpet… Cognac Wool
- Dash…Custom work on dash with air conditioning ducts and “Moon” gages
