There are so many 32 street rods out there. The 3 window is a bit
harder to find, but this car is different. It was built from the
ground up and took 4 years to build. The brain child of a retired
electrical engineer from south Texas, this car is a one of a kind.
This gentleman thought of everything when he designed it, and used
nothing but the best top quality components. The current owner of
the 32 purchased it 2 years ago. Not long after the car was
completed. There are 2467 miles on the odometer. Half put on by the
builder and the other half by the current owner. Here are the basic
components and where they are from: The Frame- manufactured by
Total Cost Involved Engineering (TCI). It is a numbered frame with
a certificate of manufacture. It has a 3 inch pinch. The front end
is a SoCal 4 inch Superbell drop axle, and the rear is a Ride Tech
adjustable coil over shock model. The brakes are power discs by
Wilwood, 11 inch in front and 12 inch in the rear. The steering is
not power, it is a unit manufactured by Unisteer Performance
Products. This is a rack and pinion unit specifically made for the
early Fords. The car steers extremely well. The car rides on a new
set of tires and wheels installed by the new owner. He chose a set
of Westlake radials There are SU318 H/Ts size 265/75R15 in the rear
and R/P18s size 195/65R15 in the front. These tires are wrapped
around the very nice chrome Crager 5 spokes. The engine is a crate
ZZ4 350 GM long block with 355 HP. The GM ZZ4 longblock features a
cast-iron block with 4-bolt main caps, a forged steel crankshaft,
and aluminum cylinder heads. This one is fitted with an Offenhauser
intake and 3 Rochester carburetors. The drive shaft is from Denny's
Driveshafts out of Kenmore, NY. The overall length is 31 and
3/16inches. In the engine compartment you will see a chrome
Powermaster alternator, a Powermaster starter, a Walker radiator
with a Cooling Component cooling fan. Exhaust is expelled through a
2" stainless steel system with duel exhausts. The transmission is a
700R 4 automatic by Phoenix Transmission Products, with Currie 9"
Positraction. There is a Gennie floor shifter as well as a parking
brake. The body is manufactured by N & N Fiberglass Reproductions
out of Belleville, AR. They specialize in 32 and 34 bodies. The
hood is steel and was manufactured by Rootlieb and the front grill
and grill shell are steel and are by Brookville. This is a High Boy
because as you can see in the photos, the body sits on top of the
frame and was not cut to drop down over the frame. The bench seat
is a Glide Seat which is one of the top street rod seats. It is
adjustable. There are Classic Industries instruments, and the car
is cooled and heated with Vintage Air's Streamline 4 knob unit.
This was installed at the time of the build and perfectly fitted to
look very sleek. The interior was done in a beautiful black supple
vinyl that feels like leather. before installing the interior, the
car was completely lined top to bottom with the real Dynamat. You
will also see in the photos, that there is a roll bar just behind
the seat as well as in the trunk. There is access to the Optima
battery from 2 ways. The back of the seat comes forward and there
is a trap door as well as access from a false floor in the trunk.
The car also comes with its own special Optima trickle charger.
Other options are power windows, which are operated with the window
cranks and not buttons. There door locks for the suicide doors to
keep them from popping open. These are manually operated, but there
is a chime that will go off if you start the car and forget to lock
them. There is also a Flaming River tilt steering column with an
attached tach. One of the best parts of this car besides it's great
looks and perf
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