In addition to the spec’s below, here’s a little more info on the car. The body came from eastern Washington where it sat in a field for years, The bottom 3” were pretty much like Swiss cheese, it had a fair amount of surface rust (only through the skin in a few spots as well as suffering a few bullet holes – which we left in place. The p***enger door survived relatively well but the driver’s door was somebody’s punching bag. The trunk lid, apron and dash were gone. In spite of the cosmetic abuse the body was solid. No hammer, dolly or bondo was going to fix these problems though and replacement parts just wouldn’t have built the car we were after. Rather than disguise nearly 90 years of wear and tear we built a completely new inner body frame that made it rock solid, then came 20 spray cans of black Hammerite paint.. While it fits the typical “rat rod” look, under the skin is a very well built car. It starts on the first time, every time and it drives smooth and handles as it should. After chopping the top 8”, removing the (rusted) bottom 4” and channeling it 3” we ended up with 31” of head room – tight….so we cut two 14” diameter holes in the floorboards an inserted 14” Chinese stir fry woks (handles off) in the open holes. Now 35” of headroom is better but the seating position is pretty reclined…..and it works. We also removed the original “package tray” if you will, so there is a ton of leg room. I’m 6’2” – no problem. It’s a fun car to drive and with the 4:10 rear end and tall Mickey Thompson Street Slicks it scoots along quite well, especially when the progressive linkage opens the front and rear carbs. You won’t find a show car here, though it did win a big fat trophy (big deal) a few years ago. This is a good, solid, well engineered and drivable hot rod. The pictures detail much of the construction process. If you are a serious buyer I can email more build photos. $16,500.00 CALL 425-791-7109 Between 9am and 9pm only please 1927 Ford Model T Coupe Body – 8” top chop and 4” off bottom. 1927 Ford ***le 1927 Washington license plate New custom “inner body” frame New custom main frame 1953 Ford ½ T truck steering box Bell chrome 4” drop front axle Dropped steering arms 1940 Ford front brakes 1956 Chevy rear end 4:10 ratio 1948 Ford pick-up 3 speed top loader trans with custom open driveshaft Hydraulic clutch with 10-1/2” Ford truck clutch Pozi front spring – split wishbones – tube shocks Coil over rear suspension with ladder bars 8 gallon fuel tank Pro built 5 row radiator with electric fan 1935 Ford 16” front rims with new 500/16” rubber 11” rear alloy rims with Mickey Thompson P315/60 R15 ET street slicks 12 volt electrical system with twin Optima sealed batteries ENGINE: 1952 8BA Ford block 1949 Merc crankshaft – 4” stroke – now approximately 265 cu. In. Original Edmunds custom aluminum heads – 8:1 compression Original Edelbrock 3 2bbl manifold SU359 3 Genuine 97 Ford carbs 1947 Ford water pumps Genuine Johnson adjustable lifters SU1A Isky grind cam (Delta Cams/Tacoma) . SU1A show; duration -IN. 268, EX. 280. Lift- IN..330 EX. .350 Heavy duty valve springs Aluminum cam gear 1942-45 points distributor
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