1929 Ford Highboy Roadster

Quick inspection '29 Ford Highboy Roadster

Owner: Ed Pink

Engine: Starting with a '75 small-block Chevy 350, EPRE massaged the internals with a billet crankshaft (3.5-inch stroke), steel Cosworth rods (6.125 inches), Wiseco piston (10.8:1), Total Seal rings, and a Crane Cam hydraulic roller (0.600 lift). The cast iron Chevy heads are outfitted with Manley valves and springs, Norris rockers, and cooling this package is an Edelbrock water pump and an aluminum radiator. But the real pièce de résistance is the EPRE intake and Indy-style EFI with EPRE air cleaners, all fired by an EFI ignition and MSD primary wires.
The stainless steel exhaust is truly a work of art and credit for that goes to Roy Brizio Street Rods. And what do you get for your money? Well in Ed's case this small-block pumps out 475 hp at 6,500 rpm and 465 lb-ft of torque at 4,500 rpm. For anyone who has been around street performance engines you realize while the horsepower is impressive it's the torque that guarantees you an E-ticket ride complete with a Cheshire Cat grin and bugs on the forehead. It doesn't get any better than loads of torque in a 2,400-pound street rod. All this power is corralled by a B&M Turbo 350 and pushed back to the Ford 9-inch rearend (3.0 gears) with Currie axles.

Inside: The dash is a Brookville steel panel with a full complement of Classic Instruments gauges with a Billet Specialties steering wheel riding on top of an ididit column and a floor-mounted Lokar shifter.
Sid Chavers Upholstery stitched the Connelly natural tan leather into a pair of buckets (and panels) with a waterfall giving the appearance of a traditional highboy bench. Matching square weave carpeting covers the floor and is in the trunk.

Chassis: The front suspension is housed around a Super Bell chrome-plated tube axle with accompanying spindles, Vega steering, monoleaf spring, Pete and Jakes chromed tube shocks, and 10-inch rotors with Wilwood calipers. The rear suspension is based on a Ford 9-inch rearend, which in a street rod is as common as, well a Ford street rod! Still it doesn't hurt to do it right and this one is done right. Centered via a four-link, the ride falls to a pair of Aldan coilover shocks and a rollbar. Making sure this hot rod can stop a healthy set of Wilwood four-piston calipers, wrapped around 11-inch rotors are in place. Pressing the brake combo into service is a Magoo pedal assembly through a Corvette dual master cylinder and prop valve.

Wheels & Tires: Eric Vaughn worked his magic on the Halibrand-style 15x8 rear wheels shod with Firestone Indy rubber measuring 255/70R15s, 195/60R14 front

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• 1929
• Ford
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• Roadster
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