Innehållsförteckning för Issue# 33 från Rodding USA

50 Days of Fun!

What happened in the last 50 days from May 9 to June 27 has really been a blur. May 9th I took a trip to Mesa, AZ to pick up the freshly painted rpu body, which was mounted to the finished rolling chassis and included the upholstered seat. I headed back to Tucson and then out to Lone Wolf Speed & Custom which is located 30 miles southeast of town. I dropped it off with Steve and we went over the details of what needed to be finished (wiring, engine start, a/c charge and much more) so we would have a chance to make it to the LARS 35 days later. The following Tuesday I had the opportunity to join Malena who had to go to the U.S. Embassy in…

2 min

Rodding USA|Issue# 33

Rodding News

90th Anniversary of the Model A at GNRS 2019 Help Us Find These Cars! 2019 marks the 70th anniversary of the Grand National Roadster Show, as a special feature the GNRS will celebrate the 90th anniversary of the 1928-1931 Ford Model-A. This will be a special display in building number nine with historic and iconic roadsters, coupes, sedans, & pickups. You will see hot rods, street rods & racecars built by Barris, Boyd, Brizio, Lil John, Chrisman, Pete & Jake, Magoo and many others. In addition, multiple AMBR winners along with NHRA and Bonneville record holders. Many iconic cars are slated to be on display but there are a few that cannot be located. GNRS is looking for John Buttera’s silver roadster, Danny Brent’s red chopped sedan and Joe McPherson’s…

1 min

Rodding USA|Issue# 33

True Blue

It is true, a good share of longtime hot rodders remember seeing, even if very briefly, a cool car in their youth, and never forgot the image. It was the same with nine-year-old Bill Layman. He was an avid fan of the TV program “77 Sunset Strip” and of the car which Ed “Cookie” Burns drove. It was a ’22 Model T Ford roadster pickup, and it was wild. Built by Norm Grabowski, a car guy, and actor in Hollywood, it was rented out to the studio for the TV series. Just a note: the real car just came out of hiding from where it had been since the ‘60s. It sold at auction for $440,000, plus premiums. Many moons later, Bill saw an ad on the NW Auto Mall…

1 min

Rodding USA|Issue# 33

#54 Los Angeles Roadster Show

This year marked a first for the L.A. Roadster Show with set up taking place on Thursday June 14 and the show following on Friday and Saturday. The departure from Sunday/Father’s Day was met with skepticism by some rodders but in reality turned out to be a great move. This is especially true for the many out-of-towners who were able to be back home on Father’s Day. The last two years of the show was met with temperatures in the high 90’s to low 100’s and they were not ideal conditions. This year Mother Nature cooperated with 90 degrees on set up day followed by 84 degrees on Friday and 77 degrees and partly overcast on Saturday. Attendance did increase in both swap meet vendors and cars in attendance and…

5 min

Rodding USA|Issue# 33

UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN THE SHOP

AUSTRALIAN PHAETON 1932 FORD AUSTRALIAN PHAETON Chassis: American Stamping rails with custom x-member by 313 Garage in Saint Paul, MN. Front Suspension: Super Bell 4-inch dropped axle. Rear Suspension: Winters quick-change. Front Tires/Wheels: Excelsior 5.00-16. Rear Tires/Wheels: Excelsior 7.50-16. Engine: N/A. Transmission: GM Turbo 350. Body: Steel Australian Ford. Interior: N/A. Acquired: 2016. FORDOR SEDAN 1932 FORD FORDOR SEDAN Chassis: J.W. Rod Garage. Front Suspension: 4-inch dropped axle, F-1 brakes, Buick drums. Rear Suspension: 9-inch Ford. Front Tires/Wheels: Excelsior 5.50-R16 on Ford wire wheels. Rear Tires/Wheels: Excelsior 7.50-R16 on Ford wire wheels. Engine: 1955 270ci Dodge Hemi. Transmission: GM Turbo 350. Body: Chopped 2-inches, paint by Ben Neu. Interior: N/A. Acquired: 2016.…

1 min

Rodding USA|Issue# 33

1932 FORD ROADSTER

OWNER: Keith Reineke – Orange, CA. CHASSIS: Cornhuskers hi-boy style, pinched and boxed. FRONT SUSPENSION: Chassis Engineering 4-inch dropped I-beam, Posie’s spring, SoCal shocks/hairpins/Buick drum disc brakes, Vega steering box. REAR SUSPENSION: 9-inch Ford, 3.89 gears, drum brakes, Posie’s buggy spring, So Cal shocks, Pete & Jake’s ladder bars. TIRES/WHEELS: Coker/Firestone 4.50x16 front and 7.50x16 rear tires mounted on Wheel Vintique 4x16 and 6x16 steel wheels with 1940 Ford caps. ENGINE: 1986 Chevy 350ci/300 hp with Edelbrock intake and carb, Pertronix ignition, oil bath style air cleaner converted to dry. TRANSMISSION: 1986 BM Tremec T-5 with B&M Shifter and Lokar stick. BODY: Brookville steel painted 1947 Ford Maroon by Bob Cole. Vintique King Bee headlights, ’39 Ford taillights, Rodwell windshield. INTERIOR: Vinyl interior by Frank at Sew What, Glide seat,…

1 min

Rodding USA|Issue# 33

Back to the Fifties is Unbelievable

The first Back to the ‘50s was held in 1974 with approximately 150 cars participating in a cruise to Porky’s Drive-In. Fast forward a mere 45 years and it’s grown to 11,707 participants, 450 vendors, over 80,000 spectators and is held at the beautiful Minnesota State Fairgrounds in Saint Paul. The event was voted the “Best Car Show” by USA Today in 2016 and 2017 and is on the ballot for 2018. After having attended this event for the first time in 20-plus years, I’d have to agree. The weather was a mix of clouds and sun with temps in the low ‘80s and no rain. The spectator crowd was impressive on Friday and overwhelming on Saturday. Sunday saw a bit of a drop but was still larger than most…

4 min

Rodding USA|Issue# 33

CANADIAN ROADSTER RESURRECTION 1932 FORD ROADSTER

By now, we’ve all heard many exciting tales of barn finds of one sort or another. You know the kind, a gearhead stumbles across an old barn by chance which has an old ’32 tucked in the back corner with horse blankets piled on top, while looking for an old lawn mower. A dream come true for any hot rodder for sure, like winning the lotto or gearhead sweepstakes. Well, it actually did happen for a few fellas and eventually led to Dave York, a local gearhead and member of the Torchmen Rod & Kustom Club, having his “barn find” dreams come true. There were rumours of a 1932 Ford which was thought to be in an old barn up the Fraser Valley in B.C., Canada, but it had finally…

3 min

Rodding USA|Issue# 33

TECH DEVELOPMENT TO REPRODUCTION AND BACK AGAIN

Since I’m a self-professed “car guy,” and I’ve built a few cars over the years, I’m sure it isn’t news to any other “car guys” reading this, when I say that a tremendous about time and effort goes into locating and sourcing parts for our cars. Often times, good used parts are available, but those take time to find and then repair or rebuild. Sometimes your original part can be rebuilt and re-used, but not always. (Yes, even though I built a business on reproduction parts, I too still appreciate a good ol’ used or NOS part). Consider your ‘40 Ford, for instance, was originally built 78 years ago. Depending on its use during those 78 years, many parts or components could be worn out and not rebuildable. Like your…

5 min

Rodding USA|Issue# 33

The Sangster Gangster

Don Sangster is the owner of Sangster Buick GMC in Wenatchee Washington and as can be imagined, for an away from the big city dealership, gets the occasional phone call enquiring if a certain a car, pickup, farm tractor, snowmobile or another interesting item could be used in a trade. In 2010 Don got a call from the local Ford Dealer saying he had a ’65 4-door Buick which ran. Don’s initial thought was: It sounds like a junker, and replied, I’m not interested. A few minutes later he realized the ’65 had a Nailhead in it. Having always wanted to get his hands on one he quickly called back and purchased it for $250. The engine got pulled, the rest of the car was junked, and Don started thinking…

4 min

Rodding USA|Issue# 33

Goodguys 2018 Event Schedule

31st Pacific Northwest Nationals July 27 - 29 Washington State Fairgrounds Puyallup, WA 17th Great Northwest Nationals August 17 – 19 Spokane County Fairgrounds Spokane, WA 32nd West Coast Nationals August 24 – 26 Alameda County Fairgrounds Pleasanton, CA 21st Colorado Nationals September 7 - 9 The Ranch Events Complex Loveland, CO 26th Summit Racing Lone Star Nationals September 28 – 30 Texas Motor Speedway Fort Worth, TX 1st Kentucky Nationals October 12 - 14 Kentucky Horse Park Lexington, KY…

1 min

Rodding USA|Issue# 33

1923 FORD ROADSTER PICKUP

OWNER: Bill Layman CHASSIS: Speedway Motors. FRONT SUSPENSION: Speedway dropped axle, Wilwood disc brakes, tube shocks and a Vega steering box. REAR SUSPENSION: Ford 8-inch with 3:25 Gears. WHEELS & TIRES: Wheel Vintque steel rims, 14x6 & 15x12, Toyo P185/R14, Nitto P325/50-R15 custom whitewalls from Hillier’s of Salem, Oregon. ENGINE: Ford Windsor 351ci, Edelbrock intake, 650 cfm carb, Sanderson Zoomie headers with Harley Davidson baffles. TRANSMISSION: Ford-O-Matic. BODY: Speedway Motors T-bucket painted Ford oval blue. Pin striping by Paul Mackie/Vancouver, WA. INTERIOR: Red marine vinyl, Grant steering wheels, Lokar shifter, VDO white gauges.…

1 min

Rodding USA|Issue# 33

AUSTIN, TX TO SAINT PAUL, MN SARAH’S MODEL A RPU

Every summer for about 9 years, I have been going on Road Tours around the country in the back seat of my papaw’s (grandfather Ron Hoffman) hot rods, and for the last three years, I have been driving my ‘29 roadster pickup with papaw riding shotgun. I’ve taken my baby blue to Bowling Green, KY, Pueblo, CO, and now St. Paul, Minnesota for Back to the ‘50s car show. Our trip to St. Paul started on Saturday, June 16th with the meet and greet with the other Vintage Air tour participants in San Antonio, TX. By the end of Monday, we were in Tulsa, OK, and had seen the Kennedy museum in Dallas and the Hot Rod Garage in Sand Springs, OK. On Tuesday we headed to Kansas City, Missouri…

4 min

Rodding USA|Issue# 33

JOHNSON’S HOT ROD SHOP KINMONT SAFETY STOPS

Many folks state that hot rods are all about the look, which is a semi-accurate statement in that along with the looks you must factor in safety and dependability. Johnson’s Hot Rod Shop in Gadsden, Alabama have designed a high-quality front brake system based on the iconic Kinmont disc brakes from the 1940s. They combine the vintage look of the original Kinmont Safety Stop disc brakes with the stopping power of modern disc brakes. They also include internal features which make them easy to bleed and maintenance-free. The Johnson’s Kinmont brake is designed around the venerable ’37-’48 Ford spindle and uses a 10.5˝ vented rotor with a four-piston caliper. The aluminum caliper is equipped with proper internal dust caps and seals and the pistons are stainless steel. The overall design…

4 min

Rodding USA|Issue# 33

PROJECT HOT ROD ROADSTER PICKUP

The Final Installment It was a mad rush but thanks to the crew at Charly’s Garage and Steve Codianni/Lone Wolf Speed and Custom, the deadline of getting the Rodding USA ’32 Ford roadster pickup completed in time for the L.A. Roadster Show was met. The rpu drew rave reviews at the show and we will bring you a complete feature of the completed hot rod in Issue 34. On April 30, I photographed the completed chassis in time for Issue 32. We would have 44 days before heading to Pomona. Charles Spencer and his crew worked relentlessly to finish the body work, paint and buffing to get the car ready for me to pick it up on May 9 and bring it home. During that 9-day period, the body was…

5 min

Rodding USA|Issue# 33

INDURAPOWER LITHIUM BATTERY

The regular lifespan (cycles) of a wet cell/dry cell is 200-300 while the lifespan cycles of Indura Power is 3,000-5,000; more than double of what the wet / dry cells. Elitise was created by a think tank in March 2014 and is an R&D founded company with resources in Electrical, Mechanical, and software engineering; their people all have extensive experience in lithium-ion battery development and its technology. Dr. Sergei Begliarov (CEO) a successful entrepreneur in plenty of tech companies and investor worked closely with Kagum Zakharyan (Vice President) who has plenty of experience with similar tech when he was working with cutting-edge aerospace power storage products. Together they brought up the idea of working with the same technology but bringing it into a more easily accessible market, and after a…

4 min

Rodding USA|Issue# 33

1932 FORD ROADSTER

OWNERS: Dave & Belinda York CHASSIS: Original. FRONT SUSPENSION: 1932 Ford axle, spring, steering box, wishbone and spindles along with a Model A front crossmember and 1940 Ford brakes. REAR SUSPENSION: 1939 Ford with an early ‘50s Culver City quick change, 1940 rear spring and brakes, Model A crossmember and torque tube driveshaft. TIRES/WHEELS: Firestone bias ply tires, 5.0x16 front with 7.50x16 rear. 1936 Ford wire wheels with Lyons wheel covers which hide the spokes. ENGINE: 239ci Mercury flathead, Isky cam and a pair of Navarro heads. TRANSMISSION: 1939 Ford. BODY: Original with real patina. Hood and deck lid are from a different car but Dave does know where the original hood is located and is trying to purchase it. Lowered headlights and 4-inch chopped windshield. INTERIOR: The original distressed…

1 min

Rodding USA|Issue# 33

1932 FORD SEDAN

OWNER: Don Sangster - Wenatchee Washington CHASSIS: American Stamping rails stretched 3-inches, custom tube crossmembers by Pyramid Street Rods. FRONT SUSPENSION: 6-inch dropped Magnum tube axle, Industrial Metal Craft split stainless wishbones, Vega steering box, SoCal Buick disc brakes. REAR SUSPENSION: Winters V8 quick-change, 3.78 gears, Strange coil-overs, drum brakes. TIRES/WHEELS: Coker 5.50x16 front tires, 7.00x18 rear. E.T. Sebring 16x6 front wheels, 18x8 rear. ENGINE: 401ci Buick, Offenhauser intake manifold, tri-power, Sanderson headers, Borla mufflers TRANSMISSION: T5 5-speed manual. BODY: Chopped 1-3/4”, bodywork/Jason Mortenson, paint/Jason Mortenson & Jeff Kute, striping/Mitch Kim. INTERIOR: 1950 Nash gauges, wood headliner, Johnson’s Hot Rod Shop steering wheel, stitching by Cedardale Upholstery, Mount Vernon, WA.…

1 min

Rodding USA|Issue# 33

VERN TARDEL HOT ROD YOUR MODEL A

Vern Tardel, America’s premier traditional hot rod builder introduces his Hot Rod Your Model A, the first of his new “Big Book Series.” The 340-page book is a comprehensive how-to guide to the conversion of a stock Model A into a traditional, flathead V8 powered hot rod. The book is engineered with a lay-flat spine allowing it to sit flat on the workbench to make the step-by-step instructions easy to follow. This highly detailed, all-color book aims to help hot rodders who want to correctly build a traditional hot rod using mostly Ford parts. Surprisingly, only a handful of aftermarket parts are required, thus reducing the cost of the build. The 27 chapters in the book are fully illustrated in full color. Clear illustrations cover suspension, V8 conversion, basic wiring…

1 min

Rodding USA|Issue# 33

HRIA News

The Hot Rod Industry Alliance is a hard working sub-committee within the Specialty Equipment Market Association, better known as SEMA. The group, made up of SEMA Member industry volunteers, pulls together to address challenges within our hot rod industry while helping to preserve and promote the industry. Here’s just a few of the things they have going on. HOT ROD EDUCATION DAYS The Hot Rod Education Days take place August 2-3 during the NSRA Nationals in Louisville, Kentucky. The HRIA is hosting 12 technical seminars given by the top names in hot rod components to help explain the operation, installation and best practices so you can build a better rod. The seminars are FREE to anyone attending the Nationals and you can register at www.sema.org/hria or at the show. Choose…

3 min

Rodding USA|Issue# 33

THE DEUCE GODS ARE WITH HIM!

Several years ago I heard about a hot rodder named Dale Grau from Minnesota who annually drove his ’32 Ford roadster pickup to and from the L.A Roadster Show in California with no top on the car. I contacted him and we met in L.A. and talked about his trips and a few1932 Fords which he had in his collection. We then made plans to photograph both the RPU (Issue 19) and his blue roadster, which graced the cover of Issue 10. Since then I’ve run into Dale at events from Texas to Kentucky to California and I would venture to say he puts more miles on his rods then anyone in the country. His obsession for 1932 Fords began 57 years ago when he purchased his five-window coupe in…

5 min

Rodding USA|Issue# 33

1:1 Model Car 1932 FORD ROADSTER

“Keith then went on to become a member of the California Roadsters and has since put 17,000 miles on the odometer…” For so many kids, model cars were the first exposure to hot rods and custom cars and Californian Keith Reineke is no exception. He delved into both model cars and slot cars, which turned into real cars when he got to high school in the late ‘60s. His interest in the automotive culture of Southern California grew and he purchased a 1956 Chevy which had a big, go fast engine. He then went into business for himself, opening a fabrication and welding shop which specialized in custom motorcycle work. In 1990 the car bug bit once again and he built another ’56 Chevy. He didn’t keep it too long…

2 min

Rodding USA|Issue# 33

SPONSORS/PARTNERS

AMSOIL Inc. www.Amsoil.com (800) 777-8491Axalta Coating Systems www.Axalta.us (855) 629-2582B&M Racing & Performance www.BMRacing.com (707) 544-4761Bed Wood & Parts www.BedWoodandParts.com (877) 206-9663Bob Drake Reproductions www.BobDrake.com (800) 221-3673Bonzer Customs (N/A) (520) 891-2293Borgeson Universal Company www.Borgeson.com (860) 482-8283Brassworks www.TheBrassworks.net (805) 239-2501Brookville Roadster www.BrookvilleRoadster.com (937) 833-4605Charly’s Garage www.CharlysGarage.com (480) 833-9080Classic Instruments www.ClassicInstruments.com (800) 575-0461Coker Tire www.CokerTire.com (866) 516-3215CON2R www.CON2R.com (503) 626-6390Currie Enterprises www.CurrieEnterprises.com (714) 528-6957Jon Wright’s CustomChrome Plating www.CustomChromePlating.com (440) 926-3116Custom Thermal Coatings www.CustomThermalCoatings.com (602) 437-5331Darrell Mayabb, Illustrator www.AutomotiveGraffiti.com (303) 420-7200Design Engineering/Boom Mat www.DesignEngineering.com (800)264-9472Douglass Interior Products www.DouglassInteriorProducts.com (425) 455-2120Eastwood Company www.Eastwood.com (800) 343-9353Edelbrock www.Edelbrock.com (800) 416-8628Fairway Chevrolet www.FairwayChevy.com (702) 522-0580Flaming River www.FlamingRiver.com (800) 648-8022FlowKooler www.Flowkoolerwaterpumps.com (805) 239-2501Glide Engineering www.GlideEngineering.com (909) 944-9556Hagan Street Rod Necessities www.HaganAuto.com (888) 464-2426Hot Rods by Dean www.HotRodsbyDean.com (800) 362-9709InduraPower www.InduraPower.com (520) 499-3799Industrial Metal Craft (N/A) (702) 873-8664JIMGLO Trailers…

2 min

Rodding USA|Issue# 33

THE BATTERY APPLICATION RANGE

M108 • CCA: Equivalent up to 350 • Capacity: 10Ah • Used for motorcycle and power sports. M110 • CCA: Equivalent up to 275 • Capacity: 10Ah • Used for ATC, Snowmobile, Jet Ski. M120 • CCA: Equivalent up to 550 • Capacity: 20Ah • Used for racing and performance. M210 • CCA: Equivalent up to 550 • Capacity: 20Ah • Used for racing, performance and specialty auto. M220 • CCA: Equivalent up to 1100 • Capacity: 40Ah • Used for racing, performance, specialty, auto, and marine…

1 min

Rodding USA|Issue# 33

rodding products

SIDEKICK STOOL WITH TOOL CADDY THE PERFECTLY TUNED SHOP STOOL FULL of function and thought, our new garage stool brings modified to a new level. From the adjustable height seat, removable tool caddy and stand for your mobile device, this shop stool is the opposite of stock. • ADJUSTABLE | Cushioned seat raises from 17.75” to 20.75” for a perfect height. • DURABLE | Powder coated steel frame supports 350lbs with ease. • REMOVABLE | Tool caddy with mobile device stand to keep everything handy. • OVERSIZED | 3” speed wheels glide over rough surfaces. • ACCESSIBLE | Power tool holster and hardware bins for the things you need the most. • SPACIOUS | Deep padded drawer with ball bearing slides. 888.328.6919 MYCHANIC.com www.MYCHANIC.com HIGH PERFORMANCE OIL FILTER LOOKING for…

2 min

Rodding USA|Issue# 33

DEALER NETWORK

ARIZONA ALL WAYS HOT RODS 638 S. 27th Avenue Phoenix, AZ 85009 602 442-5199 CHARLY’S GARAGE 948 W. 1st Avenue Mesa, AZ 85210 480 833 9080 DON’S HOT ROD SHOP 2811 N. Stone Avenue Tucson, AZ 85705 520-884-8892 INDUSTRIAL METAL SUPPLY 5150 S. 48th Street Phoenix, AZ 85040 602-454-1500 INDUSTRIAL METAL SUPPLY TUCSON Industrial Metal Supply 3757 E Columbia Street Tucson AZ 85714 520-441-5900 SO-CAL SPEED SHOP ARIZONA 3427 E. McDowell Road Phoenix, AZ 85008 800-732-0076 CALIFORNIA AUTOBOOKSAEROBOOKS 2900 W.Magnolia Blvd Burbank CA 91505 818 845 0707 INDUSTRIAL METAL SUPPLY CALIFORNIA Industrial Metal Supply 8300 San Fernando Road Sun Valley, CA 91352 818-729-3333 INDUSTRIAL METAL SUPPLY 2481 Alton Parkway Irvine, CA 92606 949-250-3343 INDUSTRIAL METAL SUPPLY 301 Main Street Riverside, CA 92501 951-300-9900 INDUSTRIAL METAL SUPPLY 7550 Ronson Road San…

1 min