George Poteet's '32 Ford 5 Window Coupe Specs
Ford Motor Company's Excellence in Design, SEMA 2003
Mothers Polishes Excellence in Design (street rod), SEMA 2003
Shades of the Past Top 25 for 2003 at Pigeon Forge, Tennessee
Street Rod of the Year, Goodguys Columbus 2003
Street Rodder Top Ten, Goodguys Indy 2003
Pro's Pick, Goodguys Indy 2003
Top 40, Hot Rod Reunion in Bowling Green, Kentucky, 2003
Northern Rodder Top 12 of 2003
PRESS
Rod and Custom Magazine, January 2004
Goodguy's Gazette (cover and inside feature), November 2003
American Rodder Magazine, November 2003
Northern Rodder Magazine, August 2003
CHASSIS
Frame 32 Ford (American Stamping Rails) custom built by FastLane Rod
Shop
Wheelbase _107”____
List
frame modifications boxed rails,
front rails pinched, rear kick up for better tank to body fit, wires run
within rails, flat front crossmember, wheelbase stretched 1”, engine raised in
chassis for cleaner underchassis look, front rails narrowed (pie cut) to fit
tight to spreader bar,
Done
by FastLane Rod Shop
Make/year
of rearend Winters Mini Banjo,
2002_ Posi Yes
Narrowed/Inches
55”
Gear
ratio _3.55___ Rear springs Tranverse Leaf Rear Shocks
Chrome Pete and Jakes
we’re
using ’35-’36 Ford rear radius rods (chromed), front mounts are built into frame
crossmembers
Make
/year of front end Pete and Jake
Aluminum Axle Dropped/Inches
4”
Front
shocks Chrome Pete and Jake Front springs Durant Mono Leaf
Make/year
of steering Flaming River Steering
Box
Make/year
of front spindles
Chrome
TCI
Make/year
of brakes – front SoCal Hidden
Discs Rear
Drum with SoCal Covers
List
front end modifications _’48
Wishbones split with oval slots welded in and chromed, slots cut in axle,
everything chromed including the drums, Deuce Factory Stainless Rod
ends/shackles/lower front shock mounts, modified SoCal upper shock mounts,
Make
& size of wheels - front Wheel Vintiques Wires 15X5 Rear Wheel Vintiques Wires
16X7
Brand
& size of tires – front Firestone 5.60X15 bias ply Rear
Firestone Dirt Trackers 8.90X16
Other chromed master cylinder, polished stainless
brakelines/fuel lines, chromed rear radius rods, chrome rear backing plates and
drum covers, polished Winters mini banjo rearend, chrome clutch and brake pedals
(rounded edges to look like ’40 Ford arms), all front end parts chromed, all
chrome work done by John Wright’s Custom Chrome Plating in Grafton
Ohio
ENGINE
Make Ford MotorSports Crate Motor Year
2002 Displacement 351
Intake
manifold chromed 3X2’s______
Carburetor(s) 3 Holley two barrels Air cleaner
Chromed O’Brien Truckers
Valve
covers Thunderbird Ignition Mallory Unilite distibutor with MSD 6AL
control module
Headers/mufflers
Modified Patriot headers / stainless tube
mufflers, 2 ½” exhaust using donuts TIG welded/sanded smooth (by FastLane), then
JetHot Coated
Other
engine modifications Block/heads
completely smoothed, adapters made to run Thunderbird valve covers on new style
heads, valve covers feature chrome letters with the rest painted black, modified
Griffin fan shroud, custom made overflow tank, carbs detailed by Holley custom
shop/black powder coated center with everything else chromed, chrome intake,
chrome 3 port fuel block mounted on firewall,
powermaster chrome
alternator, Zoops
pulleys
Dyno/estimated
horsepower 360
DRIVE
TRAIN
Make/year
of transmission Tremec 5 speed Shifter modified ’64
Galaxie
Make/type
of clutch
BODY
Was
body work needed
yes__________ How
much lower front cowl, doors, rear
quarters
Done
by _FastLane Rod
Shop_______________ City Donahue_________ State
_Iowa_
Describe
body modifications
Roadster Quarters
were added (they have a “flair” above tire – stock 5 window does not), chopped
1”, handmade steel rear corners (next to tank at bottom of quarter), 1” longer 4
piece hood, hoodtops pie cut 3/8” at front/nothing at rear, Cameltoe racing
bullnose added to grill shell, brookville shell, pinstriped by Josh Shaw
(cleared over stripping)
Type/color
of paint Dupont Super Jet Black/basecoat
clearcoat
Painted
by FastLane Rod Shop
Make/year
bumpers – front handmade stainless spreader bar Rear handmade stainless spreader
bar
Make/year
lights – front ’33 Ford Commercial
style by Jesse Greening/scew on trim ring (doesn’t have small “latch” at
bottom of ring), handmade stainless headlight bar drilled for hidden wires to
lights (blinkers inside headlights) Rear Lobecks ’50
Car
top material Vinyl covered
insert flush fitted to body using a Bobby Walden steel insert
All
glass cut by Larry Utsinger at Kryger Glass
Upholstery
material Custom Dyed leather
Color white/yellow (color
matched to dash/wheels/pinstripe)
Done
by Steve Pearson/Upholstery Unlimited City/State
Custom
Dash Narrowed ’40 Ford Wiring
Centech Stainless panel/FastLane Rod Shop
wiring
Instruments Custom ’40 Ford, color matched with custom
fonts with Camel Toe Racing Logo and all new instrumentation by Classic
Instruments Seats Glide with
Custom made pockets on backside by Steve Pearson
Type
of steering wheel modified ’40 Ford
(smaller diameter/plastic color matched to interior) by Dennis Crooks of Quality
Restorations
Brand
and type of stereo system (including stereo, cassette, CD, speakers, etc.) _No stereo
Air
conditioning
no