The 5 Window Project - Opposing Cylinders Latest Build

Opposing Cylinders, @opposingcylinders and Steadfast Hotrods, @steadfastmfg – www.steadfastmfg.com have teamed up to build this all-steel 32 Ford 5 window coupe! The body is an original Henry Ford 32 with 32 Ford Roadster quarters on it. As you will see below, the build already has a great foundation that was started a few years back with Steadfast Hot Rods. It is now back in the capable hands of Henry Richards and team to complete the build for us and get it on the road where it deserves to be.

Special thanks goes to Phil and a Debbie Becker for selling the project to us and to Henry Richards for finding the car and building our latest hotrod!

We have a lot of cool details to add to the car and the goal is to have it on the road in bare metal for the summer of 2021 🤞. Below are some of the parts and details that Steadfast Hot Rods have already done on the build. Stay tuned for more photos and updates on our Instagram and Facebook pages over the course of the next several months.

Frame:

– Steadfast ’32 perimeter frame

– Flat front cross member

– Steadfast arched rear buggy spring cross member

– Steadfast custom center cross member

– Ionia front boxing plates

– Steadfast arched front spreader bar

– Steadfast rear spreader bar

– Steadfast custom “one off” motor mounts

– Steadfast thru frame bungs

Front Suspension:

– Magnum 5 in dropped I-Beam

– Durant super low spring

– P+J adjustable perches

– So~Cal GT2 shackles

– P+J upper & lower shock mounts

– So~Cal chrome hooded shocks

– P+J spindles

– P+J king pin set

– P+J chrome tie rod ends & drag link

– So~Cal GT2 steering arms

– Borgeson steering box

– So~Cal GT2 stainless pitman arm

– P+J U-bolt eliminator kit

– Johnsons Kinmont Front Brakes

– Johnsons Oval hole Hair Pins – Custom made for Steadfast

– P+J front panhard bar

Rear:

– Johns 9in 31 spline axles
– Johns 3rd member 3.70 posi

– Ford Racing rear drum brake kit

– P+J ladder bar kit

– P+J panhard

– Johnsons Oval Hole Bones – Custom made for Steadfast

– So~Cal chrome hooded shocks

– So~Cal F1 style lower shock mounts

– Steadfast full bracket kit

– So~Cal GT2 shackles

– Johnsons sway bar

Miscellaneous::

– Johns 9 in Drive shaft

– Sanderson headers

– Magna Flow stainless mufflers

– Steadfast custom exhaust

– Vintique tank

– Walker radiator

– New Vintique ’34 commercial headlights

– Vintage Air

Body:

– Original Steel ’32 Five Window

– Steadfast custom floors and trans tunnel

– Steadfast recessed firewall

– Steadfast battery mount

– New Hood & Deck lid

Motor & Transmission:

– Motor – 327 professionally built

– Holly 750 double pumper carb

– MSD pro billet distributor
– Lunati – Voo Doo Cam

– Transmission – New Tremec 5 speed

Coupe engine information:

– 337 cu. in. S. B. Chevrolet built to resemble a 1960’s style engine of that time period.

– Block: 350 C.I. 010 series 4 bolt mains–Sonic tested, cylinders bored and honed .060 with a deck plate. Line bored, decks were surfaced.

– Crankshaft: Rare 327 forged steel ( one production year only I believe 1968 ) with large rod & main journals allowing it to be installed in a 350 block plus use the heavier duty 350 rods. There never was a production 4 bolt main 327 block made.

– Rods: Reconditioned with higher quality bolts.

– Pistons: T.R.W. forged flat tops with four valve reliefs.

-Camshaft: High quality core ground by Custom Cams Inc.– Hydraulic–Duration @ .050 218–218, Valve lift with 1.5 rockers .450–.450.

– Rocker arms: Comp Cams Ultra Pro Magnum roller rockers.

– Cylinder heads: 64 c.c. double hump completely rebuilt. Crack checked, stainless 2.02 intake & 1.6 exhaust valves, bowl ported, surfaced, bronze guides, hardened exhaust seats, .600 lift 1.26 diameter springs, cc’d chambers, guide

plates, screw in studs.

– Oil pump: New style melling with 3/4″ tube pickup allowing 25% more oil flow.

– Harmonic balancer–new.

– Distributor: Totally reconditioned with Crane Cams electronic ignition conversion kit installed.

– Intake manifold: ( I can’t remember the brand name ) Has been internally baffled for a PCV crankcase ventilation system for use with the non vented Corvette valve covers.

– All smaller internal parts ( double roller timing chain, lifters, hardened pushrods etc. were new.

– Carburetor: Holley 4150 650 C.F.M. double pumper number 0-82651.

– Engine: Balanced rotating system, engine was broke in on the dyno, needs to be run for the first 1.000 miles with the Joe Gibbs break in oil and additives that are in it. Timing and all adjustments are properly set and don’t need any adjusting just put it in and start it up.

Dyno specs: H.P. 317.6 @ 4,700 R.P.M.

Torque 377.7 @4,000 R.P.M.

Built by Kent Davenport @ Karl’s performance DesMoines, IA.

The 5 Window Project – Opposing Cylinders Latest Build

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