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1932 Ford Highboy Roadter
The composite Deuce highboy was one of the last ones to come out of Harwood Street Rod Shop and covers a 2002 Lexus V-8 engine and transmission powertrain.
Tires are 185/14 on 14x6-inch Early Wheel Company-painted steelies while the rears are 225/60 on 15x8s.
The Kugel full independent suspended rod managed a respectable 12.35 seconds at .81 g-force on the 200ft skidpad.
The 230 rear-wheel horsepower Lexus V-8 pulled the 2,280lb roadster through the1/4-mile in 12.72 seconds at 110.66 mph with the 50-to-80-mph time at 3.22 seconds.
Gerardo Hernandez of Long Beach, CA, beautifully massaged the slick body and brilliant black paintwork.
The 2002 Lexus V-8 sports 262 inches and a handformed engine cover by Doug Kruse.
On the 420ft slalom course the highboy managed 6.56 seconds at 43.80 mph.
The chassis is a duplicate of the Kugel Muroc without the bright work stretched 7 inches over a stock ’32 Ford frame yielding a 114-inch wheelbase complete with Kugel IFS and IRS. The brake package is based on Wilwood fronts and Corvette rears, all operated by a Kugel pedal assembly, master cylinder, and a 5-inch booster.
The Deuce managed good brake-test scores with a 60-0 mph stop at 152.34 ft and 30-0 mph at 34.27 ft.
The Kugel IRS is based on a Currie 9-inch centersection with a 3.96:1 ring-and-pinion, inboard Corvette disc brake calipers and Kugel halfshafts.
The easy riding and driving highboy came in at a light 2,280 lbs.
The independent front is hardly noticed as the headlight bar serves as an upper support while the lower bar acts as a nerf and a means of tying together the lower suspension pieces
The roadster exhibited lean that may have been controllable with a pair of anti-roll bars, which should have improved handling characteristics of this already well-handling rod.
We found the roadster to be an excellent riding car during our nearly 60-mile roundtrip between the magazine offices and our test facility at California Speedway in Fontana, CA.
The interior is a combination of form and function with racecar-influenced aluminum accessorizing and the upholstered seats and carpeted floor.
Following the Lexus family of cars’ theme, the roadster uses seats out of an Acura Integra with carpeting straight from a Lexus. The five-point seatbelts come by way of Crow Enterprises. The aluminum panels were formed at DP.
The center console sports the aluminum work by Doug Kruse and DP while the shifter is straight out of a Lexus passenger car.
The steering wheel is a Honda airbag model while Stewart Warner gauges are fitted to a Deuce dash.
Look carefully and you will see an internal tube framework (beneath the sheetmetal) that serves as mounting points for such items as the radiator and steering shaft support. It also stiffens the roadster, allowing for improved handling characteristics.
The heater vents are straight from an Audi TT while the pedals are racecar influenced—true hot rod items.
The taillights are Lexus IS300 trunk lights. The diminutive-appearing stainless steel rear bumper is actually a substantive part of the rear body as the bumper is four times the visible width as it runs “through” the body and hooks to the frame out of sight.
The roadster weighed in at 2,280 lbs, with 1,030 lbs over the front axle and 1,250 lbs over the rear.
At the STREET RODDER Tech Center the Deuce recorded on the Dynojet chassis dyno a 230-max hp to the rear wheels at 5,900 rpm while 301.07 lb-ft at 5,800 rpm was the max torque reading. Not bad for an engine that is rated at 290hp at the flywheel
ACCELERATION
60-ft - 1.90 seconds
0-30 mph - 1.27 seconds
0-60 mph - 4.23 seconds
0-100 mph - 9.79 seconds
50-80 mph - 3.22 seconds
1/4-mile e.t. - 12.72 seconds
@ mph - 110.66 mph
1/8-mile e.t. - 8.22 seconds
@ mph - 90.05 mph
BRAKING
60-0 mph - 152.34 feet
30-0 mph - 34.27 feet
SKIDPAD (average)
200ft diameter - 12.35 seconds @ .80 g.force
SLALOM
(cones 70ft on center)
420ft course - 6.56 seconds @ 43.65 mph
CHASSIS DYNO
(at the rear wheels)
Max Horsepower - 230.00 hp (5,900 rpm)
Max Torque - 301.07 lb-ft (5,800 rpm)
VEHICLE WEIGHT
Front Axle - 1,030 lbs
Rear Axle - 1,250 lbs
Total 2,280 lbs
Weight / Power Ratio - 9.91 lbs to 1 hp
CHASSIS
Wheelbase - 114"
Rearend / Ratio - Ford 9" / 3.96:1
Rear suspension - Kugel independent with coilover shocks
Rear brakes Corvette
Front suspension - Kugel independent w/coilover shocks
Front brakes - Wilwood Dyna-lite caliper w/ 11" rotors
Steering Fiat r&p
Front wheel make, size - Early Wheel Co., 14 x 6"
Rear wheel make, size - Early Wheel Co., 15 x 8"
Front tire make, size - Toyo, 185/60/14
Rear tire make, size - Toyo, 225/60/15
ENGINE
Displacement - Lexus V-8 262ci
Manifold / Induction - Lexus V-8, EFI
Ignition - Lexus V-8, electronic
Headers - Lexus V-8, factory manifolds
TRANSMISSION
Type - Lexus LS430
GAS TANK
Type - Custom, 14-gal. w/ in-tank fuel pump (3/4 full)
The composite Deuce highboy was one of the last ones to come out of Harwood Street Rod Shop and covers a 2002 Lexus V-8 engine and transmission powertrain.
Tires are 185/14 on 14x6-inch Early Wheel Company-painted steelies while the rears are 225/60 on 15x8s.
The Kugel full independent suspended rod managed a respectable 12.35 seconds at .81 g-force on the 200ft skidpad.
The 230 rear-wheel horsepower Lexus V-8 pulled the 2,280lb roadster through the1/4-mile in 12.72 seconds at 110.66 mph with the 50-to-80-mph time at 3.22 seconds.
Gerardo Hernandez of Long Beach, CA, beautifully massaged the slick body and brilliant black paintwork.
The 2002 Lexus V-8 sports 262 inches and a handformed engine cover by Doug Kruse.
On the 420ft slalom course the highboy managed 6.56 seconds at 43.80 mph.
The chassis is a duplicate of the Kugel Muroc without the bright work stretched 7 inches over a stock ’32 Ford frame yielding a 114-inch wheelbase complete with Kugel IFS and IRS. The brake package is based on Wilwood fronts and Corvette rears, all operated by a Kugel pedal assembly, master cylinder, and a 5-inch booster.
The Deuce managed good brake-test scores with a 60-0 mph stop at 152.34 ft and 30-0 mph at 34.27 ft.
The Kugel IRS is based on a Currie 9-inch centersection with a 3.96:1 ring-and-pinion, inboard Corvette disc brake calipers and Kugel halfshafts.
The easy riding and driving highboy came in at a light 2,280 lbs.
The independent front is hardly noticed as the headlight bar serves as an upper support while the lower bar acts as a nerf and a means of tying together the lower suspension pieces
The roadster exhibited lean that may have been controllable with a pair of anti-roll bars, which should have improved handling characteristics of this already well-handling rod.
We found the roadster to be an excellent riding car during our nearly 60-mile roundtrip between the magazine offices and our test facility at California Speedway in Fontana, CA.
The interior is a combination of form and function with racecar-influenced aluminum accessorizing and the upholstered seats and carpeted floor.
Following the Lexus family of cars’ theme, the roadster uses seats out of an Acura Integra with carpeting straight from a Lexus. The five-point seatbelts come by way of Crow Enterprises. The aluminum panels were formed at DP.
The center console sports the aluminum work by Doug Kruse and DP while the shifter is straight out of a Lexus passenger car.
The steering wheel is a Honda airbag model while Stewart Warner gauges are fitted to a Deuce dash.
Look carefully and you will see an internal tube framework (beneath the sheetmetal) that serves as mounting points for such items as the radiator and steering shaft support. It also stiffens the roadster, allowing for improved handling characteristics.
The heater vents are straight from an Audi TT while the pedals are racecar influenced—true hot rod items.
The taillights are Lexus IS300 trunk lights. The diminutive-appearing stainless steel rear bumper is actually a substantive part of the rear body as the bumper is four times the visible width as it runs “through” the body and hooks to the frame out of sight.
The roadster weighed in at 2,280 lbs, with 1,030 lbs over the front axle and 1,250 lbs over the rear.
At the STREET RODDER Tech Center the Deuce recorded on the Dynojet chassis dyno a 230-max hp to the rear wheels at 5,900 rpm while 301.07 lb-ft at 5,800 rpm was the max torque reading. Not bad for an engine that is rated at 290hp at the flywheel
ACCELERATION
60-ft - 1.90 seconds
0-30 mph - 1.27 seconds
0-60 mph - 4.23 seconds
0-100 mph - 9.79 seconds
50-80 mph - 3.22 seconds
1/4-mile e.t. - 12.72 seconds
@ mph - 110.66 mph
1/8-mile e.t. - 8.22 seconds
@ mph - 90.05 mph
BRAKING
60-0 mph - 152.34 feet
30-0 mph - 34.27 feet
SKIDPAD (average)
200ft diameter - 12.35 seconds @ .80 g.force
SLALOM
(cones 70ft on center)
420ft course - 6.56 seconds @ 43.65 mph
CHASSIS DYNO
(at the rear wheels)
Max Horsepower - 230.00 hp (5,900 rpm)
Max Torque - 301.07 lb-ft (5,800 rpm)
VEHICLE WEIGHT
Front Axle - 1,030 lbs
Rear Axle - 1,250 lbs
Total 2,280 lbs
Weight / Power Ratio - 9.91 lbs to 1 hp
CHASSIS
Wheelbase - 114"
Rearend / Ratio - Ford 9" / 3.96:1
Rear suspension - Kugel independent with coilover shocks
Rear brakes Corvette
Front suspension - Kugel independent w/coilover shocks
Front brakes - Wilwood Dyna-lite caliper w/ 11" rotors
Steering Fiat r&p
Front wheel make, size - Early Wheel Co., 14 x 6"
Rear wheel make, size - Early Wheel Co., 15 x 8"
Front tire make, size - Toyo, 185/60/14
Rear tire make, size - Toyo, 225/60/15
ENGINE
Displacement - Lexus V-8 262ci
Manifold / Induction - Lexus V-8, EFI
Ignition - Lexus V-8, electronic
Headers - Lexus V-8, factory manifolds
TRANSMISSION
Type - Lexus LS430
GAS TANK
Type - Custom, 14-gal. w/ in-tank fuel pump (3/4 full)
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