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The Blue '36
Drivetrain
Rich wanted a healthy mill to power his '36 so Gilroy Machine put together a 383ci Chevy small-block using Engle crank and rods with JE pistons and COMP Cams bumpstick. On the topside, a pair of camel-hump heads sits under a Weber intake attached to a quartet of Weber carburetors, and pieces from Edelbrock and Mooneyes dress up the engine. A custom set of headers not only makes a visual statement, but as the sole form of an outlet for spent exhaust gasses, it makes a strong audio statement as well. Sitting behind the mill is a T5 manual trans pirated from an IROC Camaro.
Chassis
Starting with the original 'rails found under his coupe, Rich upgraded them for serious street duty with a Heidt's MII IFS under the nose and a pair of parallel leafs securing a Ford 8-inch rearend under the tail. A recent upgrade installed by Rich is a full Air Ride Technologies system.
Wheels & Tires
A set of 15x5- and 15x7-inch steelies wears a special set of owner-made caps and is wrapped in a set of 165R15 and 215R15 wide whites.
Body & Paint
Jumping right in with both feet, Rich took care of one of the most difficult tasks by successfully removing 3 inches from the roof height. After the top was chopped it was also filled with an insert from a '41 Dodge sedan. All things unnecessary, such as door and truck handles, and even the hood, were left off before Rich sprayed on the PPG basecoat of Honda Blue on the '36's curvaceous panels.
Interior
Inside Rich's coupe is a well-planned interior sketched up by his friend Victor Wilson and stitched up by Rivero in silver vinyl over a pair of Honda bucket seats. The molded dash carries a set of white-faced gauges to keep track of the vitals and a Chevy van column is topped by a LeCarra steering wheel.
The Red '36
Drivetrain
The heartbeat of Ken's '36 is provided by a '67 Chevy 327ci fed by an Edelbrock 6x2 intake manifold topped with a full set of Holley 94 two-barrel carbs. Spent gasses exit out a pair of ceramic-coated ram's horn exhaust manifolds and a pair of Flowmaster mufflers. The engine is backed up by a Gennie Shifter-equipped Chevy TH350 automatic transmission.
Chassis
Similar to Rich's chassis, Ken's uses all the same components with a Heidt's IFS attached to the original chassis and a pair of parallel leaf springs in the rear swingin' an 8-inch Ford rearend. To get the car as low as Ken likes it, the center crossmember was reworked and the rear of the frame was boxed and C-notched to get over the rearend.
Wheels & Tires
To capture the '60s vibe, Ken built a set of 15x4 and 15x7 Radir Tri-Rib wheels into his car, wrapped in a set of Coker wide whites (165R15s & 215R15s).
Body & Paint
Extensive bodywork is what Ken's coupe is known for and the list includes the chopped roof (3 1/2 inches by "Choppin' Joe" Limones), slanted B-pillars with rounded corners, filled cowl vent, new firewall, and a Frenched rear license plate and '59 Cadillac taillights. Once all the body mods were complete, Willie Taitano sprayed the coupe Torch Red and added the metalflake accents in his shop, Willie's Place Rods & Kustoms in Campbell, California.
Interior
The inside complements the exterior with White Pearl vinyl over a pair of early Mustang buckets, again stitched up by Rivero. The smoothed dash mounts a set of Dolphin white-faced gauges and hangs a '56 Ford steering column topped by a '59 Pontiac Bonneville steering wheel.
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