1936 FORD ROADSTER [STEEL BODY] Project started September 24 1998...completed and road tested June 1 2006 Designed and conceived by John St. Germain and a lot of friends over 7 years...Thanks SPECIFICATIONS: Filled cowl vent New old stock firewall New floor pans, new lower patch panels Replace all wood in body with metal sub-structures Replace all wood in doors Handmade hood, trunk lid, fender skirts, side panels, hood latch, grills on side panels, rear deck, rear fenders lengthened complete grill opening and hood bracing,hinges etc. New inner wheel wells,with handmade extended rear quarters Handmade licence plate frame, rear window frame, rear view mirror, taillight bezels, skirt emblems, hood ornament and hupcap centres, and front bumper brackets Modified wind wing brackets YEAR AND MAKE OF DONOR CARS: 29 Marmon interior lights and bezels under dash 36 Ford hood side trim on running boards 36 Ford headlight lenses modified to fit 37 Packard buckets 37 Plymouth bumper sectioned 42" to make rear bumper and modified guards 37 Plymouth front bumper, shaved, filled guards,chrome bars,custom mounting brackets 37 Packard stainless trim pieces on skirts with cnc V/8 emblems on replica 38 Lincoln side panel badges and on passenger and driver`s seat sides 39 Hudson rear taillight lenses, original glass, and hand made stainless bezels 40 Mercury dash shortened to fit wit handmade glove box door for air-ride controls 40 Mercury dash insert with stock gauges 6 to 12 volt converter 40 Ford steering column with locking mechanism and start switch 41 Packard grill modified heavily to fit custom made shell 48 Lincoln trunk buttons for door openers on solenoids 49 Ford turn signal switch 49 Ford dash knobs with custom made dash bezels to match 49 Ford door garnish trim modified to fit over clock on glove box door 50 Meteor stars on middle glove box door for air ride controls and fan switch 50 Ford Crestliner Deluxe steering wheel and horn ring with RF relay for horn 50 Ford interior pillar lights modified for front turn signals with glass lenses...[rare] 51 Ford ash tray handle for pull down on air ride glove box door 52 Cadillac sombrero hubcaps,custom cnc centres and custom made mounting hardware 53 Chevy armrest 57 Olds dash clock bezels modified for rear exhaust tips and molded in lead Modified headlight rings narrowed and custom fastening system Handmade brake pedal, clutch and gas pedals, shifter knob, hood ornament Handmade licence plate frame and light bezel, rear window frame, rear view mirror Handmade taillight bezels,wind wing spacers,battery terminals.trim clips on R- boards BODY MODIFICATIONS: Windshield chopped 2-7/16ths Post leaned back Hidden hinges Custom hood hinges and inner bracing Custom trunk hinges Filled cowl vent Front fenders extended 2 3/16ths of an inch Front fenders modified to fit Packard grill Rear fenders extended and rear panel 8 inches Handmade Trunk lid Handmade Hood Handmade skirts Handmade rear deck below trunk opening Handmade rear fender extensions Handmade grill shell opening [6 pieces] Handmade inner frame for hood strength Hand made rocker subframes and lower body panels Entire body braced with 1x1 steel rectangular tubing Metal work on the car took approx.3 years CHASSIS SPECS: 1937 Ford chassis boxed New front and rear crossmembers Mustang II front end with 4 way independent air bags Handmade front sway bar chromed Handmade tow bar chromed..[just in case] Juice clutch 9" Ford rear end with 373 gears shortened 3 inches 4-bar set up with crossover panhard bar chromed Sandblasted prepped and painted in Urethane Handmade front fender brackets chromed Custom made drive shaft chromed All Air-ride lines are hard piped Handmade brake line brackets, fuel line brackets, air ride brackets, e-brake brackets, wiring brackets Chassis has been C`d in rear Hand made hard piped ½" steel lines for full flow oil filter system Custom made and tig welded fittings for oil connections {not available in the market} MOTOR SPECS: 296c.i. stroker Flathead with 4-1/8th Mercury crank Full race cam with high lift ratio by Isky Navarro 3 pot intake 2 Ford 97`s on the outside and Ford 48 in the middle with progressive linkage Mallory electronic distributor Stewart Warner fuel pump 65 Mustang Toploader 4-gear with Jeep conversion kit Block has been relieved, ported, balanced, with Titanium valves and hardened seats Water pumps shortened ¾" of an inch to fit modified grill and radiator opening Handmade altenator bracket and PVC system Edelbrock heads Jahn`s forged pistons weighted Flow through oil filtering system hard piped by hand to fit motor configuration Handmade fuel lines Fenton headers with center port splitter Handmade exhaust with compression fittings and powder coated Handmade exhaust hangers with 2" stainless compression unions High volume oil pump Ford truck oil pan Custom fitted air filter modified to fit Custom oil breather Walker heavy duty radiator made for this engines specs Bottom necks modified 90 degrees to clear sway bar 16" electric fan with sensor Painted, polished, plated, to achieve reasonable road usage and detail. INTERIOR AND WIRING: Custom diamond tufted Swedish leather by Steve Manchee Stressed Ox blood Custom made bench bucket by Wayne Edwards White Stayfast material with black headliner top material Chopped with folding top by Wayne Edwards Wood bows modified and stained Wool Mercedes maroon carpeting Design by owner and installed with all fabricating by Wayne Edwards WIRING AND STEREO: Centech fuse panel Complete custom wiring by Steve Marsden All connections and terminals are soldered with heat shrink tubing and harnessed in PVC tubing rated at 105 degrees celsius Designed and installed with all relays switches and perfect execution Halogen headlight bulbs Dual filament signal light and taillight bulbs 4-way flashers Turn signals High-beam indicator shows left and right signals when on 12 volt to 6 volt electronic reducer for dash gauges Main power disconnect hidden Remote booster for battery cables ALPINE STEREO: Alpine stereo 2000 watt system complete with sub-woofers dual amplifiers and tweeters 6 cd changer am/fm All mounting of components and design by owner Completely wired by Willy at W.C.Enterprises BODY AND PAINT: All metal fabrication and panels by Dave Remian and Brinn All lead work and hand filing and finishing by Sir Peter Laabs All final body prep and panel straightening, primer and 1st stage paint by Roy Gibeault Chassis prep and paint by Painters Edge Final prep and final paint by Steve Schneider Hand polished by owner Chrome by Mayfair plating, Toronto Paint sponsored by Glassuritz 1st stage chrome by Carl at Queen city plating Powder coating by Hal Rowe PEOPLE AND FRIENDS: 1st stage chassis build by owner 2nd stage chassis mods and suspension and interior body mods by Bill Snow @ Snows Hot-rod shop 3rd stage chassis and completion by John Edwards @ Dream Machines Ltd Assembly of final components and 7 years of support and fabrication and unlimited help by Dave Mainland Motor built by Mr. Hot-rod...Len Hurley Hood ornament and wheel disc centres by Richard Fallows All custom made pedal pads, accelerator pedal, bumper mods, license frame, rear window frame, rear view mirror, side mirrors, taillight bezels, all machining of one off pieces by Carb Al Webster for all the hard to find pieces.Firewall turn sinal indicator, Packard grill countless clips and things Interior leather supplied by Steve Manchee Tom at 400 auto wreckers for bits and pieces Gary Doucette for help in design and custom ideas Paul Fernley for giving the extra parts for the Merc dash Mark Chapman for selling me the car when it wasn`t for sale...Thanks Mark Peter Laabs for his coach-building finnese and knowledge of fitting doors and so on Dave Remian for a free chop Mark Morton at Hop-up magazine for his approval and confidence during the build. Bill Jagenow for all the info and help anywhere, anytime, anyday, always on call Rod Akey for the glass treatment on the headlights and windshield Terry Hayes for the funky taillights John Edwards for his building and engineering and fabricating skills and always took my calls when info was needed Tony Fisher for all the black walnut treatments for the trunk and shifter Roy Gibeault who spent 8 months on the final body and prep and paint Mike Kleba for his incredible work with pot-metal amd prep for plating Chuck and his wife at Mayfair Plating always on time always fair, quality work John Walton for his Hot-rod help and knowledge and support