A log of my updates on my '32 Brookville highboy

[Hot Rod Nick]

I started posting about my Brookville roadster in the "New Members Sign In" section here Newb Nick from Narb but I thought I should start my own build log thread ...especially since I was polluting "deckofficer" Bob's thread with my B.S. Thanks for your patience, Bob.

So here goes and I'll keep it updated as things change:

Knowing I wanted more power I swapped out the burned out rear diff for a Detroit True Trac. My fabrication buddy made some additional bars for the rear to keep it stable under hard acceleration and cornering.



The ZZ4 just did not have enough overkill potential for my taste so I sold that and got this Dart block / Dart Pro1 heads 427 "SBC". Haven't driven with this motor yet but I hope to do that very soon. After I send the obligatory pics and vids to Tri Star, I'll almost certainly replace the valve covers with some other kind, maybe finned, not sure yet.





I have new tires that I've never driven on yet so I'm anxious to see how it rides on my M&H 275/55-16 drag radial rears and 185/75-15 radial front runners. I got these so I can start off having some semblance of straight line traction. As I burn off all the rubber on the drag radials I'll be thinking about getting a set of tires that carries the more traditional look of a '32 even though mine is not traditional at all; maybe taller thinner Excelsiors, or maybe just a taller radial of some kind (I'm not likely to revert to bias ply) ...still thinking about future tire options.

Sanderson shipped me the wrong headers earlier this week but yesterday the correct ones arrived so they're in process of installation now. So it turns out I have to modify the oil pan since there is bit of a clearance issue, see below; but that should all be done this weekend. We're done rebuilding my TH350 with all the best parts from Jake's Performance and I'm impressed with their trans parts and service; hopefully I won't blow up this trans too quickly but it seems very solid.





I feel lucky that the headers cleared the steering so nothing needs to be modified on that side:



The old exhaust was a bit constricted and not mandrel formed with a couple of kinks I didn't like so I trashed it and am going with a custom dual 2-1/2" SS setup with two Magnaflow mufflers. Will post pics when I get home later.

In the meantime my custom fabrication buddy is making bomber seats for me. I didn't get an updated picture today but they're really appealing to me as they near completion. They will have some padding for my old butt. Here's an early pic from a couple weeks ago: