For those of you paying close attention you would have known that at 2009 Street Rod Nationals in Louisville we purchased a Factory Five 33 Hot Rod. To say the least we were very excited about our new acquisition. However the want-to factor is oftentimes overshadowed by the actual availability of time to git-r-done. Having said that, we are very pleased to announce that the project is under way!
The package from Factory Five is a fairly straight forward affair, but true to form we’ve had to add a few “personal” touches to make the car uniquely our own. Probably the biggest change is the Winters quick change rear-end. Factory Five doesn’t offer this as an option so we’ve had to design our own rear suspension set up. All in all that was for the best since we’re going to run our Shockwaves on all for corners. Because intended use for the car is to auto cross the fire out of it, we felt the quick change was the most efficient way to tune our gear ratio on the road and at the track.
To round out the drive train we will be using a small block Ford backed by a Nascar four speed trans. Attached to the Winters quick change pushing 335’s out back (295’s up front) the lack of weight and more than enough horse power to pull it all through the corners, this little hot rod should absolutely fly.
So stay tuned and check back frequently for updates and please don’t forget to check out the videos. We will be updating the progress regularly. Once the show season starts be sure to stop by the booth and check out the ’33 in living breathing color. Right now more than anything were really looking forward to getting our new Hot Rod on the street and on the track. Hope to see you all there!
