“Double Trouble” 27 Ford Roadster

Gordon Tronson

Henderson, NV
 

DoubleTrouble
1927 Model T Roadster

Totally built from scratch with just an idea, no drawings or models one of a kind.

Custom-built 1.5-inch tube chassis, all tube bending by owner i.e. manual
Powdered coated gray
Body is fiber glass 1927 Model T painted Candy Apple Blue
Independent front suspension, unequal A arms, coil over shocks, fabricated by owner.
Steering box is an off road sand rail type rack and pinion
90s Corvette spindles and disc brakes front.
Rear end is Jaguar, with inboard disc brakes.
Under floor brake and booster with 2lb residual valve front and back

Mickey Thompson tires with Billet Specialties wheels 15x14 rear and 15x7 front.
Very cool steering wheel by CON2R, column shift.

Custom made gas tank rides in rear above rear end, Pro Comp electric fuel pump.

Engines are all aluminum Ford 4.6L modular V8s, DOHC, 32 valves,
Custom made supercharger manifolds with B&M teflon superchargers and Holley blower 4150 double pumper carburetors, with shot gun air cleaners.
Approx 1000HP

Ignition is Pro Com CD system, distributors are new magnetic pick/up type 1939 Ford flathead V8s replicas, custom made adaptors on back of blocks driving through the valve cover connecting to the overhead cam shaft on each motor via slotted end
One starter motor per engine, which start both engines together.

Custom made radiator by Griffin Thermal Products built with two lower outlets and two upper inlets around 7gls, one 16-inch electric fan

Driveline consists of a Gates 90mm by 14mm pitch Poly Chain GT Carbon via steel
sprockets and a custom machined 2inch spline shaft driving a 3spd Ford C5 automatic transmission. Custom built bell housing. Think of a triangle.
Machine work by Micar Fab Las Vegas

Custom hand made windshield frame

Other custom made parts by owner include exhaust system, headlight posts, dashboard, pluming pipes, seat frame and door panels. All welding, engineering, wiring, pretty much entire construction by owner

Owner/builder Gordon Tronson Las Vegas NV
Originally a Hot Rodder from Napier New Zealand

Please check out our web site (DoubleTroubleHotRod .com) see it run.

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