building a tbucket

[h2owell]

h2owell

pics coming soon. been gathering pieces mostly. have 8.8ford rear end ready,
have almost all parts from donor blimp [ 52 merc montery 4 door] cleaned and some painted. hope to start some actual building soon [dr

 

[h2owell]

you asked so here are pics [maybe]

 

[Charley Davidson]

Well I'd say she's the real deal[cl Welcome & keep us informed I love reading pictures [dr[P

 

[liljgoneman]

103" frame
26" wide
8" rear kickup (16" from rear of frame)
100" wheelbase (suicide spring front axle)
fullsize 9" ford rear end (slightly wide but cheap and functional) sprung with coils and ladder bars.
'33 plymouth front axle suicide sprung on a 4 bar setup.
vega steering box mounted just ahead of the firewall gave me good geometry.
now i'm answerin questions you ain't even asked yet!
mostly cuz somebody a long time ago answered my questions....
your results may vary but heres what i came up with using those numbers.
have fun!

 

[h2owell]

like those numbers, only change 9 inch rear to 8.8 inch 355:1 and only 55 inches wide with factory disc brakes.[cl[
thanks, paul

 

[liljgoneman]

mine stops just fine with manual drums.... besides, i don't much care for the look of disc brakes on an open fendered car.

 

[chuckles]

[qoute]...have a 52 merc flathead and a mercomatic tranny and have found a 9 inch
rear end with 2.75 to 1 gears. can anyone tell me how this would perform
looking more at drivability than getup and go.

That's what you would get!

BoB

^^^^^^^^what he said..^^^^Plus decent mpg..Low rpm cruising..
>>>>>Hope this helps>>>:Mine are close to ;liljgoneman
>
Mine is a '27 T cowl..RPU homemade body/bed looks like '29..
28-3/4" wide in front .frame(outside to outside)
38" rear width frame(o to o)
14" kick up rear(bt'm to top) ..13.75" from end of frame.
110" long frame
suicide front.'48w/disc.
9"Rear..60sBronco 5on5.5" 52"Wide BptoBp..coil over, 2 link..
30" L x 41"W Bed
F-track 60" center of tire
R-track 61" c of t. (not sure of whl.off-set)(1" adp. in rear to adapt to 4.5BC)
WB 107"

 

[likes_2_tinker]

welcome to the RRR.

 

[h2owell]

I have gained a lot of info here. I want everone that has shared the info
gained from all their experiences to know that I greatly appreciate their
inputs. Even if I do something different I still value the opinions of others.
this helps me to decide how I want to build my T and how I think it should
look to suit me.
paul [S [

 

[hotrod preacher]

a late welcome!

 

[h2owell]

thanks Preacher!
Have bought a tbucket fiberglass body as i cant find anything else close to here. Planning on building a driver rather than a show car. gonna start building soon!!!!!!!!!!!!!![[dr

 

[h2owell]

have frame material! started to build, cutting and welding!!!!!!!!!!![[cl

 

[ratfinkxxx]

welcome

 

[h2owell]

Last post I had started cutting and welding[, but it seems to me that there is more grinding in this build than the other. Grinding wheels are going to be my largest expense in this it looks like. Should qualify for dealer discounts soon. But 2x4x3/16 frame coming together at last!![cl
Had to stop and clean out the garage somewhat today, can't make to big of a mess in there. I imagine mama wants to put her caddy back in it one of these days.

 

[rainman]

You got a build thread? Looking forward to seeing you're T!!

 

[h2owell]

New to all this, I thought this was a build thread. where do i go from here?