Thread: Low-budget/T-Bucket Pickup

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Originally Posted by Driver50x

Time for a budget update.

Previous investment - $1714

6 rod ends $65
20' of black iron pipe and 6 coupling nuts $40
tie rod end $10
headers $40
Phosphoric acid $17
1966 Mustang radiator $145
Fiberglass resin and cloth $22
front spring $55
rear spring $130
front spring shackles $20
rear shackles $20
4 leaf spring pivots $28
rubber motor mounts $20
transmission tunnel $50
fan $35
angle iron and tubing $140
plywood $52


$784 plus previous balance of $1714= $2498 spent so far.


The biggest "budget buster" so far has been the cost of buying new steel, man that stuff adds up fast!

I've tried to find a scrap yard around here that sells used steel, but it seems no place wants to sell that anymore in small quantities.

You missed out the Model A grille shell...

Originally Posted by johnboy

You missed out the Model A grille shell...

A Kiwi Dairy Farmer as the oversight accountant! Keeping you honest! But you can credit that piece you cut off the bottom at scrap prices....

Originally Posted by rspears

A Kiwi Dairy Farmer as the oversight accountant! Keeping you honest! But you can credit that piece you cut off the bottom at scrap prices....

I might still bolt that extra piece on below the frame, right in front of the radiator.

Originally Posted by johnboy

You missed out the Model A grille shell...

Thanks for trying to keep me honest!
But the grill shell is on my first parts list, on page two of this thread. It was 70 bucks.