Thread: Project $ 3 K Is Underway

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Originally Posted by BradC

Can you get 24" spinner to fit the front Don
Brad

I don't think I could afford them. My buddy was telling me tonight he is doing a Lexus for some rapper, and they are putting 24's on it. The wheels and tires alone cost $ 10,000 !! I never realized they were that expensive. They are also doing those flip up doors, and he is having fits getting them to work right.


Don

Originally Posted by Itoldyouso

I don't think I could afford them. My buddy was telling me tonight he is doing a Lexus for some rapper, and they are putting 24's on it. The wheels and tires alone cost $ 10,000 !! I never realized they were that expensive. They are also doing those flip up doors, and he is having fits getting them to work right.


Don

Just wait a few month's and you will be able to pick up a set on craigslist for $500. It seem's after a few broken leg's from trying to reach the ground and hold their pant's up the 24" novelty wears off.

I was hoping to see a picture of you car at night so we could see how the neon look's.

Ron

Don wrote:

That is why I left Pennsylvania to come here. (try explaining THAT one to your wife....."Honey, we are moving to Florida because we don't need fenders there." )

Don - They changed that law here in 2005, now you can move back. To make it easy for you, I'll swap houses with you.

Originally Posted by mopar34

Don wrote:



Don - They changed that law here in 2005, now you can move back. To make it easy for you, I'll swap houses with you.

That's really good news............now if you can only do something about all that white stuff that covers the ground half the year, I might reconsider.



Man, I am totally stoked today. I needed a grille shell for the T, and the TP one just didn't look right on this radiator. I could have modified it, but decided to sell it on Ebay and look for another one. I wanted a steel one, if possible, because we can cut it up and weld to it to make it fit perfectly.

Problem is, they no longer make any steel ones. Speedway and TP told me the same thing.......the dies to stamp them got old and fell apart, and nobody was reproducing them. Several model T suppliers confirmed that story. So, I had to try to find a used one.

Anyway, I posted on the National T-Bucket Alliance that I needed one, and a member, NH Ben, came back and said he thought he had one that he bought years ago, and didn't need. He went to all the trouble of digging it out, sent me tons of pictures, and only wanted what he paid for it years ago (a very good price). He then boxed it up extremely well, took it to the shipper, and sent it to me Monday. Best part, he didn't want any money first !!! He put his name and address in the box and trusted me to pay him when I got it.

Today it came, and this thing is MINT........no, make that SUPER MINT. It is perfect for what I am doing, and I don't think we will have to do much to it to get a good fit. It really reaffirms your confidence in people when something like this happens. Hot Rodders are right at the head of the class when it comes to good people.........Thanks Ben.

Here is a shot of the shell. As you can see, Lucky likes it too, and is no longer that little kitten we brought home.


Don