Thread: Project $ 3 K Is Underway

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I figured I'd have between $2500.00 to $3500.00 in my 26 T coupe Rat Rod when finished. After losing out on a 40 year old dropped axle for $100.00 I changed my mind and went with a Speedway 4" dropped axle and disk brakes. Car will now have paint and to date I have $3274.00 in it. Got some good deals at a swap meet last weekend but missed out on some Splash Aprons on E-Bay about an 2 hours ago.

Guys on this site have been VERY good to me;

brianrupnow - for his help on a rearend choice and other techanical advise.

Hemi T coupe - for some freebies, great price on a spare engine and goodies, CAD design help, sharing "T" information.

Dave Severson - also for some freebies, wow what a neat guy, he has sooooooooo much knowledge, AND likes the Old Barter System

Progress on the coupe this week has been limited to fabricating brackets for the running boards, rear shock bracket, and rearend spring pads. Also finally got the rest of the frame cleaned up and primered. Will be putting the car away for the winter after I get the body back from Dave (gotta work on my boy's house for a while), and then after Christmas I head out for Florida to do volunteer maintance work at the YWAM base in Orlando.

Oh ya, airplanes....... what's better than a P-51 Mustang? Take a look at a F/P-82 Twin Mustang. Theres one at the museum in Dayton OH.

If you think about it, that Speedway setup could end up only being a little more than piecing one together one part at a time. Plus, it gives you new stuff and a matched setup.

Good way to go Tom.

Don

Way to go Don. The seats are a perfect fit for the color scheme and have the perfect worn glove look you mentioned. The choice of colors goes excellent with the frame, etc. The big pics really show it off as does the natural daylight. Wish I was in Daytona to see it in person. Good luck with Don's heads, it's nice to have such a knowledgeble group to pitch in so quickly with experience, resources and advice. Thanks to eveyone for your advice to me as well. You make me want to build a T, but I think I have to master truck redo 101, first!