Justin---I agree with your concept of building something simple and relatively "lo-buck" for your first car---but----as Dave Severson points out, T-Buckets are low on resale value, and they are not a really comfortable car to drive in. Even the 26-27 t's are seriously short on leg room. I would recomend that you give serious consideration to building a Model A Ford. They come in all the basic body styles, have a simple ladder style frame, and are a very comfortable car to drive, as long as you don't get crazy and chop or channel them radically. Their chassis is pretty well identical to a T-bucket, with an I-beam style front axle, rear-end of your choice, and they will readily accept a small block Chev engine if you recess the firewall 4", and you can still run the stock wheel base.