hey hp 77 a t bucket on a budget can be done but you have to do a lot of it yourself,build your own frame, bodywork paint etc.
i did a lot of my own work on mine and adapted the bucket body to the drivetrain. i used a nova front susp and made my own rear frame plus used the rear springs and rearend from the same car. i could have used a rear susp from a car like a lemans(i have a rear end
frame clip from a chevelle) to make the wheelbase shorter . you just have to think about what you are doing and try to plan things out as much as you can,scavenge parts etc to make shure things fit and work properly together.
good luck and if you do start keep plugging away at it.