Thread: Budget T-Bucket Builder

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As one who builds everything on my cars myself, and was preparing to put together my first T bucket out of some parts that I scrounged and some that I had in the back yard (read: "cheep") Chesters E-book was timed just right for me. after download I actually spent the time to then print out the whole book, which ended up over 2" thick, and have found myself refering to it often. anyone who builds, rather than buys will find it a valuable asset, as well as getting a chuckle from his off handed humor.

When I grow up I wanta be like Chester

(When I was young I told my mother "when I grow up I want to build hot rods" but now I realise I can't do both.)



Russ

Neat lookin' setup, Youngster!!! Us geezer type Blue Oval guys have a lot of memories, some good, some not so good, of the old Y-blocks!!!! Really looking forward to watching your progress on this car!!!

haha Dave ... I have those menories too!! In the mid '60's i was runnin a '55 Chevy and whoopin up on the guys with 292 Fords. Just wanted to try something different this time.

I'm 64 ... dose that make me a geezer too??

Ron

Originally Posted by Youngster

haha Dave ... I have those menories too!! In the mid '60's i was runnin a '55 Chevy and whoopin up on the guys with 292 Fords. Just wanted to try something different this time.

I'm 64 ... dose that make me a geezer too??

Ron

Yeah, you're qualified...Heck I'm the kid in the geezer brigade, only 59!!!

One of my toys as a kid was a '56 Ford with a tri-power 406 and 4 speed out of a Galaxie...my favorite victims were the tri-five chebbies!!!!

Hummmm this looks familar .... are you gonna channel the body? That must be an old on. I haven't seen them made with the sub frame extentions on them for many many years.

Ron

Originally Posted by Youngster

Hummmm this looks familar .... are you gonna channel the body? That must be an old on. I haven't seen them made with the sub frame extentions on them for many many years.

Ron

uh hu. I purchased the body in the condition you see it in, which includes already having the plywood floors glassed in very solidly. the strange part is that, as you can see in the pic, the floor allows the rear of the body to be chalnneled over the frame, but the front is flush with the lower edge of the body. if you look at the bottom of the door line, you may see that it appears that a pie cut was taken off the lower edge of the body at some point for whatever reason. I ani't cuttin out that floor, but I expect I'll replace the missing lower pie cut of glass, so it will appear channeled over the frame once again. It is an old body, but it's pretty solid and the price was right.

Lot