Quote Originally Posted by hogosmith View Post
I'm planning on building from scratch. Intially I was toying with making a street rod out of an early (late 60's - early 70's) import p/u. Section the body down on the frame, shorten and narrow the bed, take the sheet metal off the front...make a fenderless, chevy powered datsun rod.

Now I'm thinking of go with a simple hot rod like T-bucket or pursue my soft spot - a '29 Roadster. Shoestring budget dictates "low cost". My rules are 1. Safety 2. Fun but "real" driver.

But, if a stalled project fell in my lap for a song... well, you betcha! I just want an open hot rod of some sort...

John
Take a look at Speedway's T-bucket roller packages (I don't use "kit" on purpose). They look to be a pretty good value, and you can get them in various stages. Yeah, you pay for all new parts as opposed to salvage yard stuff, but you know it's right, too. Or study Jim Robinson's latest build thread. He's done an amazing job of putting together a very cool Track T on a shoestring budget - Another build thread? Yep, my track-style T