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  1. 08-19-2006 07:32 PM #1
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    is it impossible?

     



    hey, im new here, so bear with me....
    anyway, i have a 1984 oldsmobile cutlass frame and suspention laying around, and i was wondering if there was any way to make a rod out of it. im looking for a t bucket to put onto it, but does anyone know if i could even use this frame for anything? i had a plan but if it doesnt work i guess ill look for another frame.
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    no. way to wide, way to long. an S10 frame would be to wide and look at how narrow they are, 40"
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    A passenger car frame like that is way too large, and way to gnarly looking for a T-bucket.
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    thats what i was assuming, what is typically used in these kind of things
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    read this....http://www.nationaltbucketalliance.c.../techindex.asp
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    Welcome to the forum. Yep, sorry to rain on your plans, but the guys are right. This frame is absolutely not the one you want to use for a T. It would look more like an off road vehicle than a rod.

    Get yourself a Total Performance catalog, and one from Speedway. These will show you what a correct T bucket should look like and be made of.


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