First of all, yes, T-buckets are legal.

I was in the local tag agency last week renewing the plates on all my vehicles. Since my coupe is done and I am about to embark on a roadster project, I asked the girl helping me for whatever info she had. She printed out application instructions for "Replica Motor Vehicle" (form TL-48), "Motor Vehicle Assembled With a Motor Vehicle Kit" (form TL-41), and "Motor Vehicle, Mobile Home, Motorcycle, or Trailer Assembled From Parts" (form TL-43). I assume that using a fiberglass body puts us into either the replica or kit category. If you're using an original steel body and don't have a title with it, you would be "assembling from parts". There are lots of details in the instructions (too much to go into here) and a checklist with each one. If you go to your local tag agency and ask for these forms they should be able to print them out for you.

As for bodies... I bought mine from Dave Koorey Street Rods. They're made right here in Florida and come with a reinforced floor already installed for about the same price as Total Performance or Speedway gets for one without. Dave is a really nice person to deal with and if you're willing to drive to his shop (near Clearwater) or catch him at the Daytona swap meets, you can save a chunk of change on shipping. He supplies a receipt with the body, of course, and that's what you need according to these instructions.

Hope this helps.

Jim