Features **Model T buckets/RPU's/Roadster/Tourings official photo thread**

That's an awesome T. It looks a lot like HAMBster GARY?'s car.

IMHO, Ts look best built in a late-twenties, early-thirties style.

-Dave

 

You are correct Dave, that is Gary's T. He isn't far from me and have had the pleasure of meeting him several times, super nice guy....still haven't seen his T yet in person

I must agree with you on that...T's do look best done up as an early "Gowjob"....Although I may just be a little bias

Must be from his trek to Bonneville this year. I will be making the same "journey" next year in my 'ol '26 T roadster.....

 

Yeah that's right he was on his way to Bonn. The ugly guy with the skinny legs standing next to it is me.

 

I dig it paul!

 

My new "Munster Coach"

 

WOW that is awesome. Love it! - Details on the frame, etc please!



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I can’t wait to see pics from the first time GARY?, MrModelT, and -Brent- cruise together.

-Dave

 

Gary's T is awesome. Between his T, Clayton's '26 and Brents build, I have started one of my own. Here's some of the features;

.. '29 chassis with the frame narrowed to 23" from the front xmember to the center one

.. '23 or so roadster body with turtle deck

.. 21' model A wheels

.. Home made headed and intake for a 94

.. lowered 5" in front and 4" in back

.. T rear xmembers both front and rear

.. A front spring and T rear spring mounted 4" in front of rear axle

.. 8" streched wishbone

.. soon to get '33 spindles

.. "29 A headlights on a rebiult stock bar

I got a '23 type turtle deck awhile back and am whipping that into shape now. New back panel and corners and a deck lid.

This has been a real fun project. I would strongly advise anyone thinking about a build like this to jump into it. You won't regret it!

Ron

 

Pictures we need pictures!

 

I’m gathering parts for a c. 1932 project myself. I have a ‘26 frame, a T axle of unknown vintage, a ‘25 firewall, a ‘28 Chevy four-banger, a Model A Ford trans, and assorted other bits of ‘20s cars.

My plans are to flip the front crossmember Gerber style, swap the axle tubes on a T rear, do a mild street-performance build on the Chevy ‘banger, and find a ‘15-‘27 T body (ideally a touring, but anything would be cool - even a sedan) to mount to the chassis (slid back an amount equal to the greater of the rear axle relocation or the engine setback required by the front-crossmember flip). I also want to run 21-inch wire wheels.

The only thing that might set mine apart (aside from the Chevy ‘banger) is that I plan to use hairpins on the front axle instead of a split wishbone.

-Dave

 

Batteries charging now

Ron

 

BIGCHESSE .. Several of the aftermarket suppliers offered a hairpin for the T axle.

I have a good '28 Chevy head for mine ata later date.

Ron

 

Right, but I don't seem to see them very often on speedsters and whatnot.

Is anyone offering one now? Because my plan was to have spring-behind batwings fabricated to fit the T axle, and then use this hairpin that Speedway offers as a replacement for the old Total Performance piece. It has the agricultural look I like for Ts instead of the more Streamline Moderne appearance of a lot of hairpins. In fact, to my eye it kinda resembles an early wishbone with a reinforcement piece added.

-Dave

 

Now THAT would be the photo op of a life time! .....and it's something I'm hoping takes place next year at Bonneville. I know Gary wants to go and I'm trying to get Brent to bring his T as well.

...with any luck, we'll have that photo next year!

I second that, we need VISUALS!!!!

 

The ones Laurel offered where non-adjustable. You could use a page from Claytons play book and adapt some A tie rod ends to them for adjustment. You can get replacement balls from any of the antique suppliers.

Ron

 

I say just make your own Dave, that is how they would have done it back then. A good set of Model A bones and Model A tie rod ends are what I'm using. Hairpins (as we know them) would have been rare back then.

 

....great minds think alike ...Ya beat me to the punch

 

That's definitely a possibility. But in any case, the Speedway ones give you a good sense of what they'd look like.

-Dave

 

I'm not real computer savvy so bare with me here.



This is how the ol' girl looks today.

Ron

 

Here's my $50 deck almost done.

 

The front axle assm. has been rebuilt. I will be changing to '33 spindles soon. I lengthened the wishbone 8" because of the axle placement.

 

Woha, that's gorgeous, youngster! I love these spindly Ts.

-Dave

 

This is the 16ga. body sub-frame,

 

Now that is a good looking T! a true "Gowjob" if ya ask me I like the A headlights...gotta nice look to 'em. It really has a good 1932 - 34 vibe to it.

 

The plan is to build the car as a guy would have in the mid '30's in a one stall, dirt floor garage from parts easily found at that time. I'm used to building T-buckets so I have to stop myself from "over finishing" anything I'm doing. the dents are going to stay for now any way but the rust has to go! Red oxide will be the color of choice.

Ron

 

They probably would not have painted in red oxide and left it that way. Most likely it would have been hosed down with a coat of gloss black lacquer (dents and all) or they would have just brushed it on....This was a "depression" after all

Red oxide look is more a 40's/50's thing.

....just my $.02

 

i like the idea of good primer with gloss black rustoleum brushed over it. thinned so the brush marks almost disappear.

but what do i know?

 

We take some of our cars to an assited living home here about once a month. Some of those "old guys" are still pretty sharp. Two of them are old rodders. I get a kick out of talking to them. When I told them about this project they told me "We never worried about paint. What ever color was left on the body is what we ran." Old Art said they would wipe 'em down with linseed oil and call it good enough.

Ron

 

I concur I know they did stuff like that and I have the feeling that is exactly what they would have done with a car like that.

It is also safe to assume that in 1931 or 1932, that particular T was only 8 or 9 years old at the time...so it is safe to say that the original Ford finish "Assembly Line Black" (their most popular color ) was still very much like new, so they probably would have just left it alone and buffed it out.

On my car, I'm going for this particular feel: Original Ford paint (perfect when the car was built between 1929 and 1931) with a 1940's repaint (gloss black over red oxide) that is now starting to thin a little