By The Way, @JReece , That is Royalshifter's own T in that last post. It is held in very high regard for the look and style. He lives what he's suggesting. And that other guy, Moriarity? Follow the links in his signature. Also not a slouch in traditional rods and customs. This is sage advise from respected people.
Unless it's an old school whitewall style, I thought it was a misdemeanor to run anything but wires up front. Big fat slots, skinny wires, hopped up SBC, candy hippy paint. Just sayin...
Highlander, I know what you are saying, but that seems to be mid to late 60s more often. Just scroll up this very page and EVERY one that you can see does not have wires out front.
Really nice. Maybe I am too old but back in the sixties used to see a lot of T's do not know where they all went
Agreed. Old school, look at royalshifter's pics. Later, more like I was sayin. Me? My big *** can't drive em at all. Makes me feel like I'm driving a forklift too fast.
You don't really sit in T bucket it's more sit on aT bucket ? This would be fun style for the street it was a 1964 cover and make it a 2 seater so you could scare the **** out of a friend not just yourself ! Lmfao
Just ran across this one. Not HAMB era, but shows a spring over, roughly the same perch and the shackles are at the 45 degree angle with a multi leaf spring. I'd guess it still is very stiff, but closer to the suggestions here and in the other thread.
Looks like that guy has the correct length spring. that set up has been done a lot No matter what you do, the parts have to work
Hello, Riding in this low slung T Bucket was an experience in itself. The equal length pipes made a mellow sound as the roadster accelerated. Tolerable, as it had baffles in each pipe. But, it was the feeling of being open, low to the ground and going relatively fast down the street. Plus, it felt like I could touch the stripes in the lane markers and curb, when we got near a right turn. The ride was fun and exciting. The owner at the time used the T-Bucket for his daily driver and it was nothing to hop on the I-5 freeway from San Diego to go to all of the L.A. Roadster shows for many years. That section of the I-5 freeway is heavy at times and has its "slow down" sections. Jnaki But, if the T bucket is build correctly, drives straight and stops well... having fun driving it is a natural. As far as the low slung looks, the idea of a drag roadster on the street was the closest thing to being on the dragstrip when accelerating. YRMV thanks, Fred...
The problem with a lot of T's, is the leg room. There's usually no room for your left leg between the steering wheel and the body.
Yea, my old t-bucket was terrible to drive, and because of that, it almost killed my dad and I. This one is not bad at all, with the bus steering.
While looking for a link for the Mooneye's thread, I came across this. https://kustomrama.com/wiki/Flame_Paint_Job I agreed that the blobs you posted to razz us were 80s style. But here's an example from 1971 that has that sort of element. https://kustomrama.com/wiki/Ron_Schramek Good luck trying to copy it though! https://kustomrama.com/wiki/File:Dennis-rosetti-1923-ford-hot-rod.jpg
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