Hi Ed I have sent you a PM. The original rack seemed to be a little notchy. I could nt get it to smooth out so we replaced it with a Fromula Ford rack, machined down, screw cut on one end to take a ring nut. I also remade the bracket to suit and turned up the cover for the 'not used' end out of alloy. This also meant a new UK (Herald) which mated to the steering column. Pics of that on another Forum. Gerry
Hi Ed, good to here from you. The good old days were great and they are still are happening. Look me up when you get over here, we will go rattle Woods cage. Don
Hi there Steve. We could say that the brits are holding their own. I have been watching your build here for a while. Right up my street both with looks and engineering. I am in no hurry to finish mine, I enjoy the build so much but would like to have it on the road next year in a raw state. By the way I am lookin for a slip yoke. 350 27 splined? Gerry
A few of you asked about the fuel tank so heres the latest pics of it in the making. Only tacked up one side so far and that took over 4 hours. Hope to have if completed (tacked state) soon then on to welding and powder coating in polished brass Gerry
Gerry, When your done, put it in a 20' container and ship it over. I still have some connections and can probably get YOU passage on the same container ship.
all i have to say is unbelievably wow........... there is a wealth of information in this posting. there are some fantastic pictures reguarding the opposing coil spring suspension.
fadt, I am 66 years old, disabled and 6' 6" tall. For some reason I have always loved the look of the Fad T. I guess it had something to do with Roth's Outlaw (aka Excaliber) and the T-Bucket builds in the 60's and 70's. Even though I can't fit in one I still have to stop and look. I admire your dedication along with your fabrication skills. It is good to know that there are some who will take the extra time and put forth the effort to make their dreams come true. Please keep the photos coming !!! This thread has brought a lot of pleasure in viewing and reading. Thanks, Jeff
Not an update but here's a few shots of Gerry's T during the buildup in my shop. Almost every part was handmade by me from my own drawings - old style, pen & ink of course. What a lot of people don't realise is: To build something as different as this, completely from scratch from a blank sheet of paper & in England, is not an easy task at all. It's a world away from buying a kit or parts which are already in production, I make it all by hand from scratch. I have to think first of how the vehicle is to look overall when finished, so I do sketches and scale drawings based on my previous experience & knowledge building T buckets....needs to be a little lower here, longer there, drop the radiator, widen the front track, deeper drop front axle, and so on.... I then look at the basic suspension layout I have in mind and figure what I want to do with that aesthetically, rough ideas which may or may not work in practice - usually I attempt to make the design (the finished "look"), as simple visually as possible (nothing worse than too many conflicting parts on a T bucket, specially at the front), so the idea is to make one part perform two functions wherever possible, also to hide fastenings. Making it look simple / minimal while maintaining functionality in itself makes the whole build process more complicated for obvious reasons. I'll then do some full size working drawings where necessary. Once the engineering principles (making it work in theory), are established I then apply the art to the intended pieces I want to make, i.e. how to make everything flow, for want of a better word, together. This takes a lot of extra work, machining, milling, forming, grinding, filing often heavy steel into a shape which looks lightweight and designed to visually as well as physically fit the piece it's attached to. Anyhow, here's a few build photo's of Gerry's T bucket for now. I have more but haven't scanned them. Ed Wimble
Subscribed, I like the build and look. As a side issue you'd have a snowballs chance in hell getting it engineered down here, tyres, no fenders, steering column etc etc As for your alternator, I'd hope that you don't get stuck in slow traffic as it won't charge real well in that location, hopefully you have enough RPM to make it work and charge, then again you wouldn't have too many accessories.
fadt - just ran through your thread, love the T! You absolutely KILLED it with the tank! Almost a shame to see it powder coated. Not so sure about the wood blocks though.. Haha
The "Leg Show" was built and owned by Early Times member Danny Eichstedt. That was one of R&C's best covers alright.
Worked it out that I only need 7mph to get the alternator to kick in, so should be OK. Got pics of leg Show in my garage and also had a few chats to Danny.
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