Hot Rods How about some love for the T-Bucket?

Here's one from the 1972 video.
Tunnel ram and spokes without brakes.
I've still got a TR on mine, so I'm not exactly in era.
Once I get a bunch of other stuff done, I might try to find a more reasonable set up.

 

This is the Dick Bailey "T", featured in the December 1964 Car Craft. Inspired by Norm Grabowski's "T".

 

ah ha! as soon as i read that bit about being inspired by norm's car i remembered i have this issue. great catch.

 

I always have my doubts about how they REALLY handle with the tie rod in front of the axle..

There is such thing as the ACKERMANN THEORY !!!!

 

If you bend the arms out correctly it's all good. JW

 

Nothing unreasonable about a TR ..

 

Ask someone who owns a T to take you for a ride , to the best of my knowledge , they ( T's aren't meant to be autocross or corner carvers , but neither are most " hotrods" . FWIW , the tie rod in front is because the builder was too lazy to do it right / didn't know any better ...
Ackerman is not a theory , it's a geometric fact .

 

I don't care for the tie rod out front, either, but it is still totally possible to achieve proper Ackermann geometry in doing so.

 

Fuelies!

 

That's totally dependent on your choice of wheels & brakes .IMO

 

besides, using it for a bumper is not a good idea either.

 

Now,, this here goes to the head of CLASS

 

she doesn't look cold even at the WINTER nat's!

 

This is dead on. The top, the stance, perfect.

 

i have a hunch i plucked these pix from this thread at some point but, just in case...

 

I’d probably paint the exhaust flat black and run it under the car, and also match up the wheels…either all chrome or all yellow. Definitely like the basic/early buckets!