So Jake picked up the T today and I am excited for him. He's got a good start on what will become a Kick Ass Hot Rod. This is the car that me and my dad were building for him to drive to the Cheaters show. I scored the body from WingNuts (thanks dude) and had enough stuff left over from the Bleedster to build a whole car. It was to be a week long build, put it together with whatever was around, just to get it to the show. We were doing fine and it was pretty fun to be building the car with my dad, until we realised the Nailhead we had for it was shot. That pretty much ended the Cheaters Show goal. The show came and went, so I decided I was going to finish the car and get it on the road to sell. I even came across a running 401 so this time it was going to run, and with no rediculous deadline I spent some time building the frame to make the car sit well, as before it was to just be a Jalopy. So I z'd the it front and rear and stretched the Model A frame till it looked right. It worked out kind of cool as the car looks channeled from the front, but it's not. This allowed the car to sit well, but still retain all of the room inside the allready small body. Plans were for a faux belly pan to cover up the frame rails on the side and to give the car more depth visually. So as I was building it I heard of this Model A sedan Street Rod project for sale. I couldn't let it pass, but I was broke so I made a deal with Jake to buy the T as is. Which worked out for him, cause he was looking for a roadster project and me cause I was able to buy the A. Jake was trying to figure out what motor he should run in it when I stumbled across a running Y block with a full synchro 3 speed. So after waiting a few weeks for the motor and some other stuff we fabbed up some mounts and with the help of young JohnnyCola we mounted it all up. The Y block is perfect for this little car as I thought the nailhead looked too big. It all balances out pretty well. So anyway today was the big day for Jake to take it home. I was pretty excited to push it outside and get a good look at it when my GAYNESS staired me right in the face......... I started to push the car and as I would steer it one way it would turn the other way!!! HaHaHaHa........OOPS. It seems when I made the steering box mount in the fury of trying to get it done in a week, I diddn't realise the pitman arm should point up instead of down. Theses are the things that make me gay. Because of clearance issues with the nailhead the box was shoehorned into a tight spot, pretty much the only place it could have gone without using a different box. Anyway now I will just have to lower the box to make the pitman arm point up and there is plenty of the clearence with the Y Block. It's really not that big of a deal, except that I'm a Fag. Jake's got a lot of work ahead of him, but this will be a really neat car after he put's his own ideas and details on it. There's gonna be a lot of new hot rods hitting the streets around here in spring. Can't wait. This is the FagRod I bought. Time to get started on it.
I guess that I am not only gay, but dumb too? How the hell do I get the pics to post from starphoto? Does it work the way it used to? It won't work the way I used to do it? WTF? I am confused at this stuff......
I had the same problem yesterday. on the #'s at the end 1-2-3-(example) remove the last - and add .jpg in it's place. they must have changed something on their site. The roadster rocks! As far as your "fagrod"..i'm sure it wont be for long!! Rat..
No problem... they piss me off at times too man! It took me an hour to figure that out yesterday! i'll pull the ones i did, no need to have doubles Rat..
Nice roadster! I love it! So tell us, what kind of rear end and rear radius rods are in the T? What did the full-syncro 3-speed tranny come out of?
Bob, read the 'memo'line on the paper I handed you this afternoon. thanks again (homo) Southfork: I think the trans is out of a 62? fairlane the rear end is out of a 74 firebird the radius rods are paper mache
HaHa Tango lessons........ The rear wishbones are 47 Ford, mounted to the axle. I still can't get over that it steers backwards. I think it's pretty funny. "The Backward T"
[ QUOTE ] I still can't get over that it steers backwards. [/ QUOTE ] "........turn left......NO! The OTHER LEFT!!" Years ago at a show, the host Club had built a big go-cart thing that had the steering set up backwards. They got two man (or woman) teams. One pusher and one steerer. You had to push it through a course in a field set up with cones. It was hysterical! Husband steering and wife pushing and husband going the wrong way and cussing the wife.......drunken buddies just about coming to blows because each thought the other was stupid. Guess it wouldn't work on the street? Sweet lookin' little project though.........
Awesome!! Looks like the Y block is a natural fit. The car looks "right". Way better than the tractor look. Great job on building a solid roller. Jake...looks like you got yourself a hot rod. Call if ya need a hand.
That T looks cool sets real nice.Me and the kid did the same thing with His 4 wheel drive dodge carryall.Put a late model power steering box in it .Hes underneath -turn it left he says- OK - NO left- I am -LEFT LEFT THE OTHER WAY---FUCK DAD LEEEFT--FUCK YOU you turn it!! So He jumps up turns it left it goes right--oh sorry--WTF are we gay too--Feder
I know guys that have tried to drive with a backwards steering setup, as a joke. YOU CANT DO IT!!!!!! Guess we arre just ingrained with right=right left=left Car looks good Jaker
Jaker Great score on that engine..., helps to know a few people in the neighborhood that have performance parts for it as well! (CAS, Bleed, etc... ) Bobs right..., it looks Right! Mark
Bob, I'm totally in awe of your productivity. It took me three weeks to fuck up a paint job. How do you find the time to get so much done? Ed
Jaker, congrats on gettin the open top you wanted! If you even need a hand on anything, let me know... Bob, thanks for the lead on the 401....it looks nice in my garage...
Bleed Thanks for the lead on the Pontiac Motor and trans...! It'll look better in the roadster than in Cheater Mikes Garage! And "yes" you are a "freak...," almost as bad as me...! Mark
Bleed Did you use the custom "BLEED" steering gear box bracket with the Y block...? Or did you manufacture another one...? That was one slick looking bracket! Mark
Did you get some good pictures of your gearbox setup...? If so..., When are they going to marketed to the public...? Mark
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