Thinking about building a 27 t roadster

so Im entertaining the thought of pickin this model t 27 roadster project up (actually trading for a engagement ring) and building a 40s lake racer style roadster I of coarse want to build a 32 or model a 29-31 roadster but this might have to do due to the economic times

i never really have been into the T bodies but i found a couple cool pics online wondering if you guys could post some others

heres the project

 

Fiancé is long gone rings in my dresser drawer!

 

do it! sounds like an awesome deal. one will give you the same grief as the other, but the car wont talk back. lol, hope you allready on the phone doing the deal.........

 

I have to agree with the judges giving out the award for the first AMBR. There's just something about a properly done track T. To bad the one I have to build on is not half as nice as that one. Add to that, the one you're looking at is already on an A frame with a dropped axle and steelies. All it really needs is decent flat motor, or a little Red Ram HEMI! Get rid of the 32 shell, add a track nose and maybe a set of belly pans, and you're on your way.

That said, if it's not what you really want, DON'T do it! Let someone else have it that will appreciate it for what it is and what it could be. Someone who will take it and do it justice. Not someone who is "making do" until "economic times" improve (a good trick considering the band of idiots running DC these days), or "something better" comes along.

 

That said, if it's not what you really want, DON'T do it! Let someone else have it that will appreciate it for what it is and what it could be. Someone who will take it and do it justice. Not someone who is "making do" until "economic times" improve (a good trick considering the band of idiots running DC these days), or "something better" comes along.[/quote]


Thats true, or you could pick it up, work on the chassis and use that t body as a part payment on the A body you want.

 

I would be all over that deal. I say do it.

 

That sounds like a pretty darn good trade! Only thing, use a different grille, the '32 never looks right matched to a "T", in my opinion

 

you might as well make the trade. You will have alot more fun building that T then you would just letting that ring sit around in your drawer.

 

That looks like a pretty good start. I'd go through with the trade in a flash! Diamonds are forever but Hot Rods are more fun.

 

T's make great Hot Rods here are some examples.

 

Don't let anything but fear and common sense hold ya back....go for it!

Charlie

 

i appreciate all the feedback! with trying to buy a house right now i just know a 32 is out of the question. heres the info on the car

<TABLE align=center><TBODY><TR><TD>"1927 model T rat rod roadster project model a frame henry steel body in near perfect shape! with top bowes olds 324 rocket motor and trans complete never seperated motor turns good with starter but has been in dry storage for years was spare for 32 ford race car i bought 3 of them from same guy h.s. shop teacher car has chromed droped axle and split bones 40 ford brakes front and rear. 40 rear end. model a spring in rear .40 wheels blasted and painted with caps and tires has head lites on old model a cross bar stand ends. nice chopped windshield doors open and shut good deck lid is not in picture but is good getting epoxed now with dp 40 as rest of body is even has trunk key and uncut t dash 56 ford pkup steering box super tite"</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

 

Do it man, the T is a much better candidate for an early lakes car than a 32 or any of the As! Take a look in the little books or get a hold of Don Montgomerys books on the early days of the lakes. The T was king, it was latter that the 32 became a player.

 

that looks like a pretty nice start to a sweet little t roadster ! hell jewelry aint worth shit to someone else , if he wants to trade i say go for it , build the little roadster for now , you'll have a blast ! when the time comes you can get rid of it and find the car you really want !

 

Make sure you can fit into it-- they're cool, but they're dinky.

 

much appreciated guys! we have the fabrication skills and the tools from coming from a offroad background. and i have a amazing aluminum guy. and my buddy has alot of nice restored cars so uphoustry and what not should be affordable with a lil discount

heres a lil yamaha rhino desert racer we built from scratch all tig welded
selling all the desert stuff to buy a house and build a roadster!

 

im pretty small 5'10 165

 

I guess the trade depends on the size of the rock! They mine diamonds every day, but it's been a number of years since the last Henry Built roadster came out of the factory. I'd hate for you to swap a 20K rock for a 10K roadster.

 

Just remember if it has tits or tires your going to have trouble with it, it just depends on which one you deal with best.

 

i spent 6k on the ring total and i deal with cars better......hence why my garage has always been full of them and my bed lacking a steady girl haha

better that way!

 

Go to my album site - AZCOWBO - you can see my '27 T with a 425 HP - 383 stroker, the SANTOS/BUTTERA "Billet-T" I am rebuilding, and the rest of the Ts I either own or have had. It will get you heart racing. I am a T-Bucket Junkie.

 

Fantastic!

 

My accountant says, "If it fliies, floats, or fxxks, rent it, don't buy it!!

 

Sure looks like a nice start. I'd be all over that.

 

Im building a little banger powered T..Love em

 

Sorry to burst your bubble BUT the first AMBR winner was Bill Niekamp's 1929 Model A Roadster with track nose, full hood and bellypan, NOT a track T.

 

Sounds better then the deal I did back in the 70's, Traded my 69 Mach 1 for an engagement ring, now I have niether! Sure miss that Mach 1!
Really, that sounds like a good deal for the money (value). I did the same thing, been looking for a Model A roadster for a while, ended up with a 27 instead. Looking foward to having the time to build it, the more I look at track nose Ts the more I'm liking them.

 

There's a lot more room in '27 roadsters than people think. I moved the bulkhead behind the seat back 6", dropped the floor between the rails 1-1/2" and removed the stock toe boards and added a foot well in mine. I'm just under six feet and my shoulder is level with the top of the body.....Most comfortable car I have....

 

Get it!! That will be an awesome ride. Actually that's the exact rod I was gonna build a few years ago. I had the body (man a nice set of side panels for the turtle deck are hard to find), frame & 324 engine. Then I sold it for something the whole family could fit in, 56 Olds 98 coupe. Still wish I hadn't sold it... would've been sweet.
On a side note, I too have a Rhino. Mine's set up with four PRP seats & a fourseater roll cage for the dunes. Again, something for the whole family to enjoy.