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  1. bamabucket

    June Donations

    Good reminder - today I set up paypal contribution of $5 a month
  2. bamabucket

    How to dispose of your bucket?

    Error - that post wasn't finished. What I try to do is avoid doing something if it hurts but now many things hurt. I'm not quite dead yet either so this isn't my last post. I'll compost my dead post and have my wife post with the listing of my bucket for sale. Spanky, The listing you mentioned...
  3. bamabucket

    How to dispose of your bucket?

    PotvinGuy, I could get into a long list of what is wrong with me but I doubt if many people would be interested. I can almost crouch but it is hard to stand up. I can work under my bucket but I have to grab on something to get up and usually hit my head on something on the way up. I guerss
  4. bamabucket

    How to dispose of your bucket?

    Good advice about my wife posting here for help. The NTBA site is also a possible source of help - I believe there are many of us who are members.
  5. bamabucket

    How to dispose of your bucket?

    I don't think you missed anything, but I am not an attorney and I suggest you consult with one. An attorney once told me that if there is no will, probate decides where remaining assets go if there is no surviving spouse. I don't have any hot rod friends that could help and other friends and...
  6. bamabucket

    How to dispose of your bucket?

    I have recently had the same thoughts regarding selling our bucket after my death. I am 78, in fair health, but starting to slow down. I am not concerned about my wife being able to arrange to get rid of my tools and other stuff. We have a will, but assuming I die first (most likely because...
  7. bamabucket

    Wind Wings

    I bought some wind wings from Herman's Fast Glass in 2014. They were easy to install because they clamp on the round windshield frame without the need to drill mounting holes. The kit I purchased for $174 included four brackets and 2 plastic wind wings. The wings had to be drilled for the...
  8. bamabucket

    New guy from Huntsville, Alabama

    Welcome again from Birmingham, AL. If you are going to build a car, I would suggest you consider a stretched body. I am smaller than you, at 6'2" and 210 pounds and it is a very tight fit in our bucket with a stock sized body. It is OK for short trips but not longer ones. Ron is a great guy...
  9. bamabucket

    Hello from Canada

    Welcome from Birmingham, Alabama. We visited some relatives (by marriage) in Windsor, Ontario for a couple of days in late April - a long way from Peachland.
  10. bamabucket

    A Bit More Progress

    I haven't been on this site for a few days but logged in today and just had to throw in a comment. I guess I am a "homo nimrod" descendant because I left foot brake both of my daily drivers. Potvin Giy, I have never heard that term before but kind of like it and it may account for some of the...
  11. bamabucket

    How old are the current hot rodders

    I'm 73 and am planning on driving my bucket and working on the many projects I always start and never quite finish for many more years. I was fortunate to be able to retire at 59 and I don't know where the time has gone since then. I believe that if you stay active you will make it a lot...
  12. bamabucket

    Project truck . . .

    John I haven't had any problems with my Caddy. I have been running it since I bought the car in 2001 from the guy who built it in Louisiana. I have no way of knowing how many miles the engine has on it. The builder said it has a mild cam and it does have a slight lope at idle but runs very...
  13. bamabucket

    How easy is it to get a T registered and tagged in Alabama?

    I haven't been on the board for a long time so this post is a little late regarding the first inquiry about registering a T-Bucket in Alabama. I bought my running and driving car in 2001 from a guy that built it Louisiana then moved to Alabama. It had been assigned a VIN and had a Louisiana hot...
  14. bamabucket

    Wind shield, wind deflectors

    I also sit high in my bucket and don't have the leg room ExJunk has because of the unstretched '25 body and my 6'2" height. the top of my head is just below the top of the windshield frame. My main complaint is the reflection on the inside of the flat glass that sometimes is very distracting...
  15. bamabucket

    Project truck . . .

    I am also anxious to see the truck at a future meet. I think when you bring it out we may have the only two Caddy 500's in the group.
  16. bamabucket

    Brake Lines

    I used NiCop for the hard lines and braided stainless flex lines at the wheels and connection to the differential with all AN fittings. I had never installed any hard lines before and am very glad I used the NiCop because of the ease of bending and flaring. It looks like copper tubing but is...
  17. bamabucket

    cooters T bucket build

    I am also anxious to see the finished top. I have considered adding a top but can't find a design that I completely like. I am very interested in being able to fold the top back so your design may be just what I an looking for.
  18. bamabucket

    "Black Dahlia"

    I recently replaced all my brake hard lines with nicopp. It was very easy to bend - most bends I was able to make by hand and they didn't kink. Also very easy to flare - I used AN fittings throughout but double 45 flares would be very easy to make with this material. One very small leak that...
  19. bamabucket

    Finally the body is painted ready for install on chassis

    I haven't been following this thread closely but took a good look at it today and was very impressed with the car. I have a turtle back and have been trying to figure out a way to move the fuel tank from under the deck at the back to a different position where it is less likely to be the first...
  20. bamabucket

    27 T truck build

    Mike I am not running an LSD - a 9" Ford with an offset center section. When car was built (by someone else) I believe they may have narrowed it but not sure. The driveshaft angles slightly to the right so if they narrowed it I guess they didn't try to compensate for the offset. I haven't had...

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