Newbie here...My father just passed away and many years ago he started to build from scratch a 23 Track Roadster. He built the frame installed the front end, rear. He was going to go with a Pinto 2000cc turbo-charged engine. He has a bucket with out the floor..not a top of the line body..but it was many years ago when he purchased it. It has a turtle deck and a traditional track nose. So my intention is to honor him and finish it the way he would have wanted it. Although I think I will make a motor change. I will post some picks as it sits now as soon as I get them down loaded to my computer and am looking forward to picking your brains along the journey......so be patient and lets have some fun! Thanks!
Dads23T
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Welcome from New Hampshire. I look forward to seeing your project. A great way to honor your father. I have a similar project that my dad started (29' Model A Huckster).
Not a bucket so won't post pic. It's all about honoring our fathers. They are with us in our projects.
Not a bucket so won't post pic. It's all about honoring our fathers. They are with us in our projects.
meangreen
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Welcome from central Florida! Where are you? You have come to the right place for any and all things T-bucket related. I, too, am building a track-style T. I am using a 2.5 four-banger and 5-speed out of a Chevy S-10 pickup. I have studied the racing roadsters of the 1940's extensively (forerunner of the modern sprint car) and I went with a 4-cylinder because the overwhelming majority of original track-Ts were built with 4-cylinder engines until the Flathead Ford V-8 started to dominate at the end of that era.
That Pinto engine really isn't a bad choice as there is tons of performance equipment and dress-up accessories available for it. Whatever you decide, it will be fun. Even with a small engine, the power-to-weight ratio in a T-bucket is impressive.
That Pinto engine really isn't a bad choice as there is tons of performance equipment and dress-up accessories available for it. Whatever you decide, it will be fun. Even with a small engine, the power-to-weight ratio in a T-bucket is impressive.
