ultra fun 23 build lol

[dan nichols]

hi all im dan from small town indiana lol. been building a tbucket that i have had a vision of in my head for a long time. i will be posting some pics of the progress i have to date. hopefully i will be ready to drive this coming spring. been working on it for the past year and a half maybe longer lol. i have never posted to this sight but am on here looking at different info almost daily there are alot of talented people out in the world for sure i will try and post pics as i have a ton of them but not sure how to do it quite yet.

 

[dan nichols]

i think i have to have ten posts to be able to add pics

 

[dan nichols]

i know its starting to get cold here in indiana and my work area is a small garage with little heat so i have been trying to get as much done that money allows before snow hits.

 

[dan nichols]

I went to the tbucket nationals in indy this past summer and met alot of very nice people there and say alot of very nice cars for sure

 

[dan nichols]

there are alot of older guys in my area that have model a fords and a few model t fords but not many t buckets most people are into 60s and 70s era cars for sure.

 

[dan nichols]

I have tried to build every componet on the car as i possibly could. i am a beliver thaat if a person puts there mind to it they can do just about anything for sure.

 

[11290slk]

What part of Indiana? I'm in the south-western part of Indiana.

 

[dan nichols]

i am east of indy about an hour in the dublin/cambridge city area close to the ohio side near i 70 im going to try and post some pics this evening if i can figure out how to do it

 

[dan nichols]

 

[dan nichols]

this is what i have as of now hopefully the pic is not to big please comment good or bad. as i value all input

 

[choppedtop]

Looks like a great start. Dig the wheels.

 

[Gerry]

Is it 1/4 epi's all round?

 

[old round fart]

I had one of those invisible motors when I was a kid but I never saw a full size one! Welcome from Oklahoma.

 

[cmcdanl]

Looks cool, I like the hood idea. I'd like to see some more pictures of the front suspension. Also, if you're a Colts fan... GO TEXANS

 

[EX JUNK]

WOW! You have one GREAT start, I can hardly wait to see it completed.

Jim

P.S. You picture is great, keep them coming.

 

[railroad]

Just one picture! You know how to tease. Neat job.

 

[butch27]

Who's body did you use?

 

[benT]

Very nice! Love the two tone and the wire wheels. What engine/trans combo?

 

[dan nichols]

 

[dan nichols]

the front suspension is a quarter eliptic that i made ford a model a ford spring that i cut in half. and made the mounts and top rod it has a high arch model a ford rear spring that i took leafs out of to make it as soft as i could the body is from cromwell molding company out of minnisota it was the cheapest option at the time but i have many many hours of body work to get it half way looking decent. the wheels are 1935 ford that i spent a week stripping and and sand blasting to paint.I tried to go for a 30s style hotrod look and i think it fits the part im not liking the front disc brake setup as it puts the wheels really wide so i might switch them out. i have tried to make every piece on the car i could to keep cost down i think all in all im at about 4 grand total and hope to finish for another 500