ChopperDave
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This idea of building a "T" Bucket came from experiencing this car firsthand in about 1980
Even though I have built a bunch of Repop Duece Roadsters over the years the desire for a bucket has never diminished.
In November of 09 I upgraded the engine in my dually to a Vortec 7.4 and have a good 454 sitting on my stand.
So I decided to build a car around that Big Block Chevy... In my searching for a stretched body that I could actually fit in I came across Hermans Fast Glass.
Eureka! Is it just me or does that cowl look almost Chevrolet?
1919 Chevrolet Series 490 Touring.
A plan was hatching: Build it as a Chevy rather than a Ford. Something a little different...
Then I found a 1919 Radiator Surround out in Iowa:
Bought one of SoCal's new Forged Drop Axles:
Fabricated some Tapered Rails:
And laid it out on the shop floor:
![LowBlow1.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi168.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fu183%2FChopperDaveDesign%2F1919%2520Chevrolet%2FLowBlow1.jpg&hash=890cf28f89feda822379569bc8f6ffb1)
Even though I have built a bunch of Repop Duece Roadsters over the years the desire for a bucket has never diminished.
In November of 09 I upgraded the engine in my dually to a Vortec 7.4 and have a good 454 sitting on my stand.
So I decided to build a car around that Big Block Chevy... In my searching for a stretched body that I could actually fit in I came across Hermans Fast Glass.
![Hermansrightside.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi168.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fu183%2FChopperDaveDesign%2F1919%2520Chevrolet%2FHermansrightside.jpg&hash=14120a066211b51553723c8d7eea9685)
Eureka! Is it just me or does that cowl look almost Chevrolet?
![1919Chev490.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi168.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fu183%2FChopperDaveDesign%2F1919%2520Chevrolet%2F1919Chev490.jpg&hash=02ec40c878fa609158d42997da73648d)
1919 Chevrolet Series 490 Touring.
A plan was hatching: Build it as a Chevy rather than a Ford. Something a little different...
Then I found a 1919 Radiator Surround out in Iowa:
![chevy_rad.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi168.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fu183%2FChopperDaveDesign%2F1919%2520Chevrolet%2Fchevy_rad.jpg&hash=8561835591af5d201e54acbf0516a2d5)
Bought one of SoCal's new Forged Drop Axles:
![IMG_2059.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi168.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fu183%2FChopperDaveDesign%2F1919%2520Chevrolet%2FIMG_2059.jpg&hash=355f59c00806bf8235b846ad89252ead)
Fabricated some Tapered Rails:
![IMG_2054.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi168.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fu183%2FChopperDaveDesign%2F1919%2520Chevrolet%2FIMG_2054.jpg&hash=53d34be6ffc7c0cb80d9bf1cb0ed684b)
![IMG_2057.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi168.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fu183%2FChopperDaveDesign%2F1919%2520Chevrolet%2FIMG_2057.jpg&hash=dca47da52dc44c7540011768e90a22af)
And laid it out on the shop floor:
![IMG_2063.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi168.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fu183%2FChopperDaveDesign%2F1919%2520Chevrolet%2FIMG_2063.jpg&hash=206cda420cc5202663e6a8e2d179b5d6)
![IMG_2062.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi168.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fu183%2FChopperDaveDesign%2F1919%2520Chevrolet%2FIMG_2062.jpg&hash=a4f9fd6cd5abc1b58c176a4f2681ed57)
![IMG_2061.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi168.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fu183%2FChopperDaveDesign%2F1919%2520Chevrolet%2FIMG_2061.jpg&hash=6e262e466df9cc219eecdc57d2dcce99)
![IMG_2060.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi168.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fu183%2FChopperDaveDesign%2F1919%2520Chevrolet%2FIMG_2060.jpg&hash=08bcbff2a4d4ab1f55cd9b6874da6ab4)