Thread: Project $ 3 K Is Underway

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Aw, come and get me coppers.........say hello to my little friend, and all that jazz.

Jack, time to do another project, or at least enjoy the coupe (if the DMV ever stops messing with you )


Well, Don's T is coming along pretty well. Tonight he and I finished up all the interior wooding and it is now flipped upside down so I can glass the bottom of the floor to the body. Then we only have to cut the holes for the gauges and it can go to the body shop.

The wooding isn't the neatest we have ever done, but it follows Total Performances instructions, so at least the interior kit he bought should slip right in once it is painted. We also did some more work on his engine tonight. It is gonna be a sweet little 302 Ford..........30 over TRW forged flattops, X303 roller cam and comp cam roller rockers, crank crossdrilled, early steel heads with a lot of work done like big ss Chevy valves, guide plates, etc. He topped it off with a polished 2 x 4 Edelbrock setup, and has a TCI race prepped tranny behind it.

The engine was built to go into his drag Capri (which he just sold) so it should move the little T pretty well. I owned this engine originally, and he and I have traded it back and forth a few times. Wish I still had it for my '27.

Here are some pictures I took tonight.


Don

Originally Posted by Henry Rifle

I wish I had a couple of kids with projects to work on. I've done about all I can to mine - except for upgrading parts that already work. I was a little lost this last 4-day weekend.

You can adopt me, and come over and help me

Looks good Don, have you ever considered making this your new profession?
Ken

Thanks Ken. Yeah, I have, but I have sort of gotten used to eating regularly, and I would starve for sure.


Don

Hmmmm.... If that little 302 keeps changing hands like that Don, wanna let me know when it's my turn?????

Henry Rifle--I hear ya. Its been 3 years since I built the Wild Canary, and although it runs great and is a blast to drive, I've ran out of things to do to it.
I can feel that "urge to create something" building in my system----

Dave, I've tried a few times, he won't sell it back to me again. He and I do this all the time, the Capri was his first, then I bought it and did some things, then he bought it back and did some things, etc. He just sold his Capri the other day to make room in the shop and I would have bought it to drop my 460 into, but I have too many projects as it is. Hated to see that one go down the road as the body was absolutely mint and lots of work was done, but it did accomplish getting his portion of the shop empty except for his T project. Seems strange to be working on a car and not tripping over all kinds of stuff!


Brian, you are suffering from the "empty nest syndrom" time for a garage mate for your RPU !!!


Don

For the fella's that doing the build and watching the creation come to life, the buildin' is at least half the fun! There is only one cure I'm afaid Brian.

Yeah Brian, get on that fancy-shmancy cad thingie you have and get a new project going. You know there is one car you have always wanted to build!!

(and why should we be the only ones with busted knuckles and cleaned out savings accounts????????? )


Don

Yeah, Brian, I agree with Don. Someone as creative as you should have no problem filling the void... I'm only about half-done with my roadster and I've already got a short list of possibilities for my next build.

Don, the T is looking great. I love the motor setup too. I am jealous (sp).

Brian you can always come over and help me, I never turn down free labor. LOL
Don tell your son I like the color, my sister had a mustang that color I think it was a 1972.
Brad

Thanks FMX and Brad. I was a little unsure when he told me the color choice, but now that I see it I think he picked a good one. You are correct Brad, they used it for several years if I'm not mistaken, and on several different models.

Today I stopped by my buddys body shop and made an appointment to drop the body off Monday AM. He says about 2 weeks to do it, and during that time we can be getting the frame and running gear painted and done.

All I have left to do on the body is glass the underside of the floor to the body, and cut the holes for the gauges. I am going to let Dan do the hole cutting as his eyesight is better than mine, and Don probably wants his gauges to be in a straight line. As soon as the floor is cured tomorrow I'll flip it back over and finish smoothing the interior wood, and maybe paint on a coat of bed liner. I know the body shop will get lots of blue overspray on the undercoat, but I want to put on several coats anyway to minimize shadowing, so that won't be any problem.

Don

thread delivers big time

Thank you, and glad to see you are posting. Noticed you have been a member for a while, but this is your first post........so WELCOME !!!

I hope we hear a lot more from you.


Don