Thread: Project $ 3 K Is Underway

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Hey Don,
I don't know how much clearance you need, but back when I was racing stock cars we used valve cover gaskets made by FelPro that were double the thickness of stock gaskets. They were two layers of cork and had a thin piece of steel laminated between them to make them hold their shape through repeated removal/ re-installation of the valve covers. If you can find some for a Ford, they might be just enough...

I like the idea of the thicker gaskets. I'll call NAPA tomorrow and see what they can turn up, or maybe the local speed shop can help. Thanks for the replys and thanks Denny for the info on checking the geometry. That is our project tomorrow night.

For all of those people who think I am a Vampire because you have only seen pictures of my T at night I took a few in the sunshine today when I got it out of the upholstery shop and blew the dust off of it. Sorry for the big size of them, but I wanted to finally be able to post some pictures of it almost done, and I thought I'd celebrate by using bigger ones.

I also took it for a little spin down the road today since I have my Antique license plates and am somewhat legal Man, I love this thing. It pulls strong, goes straight, and stops great. Gonna be a fun ride for sure.

The upholstery still have a few things for him to finish when we get back, like welt around the top of the body, but it's good enough for me and pretty comfortable too. Better than the foam I was going to use.

Still have to paint my grille shell and headlights black and do a few more little things, but for all practical purposes the hard stuff is done. Now we just have to get Don's running right.

Don

Man It's lookin' good Don. Very cool!

It does look like there's way too much tread on those tires, though. Maybe you need to drive some of that off!

Mike

Don, I will be down to pick up the T this weekend and bring your $3000 reimburstment cost........LOL
I really like the color combo.
Brad

Thanks guys. Brad, I couldn't take that much for it, I wouldn't be able to sleep at night. Just give me a couple of hundred, that will be fine.

Mike, I'm doing my best to clean those tires off, but I'm afraid I'll break something before Daytona. lol


Don

Super cool don! I cant wait to see it in two weeks!I might have too trade you a beer for a ride,he he.

Uh, is this a binding contract??????????

John, no beer needed, but I get one in the Merc in return.

Don

Your a brave man if you want to ride in that deathtrap! But it sounds like a deal to me.

I figured I'd have between $2500.00 to $3500.00 in my 26 T coupe Rat Rod when finished. After losing out on a 40 year old dropped axle for $100.00 I changed my mind and went with a Speedway 4" dropped axle and disk brakes. Car will now have paint and to date I have $3274.00 in it. Got some good deals at a swap meet last weekend but missed out on some Splash Aprons on E-Bay about an 2 hours ago.

Guys on this site have been VERY good to me;

brianrupnow - for his help on a rearend choice and other techanical advise.

Hemi T coupe - for some freebies, great price on a spare engine and goodies, CAD design help, sharing "T" information.

Dave Severson - also for some freebies, wow what a neat guy, he has sooooooooo much knowledge, AND likes the Old Barter System

Progress on the coupe this week has been limited to fabricating brackets for the running boards, rear shock bracket, and rearend spring pads. Also finally got the rest of the frame cleaned up and primered. Will be putting the car away for the winter after I get the body back from Dave (gotta work on my boy's house for a while), and then after Christmas I head out for Florida to do volunteer maintance work at the YWAM base in Orlando.

Oh ya, airplanes....... what's better than a P-51 Mustang? Take a look at a F/P-82 Twin Mustang. Theres one at the museum in Dayton OH.

If you think about it, that Speedway setup could end up only being a little more than piecing one together one part at a time. Plus, it gives you new stuff and a matched setup.

Good way to go Tom.

Don

Don,

It looks great.

Z

Thank you.

Don

Way to go Don. The seats are a perfect fit for the color scheme and have the perfect worn glove look you mentioned. The choice of colors goes excellent with the frame, etc. The big pics really show it off as does the natural daylight. Wish I was in Daytona to see it in person. Good luck with Don's heads, it's nice to have such a knowledgeble group to pitch in so quickly with experience, resources and advice. Thanks to eveyone for your advice to me as well. You make me want to build a T, but I think I have to master truck redo 101, first!

Wow! Beautiful, Don. I love the low stance. (For a minute there I even had a fleeting thought of cutting the floor out of my T body and channeling it down some more... Then good sense overcame me again and I realized I really don't want to start over. ) The interior color choice is perfect for the exterior color combo. I can't wait to see it in person.

Thanks Steve and JR. Like every car, it sure has it's share of flaws, but I'm really starting to like it. In fact, I think I like it more than my '27, and I LOVE that car primarily because I have such a long history with it. (I only insisted on two things in my divorce........my roadster and my two cats )

Sure hope these cold fronts that have been coming through every weekend hold off for over Turkey Run. The last couple of years have been absolutely gorgeous even at night in Daytona, but I have been there on some not so nice years too.

Going to get an early start today and try to get the grille and headlights painted. Already have first coats of primer on them, just have some smoothing to do, then paint em.

Don

BTW, JR, don't change you cars stance, it sits great as it is.