Thread: Project $ 3 K Is Underway

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Hey Jim, I'm keeping an eye on you so no slowing down any But I can come over and help if ya need an extra set of hands.
Larry M.

Damn, that eye thing is SPOOKY.

Don

Ya it is! I got it off the Homeland Security's web site.
Larry M.

if they dont get him this one will.

Ay carumba!

Well....I guess the "ayes" have it- I continue...

OK- pulled the elky over to the shop today, the yard was supposed to spear the body and remove it but they didn't- tired of waiting so I'll do it myself. I've already got it ready to lift so I should have it off by the week-end & post some pic.'s of it then.....build cost still 750; lets see, rings, bearings, gaskets, seals, turn crank, line hone block,soft plugs, hard plugs,oil pump,rebuild heads....gonna be close guy's- I still need seats, and a sheet of steel.

Wow, this thread is helping me out a bunch. his is my fisrt project car, and I've been wanting to do a T-Bucket. I found a frame online(ebay) for 250, brand new. It comes with the windshield frame(why, i dont know). Do you guys think this is a good deal? Thanks again.

i would think so.

What kind of frame is it? Pro built or home built? Reason I asked is that I bought what was supposed to be a Total Perf frame and body on ebay a little while back, and the frame turned out to be home built, and not good at that. But I still got a deal on it, so I'm building a new frame.

Another factor is freight. I won a frame a couple years ago on ebay for $ 125.00. When it showed up, freight collect bill was $ 400.00 !! I had to go back to the seller (who said in the ad he got a commercial rate, and he worked it out with the truckline)

Aside from these two factors, you should be fine, especially with the windshield in the mix.

By the way, I had shelved Project $ 3K for a while, to finish up my '39, but now I have changed my mind. I am actually going to build the bucket to drive to Daytona in November instead of the '39. Reason is, the '39 is getting more complex, and I want to finish it right, and not rush it. I can pop out the T Bucket sooner, so it should be done on time.

I'm glad this thread is helpful, that was the intention from the onset.

Thanks,

Don

"I am actually going to build the bucket to drive to Daytona in November instead of the '39."

We are planning on making the trip from PA to the Turkey Run this year. Would be great to see your completed $3K project bucket there. I'll email you before the event to see if you still plan to be there.

Have you ever been to this event? It is the best. Take a couple of lawn chairs and a cooler of Coke (or Budweiser) and every evening is like Disneyland on A1A. Rods of every description cruising past for hours on end.
I actually like it better than going to the Speedway (except for the swapmeet which is huge)

I hope you go, and would love to meet you, I'm a Pittsburgh boy originally, and see you are from Pa. too.

Plan on it, you'll love it. And it is usually nice and warm too.


Don

The frame is built by Hot Rod Shop. He has 9 of them built, and they look solid. Think this is still alright?

Sure sounds ok. Have you covered the freight cost issue yet? These things are not only heavy, but long, and go at a pretty high shipping rate.

Just don't want to see you get sticker shock when it arrives.


Don

Another update, sort of..................................


One thing that has been keeping me from building the new Project $ 3K frame is that I didn't have the rear axle assembly I was going to use. I need it to set up the rear kickup, as I want this thing to sit really low. Today I went to the local U-Pic-'em junkyard, with tape measure in hand, and a box of tools.

I wanted a mid '70's Ford 8 inch, because they have very few brackets to cut off to make them suitable for a bucket, and the center section is kind of clean looking. But, there were no cars of this era there, so I finally settled on an S10/Blazer style. The best one I could find there was a 70,000 mile GMC Jimmy. They wanted $ 100.00 for it, or $ 125.00 if they pulled it. Well, it was like 90 degrees, the junkyard is all sugar-sand, and the no-see-ums were bugging the heck out of me, so guess which route I went? I even tipped the guy who cut it out for me. Well worth it.

So now that the rear axle is home we can start cutting up the tubing we bought about a month ago, and jigging up the final frame. I'll post some pictures as that happens.


Don