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hey guys ,
its been a while . just wanted to show you were im at with the T , Next is the front brake and rotor kit

This may be a dumb question,But why is there 2 panhard bars in the rear?I have never seen 2.Always just been 1.

there not panhard bars there called watts linkage

Yep, actually better than a panhard as it equally pulls the axle as it rises and falls, whereas a panhard tends to slightly move it one way.

I like your T.........sure looks familiar to me........ Wish we could have used those TP front steering arms that help correct ackerman, but we had no room with our big rotors.

Very nice solid platform for your rod. Keep us updated with pictures as you go.

Don

thanks guys! ill keep ya posted

BTW Glenn, two things that we learned on Don's T that I might pass along. The brake pedal needs heated and bent about an inch to an inch and a half toward the passenger side to clear the steering column. We first bent it at about a 45 degree angle right after it exited the floorboard, then bent it straight back up a couple of inches later. Now the pedal pad clears the column.

Secondly, there is a sticker on the chrome cover for the front perch that says trim the perch ubolts so that they are shorter. We didn't see the sticker on the first chrome cover and when we bolted it on the too tall bolts dimpled it. $ 55 later we had a new chrome cover and cut the bolts shorter so there was no contact. New one fits fine now.

Don

thanks itoldyouso, i see i have to heat and bend the pedal and i cut the front u bolts today ,i want that chrome purch cover too. i think the next thing im going to buy is the wood kit for the body
keep you posted
glenn

Glenn, when you install the wood kit it will look something like the picture below. At first I thought it was a goofy way to do it, but when it is done it actually stiffens the body up a lot. Total also leaves the back portion of the body loose, by design, and it just sort of lays up against your floor. Mickey told me that the body will stress crack if it doesn't have a place to release that tension. I hope he is wrong because my T body is wooded and glassed totally solid. But TP has been doing this for a long time, and knows what works with their kits.

Don

really nice pics man,thank you so much ,ill store them on my file for future references. i really thank you guys for all youre help
thank you