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I want to put a cruise control unit on my T-Bucket, and was wondering if there are any units from a car that would work, has anyone did this? I have a little room under the dash to mount.
Thanks for any info

Audiovox has an aftermarket unit that is pretty compact and works pretty good. Not too expensive. Go to ebay and put in audiovox speed control or cruise control.

Sounds interesting. Let us know how it turns out.

Summit sells Dakota Digital's which are made by Rostra (they make them for a couple of others as well). Lokar makes an aftermarket cable that can be sized which the supplied can't. I just installed one in my '31 'A' roadster but haven't taken it on the road yet. A friend has that same set up in a '32 coupe and loves it. The unit can be installed under the dash, but it does take some room and planning. The wiring is fairly complicated, but with some thought, can be done in a few nights as the instructions are not the best. As far as trying to adapt one from a car - probably not a good idea - you have no technical support nor any wiring diagram. Also, a unit pirated from a car - probably computer controlled. I need to take some photos of the interior assembly, but the top cable is the cruise, then the throttle rod, and the bottom is the transmission kick down. The bracket is a combo of Lokar and mine bolted together.

Ididit sells a cruise unit too ! small and nice pretty easy install about 3.5 hours ! We did them in my shop when it was in calif in about 2 hours !

In a light, high-power vehicle like the typical T-bucket, a cruise control can get you in trouble real quick. If you really insist on one, set it up so it won't open the throttle much more than a cruise setting. That way when you hit "resume" at thirty, she won't go up in smoke when the traction isn't as good as it could be! Same reason you never use cruise in the winter. Go ahead, ask me how I know!!! Having a 400 horse mill slam down a gear and howl out the secondaries on an icy patch will get the old adrenalin flowing damn quick.