First Start Up Complete!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HCLXnGk1Ec
The T-bucket is coming along nicely and was started for the first time.
I hope to have it finished and registered in the next couple weeks at which time I will take some good quality phots and post them.

Thanks to Brian Van Poppel of Maryland Performance Specialties for his help with the wiring and plumbing of the car. And for overseeing the start up. Brian is a championship winning drag racer and in his shop builds and services race cars and anything other muscle car/hot rod that comes his way.
Thanks also to Bryson Meeks for the paint job.

Almost Done!

Should be running next week! :)

Getting Closer

Paint is complete. Final assembly is on the way.

Complete update to follow.

Major Updates coming soon....

The T-bucket will be hopefully nearing completion in the very near future. Pics to follow.

Take a Gander Back.

For those who just started checking out my blog I ask you to read some entries from the 2008 links in the right column. Some interesting and 100% true stories are posted. As they say only the names were changed to protect the innocent.

Let There Be Lights

Not too much to report since last post. With the extremely hot August and time away for vacation I was limited in what I could get accomplished.

5 minutes in the garage and the sweat would start.

As you can see the headlights have been mounted along with the shifter, the forward brake lines and the water hoses.

Soon I will finish the brake lines and mount the fuel tank. I then need to figure out the vacuum lines, fuel lines and a host of other items before I tackle the wiring system.

The headlight and radiator mounts will be covered by a radiator shell.

Shifting mechanism in place.

Motor and Transmission is In!!

Over the past few weeks the weekends were taken with family obligations and I was limited in my build time.
I invested in an engine hoist and single handedly mounted the engine. The transmission gave me a little more trouble. I couldn't fit the torque converter properly and broke off a pair on pump lugs. I dropped it off at Bill & Earl's transmissions and let them fix it and fit the converter.

I mounted the tranny using the engine hoist and also did this by myself. It makes it harder and more time consuming but I've learned allot.
The headers and mufflers were installed mainly because I wanted to see what it looked like.
The next step is fabricating the brake system. I mounted the master cylinder and power brake booster and now have to measure, cut, flare and install the brake lines. I'm sure this will be a pain in the butt and will be worth the effort in the end. (If they work)


I also measure and cut out the taillight holes and mounted them.
they are based on a 1939 Ford design.

























The water pump, crank and alternator pulleys were installed as was the lower radiator hose.











Allot of chrome to have to polish.