One particular red T Bucket roadster stopped me in my tracks at the 2014 T-Bucket Nationals in Mountain Home, Arkansas, and I don’t think you’ll have to look very long either to understand why. Man, this little red T Bucket had everything! Cleanliness, stance, unique details galore and lines: talk about nice lines! Dan Clare’s … Read more
Ever see a T-Bucket that just doesn’t look right? Chances are the T Bucket engine positioning is incorrect. You don’t want to have too much firewall above the engine and you also don’t want to have the engine too far away from the firewall. If you follow Bob Hamilton‘s sage advice on T Bucket engine … Read more
I love to receive emails like this one: Hi John, Bought your book a couple of years ago and although I did not follow it to the letter, I did find it very helpful. This is what I just completed. I did almost everything myself with the exception of the seat upholstery. Runs very fast … Read more
A T-Bucket panhard bar is necessary on rear coil spring suspension and also provides greater stability when using a traditional transverse leaf spring. Follow along today as Bob Hamilton shows you how to build a T-Bucket panhard bar for your rear suspension. T-Bucket Panhard Bar Construction “On to the rear panhard bar. I make them … Read more
Bob Hamilton, creator of the StreetRod 101 DVD Library builds up the T Bucket rear suspension in this latest installment in our 1927 T Bucket Roadster Project series. T Bucket Rear Suspension Buildup “This picture shows the spring hangers for the T Bucket rear suspension held in place with a piece of ¾ inch all … Read more
Welcome to the fifth installment in our series documenting how Bob Hamilton, the star of the informative StreetRod 101 DVD Library, builds a 1927 T roadster using only a modest budget and loads of experience. You’ll recall from the previous four installments that Bob started with a fiberglass body that had been carved up for … Read more
Recently on Twitter I saw a cool 1970s era supercharged T Bucket for sale that caught my attention. (Which reminds me: if you’re on Twitter and you don’t follow us you should. We tweet some pretty cool stuff. Just follow us at https://twitter.com/TBucketPlans). Two things jogged my memory about this supercharged T Bucket. The first … Read more
Follow along in this installment as Bob Hamilton shows you how to build a tapered 1927 T Bucket frame that follows the ’27 T’s body contours. How to Build a Tapered 1927 T Bucket Frame “Here is the plywood table with the body outline and the 1927 T Bucket frame outline. I set this up … Read more