I do it this way because for some unknown reason, if the rear cross member is pre-cut – it’s either too long or too short. Took 5 years to collect rare pieces and fabricate the custom parts. … The rear crossmember is then figured and cut. Again I use the clamps, come a long, and metal to line up the rails. (877) 230-9666. Number of bids and bid amounts may be slightly out of date. I was hooked for life on T-Bucket hot rods! MAC's warehouse is open, shipping daily and ready to meet all of your automotive needs. Copyright © 1995-2020 eBay Inc. All Rights Reserved. 1937-1948 Early Ford Front Disc Brake Kit, 7" Tri Bar Headlights with built-in Turn Signal, 7" Snake Eye Headlights with LED Turn Signal, 1923 Ford Model T Bucket Body without Floor. © 2020 Hot Rod LLC - P.O. Notice how the cut ends are opposite. 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. This car will look good, run good, and just be fun to play with.”, “With the side rails squared and in position (I am using 1 ½ in x 3 x .188 wall tubing for the rear section – the small 1 inch gap will be filled and then finished), I built the rear kick to be a 45 degree angle. Build Street Rod Frame for 1927 T Roadster Project, Part 1. Gives me some more knowledge to put to use in the future. The second thing to notice is that there are two ¼ -20 holes with studs on each end and are in the same location on each rail in the center @ ¾ of an inch. 1927 Ford Model T Frame-off Restoration, 4 Cylinder Additional Info: Remarkable 1927 Ford Model T. a Inline 4 Cylinder Engine. T Bucket Floor Installation "The…, In this installment in our series Bob Hamilton shows how to repair fiberglass on the 1927 T Bucket body to replace a panel that had been previously cut away. So the taper will be from 4 inches to 3 inches which will give the frame some accent in the front and it will not look or be so boxy.”, “Two things to notice with this picture: One – I cut the angle for the kick in the rear (22 ½ degrees) before I started the bends in the frame (it’s just easier when the tubing is straight and flat). That’s all for this 1927 T Bucket frame installment. 1927 Ford Model T Roadster All Steel All Ford Ready For Summer. So the taper will be from 4 inches to 3 inches which will give the frame some accent in the front and it will not look or be so boxy. 1927 Ford Model T Frame-off Restoration, 4 Cylinder Additional Info: Remarkable 1927 Ford Model T. a Inline 4 Cylinder Engine. Model T ~The Universal Car ~ 1909-1927 ; Model A ~ The New Ford ~ 1928-1931; Early V8 ~ Flathead Era ~ 1932-1953; Late V8 ~ OHV Y Block Era ~ 1954-1964; Please REGISTER or LOG IN to remove ALL ADS! We’ll continue Bob’s street rod chassis build how-to in tomorrow’s Part 2 installment. And the nice thing is the techniques illustrated can be used in the construction of virtually any hot rod or street rod chassis, whether it be for a 1927 Model T, a Model A, a ’23 T-Bucket or even a ’32 Ford.