26/27 T Roadsters On Model A Frames Photo Thread

A slight bit off topic but I was wondering if you could use a 23 T ,as in the bucket type, turtle deck, track nose, all that stuff on an A fram and what mods need to be done. I like the T bucket bodies but hate the frame, grill, and the knux that put the 20'' tires on the back.

 

Here's the pic of my clutch pedal after dropping my touring body on that I mentioned earlier.

I posted about this on Ahooga and Fordbarn, just to get an idea of what folk had done in the past, but the only response I got was from a guy who had cut away the toe-board riser to allow the pedal to travel. I didn't like the sound of that as my body is a bit flimsey in places, so I heated up and bent both pedals further over to the right. All sorted out in a few hours.

 

jetmek, are you running unsplit wishbones in the front??? That 's what it looks like from the picture. The T is awesome, do you have anymore build pics? It is similar to what I'm building right now.

 

Let's see some more,....

 

Here's a pic of mine that my Dad and I are building, it is channeled the width of the frame. Cheers LMD

 

That's pretty cool!! You should post that up in it's own thread. A lot of guys here would like that if they saw it.

 

Here is a picture of mine. Doors stretched 3" with 30/31 fenders. Have a 29-31 Pontiac grill to put on it.



And here is a pic of another one I saw with the same fenders

 

Here's mine. Channeled 4 inches over '28 rails. 12 inch kick in the rear.

 

Don't worry J-rod, I got you covered:

 

nice...i was all over that at last years road agents show ...stealing ideas for mine! jarod musta thought i was a nut

 

This thread RULES!!!

Not a 26-27, but here's mine. Its a 23-25 on a model A frame

 

I prefer the 'hiboy' stance that 32 rails impart




dj

 

Pre war perfection

 

Al, don't egg Jared on, and Jared...Als gonna get a big head if you keep it up...BUT I have to admit, I have been drooling over both cars...Shit, now I'm doing it

 

October is coming soon!

 

are you telling me I should get my ass in gear?...haha

 

heres one i just found on the arincee site

 

Great here is the body and frame the day I pulled it home.

 

hows this one

 

Cool! Almost finished

 

Christmas 2005. Joe.

 

call her ebay elly shes been back on the street about 7 years now,,everyone asks what color are you going to paint it? huh its done.........................51mph in the quarter 25 seconds flat.........

 

I set my cowl on my frame Sunday. No mounting holes seem to line up. There are brackets with two holes in them, on each side. That might be close to where the cowl should mount, but I would have to drill new holes in the frame. If I put a '27 Roadster cowl on a '29 frame with a '29 grill shell, will a stock, '29 Model A Ford hood fit the T cowl?

 

No, the T cowl is lower and follows a different profile. Have a look at mine.

 

Its mocked up in the garage now and I have made the flathead engine mounts

 

Are those model a wheel centers in front that have been cut down? Joe.

 

Yes they are apparently it was a popular mod in the 50,s.
but I have been told to get them spun and balanced and checked before useing them.

 

I can make a custom hood, if I decide to run one. I guess what I'm looking-for is a measurement of where to locate my cowl, in relation to the front crossmember. I can make up something that looks good, but the length of a stock '29 hood would be a good place to start.

 

Ah, gotcha. I was using a complete body, rather than just the cowl, so I dropped it all on and tried to get the rear wheels somewhere near centred.

 

bringing this back to the top. anybody else have more pics.