6 cylinder t buckets...

ok guys ( and gals) i need some inspiration !!

i have many parts and info stored away in various places.. My partner recently asked me if she could use my T body to plant some cabbages in .. ( she was scolded for that !!) ..

time to get it together... if any of you have some pictures of GM 6 powered T's id love to see them .. any tips or suggestions (practical ones) ..

somewhere ive a ponty 261 lying in wait - before she turns into a horse stable

thanks the crate

 

I kinda tried one with a 6cyl jag motor - now the jag was a very tall motor - and it just didn't flow. Between the length and hieght it was fugly. A hemi works good tho.

 

There was one out of the high desert in CA with a 240 Ford six. It was blue, if I recall correctly, and driven extensively for quite some time.

 

I have a 26 T with a chevy 292 I6 In it... i think its very proportionate.. ill see if i can dig up some pics....

 

There was a '23 glass bucket that went to goodguise for years, Ford Falcon 170 power. It pulled a little trailer, believe it belonged to a full-figured gal. She was very knowledgable about the car, and had been deep into the engine. (unusual at the time, I haven't been a "goo-guy" for years)

 

Interesting.... second photo looks proportionate, no doubt at all. But the 3/4 photo shot in the first photo doesn't look proportionate, at least too me. The 6 banger looks tooooo long.

Funny how 2 seperate photos can look so diferent?

 

I wont lie the car is long... 114.5" wheelbase...

 

I had one with an AMC 6. Search 'Peter Beater' (on here, NOT Google....trust me). It was a blast!

 

Dakota,, thats very cool , had a similar style in mind for mine.. what frame did you use for it?

 

Here's a Jimmy powered one from New Zealand.


Scotty

 

Haha, just checked your profile and you're from NZ, Doh.

Scotty.

 

altered with a Aston Martin 6-banger

 

This was built in Hamilton (NZ) in the 70's.
Used a early 60's Holden with Vanguard 4 speed box..
I have no other pics of it but was a neat lil bucket.
Heaps of economy as well...
http://www.nz-hotrod.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?6419-Neal-Millar

 

On planet t-bucket six cylinder engines are rare to see. I definately recommend that you keep and resurrect yours! Here's a few pics of my bucket. Engine is a '57 Chevy 235 matched to a '57 Powerglide transmission.

 

Not really a T body but she has a 250 CI 6 out of a 68 Camaro.
People seem for some reason want to call it a "T Bucket" and it is actually a Dodge body.. Who Cares.. It's FUN!



Cadman

 

Here's one I saw at the Jalopy Showdown.
Once I saw one with a Plymouth slant six! It looked cool from one side....lots of pipes.

 

Dakota. Nice proportions and stance on that side view. Not trying to highjack but could you provide the height of your front and rear tires.

Thanks
Joe

 

Not really a T but Lindross' "Krylon Special" is Tits:

 

I think these are looking good. I like them tall too.

 

Here ya go....

 

I don't have a photo but, Pat Swanson's repop of the Spaulding Bros. track T with the Wayne Chevy is an out standing version.

DW

 

I like the idea of a six in a bucket.
Plenty of power for the weight and different to look at.
A little longer in the engine compartment is no odds as the engine SHOULD be a focal point anyway!

Nice cars guys....

 

These are pics of my '27 (Pontiac) "T".Engine is an OHC-6 Pontiac. Trans will be swapped out for a 2004R this winter. Car is titled as a Pontiac. No clue what the body really replicates.

 

There has been a little bob tail Falcon six powered steel T bucket running around the Phoenix area for about five years or so. I don't have a picture, but it's damn cute!

 

235 chevy, 1922 Dodge, handmade frame, suicide front end, wheel base was (too long} 117" I never did finish this car and parted most of it out. The truth is, it was too long and too ratty. Oops.

 

My T has a custom Frame that we built out of 2x4 Square Tube, with a big kick in the rear, pinched at the firewall.

The Tires are 5.00 16 Excelciors in the front and 7.50 16 Firestones in the rear.

 

thanks dakota... one of my main concerns was with frame flex, using 2x3 rhs. due to the length and weight of these 6 packs....

Man there is some real cool stuff showing up here on this thread .. thanks everyone !! sure would like to find old more about these cars ...

 

Mine runs aan Aussie Ford Falcon six with a Toyota 5 speed manual gearbox.

 

Mine was originally a stroker Flatty Merc/5spd combo. Broke it. Got a freebie AMC 232 3spd auto. Clifford intake, 2bbl Demon, stainless header and a big, nasty Comp cam. Make huge torque from idle to redline. Way too much fun!