25 Ford T Roadster - Cleaning Out The Garage.

[Dennis Lacy]

Hot rodders accumulate “stuff.†Sometimes there’s “stuff†left over from a build because we changed our mind a couple times. Sometimes our friends drop off their extra “stuff†in our garage to clean out their own. Sometimes we buy “stuff†at the swap meet or on eBay because it’s neat and the price was right. Will we ever use all this extra “stuff?†Who the heck knows. Who the heck cares? It sure is cool to look at! But…, what if one day we were standing in our garage having a frosty beverage and admiring that beautiful, spared-no-expense traditional Rod we built and our attention wandered to the walls, the shelves, the rafters, under the workbench, and we suddenly realized, “Dang! I have enough extra “stuff†to build a whole ‘nuther car!â€

A nice original “A†frame leaning against the side of the house. A decent ‘25 “T†roadster body hanging from the rafters that we pulled out of an old ladies back yard down the street. Sure, it needs a couple patch panels but we know how to do that and the rest of it sure is straight! That old dropped axle and split wishbones we found at the swap meet for a fraction of what it was worth because the seller didn’t “know†what he had. That low-miles, rebuilt A “bangerâ€, trans and rear axle that our friend gave us when he bought a restored “A†only to pitch the drive train for a “me too†350/350/9inch. The Kelsey wires we were gonna use on the last build but went with “steelies†instead. That box full of Stromberg cores thanks to evilBay. That old sprint car wheel that’s been hanging on a nail for 20 years. Those sedan buckets we bought cause we thought we could use them, then come to find out they didn’t work for “that project.†Hell yeah, this is some really GOOD “stuff!â€

This build needs to be different though. We’re tired of spending years building one car. Sweating all those details. Trying to make it perfect. No. This is gonna be a quickie. Give ourselves a deadline. 6 months. Yeah, we can do that. What about paint? Screw paint. Do the body work good ‘nuff and spray it with some gray suede. That ‘shield is way too tall, chop that sucker in half. Much better! Rattle can the running gear black. Engine’s gotta pop though, it’s the center piece. Orange will make it stand out, can’t miss orange. Throw a re-pop Winfield on it and some other speed goodies to give it a little more juice. Paint the wheels orange too and wrap ’em in some bias-ply ‘Stones. Have Jose trim the buckets in brown vinyl for a few bucks and a 12-pack. Upholstery? Screw that too. Rubber floor mat gets the job done. Trim it with an old “T†shell and lights for some more old timey! Now we’re talkin!

Been building Rods for 30 years, never had this much fun!

Amen.

[oscarhardwick]

I am in awe of that build... its so crisp and clean, and I love it to a huge extent without even being a hotrod fan!!! Amazing, will only hope to see more of the same.

Oscar

[george 53]

Hey Den, take it down to my Cousin Ricky 's Auto Body Chop Hees open 24hrs,NO COBBER CHARSH ANYTINE!, Hees on the corner ov El Siego an La Puta down in T.J. Jus tell EEM I sen ju an he'll give you the Bes Price in Town! BUT if ju wan it back, ju should steek aroun till hees don! An DON let heem talk ju into NO PLEATHER,It's too sticky on ju legs wen it ges hot! Jus tell eem Chulo sen ju!!!! I LOFF DES PLACE!!!!!

[Sixties Sam]

Very cool rod, Dennis! I used the same concept when I built this woody. Parts box junk and some basswood!

Sam

[outlaw035]

dennis....thats just way "CQQL"...neal

[Dennis Lacy]

Thanks for all the nice comments everyone! I had a lot of fun with this one.

Cool little roadster Dennis!! To me,this is hot rodding in it's purest form. I did the same type of build with a 29 roadster pickup. After looking at yours,I think I have my intake and carb on upside down Here's a link to it,please let me know if it's wrong.

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v317/day...25Image0002.jpg

Hey Roger, thanks for the compliment! I tried to follow the link you provided but it no work. I tried pasting it in the address bar too but that also no work. Maybe try again?

[voljeepx]

Stance to me is everything, and this car sits perfect! The orange on primer really makes it pop, and it is just an overall good looking car! Good job!