John Teresi Posted October 9, 2012 Posted October 9, 2012 (edited) Hello......this is on my work bench......Kurt Wilson`s 23 T`Bucket.......I met Kurt about 4 years ago at a model car show that he put on.......we instantly became good friends......recently at the NNL Lower Left Coast model car show that he and Darryl Gassaway put on......Kurt asked me if I would build a replica of his 32 T` Bucket ?........I sad,absolutely yes.......I was honored that he chose me to build it for him.......well,his good buddies Darryl Gassaway, Gregg Hutching`s AKA "Da Big Kahuna" and Mr. "Famous" Mike Flynn donated kits and parts to build this AWESOME T`,Bucket.......this will be fun to build and I hope to do it justice. Edited October 9, 2012 by John Teresi
blunc Posted October 10, 2012 Posted October 10, 2012 Definitely got some vintage raw material to start with. Are you gonna get some wheels milled for this build?
vintagedragfan Posted October 10, 2012 Posted October 10, 2012 I heard about this build John, they couldn't have picked a better guy to do the job my friend!
John Teresi Posted October 10, 2012 Author Posted October 10, 2012 Definitely got some vintage raw material to start with. Are you gonna get some wheels milled for this build? Mike......No,I am going to try and modify them for the look.......thanks.
John Teresi Posted October 10, 2012 Author Posted October 10, 2012 Hello.....I started on the wheels......I modified the inner front Lindberg wheels for the rears.......the front wheels are not as deep as the rears......I had some extra Corvette wheels......so I modified them and used part of the Lindberg inner rear wheels......I will fine sand and shape and add the lug nuts......not perfect but,good enough for the girls I go with......thanks for looking.
John Teresi Posted October 10, 2012 Author Posted October 10, 2012 few more progress photos......thanks.
Mooneyzs Posted October 11, 2012 Posted October 11, 2012 John... This is going to be another killer build. I am looking forward to following along on this. i know you will do your normal magic on it and its gonna look great!!
cobraman Posted October 12, 2012 Posted October 12, 2012 Very nice work as usual. This no doubt will be another "CRACK" out of the park home run. I love to follow your builds.
John Teresi Posted October 12, 2012 Author Posted October 12, 2012 Hello.....thanks guys for the kind comments.......I started the mock-up........I am totally modifying the chassis as I go......the rear spring mount was re-located as well......the bed was shortened 1 inch and I mocked-up the gas tank......and did some work on the bed interior and the tub interior......also made a seat bench ......I have allot of work still to do on both interiors.......also started on the side pipes......thanks for looking.
Art Laski Posted October 12, 2012 Posted October 12, 2012 (edited) Oh yeah, this is coming along nicely. Kurt's going to love it! Edited October 13, 2012 by Art Laski
91blaze Posted October 13, 2012 Posted October 13, 2012 Looking forward to seeing this one come together.
W-409 Posted October 13, 2012 Posted October 13, 2012 Here we go again, another fantastic build from John's workbench is on the works! I really like the subject, and I'm sure that you'll do a justice for it.
dimebolt Posted October 13, 2012 Posted October 13, 2012 Killer work so far John. The wheels are just amazing. Keep it up man. Corey
John Teresi Posted October 14, 2012 Author Posted October 14, 2012 Hello......thank you all for the kind comments.......I did somemore work on the chassis.......I am modifying the chassis as I go.........got the engine mocked-up as well.......the radiator had to be modified too......everything is still in the rough stages.....thanks for looking.
John Teresi Posted October 14, 2012 Author Posted October 14, 2012 few more progress photos......thanks.
my80malibu Posted October 14, 2012 Posted October 14, 2012 (edited) John it looks like the Engine saddle mount is at the wrong end? Edited October 14, 2012 by my80malibu
John Teresi Posted October 14, 2012 Author Posted October 14, 2012 John it looks like the Engine saddle mount is at the wrong end? Gilbert......you are right......but,the drawing that Kurt gave me has a completely different custom chassis and that mount is close to what I needed ......so I used it for the trans. and radius rod mounts.....it still needs some modifying......and the motor mounts up front are different as well,and need to be scratch made......thanks for your input.
jbwelda Posted October 14, 2012 Posted October 14, 2012 is that Kurts 1:1? great work by and for great people!
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