Forget it. I thought I would share my throwback to my youth at this time (seemed coincidental that I had just done this after viewing Eric's post), but I've got better things to do than read "yeah, but..." posts all day long.
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Wow...very nice! Love the color.
But that motor has some funny headers, all doubled up in the middle like that... ;)
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Who cares about the motor although I do tend to keep Fords in Fords.
I bet it's a blast to drive! Beautiful car.
When are you taking that to the strip?...being all open and whatnot :giggle:
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Very nice. Gotta be the next best thing to riding a motorcycle, except you don't have to wear a helmet. Gotta go with the "It needs a Ford engine" sentiment, though :hick:
What size are those rear tires? They look like the Pro-Trac N50-15 tires I had on the back of my old Trans Am (even the same tread pattern)
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looking at that makes me want a shifter kart.
thats sounds like a plan
awesome bucket, but i hate the cheyv motor, dont get me wrong i have no problem with some chevy stuff, but if im buying a ford it has to be ford powered.
yep it needs ford power for sure...
I hate 350's. Most overused motor ever.
Funny how the young(er than me) crowd hates the 350. I like it, always have and always will.
The car looks awesome, I want a T bucket someday and will probably build one. I'll put a 350 in it too, cause I have a bunch of them.
Now looking at it, I would change one thing. Tunnel ram with dual quads on it :)
Haha, first thing I said when I was the shifter was that belongs on a beer tap. Very nice car man. As far as the engine goes... well let's just say I don't mind GM engines:evilgrin:
Yeah, it's becomming a bit tiresome already
edit: no, excessively tiresome...
If I had to use a 350, it wouldnt be a Chevy.
Well, if I had to use a GM motor, it would be an LS1. Though I guess I could also accept a buick 3.8T.
yea i wouldnt mind if it was anything other then a 350 maybe a 396 would be nice
I'd use an Olds 350 to be different if I were to use a 350. Very nice setup!
Different? You guys know different! Throw an old school Desota Hemi in one! Now that is different.
Wait, why did you edit out your posts? "A little criticism?"
You've been here long enough to know that everyone is going to post their opinions about your car on this board. ;) Don't let these guys get you down, man. Stick to your guns. You got paid a LOT of nice compliments here, despite the "negative" comments. And you completed your dream. More power to ya.
Please reconsider posting them again. That's an awesome ride.
I like 350s. I see nothing wrong with putting a 350 in anything, unless it is not practical to do so. If a 350 would move my 53 Chevy Id be all over one, but I need something with a little more oomphf. I think an LS7 would be nice. I wanna see pics, whyd you delete them?
i cant see any pics ;(
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I think he deleted them. :(
Perhaps you are right. Thing is, I just spent a
bundle on this dream car that I have always been known by (it's even in my email addy), yet I received more criticism in this thread than in the 18 years I drove a Chevy powered T-Bucket in the real world (the "T-Bucket" being a kit car more or less designed around the venerable 350 engine that contains "0" Ford parts - not ONE Ford part). It does say "Ford" on the back as it is modeled after a '23 Model "T" (duh), but it is NOT a Ford product per se - though it is registered as a '23 Ford Model "T" - go figure...
Let me get some sleep and I'll get back to this tomorrow.
the problem is the immense popularity of hot rods today, and all of them have the chevy 350/THM350 tranny combo, and it tends to tire it out and people like myself grow bored of seeing the same thing over and over again. besides, a buncha die-hard Ford/Mercury guys here, whatdya expect? :D
i fall in that category BUT i can NOT help but grin from ear to ear when i see a T-Bucket, no matter what its got. the look is really timeless, i think even most Average Joes will at least get a chuckle seing one, just because of how wild it is. it really captures the bad-ass hot rod image completely. from the crazy rake to the massive rear tires, its always a "crowd-pleaser" great if you like the attention!
Immense popularity? There is only one other T-Bucket that I know of around here and I have not seen it this year. I was told by a lady who chased me through the car store after finding out that I was driving the bucket that someone recently brought one to the local car show. She was so excited to tell me - it was weird.
The guy I bought this 'Bucket from flew down to Arizona to see it. He had it shipped from Arizona to here he liked it so much. I was so happy to find a 'Bucket in my neck of the woods that had the build-up that I was looking for - it was such a stroke of luck - I have been extremely happy since I picked this up! Thanks to all of you who can do nothing more than piss-and-moan about my car's engine. I will be sure to return the favor when you share pictures of your pride-and-joy. Thanks for ruining it for me here as I was bpuppies with pride and couldn't wait to show off my new car to all the folks here - the only site I considered sharing these pics with. I guess I thought folks here were more open minded than this - boy was I wrong. This is the
Lounge right? A place to share off-topic stuff? :flame:
Bored of seeing them? I guess I don't get out because mine is the only one I've seen this year. I met a guy in another auto parts store who was telling me about a guy who spent 4 years building a 'Bucket in the gas station that he worked and and how he won World of Wheels 4 years in a row. I love how people will just start up a conversation and tell you about their experiences when you are driving a 'Bucket. All of this is kind of strange to me because I am normally so shy and unassuming.
Then I post pics of my my new 'Bucket here and it's like professional jealousy or something - I've never seen anything like it. I know we Fox Cougar/Bird people are a small community that doesn't get a lot of respect, but do we have to act this small-minded as well? Out of the 15 or so cars I've owned in my life, only 3 were Fords - the '71 Mustang, '83 Cougar and the '87 20th. I love my Cougar and I occasionally enjoy ribbing the competition, but this is ridiculous. THIS IS A FRIGGIN' KIT CAR. It's a plastic bowl bolted to a pair of frame rails. Yet it's NOT an easy thing to put together. To be of any value at all, the fab work has to be spotless. The engine mounts on my 'Bucket are chrome for a reason. I've been rebuilding mine for years in the garage and I can vouch for all the head scratching that goes on. If I didn't have some equipment at work & a welder here, I would have been up the creek a long time ago as far as solving some of the fabrication issues. I do this for fun and my Cougar has always taken precidence over this project. If I had to figure out all the fab work and heartache associated with changing to a new drivetrain, well that would just have put me over the top and I would have not even gotten as far as I did on the 'Bucket. As it is, I have been rebuilding my old 'Bucket for
7 years in the garage!!! I don't see any of the critics posting their fine Ford powered hand-built cars here (though a couple of amazing fabricators here get extra credit here - they really are amazing! :) ).
I loved the 318 in my Sport Fury, the 400 in my GTO, the 351C in my Mustang and of course the 302 in my Cougar. I love V8 power. I have to admit that I was not that fond of the wimpy 305's in my Firebird & Blazer and I am not that fond of the oh-so-common 350 in my 'Bucket from a power making standpoint. But one reason I bought the 302 V8 Cougar was the massive availabiltiy of parts due to the Mustang. The fact that the drivetrain and many other parts cross from a Mustang is just gravy. I like choices when I build my cars up. Same applies to the 'Bucket. The options available to me w.r.t. engine mounting & upgrade parts with the 350 is just too much to pass up. I'm not made of money and I do not have infinite time to work on my cars (darned GF & kids & stuff - you know how it is). So the choice was simple for me.
I either have a T-Bucket or I don't. I chose to have one as I love the wildness and I was so lucky to find one as a kid (they are rarely up for sale around here). It includes the same 350 that I had chosen to build my original 'Bucket with. I originally bought a rolling chassis and only had the funds as a college kid to buy an old Chevy Belair and transfer the drivetrain into the 'Bucket. Thankfully there is a company that makes all of the necessary parts to mount this onto the 'Bucket chassis. I was even able to chrome it up a bit as back in the late 80's parts for the Chevy 350 were plentiful & the 5L HO Mustang was just being introduced - not much of an aftermarket for that yet!! If I was to start a new 'Bucket project today, I would most likely choose a nice 5L seeing as I have rebuilt 2 of them and I am intimately familiar with them at this point. Oh, and there are
now many parts available for this motor and there is
now available at least one choice for certain critical mounting and custom parts (side-pipes etc...) available for the T-Bucket chassis. I suppose it's easy for a lot of the whippersnappers to forget that some of us were rodding when GM was a huge influence in the Musclecar scene. ed kids these days. :evilgrin:
no no now im not talking about t-buckets. i think there are TWO of them in my entire town. youre absolutely right. i mean hot-rods in general. everything from 32 fords to 57 buicks, chopped and channeled, lowered, etc and the engine and transmission choice is always the same, its the one ive mentioned.
im just talking from the perspective thats been introduced to me since being in the antique car hobby, and the general attitude i hear is "Not enough real oldies being kept original, they all get hot-rodded with a 350/350" every once in awhile you find an old flathead ford that the guy decided to hop up and those guys tend to respect that a little more
Me, personally? I dont know. model A's and stuff, ok theres LOTS of em out there. every big antique car show i see MANY restored A's. i dont mind seeing them rodded. my '38 buick 4dr with its straight 8? big no-no. T-buckets? I could care less to be honest. I might make the remark in jest "uh oh shes got a chebbie!" but really i just take in the overall look which is really dazzling. theres also lots of T's out there and clubs for them keeping them original.
again im talking about hot rods in general, take a look most have the 350/350. but the reason is obvious--it fits into ANYTHING so I do have to take that into account when I go to classic car shows. Really since joining the antique car hobby I'm a little poisoned against hot-rods! But I understand the viewpoint, especially with "resto-mods". My 38 IS a bit of a handful in busy traffic. People want the old look, but with Air Conditioning, a -nice- stereo that plays CDs or mp3s, a non-schoolbus-sized steering wheel, power steering, modern performance brakes, radial tires and a solid tight suspension.
I truly appreciate what you've done in building that up. I would like you to know that your engine and tranny choice really dont bother me at all. Just keep those side-pipes wide open, thats all i gotta say.:D
[SIZE="6"]Did I ask for a ****ING critique of Chevy engines or popular "trends" in Hot Rods??[/size]
I was beaming with excitement over my new ride - thanks killjoys - you ****ing ruined the fun for me.
Ass holes.
:flame: back at ya.
Jesus man. Chill out.
You cant please everyone, so dont try. Half of these people here dont have the means, the skill, the dollar, or knowledge on building anything from the ground up. Look at the threads where some need help with simple problems.
How do you think i felt when i put nearly 2K into wheels, tires, brakes, 5-lug, just to have a 3 page thread with people talking about my exhaust tip?
Youll have people critisize everything you do. Everything from the shirt and shoes you wear, to your wife/girlfriend/, you job, and your cars. Its your job to let it roll off your back and not let it bother you.
Hell, if you want to put it in shows, expect some people to say worse things. Ive heard people say "that car is a piece of shiznit, why did you bring it here?".
I hear that everyday I drive my tbird. My coworker is Ford guy, but he has a few tbuckets, too. He asked me for a 350 Chevmotor to put in the one he has most complete. I told him I'd ask my brother, he's the Chev guy. I did not put him down , laugh at, or ridicule in any way for putting a 350 in an old Ford. Instead, I told him it's great to atleast get it out on the road and enjoy it! More than I can say for my 48 F1, that's been sitting for 3 years now, without anything near completion.
Don't worry man, I just got my brand new exhaust system pigeon holed to all hell, not to mention it pretty much finished off the dream I've had since kindergarten. And I've had a few not-so-kind remarks at car shows already, but oh well. Nobody will ever understand the extremely hard work that has been put into the engine. But I will and that's what matters.
My bad man i feel like an asshole, by no means did i mean to rain on your parade. Its a beautiful ride man, i just voiced my opinion maybe a little to loudly. I apologize if i seemed like an asshole
I only have the little hate in my towards chevy, because i get ragged on 24/7 at school about me talking about my mustang, and my lincoln, wearing a mustang shirt, or anything ford. i guess it gets ya involved in picking sides after awhile. I will say the 350 is a great motor, and im sure that bucket is tons of fun, i was only saying its not ME, but its YOURS, so my opinion is comepleatly and utterly POINTLESS.
im completely lost as to why you edited and removed the pics, Its the internet take everything with a grain of sand.
BTW I would like to see the pics
I fixed my earlier comments. I'll comment no more on any of your vehicles to prevent any hard feelings. So long.
My sentiments exactly - hell, it's a car with a Chevy engine posted in a Ford board. Surely you expected some criticism of the engine? I've heard Chevy guys comment that putting an SBC into a Ford body is a waste of a good engine. When you mix parts from the two makes that foster the greatest rivalry in all of automobiledom you can expect comments.
I'm pretty sure it was pretty much unanimous that the car was great, even if the engine wasn't all of our favourites. No need to take your toys and go home.
News flash: That's pretty much how most of us feel about our own cars (especially V6 owners). If somebody loves my '88 Bird but doesn't like my S.O. 5.slow V8, so be it (in fact I'd agree with them).
And if they don't like the car they can go to hell. I wouldn't post my car in, say, a G-body forum, because I'd be fully expecting that if I did nobody would like the car.
As for the "Every street rod I see has an SBC" statement - even though one doesn't run into a T-bucket at every corner, there is no denying that if you open up any street rod magazine the SBC's are all over the place. That is actually the reason I stopped buying Street Rodder magazine - I loved reading about the cars but absolutely lost interest when I saw the underhood shot. Not because I have anything against SBC engines (indeed, some day I intend on building a second-gen Firebird with an EFI LT1 as a tribute to my first car), but because it became boring. No point in reading the same articles over and over. I suppose the same could be said for MM&FF magazine, but at least that rag contains some tech that applies to me.
It's kind of like Cobra R's on a T-Bird - lots of people here, on this forum, think they're overdone, but that's because we see plenty of them. In real life it's rare enough to see a Fox T-Bird at all, never mind with Cobra R's.
Anyway, it's too bad you decided to take the pics down. If I had a car that I was proud of I'd show it off, comments be ed. Taking the pics down because a few people (on a Ford site, no less) would rather see a Ford engine in a Ford-styled car kinda gives me the impression you're ashamed of it.
i didn't get a chance to check out the pictures, but from what i can see it's a tbucket with a 350 strapped into it.
i don't know why people are putting it down. so what, it has a chevy motor in it? so do so many ford coupes. I think it's pretty kick ass to drop a sbc into an older ford. sure, there are a lot of them, but they never stop getting old.
i think it's awesome that you've got 1. i've always wanted a 32 duece coupe with a sbc wedged into it:D
you should just ignore the ignorant people who just want to pick it apart. you don't see them with a t-bucket, i think they're just jealous ;)
I'm pretty sure NO ONE on here was picking it apart. It's a beautifully built car with insane attention to details. MY comments (which have been voluntarily REMOVED) were only good-natured ford vs. chevy ribbing. Isn't it a 'rivalry' that's been ongoing for decades? I wasn't trying to shiznit all over the SBC, but some of us were, I guess. I'm sorry, Cougar5.0 if we've ruined all your memories of your youth.
Is this a new thing we have here? Is PMS going around or what?
No, you're just a jerk................
.............Sphincter.
Guess I'm mistaken. There's never been any sort of rivalry between Chevies and Fords. IF you had seen my comments, you'd realize that mine were the MILDER of some of the ones posted. But you're all about being a bitch about things so go fvck yourself.
Cougar5.0 I'm sorry your thread's been ruined. I really don't think my comments were too offensive, but if so, I apologize. I wish you'd re-post the pictures so others could see 'em, but that's up to you. If you do repost 'em, I'll keep my mouth shut. Even though, like I said, MY comments were pretty even-tempered.
Says the almighty helpless one.
Spoon feed me info on how I can do things the hard way! PLEASE! HELP! OMG OMG OMG DANGER DISASTER HELP ME!!!!!
Someone lock this thread.... I'm done with this bullshiznit. This isn't what this board is about.
Geez, I didn't mean to start up a shiznitstorm over this. I think I was justifiably just a bit annoyed at the focus on what I think is the least interesting part of the car - the actual manufacturer of the engine. You guys would be shocked if you saw the receipt I have where the previous owner spent $3300 to replace the engine!! I do appreciate those who have appologized - I may have been a bit overly sensitive too, though I think if Eric got a bunch of in his unveiling, he would have been annoyed as well. I agree with the plumber - perhaps this thread should be locked. I want to take my own pictures of my car that show that the paint is actually red (those were from the previous owner) and maybe start another thread - who knows. I won't be calling the car a "Ford" though. It's a T-Bucket and the only Ford part on it is the 8" rear end.
BTW, there are a couple of Ford powered T-Buckets on Ebay if anyone is interested. :D
I'll state it again, I love T buckets and I wouldn't care if it had a 350.
I happen to love lantern lights, red paint and the short pickup beds.
Also consider that half the people who low balled you wouldn't even have known it was a Chevy engine had someone else not said something.
why is it everybody rushes to appoligize for their comments on somebodies car when they dont like something and it offends that person????? if you cant handle negative feedback, dont post pics of things. grow up alittle and take some constructive critiscm. Negative or positive.
I personally missed the pics but would like to see them, even though I stand on the fence of, if it aint ford badged and powered, I wont be looking at it too closley. (your car does sound nice though and I DO want to see it) so relax, go take a shiznit because you seem a bit constipated and show us the pics! ;))
My dads boss built up a 35 ford truck a couple years ago and I LOVE it. why? Hows a 410hp 302 under the hood grab ya? yeah, NOT another chevy motor in a hot rod. go to a car show and tell me what 95% of the hot rods have under the hood. thats right a chevy motor. WAY overdone.
As has been said, if you like the car that is all that matters right? Did you buy it/build it JUST to make us happy/envious/jealous/whatever? Doubt it, you did it to make you happy and remembere your past right? So just relax and enjoy the fruits of your labour man. Why are you so upset because many of us dont like fords with chevys under the hoods? and what kind of response did you expect on a FORD board.
Hell if I was worried about what people thought about my blue Cougar, it would be in the s yard years ago, but I am soldiering on and following it through to the end. why? because it makes ME happy and the rest of the world can F off.
Please dont come back and bitch at me for this post, because I am not triing to offend you or keep a g contest going, just sit back and absorb it and think about what truely makes you happy. That is all that matters bro. and please put the pics back up, I want to see it.
i apologized cause i really felt like an asshole, and my comments were really not needed cause it is a beautiful vehicle!
it is still your opinion, which you are entitled to, (and I doubt it has changed, if it did, you are just some poor dumbassed, two faced kid just triing to fit in and make everybody happy.) he doesn't have to like it, and YOU dont have to appoligize for it. This is a free country.
If you felt your negative comments weren't needed, think about that before you post them next time. If I dont like something about someones car I dont post in the thread just for that reason.
Truer words were never spoken. I have to constantly remind myself that people take great pride in their cars and bite my tongue - more times than I care to mention. If someone proposes alternatives, I will offer my honest opinion, but I rarely bash someones hard work just because they can't hunt me down and kick my ass (you know, the whole "internet warrior" thing).
IMO, if you want oppions, ask for them. Otherwise your taking a chance posting things. In my case, I want public oppion on my car. If someone doesn't like it, Oh well, it's MY car and the only person it has to make happy is ME. Remebmer that.
Yea, this one's about done. Cougar5.0 - you really should post up pics of your car again. People have posted up pics of Firebirds, Camaros, Chevelles, Darts, Escapes, new-edge Cougars, and I myself posted pics of a Volvo wagon and Dodge Dakota. Surely there's room on this board for a very nice T-Bucket (even if it does have an evil heart :D). Hell, as Claude mentioned, half the people that commented probably wouldn't have noticed the Chevy engine if Eric hadn't pointed it out (way to go, Eric, look what you started :evilgrin:). More importantly, 95% of the people that see you cruising in the car don't know (or care) what's powering it.
So anyway, thread locked at thread starter's request