Just because a Hot Rod looks good doesn’t mean it’s safe You got lucky 👍

@chasingbojangles

Жыл бұрын

it was a friends car.he bought it that way.very lucky.

@waynesimcox7891

8 ай бұрын

i just bought one. the master clyinder was dry. wires were cracked or broken.im just going over it now. you never know till you get it home and really look at it... the owner isnt gonna tell you everythnig @@chasingbojangles

Man what a half-assed way to have something as life-and-death as the steering! Looks like your fix will be way better.

Nice looking car. 👍👍

I had a good ol boy years ago bring a square body Chevy for state inspection he just rebuilt the steering gearbox and I made it 2 blocks away then pop no steering he pulled the trailer around and loaded her up and took her back home try # 2 LOL! thanks for the memories!

Actually that's what's generally referred to as a 1923 body style. The 26 and 27 T bodies had a longer cowl. Looking at the frame I'd say that's a Total Performance car.

.........and the pucker factor was real tight. !!!!! Lol.

My Uncle who was a Class A mechanic and restorer of Classic Autos used to call that type of repair a "Binder Twine and Bubble Gum " repair. I always thought that was cool .. He was a "Good'ol Boy" to say the least ... :)

Total Stands for Total Performance. they were a big kit car dealer/supplier from Connecticut. all their assets were bought out by Speedway. everything else By King T from Daytona. That through the floor steering column design was always garbage. the issue is it's only held in place by the set screw. and the set screw lines up with the floor making it real hard to install and tighten. this is a know issue with this kits. second is it needs the drop column mount from the dash to hold the column from shaking around like that.

Well done, good quality repair too. Thanks for posting.

That's not a thread it's called a spline LOL. Whoever built that T Bucket should have also fabricated a column drop bracket off of the bottom of the dash.

@chasingbojangles

Жыл бұрын

i said that.i must be loosing it

@larryhullinger4141

Жыл бұрын

Thats the way they are built My brother been driving one just like that for10 years No problems

@gloredon

Жыл бұрын

@@larryhullinger4141 That's the way SOME of them are built. You see fewer and fewer with that straight up column anymore. Mine sits at an angle like a regular car, with a support off the bottom of the dash, as BIKERDAD612000 mention.

@gregorykolanek6820

Жыл бұрын

Replace the joint and the steering shaft. You showed half of the spline is defective. People's lives depend on the spline. Grace of God no one was hurt the first time. What you did gets you home for the correct fix.

@kenbtheman

Жыл бұрын

@@gloredon I totally agree. I would put a support bracket there. Some guys go for aesthetics rather than safety. Some might say it looks cleaner and cooler without the support bracket, but I'd rather build it safer.

Relying on set screws to maintain your steering integrity seems like a recipe for disaster.

@chasingbojangles

10 ай бұрын

It still had spline engagement.pining only helped.

@UncleDoug

10 ай бұрын

Apparently the "help" was inadequate, as stated above. @@chasingbojangles

It's a Total Performance anniversary edition body Two inches longer and Two inches lower on the sides

@chasingbojangles

Жыл бұрын

It was hard to get your feet to clear the lower dash.nice car though.

@larryhullinger4141

Жыл бұрын

@@chasingbojangles my brother stands 5 football 6 He fits the car nicely

@larryhullinger4141

Жыл бұрын

@@chasingbojangles as he built one just like that

@jeffrykopis5468

Жыл бұрын

@@chasingbojangles "5 football 6"? Automistake strikes again! 😂

I’d recognize that car in the garage anywhere. I see it or the wagon when I’m in town. Funny now I can see your work without stopping to bother you.

Man I bet that was a scary feeling ! Glad everything turned out o.k ! Nice T bucket ! 👍✌

My t-bucket is very similar. It's like driving a 4 wheel motorcycle. However the fun gauge is always on full. Mike

Those wheels are the coolest they've been around for quite some time.Who makes those wheels?

I used the same swivel set up on my 26 Henry steel T coupe Rat rod. I tried a couple different steering couplings but ended up using one from Speedway. They claim to manufacture their own here in the USA. The quality I found was A-1. It fit very snuggly and after over a year of driving the set screws needed no tightening. The China made coupler I tried first was so sloppy on both ends it would never tighten up. There can be a hundred set screws but if the coupler does not fit snuggly it will always fail. Anyone that drives a T bucket 70 MPH has rocks in their head. These cars have zero aerodynamics and as light as they are they like to road wander.

I have Fiber glassed 1/4 plate to the firewall on the inside of those with a brace that grabs the column right under the dash. this was no bolt heads on the outside of the firewall and a 6 inch plate glassed to the body is pretty strong. I have also added a longer plate on the bottom mount like you have that goes under the carpet farther also 1/4 inch.

Nice save! Yep ... kit car. Save up a bunch of dough ... buy some parts and bolt it together after the high dollar paint guy gets done. Oh and don't forget the chrome, gotta have lots of that!

@chasingbojangles

Жыл бұрын

is this really ratrod bob.i enjoy your channel and your antics.we have similar taste in metal finish.

@RatRodBobBuilds

Жыл бұрын

@@chasingbojangles Well thanks. My metal finish is not what most folks call finished but I'll take it. LOL

@chasingbojangles

Жыл бұрын

you will get a kick out of my mid engine 52 plymouth.The SLUG.

@RatRodBobBuilds

Жыл бұрын

@@chasingbojangles I seen it ... very interesting and sounds mean.

@raymcdonald4136

Жыл бұрын

20013 Kia sportage abs problems

Scary to say the least.....Not goin to LIE.

I noticed that you had to pull your self out of the car by the steering wheel, that is the problem. its going to need an under dash hard plate to mount the column.

@chasingbojangles

Жыл бұрын

I know.the dash is thin fiber glass.i need a ok from the cust to build a frame to house an upper bracket. Scary setup.

@OOICU812

Жыл бұрын

Agreed. Poor design.

that is really really good looking

Professionally built... what's new!

All it needs is a brace from the collumn to the floor straight down between the seat & collumn😏

Good looking ride

That is still a totally unacceptable steering linkage for an over powered hot rod, still very unpredictable and dangerous.

Any dude who owns a car like this and can’t work on it unless they elderly or handicapped, definitely doesn’t deserve a car like this!! Cause it doesn’t get more simple a car to fix than a freaking T bucket!!

i had a car do that. the wheel would turn 3 times before the car started to turn,try ding that at 24 mph entering a corner or an on ramp

Did someone put the handbrake on the t_bucket before releasing the tow cable😂.

You could put a big plate underneath the bottom of that Dash to spread the load that should have a bracket or get it to the firewall or something that's crazy

Looks like it has front brakes , may as well spend the dough and convert to rack and pinion.

Nice T bucket! Losing steering at 70mph could have easily made it a very not so nice T bucket.

Only good thing about that is the small block Chevy engine

How the heck did the owner get it stopped and off the road without crashing??

@chasingbojangles

Жыл бұрын

pure luck

Good video. Subbed.

@chasingbojangles

Жыл бұрын

Thanks

That t bucket is nice

That sure is a nice looking old Ford but that steering system really sucks.

Flabber gasted!

Thev23 t needs a door

1st off, that's the wrong placement for your steering. Being so low to the ground. You're a lucky man surviving what happened. Wooden floors/NO/ needs a 1/4" sheet thick of braced aluminum attached to the wood & the frame. When the woods rots, you still have something solid that will keep it together under acceleration. Great orange color & it sounds good too.

@chasingbojangles

11 ай бұрын

the t bucket is not mine.i dont like the set up either.these things are death traps no matter how you build them

Total Performance kit car. out of east coast US

Death trap.

That gold car with white top looks like a Willy’s areo

@chasingbojangles

Жыл бұрын

If it is the one in the back ground.its a 60 rambler.i call it the turtle 🐢. Has a supercharged toyota 22r.

You'd have to be insane to drive that jukebox 70mph! Made for lookin at not driving, anything over city speeds for sure. I'll bet he gets a lot of control out of those 'near' bicycle tires. I'd probably flip over with those rear wheels if he tried a burnout.

I like it

I want to know the name of the rims and size of it

@chasingbojangles

10 ай бұрын

I will see what I can do.i don't own the car.

@borgne666

10 ай бұрын

Thank u

@borgne666

10 ай бұрын

@@chasingbojangles Any news from the owner????

@chasingbojangles

10 ай бұрын

@@borgne666 they are Colorado custom wheels.

@borgne666

10 ай бұрын

Thank u sir @@chasingbojangles

Nice 'improvised' work.

What kind of wheels and what size are they

@chasingbojangles

Ай бұрын

@@byronspears848 I don't remember.could have been Colorado custom wheels

The best looking part of this is the engine. The rest? Not so much. Ugly wheels, and the color could be better.

What a shit box

@larryschuss718

Жыл бұрын

It definitely needs a column brace added for extra strength. Especially if the driver uses the column to get in and out. Leaving it like that will eventually lead to another break somewhere!

The green car with the white top in the background, what is it ??

@chasingbojangles

Жыл бұрын

It's a 60 rambler american with toyota drivetrain.supercharged.i have some vids on it.

@tedh.8356

Жыл бұрын

@@chasingbojangles Thanks for responding, I'm usually good at knowing brands and have driven Ramblers before but that one really thru me off!

@chasingbojangles

Жыл бұрын

@@tedh.8356 a friend was going to junk it.so i asked him to give it to me.it was just a shell with a title.

No support is a bad idea

thats an easy fix

Shadetree engineering. It's tough to fix a crap install.

@chasingbojangles

4 ай бұрын

Yes.It needs to be redesigned.

on mine i drilled thru used bolts and nuts much safer

Shaft in the box it broke

the reason the shaft failed,,,no colum drop. piss poor repair. the colum dose not just float there. going to kill some one. shame on the builder

Who makes those wheels? What size are they?

@chasingbojangles

Жыл бұрын

They may have been billet specialties wheels.

@0MadeulooK0

Жыл бұрын

@@chasingbojangles Do you know the sizes?

You need a tripod

Wait did Chevy make a t?

@chasingbojangles

Жыл бұрын

Aftermarket Ford body .chevy engine.

@mikecross4350

Жыл бұрын

@@chasingbojangles exactly the problem Chevy engine and corvair steering

Typical ford

"Total" performance..... they sell t-bucket kits, been around for a very long time.

@ronpope1950

Жыл бұрын

Been out of business about 10 years.

I would never trust that…it should be inspected every oil change…yikes….!!!!

Still dodgy

That is a bodge the column needs to be braced the same thing is going to happen if you don't brace it if you're going to fix it do it right

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