boss hoss revisited

[cusso ken]

They are that.

I loved My T bucket(named HOT STUFF) for what it was a big 390 FE engine 4 speed top loader gearbox, shortened 31 spline 9"diff , home made chassis and a seat , but got the top T bucket trophy at the Kotara Rod Show on it's first showing, that's my mate Mick's 46 Chev ute next to the bucket

 

[IMFASTTOO]

I loved My T bucket(named HOT STUFF) for what it was a big 390 FE engine 4 speed top loader gearbox, shortened 31 spline 9"diff , home made chassis and a seat , but got the top T bucket trophy at the Kotara Rod Show on it's first showing, that's my mate Mick's 46 Chev ute next to the bucket

VERY NICE Mine was the TOP CAR at the WORLD OF WHEELS show at the MIAMI CONVENTION CENTER it was custom made by BROWARD CUSTOMS Mine was called STRIP TEASER it had a 465 CI BORED AND STROKED HEMI CHRYSLER,671 BLOWER, reworked TORQUE FLITE trans CHROMED JAGUAR REAR a hydraulic lift body chromed front axle along with every part on the car was chromed or polished It was a pain in the ass to keep clean and polished but a lot of fun to drive I might buy it back soon

 

[cusso ken]

VERY NICE Mine was the TOP CAR at the WORLD OF WHEELS show at the MIAMI CONVENTION CENTER it was custom made by BROWARD CUSTOMS Mine was called STRIP TEASER it had a 465 CI BORED AND STROKED HEMI CHRYSLER,671 BLOWER, reworked TORQUE FLITE trans CHROMED JAGUAR REAR a hydraulic lift body chromed front axle along with every part on the car was chromed or polished It was a pain in the ass to keep clean and polished but a lot of fun to drive I might buy it back soon

Sounds great, mine was built in our shed using donor car parts ,the only after market parts were the body and front axle and 4 bar rods because of Engineering requirements for registration, I used the 9" diff as the Jag looked good but with a manual gear box you could easily tear a stock one to pieces , the chassis was welded and squared up with chalk marks on the shed floor using a roofing square the Ackermann angle set with a 1940 motor vehicle engineering principles manual as a guide , it turned and tracked perfectly, eventually I received an offer I could not refuse and sold it

 

[Fingers]

@cusso ken very nice T-bucket always appreciate the cars that the owners build themselves rather than sourcing parts from m a catalog or having it built by someone else.

 

[cusso ken]

@cusso ken very nice T-bucket always appreciate the cars that the owners build themselves rather than sourcing parts from m a catalog or having it built by someone else.

Thanks mate,I have rebuilt several older cars and enjoy the challenge, a lot of the time I was away from home with the transport business so progress was slow but good therapy when I got home, Now that I am retired except for relief driving for my Son who now has the Haulage Business , I am looking for a old Mack maybe a B61 to restore and put on Historic Rego and take to truck shows ect

 

[Fingers]

Something special about the B -61's they were a great truck

 

[cusso ken]

they were ,Dinosaurs by todays standards but so am I

 

[Fingers]

The first truck that I drove was a B-61 with a quad box some that ngs you don't forget.

 

[cusso ken]

with quad boxes It paid to have big hands with the twin sticks you could do the changes one handed once you got used to using your thumb on the nearside lever, I thought I was in Heaven when we bought a truck with a 18 speed Road Ranger gearbox, one lever and a splitter and range shift control on the stick and two stage clutch
oops highjacked another thread

 

[joey fletcher]

I have always been inspired by guys like you that have made more of themselves than the norm. I was raised on a share cropper Tobacco farm. We did not have indoor pluming until I was almost 16. I made it out of high school, went into the service ( no choice) drafted. Got home started work as an electricians helper. Spent the next 44 yrs. working on concrete floors in the Industrial Maintenance field, the last 17 yrs. in upper management. So I spent my entire life making other people or company's rich. I have worked on everything from a pallet jack to CNC's, EDM's and CO2 metal cutting lasers.

I have smoked since I was 5, now it has killed me. I do not blame anyone but myself. I have 2 M/C's in my storage container now and they are not worth selling. Can't get anything for either of them, even thought of parting them out. But now I am not physically able to do that either. 2001 K1200 LTC BMW with $ 1000's of added goodies and a 2005 Rocket III with a bunch of goodies also.

Right now I would say my bucket list is about 98% complete.

But...Now my life as I know it SUCKS..........Again No one to blame except me

Got a Doctor's app. next week going to see if they can figure why I am having so much trouble walking 300 feet or standing for 10 min.
From the waist up I feel like I am 40. My hips and legs are making me miserable, I live on Oxycodone and Dr. Peppers

I love it how a lot of you started with nothing and made it good.
You will Always be my true Hero's