FORD 27 TBUCKET LOSES STEERING AT 70 MPH

JUST CRUISING DOWN THE HIGH WAY IN THIS BEAST WHEN HE HEARD THE STEERING POP A FEW TIMES.WHEN HE SLOWED TO EXIT,THE STEERING WHEEL JUST SPUN AROUND IN HIS HANDS.NO AIRBAGS HERE.STEERING COLUMN SHEARED THE SPLINES.#custom #fabrication #hotrod

[@funone8716]

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

[@keithadamo304]

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

[@chasingbojangles]

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

[@waynesimcox7891]

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

[@evincent3102]

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!

[@pettingellhammer]

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.

[@VinoRatRodbuilds]

Nice looking car. 👍👍

[@erictorok5238]

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.

[@tWIST1up]

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 ... :)

[@boblongdickder6178]

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

[@sixoaksfarm1556]

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

[@BIKERDAD612000]

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]

i said that.i must be loosing it

[@larryhullinger4141]

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

[@gloredon]

@@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]

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]

@@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.

[@UncleDoug]

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

[@chasingbojangles]

It still had spline engagement.pining only helped.

[@UncleDoug]

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

[@eldonhalliburton4766]

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.

[@v1-vr-rotatev2-vy_vx31]

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

[@mikedevaney9901]

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

[@boblamb8421]

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.

[@boh348]

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.

[@RatRodBobBuilds]

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]

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

[@RatRodBobBuilds]

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

[@chasingbojangles]

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

[@RatRodBobBuilds]

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

[@raymcdonald4136]

20013 Kia sportage abs problems

[@timothyroatenberry1274]

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

[@larryhullinger4141]

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

[@chasingbojangles]

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

[@larryhullinger4141]

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

[@larryhullinger4141]

@@chasingbojangles as he built one just like that

[@jeffrykopis5468]

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

[@steves9905]

that is really really good looking

[@tabletophotrodding]

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]

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]

Agreed. Poor design.

[@conductorjohnmthtrains2239]

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

[@mikebaca522]

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

[@judgejury3230]

Good looking ride

[@davidgentz1731]

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

[@waynesimcox7891]

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

[@carlschroeder6811]

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

[@MrHowlor5]

Professionally built... what's new!

[@gainerman]

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

[@charlesharper7292]

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

[@jeffrykopis5468]

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

[@chasingbojangles]

pure luck

[@robertedwards7695]

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

[@callmenortnortin467]

Total Performance kit car. out of east coast US

[@craigpennington1251]

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]

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

[@OOICU812]

Good video. Subbed.

[@chasingbojangles]

Thanks

[@stevekirksey9293]

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

[@chasingbojangles]

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

[@jonathanmurray5579]

That t bucket is nice

[@blusnuby2]

Nice 'improvised' work.

[@vincemajestyk9497]

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.

[@brianfalls5038]

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

[@jimthomas1989]

Only good thing about that is the small block Chevy engine

[@dustbat]

Flabber gasted!

[@donniebooth8478]

I like it

[@borgne666]

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

[@chasingbojangles]

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

[@borgne666]

Thank u

[@borgne666]

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

[@chasingbojangles]

@@borgne666 they are Colorado custom wheels.

[@borgne666]

Thank u sir @@chasingbojangles

[@michaelleftwich8186]

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

[@GaryFurr-er7xz]

Thev23 t needs a door

[@byronspears848]

What kind of wheels and what size are they

[@chasingbojangles]

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

[@tedh.8356]

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

[@chasingbojangles]

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

[@tedh.8356]

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

[@chasingbojangles]

@@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.

[@peterullmann9068]

on mine i drilled thru used bolts and nuts much safer

[@stephenmitchell9024]

Death trap.

[@CongoChango]

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!!

[@charlescroney2742]

You need a tripod

[@johnnycee5179]

No support is a bad idea

[@jonathanmurray5579]

Shaft in the box it broke

[@0MadeulooK0]

Who makes those wheels? What size are they?

[@chasingbojangles]

They may have been billet specialties wheels.

[@0MadeulooK0]

@@chasingbojangles Do you know the sizes?

[@putinkhuylo]

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

[@chasingbojangles]

Yes.It needs to be redesigned.

[@waynesimcox7891]

thats an easy fix

[@sandrasteinbrecher7258]

What a shit box

[@larryschuss718]

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!

[@mikecross4350]

Wait did Chevy make a t?

[@chasingbojangles]

Aftermarket Ford body .chevy engine.

[@mikecross4350]

@@chasingbojangles exactly the problem Chevy engine and corvair steering

[@jimnewbauer4834]

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

[@brandygray5894]

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

[@ronpope1950]

Been out of business about 10 years.

[@mister-amazing]

Typical ford

[@paulciprus9582]

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

[@steveroberts4092]

Still dodgy

[@fredcherry9297]

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

[@user-sc5vr2zd5y]

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