10th Birthday Gift, Father/Son Project Truck
 

So I gave my 10 year old Son a project truck for his 10th birthday. Its a 1985 Chevy 1500 4x4, Burb front clip, newer 350 crate, 700R4, Air, Tilt, Cruise, and soon to have 91 Burb power doors with power mirrors. I told him that after we do the body work, He can pick a color. He said "How bout black!?!"
Next on the to do list is, bolting the "new" box down, install bumpers, hitch, carpet, gauge bezel, rad, cab corners, and get rid of the full time 4wd transfer case in exchange for the transfer case I pulled out of an 89 burb I parted out.
So that should keep us busy for a while!

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congrats gotta love father son projects. brings the whole family closer

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thats one lucky 10 year old

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I had to save for my own car and bought a 74 Dodge Dart with my own money when I was 14. The difference being that my Dad didn't have an interest in cars. I'm not only hoping for a bonding opportunity, but also a chance to teach him some basics that will come in handy down the road, in addition to seeing the benefits of some hard work..

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Great looking project!!!

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Nice! That's how I ended up with my truck, it's been in the family since 1981 and I have no plans of ever selling it!

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very cool!!!

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way cool man, :metal:

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I did an engine build with my oldest when he was a senior in high school. Engine is still running strong, as is the truck it's in. This kid is 3/4 of the way through an electrical engineering degree and still works on this truck when it needs it.
Great project, the two of you will always remember the time you spend on it.

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Awesome!!!

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And putting his own blood sweat and tears into the truck to get it up and running by the time he's LEGALLY able to drive will make him respect it even more than just handing him the keys to a new car and saying "THERE YA GO, IT'S ALL YOURS"

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Cool present!

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I totally agree though I am a little bias because I don't really care for newer cars

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Thanks for all the positive input guys, I don't know who's more excited, me or my son.. haha:four:

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That's VERY cool! It's hard to find kids interested in doing anything that requires getting dirty these days.

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I can't wait until I can start a square project with my son.
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that looks like an awsome project wish i had a project my dad and i could work on but since hes an owner operator for ama it makes it hard for him to be around but im getting a 1974 gmc 2500 camper special that is going to be lowered a bit and some newer chevy 2500 wheels on it its going to be flat black with some red pin striping and the motor is a 454 so its going to be a some what fast truck

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I look forward to seeing some updates!

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Thats what I've been saying for years! I thought 10 might be a little young, but I couldn't wait any longer! haha

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Yup. I told him that when the weather is cold, he can play his video games, but when it's nice out, it'll be tool time!

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A kid my mom used to baby sit back in the 70's, Named John Paul Fortin, on his 8th birthday his stepfather, a fireman at the time drug home an old porche 911 targa that had a milk crate for a seat, No interior and no engine/transaxle. He told John if he wanted to get his drivers lisence when he was 16 to have that car road worthy by then.
8 years later all he needed done was a paint job. That kid workd his back side off earning money to fix that car up. His stepdad also did the same thing for his sister with a small cessna 180 air plane.

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Thats pretty cool

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you might be lucky cause i hope to bring the truck home on my 18th birthday 25 of march if it will stop snowing cause its out at a neighbors car farm so i hope to get it started soon after :metal::gmc2: