working on HIS truck

[colin_havens]

Chevjayfsd posted a thread about his 2 year old, and how much he loved his old truck. Those pics definately reminded me of my own son, and how much he loves spending time in the garage with me and going for a ride in the 67. I just had to share a little story with you guys from when I was out in the garage working on mine.

A few of weeks ago i had to swap out the bushings in my rack and pinion from the rubber ones for some billet ones from Porterbuilt, adn of corse my son had to come out in the garage with me. We got our tools and parts organized, and started to work with Ayden watching every move I made. I jacked up my truck, set jackstands under it, and rolled under the front end on my creeper. My son squatted down by the front bumper, watching me and and asking a thousand questions about what I was doing. When I got finished, I jacked the truck up, pulled the jackstands, and set the truck back on the ground and then leaned over the engine bay to swap out the spark plugs in the motor for some new ones. This is about the time i heard a thump thump thump sound, and all i could think of was him hitting the 67 with something. I looked over and he was pushing my jack under his John Deere Gator (not a real one, but a small electric ride on toy) and proceeded to jack the front end into the air. He then pointed to the jack stnds and said "Daddy I need some of those!" So I helped him put them under his truck, and chocked the rear wheels. He grabbed a couple of his plastic play tools and my creeper, and slid under his truck and proceeded to pretend to work on things. I asked him what he was doing, and he stated "Im working on my lowrider just like my daddy!" To say I was a little bit proud was an understatement. he did all of this unprompted, completely on his own.

Spending time with him in the garage or just cruising the neighborhood or at a local show has given me some of the best memories, and we have had the best time playing together. He already knows what a welder, grinder, screwdriver, wrench, pliers, ect are, and has his own set of plastic ones (yes, a grinder and welder too!, and even his own play welding mask) so he can work on his stuff just like I do. At this rate he will be a hotrodder for sure. Here are a couple of pics of that day, hope you guys enjoy.