anyone elses kids get growly when you work on "thier" truck? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

O'l Buck · 06-24-2002, 01:46 PM

Last night i took the front clip off the truck while my 2 year old son was at his grandma's place.....he came home and had a fit....."brokeded"......and today he watched from the window while I pulled the cab off...."uh-oh!!!.....oh no!!!......brokeded!!!!!....DADDY!!!!..........he's pretty mad at me right now....I guess kid's just don't understand sometimes. Also, when he came out of the house yesterday and wanted in the pickup, the first thing he noticed was the missing seat, carpet and fuel tank.......he just growled....kinda cute...i hope he still likes this truck when he is old enough to drive it.....right now, i think he likes it as much as i do, maybe more.

Big69C20 Toy · 06-24-2002, 02:13 PM

aww. well you messed up his play toy, now he cant go riding in it

but i'm sure he'll be very happy and proud of you when you fix it. sounds like great memories there, definately something to look back on and smile

mt Al · 06-24-2002, 02:14 PM

Same for me, except my kids get real cheesed when the truck doen't run for a while. Our suburban has been having battery draining issues for a bit (I think I fixed it). My daugters always jump into the ratty interior and want to ride in it, rather than our newer Subaru. When I tell them that it doesn't work, they ain't happy until they see me under the hood.

colohusker · 06-24-2002, 03:21 PM

hmmm.. haven't had that happen yet with my 7 or 10 year old, but then again, I've only had the truck for 3 weeks. Already the youngest always asks if we can take ol'yeller instead of the van or my commuting car. Wonder what will happen when I tear it apart this fall?.....

Dan69 step · 06-24-2002, 03:33 PM

My 2nd oldest gets really upset when I talk about selling the 2wd Balzer. She has really become attached to it. Had a for sale sign in it one time, she took it out that nite. Kinda makes me proud though. All of my kids have an appreciation for classic cars though, as I have always had something like that around.

***Liz*** · 06-24-2002, 04:42 PM

our 3 yr old son is the same way with daddy's "broke" truck...he even fell asleep under it last week while helping daddy fix it....
like you Buck i hope he stays into them long enough to drive it himself..

Longhorn Man · 06-24-2002, 05:04 PM

I think this says it all.

73stepside · 06-24-2002, 05:36 PM

My 9 year old daughter likes both my trucks but she has likes the 73 better than the 70 cuz it's orange and the 70 is black. she loves to go places in both of them cuz she can roll down the windows. my 70 has a/c but i have to work out the wiring part and see if it will blow cold air....

Alexis · 06-24-2002, 05:49 PM

yup, i got a 2 year old bro and how much odes he love the sound of a nice exhaust, he can already tell the differances fromt he cars and who driving. and everytime he goes out side he has to jump into one of the truck to pretend he's driving. he hasn't seen britney before but somday he will. maybe when he dont need to use a baby seat.

tim m · 06-24-2002, 06:03 PM

My ten year old can wait to start taking down my K10, him and his 4 year old sister are waiting for me to die so they can get my 71. I tell them I am going to be like Willy the Wimp and be buried in it.

Spoof · 06-24-2002, 08:22 PM

My Kids used to dig my trucks but now I think they're kind of embarassed by them and are always nagging for a new style car.
Pretty soon I'll have to drop them off six blocks from school. Is it wrong that I have no pity?

treefrog · 06-24-2002, 08:42 PM

I sold my GMC to make room for my 72 shortbed. My wife told me that our 8 yr old grand daughter was crying when she came in Asked what was wrong, little one said "what are we going to ride in the parade"? You can tell I have a heavy duty hauler, right? TF

Custom 68 · 06-24-2002, 10:26 PM

this one says it too. He is only mad if he doesnt help

JoetheMobster · 06-24-2002, 10:39 PM

Have no kids yet, but my wife growls everytime I "waste" time and money on the truck! I think she looks at the body of the truck, and thinks it's a piece of $hit, so why bother! I slowly sneak in repairs and stuff, so I guess magically one day, it won't look so rough.

SWINGSAX68 · 06-25-2002, 01:29 AM

I can't talk about kids....but my dad I can talk about.

There are a lot of things he has never done like take out a steering column or replace the wood bed, so evertime I do stuff like that he always tells me that I'm gonna end up being a mechanic....Come on.....Im 22 and I'm trying to get a music ed degree, and really I don't do that much stuff to my truck....But hey I really wouldn't mind learning more mechanical stuff, body stuff isn't me, simple bondo filling and painting but nothing else.. It's great to know someone is proud of you and stuff you care about. I like my dads enthusiasm, and we both are worrying about our trucks right now....I'm glad we can relate on more stuff than just regular son & pop stuff. He always wants me to try to fix something on his truck, I don't have time with my truck and other things. Like he got some new doors and he wanted them stripped and primered, I didn't have time so the next weekend I show up and he's already done it....that was great!!!!! My brother is always like
"Man, your going to have a Bad-A$$ truck when it's done".

O'l Buck · 06-25-2002, 02:14 AM

it kinda made me sad, but proud at the same time.....Coltin loves to go bounce in dad's pickup....I wish i'd had the camera handy when he looked inside it and found no interior....I'd have loved to have shown him the look on his face when he was about 16 or so!!!........Just the way he acted reminded me of how i felt when i saw my dad drive his 67 K-20 down from the pasture without a box on it.....i was p!ssed......then he made me madder yet and put a feedwagon box on it!!!!!!.....that was the first truck i ever drove and i was, and still am madly in love with that truck!!!......Pretty soon I get the pleasure of taking the gas axe to that nasty feedwagon box that is perched on the most badass truck i ever drove and putting a flatbed on it like God intended for it to have.

Zumo · 06-25-2002, 10:22 AM

My son is 3 1/2 and he's the same way. I haven't done anything to it yet but when I do I think he'll be upset.

NuBomb · 06-25-2002, 11:05 PM

My soon to be 3 year-old daughter loves her blazer. Anytime we have to go somewhere she wants to take the green truck. It's only mostly green. I asked her what she thought about the green truck turning white. She got mad and said no! I'm currently working on a driver so I can take the blazer apart and not be so rushed. She won't like it being gone, but when it's done (Probably when she is 7 or 8) I think she'll like it.

toms68cst · 06-25-2002, 11:27 PM

When my girl was about 3-4 she got ticked off at me one day and blurted out - "Daddy- you love that stupid old truck more than you love me!!!"

Oh well, That comment helped me set my priorities straight.

**Yukon Jack** · 06-26-2002, 09:30 AM

Custom 68, and all other board members who get to include their kids in this great hobby, hats off to you all. Involvment with our kids is the #1 thing we can do to keep them on the right track. Makes me so damn sad when I see parents who don't get involved with their kids. They miss a lot!

06-24-2002, 02:13 PM	#2
Big69C20 Toy Livin' it up. Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Richland, MI Posts: 2,212	aww. well you messed up his play toy, now he cant go riding in it but i'm sure he'll be very happy and proud of you when you fix it. sounds like great memories there, definately something to look back on and smile __________________ -Greg; Sold the 69 C20. It's off to a better home with more love! Now onto the 86 CUCV M1009; K5 blazer with 6.2L diesel, corp 10 bolt axles, Detroit locker in the rear, trutrac front, 3.73 gears, 35" tires.

06-24-2002, 02:14 PM	#3
mt Al Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Bozeman, Montana Posts: 243	Same for me, except my kids get real cheesed when the truck doen't run for a while. Our suburban has been having battery draining issues for a bit (I think I fixed it). My daugters always jump into the ratty interior and want to ride in it, rather than our newer Subaru. When I tell them that it doesn't work, they ain't happy until they see me under the hood. __________________ '72 GMC 1/2T 4x4 1500 Super Custom pickup (current) past rides were: '70 Chev 2wd farm truck '71 GMC 2wd 1/2T 402 nice! '72 Chev 2wd 1/2T 396 '72 GMC 3/4T 4x4 2500 Super Custom suburban. Bozeman, Montana

06-24-2002, 03:21 PM	#4
colohusker Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Longmont, CO Posts: 436	hmmm.. haven't had that happen yet with my 7 or 10 year old, but then again, I've only had the truck for 3 weeks. Already the youngest always asks if we can take ol'yeller instead of the van or my commuting car. Wonder what will happen when I tear it apart this fall?..... __________________ ------------------------------------------------ I say it's only money, my wife says it's only a truck.... '71 C10 Deluxe, factory ac, ps, pb, should be done by 2102 Longmont, CO husker95@hotmail.com

06-24-2002, 03:33 PM	#5
Dan69 step Registered User Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Fullerton,NE Posts: 380	My 2nd oldest gets really upset when I talk about selling the 2wd Balzer. She has really become attached to it. Had a for sale sign in it one time, she took it out that nite. Kinda makes me proud though. All of my kids have an appreciation for classic cars though, as I have always had something like that around. __________________ 69 short step 68 50th Anniversary Gold/ White lwb 72 2wd Blazer 63 Studebaker Avanti 85 Avanti 66 Studebaker Cruiser 49 Studebaker pickup 3-49 Studebaker 1 1/2 truck 94 White/ GMC coe (cabin hauler) 95 chev 2015 chev Duramax 2500

06-24-2002, 05:04 PM	#7
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	I think this says it all. Attached Images

06-24-2002, 01:46 PM	#1
O'l Buck Recovering Truck Driver Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Orleans, NE USA Posts: 1,883	anyone elses kids get growly when you work on "thier" truck? Last night i took the front clip off the truck while my 2 year old son was at his grandma's place.....he came home and had a fit....."brokeded"......and today he watched from the window while I pulled the cab off...."uh-oh!!!.....oh no!!!......brokeded!!!!!....DADDY!!!!..........he's pretty mad at me right now....I guess kid's just don't understand sometimes. Also, when he came out of the house yesterday and wanted in the pickup, the first thing he noticed was the missing seat, carpet and fuel tank.......he just growled....kinda cute...i hope he still likes this truck when he is old enough to drive it.....right now, i think he likes it as much as i do, maybe more. __________________ 67 K-20 350, SM465, Eaton rear, 4.56 no spin option 00 Dodge 2500 4x4, 24V cummins, 5 speed Chad South Central Nebraska

06-24-2002, 04:42 PM	#6
*Liz* Catchy title goes here.. Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Rockwell, NC Posts: 39,734	our 3 yr old son is the same way with daddy's "broke" truck...he even fell asleep under it last week while helping daddy fix it.... like you Buck i hope he stays into them long enough to drive it himself..

06-24-2002, 05:36 PM	#8
73stepside Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Moore OK 73160 Posts: 974	My 9 year old daughter likes both my trucks but she has likes the 73 better than the 70 cuz it's orange and the 70 is black. she loves to go places in both of them cuz she can roll down the windows. my 70 has a/c but i have to work out the wiring part and see if it will blow cold air....

06-24-2002, 05:49 PM	#9
Alexis Member since 2000 Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Mountain View Ca / Mexico Posts: 7,879	yup, i got a 2 year old bro and how much odes he love the sound of a nice exhaust, he can already tell the differances fromt he cars and who driving. and everytime he goes out side he has to jump into one of the truck to pretend he's driving. he hasn't seen britney before but somday he will. maybe when he dont need to use a baby seat.

06-24-2002, 06:03 PM	#10
tim m Registered User Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Gilbert Az Posts: 286	My ten year old can wait to start taking down my K10, him and his 4 year old sister are waiting for me to die so they can get my 71. I tell them I am going to be like Willy the Wimp and be buried in it. __________________ 1970 k10 1971 C10 Gilbert Az

06-24-2002, 08:22 PM	#11
Spoof Registered User Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Victoria,BC, Canada Posts: 1,300	My Kids used to dig my trucks but now I think they're kind of embarassed by them and are always nagging for a new style car. Pretty soon I'll have to drop them off six blocks from school. Is it wrong that I have no pity? __________________ 71 GMC 1500 LWB

06-24-2002, 08:42 PM	#12
treefrog Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Location: Knoxville, TN USA Posts: 189	I sold my GMC to make room for my 72 shortbed. My wife told me that our 8 yr old grand daughter was crying when she came in Asked what was wrong, little one said "what are we going to ride in the parade"? You can tell I have a heavy duty hauler, right? TF

06-24-2002, 10:26 PM	#13
Custom 68 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Springfield, MO Posts: 2,928	mine loves it too this one says it too. He is only mad if he doesnt help Attached Images __________________ Dave 1968 Custom Chevy with turbo charged 5.3 gen III 4l80e swap 1967-71 GMC 3/4 ton long step 4x4 (not sure what year exactly?) "A good friend will bail you out of jail...but a true friend will be sitting next to you saying "that was frekin awesome". "If it doesn't fit force it...If it breaks then it needed to be replaced anyway!"

06-24-2002, 10:39 PM	#14
JoetheMobster Listening since '86 Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Canada Posts: 1,799	Have no kids yet, but my wife growls everytime I "waste" time and money on the truck! I think she looks at the body of the truck, and thinks it's a piece of $hit, so why bother! I slowly sneak in repairs and stuff, so I guess magically one day, it won't look so rough. __________________ 2007 Saturn Aura - hey it WAS a GM product

06-25-2002, 01:29 AM	#15
SWINGSAX68 Now the others dig........ Join Date: May 2002 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 1,520	My dad I can't talk about kids....but my dad I can talk about. There are a lot of things he has never done like take out a steering column or replace the wood bed, so evertime I do stuff like that he always tells me that I'm gonna end up being a mechanic....Come on.....Im 22 and I'm trying to get a music ed degree, and really I don't do that much stuff to my truck....But hey I really wouldn't mind learning more mechanical stuff, body stuff isn't me, simple bondo filling and painting but nothing else.. It's great to know someone is proud of you and stuff you care about. I like my dads enthusiasm, and we both are worrying about our trucks right now....I'm glad we can relate on more stuff than just regular son & pop stuff. He always wants me to try to fix something on his truck, I don't have time with my truck and other things. Like he got some new doors and he wanted them stripped and primered, I didn't have time so the next weekend I show up and he's already done it....that was great!!!!! My brother is always like "Man, your going to have a Bad-A$$ truck when it's done". __________________ 68 Chevy C10 Stepside Black Primer 78 GMC Longbed White 09 Chevy Silverado Shortbed Granite Blue *LOOKING FOR A 67 4 DOOR IMPALA!!!Just like Sam and Dean Winchester!! 'Cause Mustangs are for p^#$ and you can fit a body in the trunk of a 67 Impala* MEMBER OF THE DRUM BRAKE CLUB Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies Texas State University-San Marcos, TX Certified Music Educator I hope Mom is up there watching and being my Guardian Angel "I've got a fever.....and the only prescription.....IS MORE COW BELL" -The Legendary: Bruce Dickenson "F#$@ 'em up!!!!!!" -The Legendary: Rogelio Escobar TRUCKY LINKS** http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=457750 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=461184 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=472848 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=417541 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=477788



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06-25-2002, 02:14 AM	#16
O'l Buck Recovering Truck Driver Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Orleans, NE USA Posts: 1,883	it kinda made me sad, but proud at the same time.....Coltin loves to go bounce in dad's pickup....I wish i'd had the camera handy when he looked inside it and found no interior....I'd have loved to have shown him the look on his face when he was about 16 or so!!!........Just the way he acted reminded me of how i felt when i saw my dad drive his 67 K-20 down from the pasture without a box on it.....i was p!ssed......then he made me madder yet and put a feedwagon box on it!!!!!!.....that was the first truck i ever drove and i was, and still am madly in love with that truck!!!......Pretty soon I get the pleasure of taking the gas axe to that nasty feedwagon box that is perched on the most badass truck i ever drove and putting a flatbed on it like God intended for it to have. __________________ 67 K-20 350, SM465, Eaton rear, 4.56 no spin option 00 Dodge 2500 4x4, 24V cummins, 5 speed Chad South Central Nebraska

06-25-2002, 10:22 AM	#17
Zumo Hot Rods For Life Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Waxahachie, TX Posts: 3,305	My son is 3 1/2 and he's the same way. I haven't done anything to it yet but when I do I think he'll be upset. __________________ 1968 C10 LWB **SOLD* Andy Viva Los Bicicletas! Los Muertos Custom Bicycles

06-25-2002, 11:05 PM	#18
NuBomb Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Canton, Georgia, USA Posts: 1,119	My soon to be 3 year-old daughter loves her blazer. Anytime we have to go somewhere she wants to take the green truck. It's only mostly green. I asked her what she thought about the green truck turning white. She got mad and said no! I'm currently working on a driver so I can take the blazer apart and not be so rushed. She won't like it being gone, but when it's done (Probably when she is 7 or 8) I think she'll like it. __________________ Jeremy (NUBOMB) 72K5 CST 350/350/205 1951 Chevy 1/2 ton North Georgia Group "... And the first rule to being a man is you gotta spend your life doing crap you don't wanna do." Red Forman.

06-25-2002, 11:27 PM	#19
toms68cst Registered User Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Bismarck, ND Posts: 4,281	When my girl was about 3-4 she got ticked off at me one day and blurted out - "Daddy- you love that stupid old truck more than you love me!!!" Oh well, That comment helped me set my priorities straight. __________________ Unrestored 68 C-10 CST. Original 327. 4-Speed CH465. 50k or so miles. TREASURER, Drum Brake Club.

06-26-2002, 09:30 AM	#20
Yukon Jack Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Rose Hill, KS, USA Posts: 12,683	Custom 68, and all other board members who get to include their kids in this great hobby, hats off to you all. Involvment with our kids is the #1 thing we can do to keep them on the right track. Makes me so damn sad when I see parents who don't get involved with their kids. They miss a lot! __________________ 1970 Blazer with a 400 sbc and 4" lift 1980 Pontiac Trans Am, 455 Oldsmobile 2012 Kawasaki Concours 14

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