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Gray Ghost · 08-10-2008, 10:11 AM

Looks like there's hope for that generation....I've noticed there's a few of them interested in old trucks. The other day I got a shout-out at a car wash function...they yelled 'I like your truck' as we drove by.

Very cool that she saved her cash and bought it herself. Looks like she has a very good idea about the importance of saving money...wish I'd have had that good an idea at that age. You guys are going to have a blast building that truck!

72BlckButy · 08-10-2008, 10:13 AM

Be sure to pass on our congratulations, this is a big time in her life.

Good luck with the rebuild!

**Yukon Jack** · 08-10-2008, 10:28 AM

Congrats to her!

jb1016 · 08-10-2008, 10:30 AM

Keeps our hobby alive for the next generation, and keeps another truck out of the crusher. Very cool.

Eddie H. · 08-10-2008, 11:07 AM

That's so Cool.

A few years ago, I did a 71 GMC project like that with my oldest son when he turned 15. We took it down to the last nut and bolt, and I let him do most of the work while I supervised and helped where necessary. It was, as the credit card commercials says "priceless".

He is grown and married now, and finished college with a mechanical engineering degree. (The old truck project is what sparked his interest in engineering). He still says that he learned more about engineering by rebuilding that old truck than the 4 years of college taught him.

Jerry Jones · 08-10-2008, 11:14 AM

That is great. My 15 year old daughter hates it when I pick her up in the truck (the '71 is a nice ride).

Now my 12 yr old son is a different story. He wants the '68 when he can drive (the '68 is a beater).

Go figger.

big_al_71 · 08-10-2008, 12:05 PM

Thats awesome, intead of spending $$$ in the mall in some girly junk!!!!

justcuz · 08-10-2008, 12:35 PM

You should be proud that she wants to do this for a number of reasons. But mainly it is a reflection of your good parenting. She has learned the value of a dollar, saving for what you want, recycling and saving the planet and most importantly she is gonna be a truck girl for life. Especially after she invests the sweat equity in the rebuild.

My daughter who is 20 now does her own oil and transmission fluid changes, belts hoses and minor tune up work. Her 92 full size Blazer 4x4 (which she calls Ben) has over 200 thousand miles on it and is still doing well. We had the transmission redone about six months ago. She said it was acting funny and did not sound right. Took it to my buddies transmission shop, he could not hear anything and neither could I. Took it home and dropped the trans pan, the girl was right, it was losing the washers and bearings in the planetary and she could hear the difference in the way the trans sounded in gear.

**LockDoc** · 08-10-2008, 03:30 PM

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Hey Bob. Great idea on the father/daughter build. Tell her I have a '69 250ci I'll sell her cheap! It's sitting in a rolling frame at this time with a four speed behind it. It turns over OK but I haven't had it started yet..... Come on down and take a look at it. I'll sell her the whole thing except for the 3.73 Posi for 50 bucks. That way you can sell parts off of it and get your money back....

LockDoc

p.s. bring a trailer with you

Bob 68327 · 08-10-2008, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by LockDoc

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Hey Bob. Great idea on the father/daughter build. Tell her I have a '69 250ci I'll sell her cheap! It's sitting in a rolling frame at this time with a four speed behind it. It turns over OK but I haven't had it started yet..... Come on down and take a look at it. I'll sell her the whole thing except for the 3.73 Posi for 50 bucks. That way you can sell parts off of it and get your money back....

LockDoc

p.s. bring a trailer with you

Thanks Leon we will have to make a trip to see you in the near future !!! Bob

Jerry Jones · 08-10-2008, 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by LockDoc

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Hey Bob. Great idea on the father/daughter build. Tell her I have a '69 250ci I'll sell her cheap! It's sitting in a rolling frame at this time with a four speed behind it. It turns over OK but I haven't had it started yet..... Come on down and take a look at it. I'll sell her the whole thing except for the 3.73 Posi for 50 bucks. That way you can sell parts off of it and get your money back....

LockDoc

p.s. bring a trailer with you

Keep going at this rate and she will have a great truck on the cheap!

**70C10Toejam** · 08-10-2008, 05:33 PM

This is gonna be a great project for her (and you too Bob). Gotta keep an eye on this one.

**LockDoc** · 08-10-2008, 06:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Bob 68327

Thanks Leon we will have to make a trip to see you in the near future !!! Bob

The frame is a 1/2 ton so you can go ahead and get it ready and just transfer the sheet metal over....

LockDoc

Bob 68327 · 08-10-2008, 09:58 PM

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Originally Posted by LockDoc

The frame is a 1/2 ton so you can go ahead and get it ready and just transfer the sheet metal over....

LockDoc

This is great news !!!! It's great guys like you and this board that are going to make this affordable for a 12yr old and her Dad

GREASEMONKEY72 · 08-10-2008, 10:02 PM

i like her already, thats just freakin awesome man, i look forward to seeing the progress

67_C-30 · 08-10-2008, 10:07 PM

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Originally Posted by LockDoc

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Hey Bob. Great idea on the father/daughter build. Tell her I have a '69 250ci I'll sell her cheap! It's sitting in a rolling frame at this time with a four speed behind it. It turns over OK but I haven't had it started yet..... Come on down and take a look at it. I'll sell her the whole thing except for the 3.73 Posi for 50 bucks. That way you can sell parts off of it and get your money back....

LockDoc

p.s. bring a trailer with you

+2 on a old 250 6 banger!

I have been driving my beater truck around a lot lately, and after a little tuning and tweaking, I'm getting very good fuel mileage out of it. Although it is not a burner, it has adequate power.

Jcentsr6 · 08-10-2008, 11:35 PM

congrats...have a good build

Good starting point with the truck and the age...by the time you are done.....SWEET 16 right?

Spray-Bomb · 08-11-2008, 12:23 AM

Well at least SHE has good taste in year

... You know what Im talking bout Bob

Looks like a cool project, whats her plans for it
Gonna get a 700R4 ???
A/C ???

You may want to invest in a nice strong piece of pipe & weld on a new spike every year for her birthday, so when the guys start chasing her you have something to chase them with

72-c20 · 08-11-2008, 01:26 AM

awesome!

Bob 68327 · 08-11-2008, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Spray-Bomb

Well at least SHE has good taste in year

... You know what Im talking bout Bob

Looks like a cool project, whats her plans for it
Gonna get a 700R4 ???
A/C ???

You may want to invest in a nice strong piece of pipe & weld on a new spike every year for her birthday, so when the guys start chasing her you have something to chase them with

1/2 ton chassis 6 banger and a 350 or 400 turbo I'm too poor for a 700r4 Don't know about a/c yet . I still have to find p/s brackets for the 6 !!! Bob

Spray-Bomb · 08-11-2008, 11:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Bob 68327

1/2 ton chassis 6 banger and a 350 or 400 turbo I'm too poor for a 700r4 Don't know about a/c yet . I still have to find p/s brackets for the 6 !!! Bob

You need friends like mine that you can get a R4 for $100 bucks

Yeah, P/S will be cool

My mutt project will be running a I-6 with P/S

Yes I know, I changed my mind again...

Bob 68327 · 08-12-2008, 12:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Spray-Bomb

You need friends like mine that you can get a R4 for $100 bucks

Yeah, P/S will be cool

My mutt project will be running a I-6 with P/S

Yes I know, I changed my mind again...

Read my signiture that's most of my friends

texanidiot25 · 08-12-2008, 12:55 AM

She's a future winner for a guy in 10 years.

Girls and classic american iron.

Cool project man! That's how I got started, working on old stuff with my dad.

Bob 68327 · 08-12-2008, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by texanidiot25

She's a future winner for a guy in 10 years.

Girls and classic american iron.

Cool project man! That's how I got started, working on old stuff with my dad.

I don't even want to think about the Boys Yet!!!!

eseaton · 08-12-2008, 07:40 PM

thats just plain awsome im trying to get my 9 yr old son to start saving for a project car but he cant keep anything, but then agian he is more into the tuner stuff, dont like them myself but to each his own right. Glad to see another one saved and bet she will be teaching the boys a thing or two about work and grease.

08-10-2008, 10:11 AM	#26
Gray Ghost Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Terrell, TX Posts: 1,967	Re: My 12yr Old With Her New Truck Looks like there's hope for that generation....I've noticed there's a few of them interested in old trucks. The other day I got a shout-out at a car wash function...they yelled 'I like your truck' as we drove by. Very cool that she saved her cash and bought it herself. Looks like she has a very good idea about the importance of saving money...wish I'd have had that good an idea at that age. You guys are going to have a blast building that truck! __________________ Kelly '05 GMC Sierra SLE Z71 Bone stock except for new bed rail caps.

08-10-2008, 10:13 AM	#27
72BlckButy Tot Roddin' Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Mid-MO Posts: 24,461	Re: My 12yr Old With Her New Truck Be sure to pass on our congratulations, this is a big time in her life. Good luck with the rebuild! __________________ -Nate 1969 CST SWB - Project Blank Slate (4.5/6" ECE Static Drop, 6-lug disc brake upgrade (manual), Billet Specialties Vintec 20x8.5 255/40 (F) 20x10 295/40 (R), 250 I-6) 1960 AMF Skylark - Tot Roddin' (Lowered with custom frame; soon to include custom push bar and interior) 2008 Silverado CrewCab 1LT (5.3L, 3:73, 4x4, LT1, Z-71, Towing Package)

08-10-2008, 10:28 AM	#28
Yukon Jack Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Rose Hill, KS, USA Posts: 12,683	Re: My 12yr Old With Her New Truck Congrats to her! __________________ 1970 Blazer with a 400 sbc and 4" lift 1980 Pontiac Trans Am, 455 Oldsmobile 2012 Kawasaki Concours 14

08-10-2008, 11:07 AM	#30
Eddie H. Registered User Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Paradise TX USA Posts: 1,200	Re: My 12yr Old With Her New Truck That's so Cool. A few years ago, I did a 71 GMC project like that with my oldest son when he turned 15. We took it down to the last nut and bolt, and I let him do most of the work while I supervised and helped where necessary. It was, as the credit card commercials says "priceless". He is grown and married now, and finished college with a mechanical engineering degree. (The old truck project is what sparked his interest in engineering). He still says that he learned more about engineering by rebuilding that old truck than the 4 years of college taught him. __________________ "Negative people always seem to have a problem for every solution"

08-10-2008, 11:14 AM	#31
Jerry Jones Happy Camper Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Northern California Posts: 8,408	Re: My 12yr Old With Her New Truck That is great. My 15 year old daughter hates it when I pick her up in the truck (the '71 is a nice ride). Now my 12 yr old son is a different story. He wants the '68 when he can drive (the '68 is a beater). Go figger. __________________ RIP El Jay! Love you brother!

08-10-2008, 12:05 PM	#32
big_al_71 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: South Florida Posts: 11,375	Re: My 12yr Old With Her New Truck Thats awesome, intead of spending $$$ in the mall in some girly junk!!!! __________________ Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please!!!!!. Sylvester's build thread >>>http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ht=big+rebuild

08-10-2008, 12:35 PM	#33
justcuz Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: Alta Loma, Ca. Posts: 930	Re: My 12yr Old With Her New Truck You should be proud that she wants to do this for a number of reasons. But mainly it is a reflection of your good parenting. She has learned the value of a dollar, saving for what you want, recycling and saving the planet and most importantly she is gonna be a truck girl for life. Especially after she invests the sweat equity in the rebuild. My daughter who is 20 now does her own oil and transmission fluid changes, belts hoses and minor tune up work. Her 92 full size Blazer 4x4 (which she calls Ben) has over 200 thousand miles on it and is still doing well. We had the transmission redone about six months ago. She said it was acting funny and did not sound right. Took it to my buddies transmission shop, he could not hear anything and neither could I. Took it home and dropped the trans pan, the girl was right, it was losing the washers and bearings in the planetary and she could hear the difference in the way the trans sounded in gear.

08-10-2008, 03:30 PM	#34
LockDoc The Older Generation Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Montezuma, Iowa Posts: 25,395	Re: My 12yr Old With Her New Truck - Hey Bob. Great idea on the father/daughter build. Tell her I have a '69 250ci I'll sell her cheap! It's sitting in a rolling frame at this time with a four speed behind it. It turns over OK but I haven't had it started yet..... Come on down and take a look at it. I'll sell her the whole thing except for the 3.73 Posi for 50 bucks. That way you can sell parts off of it and get your money back.... LockDoc p.s. bring a trailer with you __________________ Leon Locksmith, Specializing In Antique Trucks, Automobiles, & Motorcycles (My Dually Pickup Project Thread) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=829820 -

08-10-2008, 05:33 PM	#37
70C10Toejam Hellasick Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Death Moans, IA Posts: 876	Re: My 12yr Old With Her New Truck This is gonna be a great project for her (and you too Bob). Gotta keep an eye on this one. __________________ I keep two MAGNUMS in my desk. One's a gun, and I keep it loaded. The other's a bottle and it keeps ME loaded. I'm Tracer Bullet. (Calvin and Hobbes) This life was a test. It was only a test. If this had been an actual life, you would have received instructions on where to go and what to do. RED meat is not bad for you...FUZZY BLUE/GREEN MEAT is bad for you!!!!!!!!!!!!! BUILT FORD TOUGH WITH CHEVY STUFF--sticker at Goodguys

08-10-2008, 10:02 PM	#40
GREASEMONKEY72 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Bakersfield,CA Posts: 7,893	Re: My 12yr Old With Her New Truck i like her already, thats just freakin awesome man, i look forward to seeing the progress __________________ -steven Alte Seele S.S. "Allison" '72 C/10 LWB 350SB/TH350 - DD PITBULL IS NOT A CRIME

08-10-2008, 11:35 PM	#42
Jcentsr6 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Odenton, Md Posts: 552	Re: My 12yr Old With Her New Truck congrats...have a good build Good starting point with the truck and the age...by the time you are done.....SWEET 16 right? __________________ going to sell this one...looking for a SWB project next.

08-11-2008, 12:23 AM	#43
Spray-Bomb Texas Big Wig Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Mineola, Texas Posts: 5,620	Re: My 12yr Old With Her New Truck Well at least SHE has good taste in year ... You know what Im talking bout Bob Looks like a cool project, whats her plans for it Gonna get a 700R4 ??? A/C ??? You may want to invest in a nice strong piece of pipe & weld on a new spike every year for her birthday, so when the guys start chasing her you have something to chase them with __________________ Just not low enough... ----------------------------- Sinister Killer Last edited by Spray-Bomb; 08-11-2008 at 12:32 AM.

08-11-2008, 01:26 AM	#44
72-c20 Packrat Join Date: May 2008 Location: Central Iowa Posts: 459	Re: My 12yr Old With Her New Truck awesome! __________________ gone: --'07 Tahoe LTZ 4WD --'68 Firebird 400 Convertible gone: --'72 Chevy K20

08-12-2008, 12:55 AM	#48
texanidiot25 Eat My Rust Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Cypress, Texas Posts: 3,362	Re: My 12yr Old With Her New Truck She's a future winner for a guy in 10 years. Girls and classic american iron. Cool project man! That's how I got started, working on old stuff with my dad.

08-12-2008, 07:40 PM	#50
eseaton Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Amarillo, TX Posts: 190	Re: My 12yr Old With Her New Truck thats just plain awsome im trying to get my 9 yr old son to start saving for a project car but he cant keep anything, but then agian he is more into the tuner stuff, dont like them myself but to each his own right. Glad to see another one saved and bet she will be teaching the boys a thing or two about work and grease.



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