My 12yr Old With Her New Truck

[arkracing]

Pretty cool and congrats to her.

You should be able to score a 700R4 pretty cheap. It might need to be rebuilt, but I can usually find them in working condition for about $150 or so.


On a side note - whats with the F*rd towing the new treasure home ???

[Bob 68327]

Originally Posted by arkracing

Pretty cool and congrats to her.

You should be able to score a 700R4 pretty cheap. It might need to be rebuilt, but I can usually find them in working condition for about $150 or so.


On a side note - whats with the F*rd towing the new treasure home ???

Not my F*RD I dont have a hitch on my DD yet so my buddy offered up his truck and trailer . He races a Chevy hobby stocker so he's all right

[Scott68-93-97]

I cant wait till my son is old enough to start building something with me, at 2 1/2 he just wants to hit things with tools, but he loves trucks always points em' out. It gives me hope that kids still wanna do things like that with there parents, kids these days are getting outta control. You got yourself a good kid... good luck with the project

[my67chevytruck]

Bob,

Congrats to your daughter, this project will be the heart of several long-lasting memories. Good Times...... Wishing you all the best with this project!

[Bob 68327]

Originally Posted by my67chevytruck

Bob,

Congrats to your daughter, this project will be the heart of several long-lasting memories. Good Times...... Wishing you all the best with this project!

Thank You !! She's pretty excited !! Bob

[michael bustamante]

Man I'm jealous!! not only for the 50 dollar steal but your daughter is so into working with you on HER truck!! I have good memories of my daughter scraping gunk from my cab of my 67 and sanding my fenders and such, (20 questions too) and once she turned 12 her intrests went elsewhere (shopping with mom)
Enjoy it dad!! and keep her interested!!

[Bob 68327]

Originally Posted by michael bustamante

Man I'm jealous!! not only for the 50 dollar steal but your daughter is so into working with you on HER truck!! I have good memories of my daughter scraping gunk from my cab of my 67 and sanding my fenders and such, (20 questions too) and once she turned 12 her intrests went elsewhere (shopping with mom)
Enjoy it dad!! and keep her interested!!

I 'm going to do my best !!!! Thank You , Bob

[stllookn]

Geez, Bob...I kept passing this thread by...did not see your name attached to it. Here is my daughter in her '67 short step learning to drive. She punished a few trees in the pasture during the process. We had to buy her a reliable new car for school...not enough time to restore the old stepside. Now she claims I owe her a restored Blazer when she graduates from college...LOL!

Wish you were closer...I have a ton of free parts for her truck. You should be VERY proud!

[MrBeast]

Bob, that is totally awesome, great thing you are doing for her.

My dad never supported my truck habit, I am seriously thinking about sending him this thread, but it might cause another mid life crisis on his end.

Then again... lol

[Bob 68327]

Originally Posted by stllookn

Geez, Bob...I kept passing this thread by...did not see your name attached to it. Here is my daughter in her '67 short step learning to drive. She punished a few trees in the pasture during the process. We had to buy her a reliable new car for school...not enough time to restore the old stepside. Now she claims I owe her a restored Blazer when she graduates from college...LOL!

Wish you were closer...I have a ton of free parts for her truck. You should be VERY proud!

I wish I were closer also if for no other reason than to come check out your trucks and maybe take a few pics with some other 50th's . My daughter is real excited and I think we will have a lot of fun putting this one together . Thanks for the kind words !! Bob

[shawn57nomad]

Bob it is neat to see the truck and that she is of course as always being raised to see that it has more meaning if you do it yourself and not fed to you on a silver platter. Way neat I will look forward to seeing her get it finished in time for good guys in 2012. See ya neighbor. BTW how did the water pump turn out . on the old HEEP this weekend?

[Bob 68327]

Originally Posted by shawn57nomad

Bob it is neat to see the truck and that she is of course as always being raised to see that it has more meaning if you do it yourself and not fed to you on a silver platter. Way neat I will look forward to seeing her get it finished in time for good guys in 2012. See ya neighbor. BTW how did the water pump turn out . on the old HEEP this weekend?

Maybe 2010 she could drive it with her permit . Then the whole family could go at once !!!! Bob

[Bob 68327]

She got a little seat time today !!!

[tdave00]

My Boy is a little younger, but he loves our new 68. I bought a 69 swb a few months earlier that I am selling now. He wants us to keep both of them . It's gonna break his heart when I sell the 69.

I was hoping you were closer. I have a good running 250 that I was gonna give to your daughter.

[Bob 68327]

Well got the frame home for the truck today converting to 1/2 ton so let the fun begin !!! Thanks LockDoc!! Bob

[drivethechevy]

i smell a frame off
your daughter is one lukky kid, my dad restored a 71 when i was little and the most he has ever helped me with my trucks is getting them home, the last time we worked together was an engine swap in his 71 when i was 7, she is gonna have lots of memories of building her truck with you
now when is the truck gonna be finished

[IvelDesigns]

nice man. glad you were able to get the frame. hopefully the 19th works out and you can come up to get the 292 for her.

i like how leon's new toy made a cameo in those shots. I still need to get out there and check that bad boy out.

[Bishops Trucks]

Very nice project for you to. It will be a great bonding expeiriance.

[WIDESIDE72]

That is awesome that you and your daughter will have a project to work on together. IMO, Good brakes are the BEST investment for new drivers. Now that you have that 1/2 ton running gear, you can find some 71-72 disc brakes and I believe you can swap the axles for 5 lug instead of swapping the whole rear end, so that you bolt patterns match.

[WIDESIDE72]

Buy her some size small welding gloves, safety glasses, face shield, a small angle grinder with a box of flapper wheels and 3M discs (not wire wheels, though, they will turn her off to the project as they can get away from you) and turn her loose on the frame. Cheaper than sandblasting and will make her appreciate the truck more. In my experience, kids are less likely to tear stuff up if they have their own blood, sweat and tears in it. My dad brothers and I stared fixing up a 71 El Camino SS for me when I was 13, and by the time I was old enough to drive it in '86, I PAMPERED it. None of my friends got to drive it, even though they begged, as even though it "only" had a 355 with a Comp Cam, 462 heads, Edelbrock intake headers and a Quadrajet off an OLDS 455, it was the fastest car in town. Even faster than IROCS and Mustang GT's. I did take them for a few "joy rides", though.

[lowriden58]

this is a totally off the wall question for "lock doc".. How much room is there in between those two buildings? from the pic it doesnt look like much, so i was wondering how much of a PITA it was to hang the siding

sorry just a random thought

[screamin_eagle]

wanna race!

[LockDoc]

Originally Posted by lowriden58

this is a totally off the wall question for "lock doc".. How much room is there in between those two buildings? from the pic it doesnt look like much, so i was wondering how much of a PITA it was to hang the siding

sorry just a random thought

lowriden58: There is about 30" between the buildings. The big building was done when I bought the property and the small building is a converted corn crib. I did have some problems installing the siding and soffetts but it wasn't all that bad. It just took longer than the opposite side...

LockDoc