I have to say, I'm a little jealous.....

I spend a lot of time on here reading the latest news. A lot of you guys talking about cars you're building with your sons/daughters/fathers. My dad stopped working on cars in the 80's and now I can barely get him interested. I hope that when my Maverick is finished (some 10k of my money later) that he'll regain a little spark. Keep up the good work!

 

Its tough. Its just a lot easier for me to get time to do things on my car if I involve the family.....let the kids tighten bolts or hold flash lights and the big fun is when I rotate the slicks on the black car:
I jack the rear up, loosen all the lug nuts and let them race each other to see who can get all 5 off the fastest....

 

my dads a big ole boy and i dont want him working on it just incase something happens to him. sadly i am kinda big but when it comes time for kids i plan to change that. just cant change an early bad back. welding class is bad for you

 

He should come around sooner or later... As for me i don't have anyone in my family that knows how to do anything but add gas to a car.. I'm the first one to try and learn a few things. Hopefully when my son is old enough he will be helping me or better yet teaching me... I stll got a while to go since he won't pop out for another 2 months..

 

good luck. just remember no teething wrenches

 

I cant get my dad to do anything for the last 20 years. He uses death as an excuse.

 

My Dad will be 61 in July. I would say his retirement-less stress, and our
work on both the Comet and his F100-it's on the road guys, has been a
common bond between us.

The only thing is, right now I am getting into the busy season with real
estate and I want to help him on some details with his, but can't get
away. He understands, but it bothers me more than him.

He had the exhaust put on last week, Flowmaster Delta Flows-2.5 in.
with an X-pipe. Sounds raspy and deep. I'm not sure that he is crazy
about it, he was always a glasspack fan.

Seth

 

I must admit to being a little jealous too. My Dad was totaly useless when it came to cars. When a car broke down or needed work, it went to a mechanic to be repaired. My Dad's attemps at fixing cars usually ended up with a major temper tantrum, flying tools and every cuss word ever heard. I don't know if it was due to lack of experiance or lack of patience, but I'm leaning more toward lack of patience. He absolulely couldn't stand Stock Car racing either. I can honestly say he had no influence on my becoming a moterhead. I got that way on my own. That must be why I married a moterhead. I'm in my glory now.

 

Hey Seth, What exhaust set-up are you running on your Comet?

 

Hooker Comp 6901 headers
Husker Performance: X-pipe
2.25 aluminized pipes
Hooker Aero-Chamber mufflers

 

I definitely got my car interest from my dad. I was always there as a kid handing him the wrenchs, going to car shows and watching the races with him. I contribute most of my knowledge of cars and many other things to him. Unfortunately he passed away 7 years ago. He was only 42 and I was 21. He still had a lot to teach me and I had a lot to learn. The worse part is they found him in the garage dead from heart attack trying to put breaks on my car while I was away at college. Now I continue the legacy. I have no chidren yet but I have passed the knowledge onto my youngest brother who is 8 years younger then me and is now a mechanic teaching me things. Family is the best thing to share experiences with.

 

[WARNING: LONG STORY AHEAD]

My grandparents raised me. Always got to watch Pop work on the tractors and machinery on the ranch. I always watched him do everything. He would get frustrated with me b/c he thought I was never paying attention and not learning anything.

When I got my Maverick, he was relieved b/c it was simple to work on. He was always wrenching on my previous car himself ('85 Mazda) when I just got it and was in high school. He hated all those vacuum (spelling?) hoses. I did learn a lot from watching; just never took the initiative to do it myself. I thought I might really mess something up if I tried.

One day, he and I got into a huge argument when I lost my clutch pad screwing around w/ the guys ("racing" w/ a 200 and 3-on-the-tree, nevertheless). He had to take my grandma to the store that day and I was determined to show him I knew something about mechanics. I removed the tranny, replaced the parts, and re-installed it before he got back (grandma really liked to shop). First words outta his mouth upon return were, "yeah, you probably screwed something up while you were at it."

Car ran fine and he was impressed. Sad part is, he died one month later. Now, I'm re-building the Maverick with everything I've learned from my dad (Grandpa) and most of the people on this site . His name was Michael (Mike) Kurelowech (Feb. 19, 1919 - Dec. 13, 2002). I just wish I had spent more time with him, helping him, and learning from him. Just fired up the new 308 @ the end of Dec. and I think everyone would be proud.

Dad's are great. No matter what you do with them (even if it's not working on cars), try to enjoy every minute of it. When the time comes, you'll be glad you did.

Eric (silver70)

P.S.- sorry for the long story.

 

Man, the things you never know about people. Very moving and interesting.
Dan

 

My Dad's a Ford Man .. only brand car he owned when I was growing up. His friend owned a repair shop and I remember going there with him when I was just a little kid. I remember me sitting in the car as he raised it up on the lift and I was pumping the brakes while he was bleeding them. I really didn't know what he was doing but know I understand ... I was probably about 6 or 7 ... I just thought it was cool going up in the air while sitting in the car and peeping over the edge afraid it would fall off!

 

Me and my dad have never realy done anything with each other other than the cuple of times I rode on the fender of the tractor with him when I was ~ 6. But I do have triston help with the maverick every time I can. We both have a great time working on it with each other even though I`m only his uncle .