My Dad is 84... - Page 4

buzz · 10-09-2022, 09:49 AM

Happy Brithday

2LZ · 10-09-2022, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by cheesy

I just saved my Dad some cash and grief. He'd been looking at an online auction in Custer, SD and found an old kit car project that floated his boat. My sister tried to get him registered as a bidder but they ran into problems with it. They even called the auction service and they couldn't figure out why he couldn't register.

Anyway, he called me to look at the pictures for him and give him my opinion. First alarm bell was 'Kit Car'. Second was '80s Kit Car w/Pinto drive train'. Third was that it has sat outside for a decade. I told him to consider just the cost. Say he got it for a grand. It's going to run another several hundred in fuel just to get out to Custer to see it up close, plus more to get it home. Then consider driving through N. Minnesnowta and South Dakota in late October, early November. Weather could be dicey.

He said I was no fun but it was probably for the best. I told him to look closer to home and asked why that particular car. Seems he picked up a rebuilt Ford V8-60 and is looking for something to put it in. I mentioned that I've seen several Ford 9N tractors with that mod. I may have created a monster.

Good call. Take it from someone who did a kit car project with his dad. Constant nightmare, parts searching, fabbing to fit, and frustration. Then once it's done, it's continuous band-aiding to keep it together. Other than that, we had a great time building it together!

2LZ · 10-11-2022, 12:36 PM

I'll continue this kit car story for entertainment purposes.

My dad was kind of an eccentric when it came to some things, and he was quite the car buff. Also, he was a 100% disabled vet in a wheel chair. We knew we had this VW kit car coming in (Bradley GT) and our house was split level and this would create accessibility issues for him getting to the garage and back daily/hourly. The garage was about 10 steps down from the rest of the house. So....he sent my mom and aunt on a pack mule trip down the Grand Canyon.

While she was gone, he had a carpenter tear out the back wall of our dining room and install a massive sliding door. While the wall was out, we moved the car into the dining room. Then the slider was installed after we got everything in we needed. No more accessibility issues getting to the kit car project!

You should have seen the look on my moms face when she got home from her trip......

**JerryHawk250** · 10-11-2022, 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by 2LZ

I'll continue this kit car story for entertainment purposes.

My dad was kind of an eccentric when it came to some things, and he was quite the car buff. Also, he was a 100% disabled vet in a wheel chair. We knew we had this VW kit car coming in (Bradley GT) and our house was split level and this would create accessibility issues for him getting to the garage and back daily/hourly. The garage was about 10 steps down from the rest of the house. So....he sent my mom and aunt on a pack mule trip down the Grand Canyon.

While she was gone, he had a carpenter tear out the back wall of our dining room and install a massive sliding door. While the wall was out, we moved the car into the dining room. Then the slider was installed after we got everything in we needed. No more accessibility issues getting to the kit car project!

You should have seen the look on my moms face when she got home from her trip......

I bet she was in shock.

**JerryHawk250** · 10-11-2022, 01:43 PM

My mom is 96 and will be 97 in December. She's volunteered to move into an assistant living faculty since my dad had passed away. Awesome place. She's probably the oldest one there but probably the most active. She told my Younger sister that she will live to be 110. lol Here's a picture from my visit with here last week. Funny thing she keeps telling them OLD people don't do anything.

TominMO · 10-11-2022, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by 2LZ

You should have seen the look on my moms face when she got home from her trip......

"Hi honey, how was the trip? Nothing new here, same old same old....."

**cheesy** · 10-16-2022, 07:54 AM

Well, he bought a second ATV this week. A Polaris 400, but this one is supposedly a 2 smoke. I dunno.

roundhouse · 10-16-2022, 09:38 AM

My dad is also mid 80s, he has never had any love for motorized vehicles like we do. Lucky fella to have a cool dad. My pops loves watching tennis...Ughhhh boring. He played until he was 67 and his knees were 100% shot. Now ping pong.

10-11-2022, 12:36 PM	#48
2LZ Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Volcano, Ca Posts: 7,092	I'll continue this kit car story for entertainment purposes. My dad was kind of an eccentric when it came to some things, and he was quite the car buff. Also, he was a 100% disabled vet in a wheel chair. We knew we had this VW kit car coming in (Bradley GT) and our house was split level and this would create accessibility issues for him getting to the garage and back daily/hourly. The garage was about 10 steps down from the rest of the house. So....he sent my mom and aunt on a pack mule trip down the Grand Canyon. While she was gone, he had a carpenter tear out the back wall of our dining room and install a massive sliding door. While the wall was out, we moved the car into the dining room. Then the slider was installed after we got everything in we needed. No more accessibility issues getting to the kit car project! You should have seen the look on my moms face when she got home from her trip...... __________________ "Light a fire for a man, and you heat him for a day. Light a man on fire, and you heat him for the rest of his life." 2007 Suzuki DRZ400S (SM convert) 2009 Q Link XP 200 1967 BSA B25 250cc Starfire 2022 Royal Enfield Interceptor 650 2023 Royal Enfield Scram 411 1948 Royal Enfield Model G 350
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10-16-2022, 07:54 AM	#52
cheesy Moderator Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Elburn, IL Posts: 5,803	Well, he bought a second ATV this week. A Polaris 400, but this one is supposedly a 2 smoke. I dunno. __________________ Cheesy ______________________________________ 07 Hi Bird Enduro-Flown the Coop 07 Ural Gear Up 79 Honda CX500 77 VeloSolex 4600 V3 73 VeloSolex 3800 I'm making this up as I go.-Indiana Jones Telling me something 'is for my own good', is a fast way to a fat lip.-Me I don't even care about my own problems, why should I care about yours?-Quote on one of my favorite t-shirts
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10-09-2022, 09:49 AM	#46
buzz Join Date: Dec 2020 Location: Dayton Pa. Posts: 862	Happy Brithday
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10-16-2022, 09:38 AM	#53
roundhouse Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: N Texas Posts: 706	My dad is also mid 80s, he has never had any love for motorized vehicles like we do. Lucky fella to have a cool dad. My pops loves watching tennis...Ughhhh boring. He played until he was 67 and his knees were 100% shot. Now ping pong.
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