FordGuy100
Registered User
Justin-
In my experience, Parents, especially if they're not into cars, will NEVER understand "hotrodding" a vehicle. Luckily, my dad is a bit of a car guy, so he's been pretty understanding over the years as I've taken a perfectly functioning reliable vehicle and screwed it all up with go-fast parts.
I did it to my Supra. It was a nice car, reliable and a joy to drive on a roadtrip. Now it's a 400HP monster. It's still a hoot on a roadtrip, but rides a bit rough with the stiff suspension. I spent many weekends under it just hoping to have it back together in time to get to school on Monday. It got to the point that I needed a "driver"
So I bought my Toyota pickup from my Uncle. He bought it new in 1984 and it was IMMACULATE when I bought it in 1998. It stayed stock for about 30 minutes after I bought it. I immediately put some new wheels and tires on it, and the 4x4 bug had bit me. Now it's not even street legal. All the while, my dad thought I was crazy for tinkering with my "driver" while the Supra was still down with a blown engine....so I bought the Ford to tow the Toyota pickup to the trails...
...And then I decided that my really nice Ford was too slow, and started to tinker with it. Pretty soon a Turbo, Intercooler, and exhaust was on...then a little lift, some wheels and tires, then the stereo, then...
It never ends. Just hope that your parents understand a little and will lend you their "driver" when yours is down.You'll get it, and it'll be great when it's done. Just be patient and remember that nobody we know can afford to do it all overnight. If I had that kind of money, I surely wouldn't be tinkering with my old Ford...
Ryan
Ryan
My parents arent all that into vehicles. My father used to be, he had (well still has, were in the process of a 10 year restoration
) a 1970 Dodge Challenger SE 383 727torqueflite. It was a 2bbl when he got it, the he threw on a edelbrok intake and a Carter 4bbl. He put a cam in it and some other things. He also worked in a machine shop for like 5 years. So he was into cars for a while, buts its kinda slipping for him. He still knows a bunch of stuff, but nothing at all about diesels. Kinda weird but my mother was more supportive of the whole "hotrodding" thing than my dad was. I really have no reason to explain that, maybe he doesnt want me to be as stupid as he was as a kid (cause he was). They know I'm trying to get it back on the road, but I only have an hour or two to work on it after school because I'm getting inindated with a bunch of homework as of late.
And the other reason they were kinda against it was for like 20 years my grandfather owned this truck with very many problems with it. And now I'm screwing around with it things have gone down the crapper as far as dependability goes.
. Well, she calls me 2 days later and it's pouring oil out. gets it back here and I have to tear the whole mess back apart due to a failed seal ( dry rot, thing had been sitting on the shelf at the dealership too long , turns out when volvo got bought by ford, ford stopped rotating stock on consumable items, that explains a bunch of crappy ford parts from dealerships as well ) Anyway, Between waiting on parts from another source to make sure I got them from a different batch and only able to wrench about a half hour at a time anymore, I had this poor ladies car tied up another week ( and had to replace all the brand new timing belts that had got soaked with oil ).
....She was giving me grief over my 2wd to 4wd swap (cost and time involved) until last night when it snowed and I was all over the place in 2wd trying to drive home with her in the passenger seat.....Now she understands why I'm trying to finish this thing and maybe she will be a little more understanding the next time I spend the night in the shop.
