My Son is 45 now. Your posts remind me of when he was a teenager and we worked on stuff (we still do, when we are together). It is rewarding when they figure out things on their own and don't have time to wait around on "The Old Man". When they start to have better ideas than yours, to overcome a problem, you know you have done your job.

Mike

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My Son is 45 now. Your posts remind me of when he was a teenager and we worked on stuff (we still do, when we are together). It is rewarding when they figure out things on their own and don't have time to wait around on "The Old Man". When they start to have better ideas than yours, to overcome a problem, you know you have done your job.

Mike

I have made a journal with pictures since the day the car arrived in our driveway.  Have taken pictures when I can of what is being done.  That is where I am pulling this thread from.  At this point the document I have made is worth more than the car to me.  One is a a result the other shows what we have done.  The pictures show the kids growing over the years.  Printed a copy for my aunt and parents and they loved it.  There are month by month pictures of the kids growing up over the years in it.  That is where the value to me is.  

@timothy-kruger Really enjoying reading the process here,hope you can get the car back together before winter to test drive it.

This weekend was filled with a collage visit for my youngest and the chores to prepare the house for winter.  I hate to say it but I think that the chance for one last drive this year is leaving quickly.  It may be a drive put of the garage and down the drive way to test the clutch at this rate.  

November 2024

Spent time with my oldest son working on the car again.  We mounted the lower bearing carrier that housed the lower portion of the rear main seal.  Torqued all of the bearing carrier bolts to the proper specs.  Finally we cleaned up the work area a little.  Might have gotten more done but when we opened the box that we keep our hardware in we realized we did not have enough of the correct size lock washers.  I do not like to reuse lock washers so off to town we went.  As trips to town often go it became a while you are there trip that included a grocery run etc.  And then the grocery run turned into seeing a ham on sale.  Then that turned into it coming home and the smoker coming out.  Needless to say, somehow working on a car became a smoked ham supper.  All goals accomplished though, no complaints.  Day with son and family supper together.  Now we get leftovers for the week too.

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November 2024

 

........ somehow working on a car became a smoked ham supper. 

That's funny right there.