Reading about new babies and remembering #1 son sleeping his first night on my chest since he wouldn't sleep in the cradle I built.... then thinking that was only 16 years ago -- seems like last week. Here are some pic's of his summer project:
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I helped him prep the engine and build it up, but when the cam was in and the valves set.. the rest was up to him. His buddy & him put on the manifolds, carb, ring gear, flywheel, put in the engine, rewired a new (non-emiss) ignition system, hooked everything up, etc.. and dang'd if it didn't actually run - well! Note the pile of left-over ignition & vacuum parts in the 3rd pic, all those hoses & such on the floor, under the shelves, were part of the Ford nightmare emission controls..
Then just when I am thinking he's a good kid, he does this:
Oh well no one was hurt, the cop let him off with only a failure to yield, I got 100$ from local salvage yard for it. But now that the truck is running he's got time to work on the body (IE 2 new fenders) and such since he's grounded for a while!! But then again , driving him everywhere is a real PIA ...