So I am thinking that I may start another blog with this one. We will see. A friend of mind found this 1974 Volkswagen beetle for sale for $400 at a gas station. He called me and I told him I wanted it. Kenneth turns 15 years old on the 12th of September and I was looking for some kind of project for him. A Volkswagen is an easy car to work on and great for a kid that wants to maintain his own car. Everything on these beetles is simple. So for the next year Kenneth and I will be fixing up this car and making it into a beautiful machine. The idea is a dark blue paint job with a light gray interior. The motor will remain a 1600 cc motor with everything stock (That means original not a spin on my name). Kenneth has never been one to have an interest in auto mechanics but now that it is his car and something he gets to drive he has suddenly plunged in with both hands. I really look forward to spending time with him working on this car. If anyone has any jobs they want done, give us a call, he could use the money to finance the project.This is a picture of the car with him behind the wheel. It has a great body with only one rust spot that has to be fixed. The interior is in good shape but brown and blue aren't what he wants.
The engine is actually in the garage right now. We started to do some work on it but came to the conclusion that we needed to just get it rebuilt all at once. The trunk on a 74 is nice because there is lots of room. In the 60's the spare tire made it hard to put anything up there but this one has all kinds of room.
All in all I think it will be great fun and a great experience for both me and Kenneth that we will be able to look back on with fondness for years to come.
7 comments:
This is great, I hope I get a project like this when my kids get close.
This one will be fun to watch.
Cool project! I hope that Kenneth has even half as much fun as you do.
Looks like fun. That is so your kind of thing James. I'm glad Kenneth is willing to share his project with you. What a nice son.
So what kind of jobs will he do for $$$? Because our grass really needs to be edged over here, and we have no edger ...
I was looking at the picture of the front of your house. Looks really nice - but WHERE is your fish mailbox???
Fish mail box is up in front of the flowers. It is a little to the right just out side of the picture.
That's going to be a special memory for your boy. Try to keep the language clean for him the first time you slam one of you knuckles. :)
Good for you James. That is one thing I should have done with my kids and didnt. So now they have little knowledge about working on vehicles.
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