Bb70charger500
Well-Known Member
Hey guys so alot has been going on here with me!
Still no work no one will hire me as I'm a liability. Still no disability!
Another baby on the way!!!!
So as some saw I pulled the plug on my charger build and have been selling the stock pile of parts I've been buying and storing over the years .
That's another story but one thing has kept me going with my cars all these years it's been the kid next door ! I meet him when he was 9 years old maybe 10 . Ever since his mom bought the house next door he's been hanging around because of all the cool cars . So at first it was annoying but then it occurred that maybe he was here more then his own home for a reason so I never ran him off instead I gave him simple task to do pull a valve cover or sort tools .
After awhile I found out his upbringing was /is rough mom is a looser that plays video games all day step dad is a a hole towards him ether one gives him no direction didn't make him go to school (didn't bring him)
So I decided to teach the kid anything I could to help him for his future! So fast forward over the years he's done car work wood working. Construction stuff ,demo work. Even gun safety .of course being a good person.
Well anyways since my car left and I had a few dollars hanging around I found and bought a 79 Camaro after I got the extra frame witch I needed I only had about $200 in this car. So I was looking the car over and since the kid is 14 now and in 2 years he will have a permit . I decided this car was in good enough shape to turn into a project car . So after screwing with him a bit (I bought a charger to part out the same day I got this Camaro )
He came home from school (got him to understand the importance of school) he sees charger first thing out of mouth was can I have it !!!!!!
I said no to rusty not worth fixing!
He got bummed out so told him to help me move some parts out back where he saw the Camaro. He looked at it said what's that I told him ,he said what are we doing with a Chevy! I told him it was time he had a project car and since he couldn't afford anything he's stuck with what he gets so a Chevy!
He got excited started tearing into it getting all the parts that were in it out to see what all was there!
So he now has a plan the cars definitely not perfect was an x race car but overall good enough. So he wants to turn it into a mad max style rat rod
It came with a 4" steal hood mint. Z28 fenders not terrible but not great . Decent doors everything else was decent enough . So I told him we need to get it rolling first
One of the 2 sub frames were rebuilt all the ball joints and bushings were new so he just has to put it back together and bolt it up !
Once that's done we need to set driveline in witch we got a motor and trans donated locally trans was a rebuild th350 the motor was a 305 but after he tore into it found a good 2" thick sludge everywhere push rods could only move up and down had to really pull them out to get them removed! So we're looking around for another one I can't afford to put alot of cash into this . So we're hoping someone else locally will step up with a better motor .
We got a pair of 77 corvette seats donated too .
So main goal is dirt cheap build with used everything to get the car moving and driving !
I told him once it's reliable and safe then he can start restoring it with newer parts as he can afford it .
I'm going to try and get him to join the site yes I know it's a Chevy but he can't afford a Mopar witch is what he wanted !
But maybe getting you guys giving him input we can keep him going strong with old cars and maybe one day he can get himself a Mopar to build!
Figured no harm if he trashes a Camaro but a mopar I can't let that be his first test subject!
Here's a few pictures
I know some of you guys don't like seeing other car project s and some do .
Let's see how this post goes and if there's enough interest I'll have him make a build thread!
Still no work no one will hire me as I'm a liability. Still no disability!
Another baby on the way!!!!
So as some saw I pulled the plug on my charger build and have been selling the stock pile of parts I've been buying and storing over the years .
That's another story but one thing has kept me going with my cars all these years it's been the kid next door ! I meet him when he was 9 years old maybe 10 . Ever since his mom bought the house next door he's been hanging around because of all the cool cars . So at first it was annoying but then it occurred that maybe he was here more then his own home for a reason so I never ran him off instead I gave him simple task to do pull a valve cover or sort tools .
After awhile I found out his upbringing was /is rough mom is a looser that plays video games all day step dad is a a hole towards him ether one gives him no direction didn't make him go to school (didn't bring him)
So I decided to teach the kid anything I could to help him for his future! So fast forward over the years he's done car work wood working. Construction stuff ,demo work. Even gun safety .of course being a good person.
Well anyways since my car left and I had a few dollars hanging around I found and bought a 79 Camaro after I got the extra frame witch I needed I only had about $200 in this car. So I was looking the car over and since the kid is 14 now and in 2 years he will have a permit . I decided this car was in good enough shape to turn into a project car . So after screwing with him a bit (I bought a charger to part out the same day I got this Camaro )
He came home from school (got him to understand the importance of school) he sees charger first thing out of mouth was can I have it !!!!!!
I said no to rusty not worth fixing!
He got bummed out so told him to help me move some parts out back where he saw the Camaro. He looked at it said what's that I told him ,he said what are we doing with a Chevy! I told him it was time he had a project car and since he couldn't afford anything he's stuck with what he gets so a Chevy!
He got excited started tearing into it getting all the parts that were in it out to see what all was there!
So he now has a plan the cars definitely not perfect was an x race car but overall good enough. So he wants to turn it into a mad max style rat rod
It came with a 4" steal hood mint. Z28 fenders not terrible but not great . Decent doors everything else was decent enough . So I told him we need to get it rolling first
One of the 2 sub frames were rebuilt all the ball joints and bushings were new so he just has to put it back together and bolt it up !
Once that's done we need to set driveline in witch we got a motor and trans donated locally trans was a rebuild th350 the motor was a 305 but after he tore into it found a good 2" thick sludge everywhere push rods could only move up and down had to really pull them out to get them removed! So we're looking around for another one I can't afford to put alot of cash into this . So we're hoping someone else locally will step up with a better motor .
We got a pair of 77 corvette seats donated too .
So main goal is dirt cheap build with used everything to get the car moving and driving !
I told him once it's reliable and safe then he can start restoring it with newer parts as he can afford it .
I'm going to try and get him to join the site yes I know it's a Chevy but he can't afford a Mopar witch is what he wanted !
But maybe getting you guys giving him input we can keep him going strong with old cars and maybe one day he can get himself a Mopar to build!
Figured no harm if he trashes a Camaro but a mopar I can't let that be his first test subject!
Here's a few pictures
I know some of you guys don't like seeing other car project s and some do .
Let's see how this post goes and if there's enough interest I'll have him make a build thread!
