No hard feelings! Believe me, I told him he's asking for it, bringing it to Mopar events. The young guys all love it, even at the mopar shows but he's taken some pretty hard heat from some of the older ones. I helped him and showed him the ways on his first Dart. got him into welding and now he's a professional TIG welder in a high-end company, not car-related though. When he got the second car and wanted to build it, I told him he was gonna have to do everything himself this time, and pay for it all. He was 16 when he bought it and tore into it. New floors, torsion cross member, truck floor and he put the AMD drivers quarter panel on it without using any body filler except on the rocker seam. He did a **** ton of work all on his own. It's not my cup of tea but he loves it and he also seams to enjoy ruffling feathers of the purists. I don't encourage any of that. LOL he just turned 21 and bought his own place on 11 acres with a nice shop. He's learned a lot. The car has a 6.5 second certified cage in it. His long term plans is a big block chevy motor and to make it as fast as he can and streetable as well as drag racing. He wants to do drag week. It's already got a trailer hitch. He's got plenty of trouble to get into and I'm sure he will. LOL
Not that it matters, but he's my stepson. His own dad left him high & dry when he was 12 or 13 so I've done my best to step in and give him some self-confidence. We butt heads plenty but he's growing up. He just wants to go fast on his own terms. He knows he's gonna get **** for his car from the older guys. I give it to him too. It's all good. At least he's not a druggie, alcoholic or furbaby who needs to piss in a litter box! And I'm glad to have some of my shop space back!
ps... always try to remember, it's a small world!
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