# Rebuilding with my son **URL:** \ **Category:** Auto Type/Class\ **Created:** [October 30, 2017, 3:02am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rebuilding-with-my-son/109017 "2017-10-30T03:02:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2017, 4:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rebuilding-with-my-son/109017/21 "2017-10-31T16:25:39Z")
> [@Gpierce001](#): > > One more option: a kit car such as a T-Bucket Right, just the thing to put a 16 year old new driver in.: 🙄 ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2017, 7:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rebuilding-with-my-son/109017/22 "2017-10-31T19:31:19Z")
Use a Pinto engine…lol ---
**Author:** ![ArlHtsMelissa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/arlhtsmelissa/32/22867_2.png) [@ArlHtsMelissa](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ArlHtsMelissa)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2017, 7:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rebuilding-with-my-son/109017/23 "2017-10-31T19:32:27Z")
> [@shadowfax](#): > > Obviously, the lift and the rotisserie aren’t 100% required for the job, but they do make life easier. But will gravity cause problems with the way the work turns out? ---
**Author:** ![shadowfax](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/shadowfax/32/13026_2.png) [@shadowfax](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shadowfax)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2017, 7:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rebuilding-with-my-son/109017/24 "2017-10-31T19:38:28Z")
I’m not sure what you’re driving at. Why would it? ---
**Author:** ![ArlHtsMelissa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/arlhtsmelissa/32/22867_2.png) [@ArlHtsMelissa](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ArlHtsMelissa)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2017, 7:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rebuilding-with-my-son/109017/25 "2017-10-31T19:40:43Z")
When I was repairing my upside down bicycle, I thought I had a problem with the chain until I turned it right side up. ---
**Author:** ![shadowfax](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/shadowfax/32/13026_2.png) [@shadowfax](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shadowfax)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2017, 7:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rebuilding-with-my-son/109017/26 "2017-10-31T19:53:44Z")
Oh. The rotisserie is for body restoration work. Everything that will unbolt from the car is taken off before you put it on the rotisserie, so you just have a shell on it, so there’s nothing for gravity to mess you up on. Once the body is ready to go and it’s time to start putting things back on the car, you take it off the rotisserie and put it on the lift (or jack stands if you don’t have one). ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2017, 4:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rebuilding-with-my-son/109017/27 "2017-11-01T16:08:10Z")
I take back my kit car suggestion, those things are EXPENSIVE. ---
**Author:** ![TwinTurbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8baadc/32.png) [@TwinTurbo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TwinTurbo)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2017, 8:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rebuilding-with-my-son/109017/28 "2017-11-01T20:42:38Z")
Having done this for decades, here’s my advice. Go to local car shows and swap meets. Look for a car that is 90% done already. Buy that and finish what is left. Then think about projects to customize or make it your own. You’ll get a feel for the process without being in up to your ankles (head first). It’ll also cost far less in the long run and be ready for fun times much sooner. Kids lose interest in long drawn out projects much faster than adults and that could sour him forever. Start small and work up… ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2017, 8:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rebuilding-with-my-son/109017/29 "2017-11-01T20:56:15Z")
Oh I think I’d be very careful about this. I think Volvo and TwinTurbo have good points. At 11 he’s just getting to the point where interests will shift to more frilly long haired things plus school and outside activities will start to demand a lot more attention. I don’t think I’d do anything big. This is hunting season and I think back on the days spent with my dad duck hunting sitting in the boat in the cold and rain waiting for a duck to come by. Sure it was quality time but once I left home, I never wanted to see another duck. I fear that after spending many hours over 5 years on a car project, his taste changes and he’ll never want to work on one again and just hire it out. ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_K1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/steve_k1/32/39535_2.png) [@Steve\_K1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Steve_K1)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2017, 6:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rebuilding-with-my-son/109017/30 "2017-11-04T18:59:50Z")
I like the way you think and admire the way you express your thoughts. [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rebuilding-with-my-son/109017.md?page=1)