[How do you get the young Kids involved in the car hobby..]

42 minutes ago, ChazA said:

You should start seeing many cars for sale soon, especially on Craigslist as many start listing during Spring Fever

Cool! Hopefully I can find something within my operating budget.

 

44 minutes ago, ChazA said:

A 1960s car would be a good choice as a first project!  My 18 yr old son says 60's easier than some of our other vehicles.  

 

Good! I like the styles of the 60’s cars, glad to hear it’s an easier decade to work on, I want something challenging but I also don’t want to bite off more than I can chew.

 

 

[How do you get the young Kids involved in the car hobby..]

okay! Thanks very much again for the advice, I will keep on the lookout for something better then.

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On a side note, I’m buddies with a kid going through body school so he can probably help me fix the body panels that are there on the car.

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Okay, thank you for the advice on that front.

 

TBH I want it more as a show of my skills and as a learning opportunity. I wasn’t aware they were boat-like as far as size and handling, but I don’t think it would be too much of an issue.

 

as far as gas etc goes I also am not even sure if the engine runs, apparently it’s sat for 15yrs and isn’t that pretty looking at the pics.

 

your warning about the interior work might be cause for concern, the below are the only pics available and the one of the interior doesn’t inspire confidence in the quality, neither does the engine bay for that matter but if I come pick it up I want to try and turn the crank, if it moves pretty easy great. If it sticks I might see if I can negotiate the price down (I plan to anyway but extra reason would be nice.)

 

I've never gotten a clear explanation on whether or not you can rebuild a stuck engine... but if I can rebuild it, great, if not I might do some kind of engine swap until I can get a replica crate engine or something.

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I figured this is as good a thread as any...

 

i just joined up to up to look around and maybe get some advice, I’m 18 and eyeballing a 1966 Oldsmobile dynamic as a project car, I DONT want to turn it into a rat rod or anything but again lookin for some advice on how to get started with parts etc would be nice before I take the dive and buy it. Any tips on places to get said parts or other resources? I’m talking about a restore job in the long term, but I just want to get it running right now