It's been a lot of fun so far. :)
I've had to arrange for her to get her own VB catalogs in the mail,
otherwise we fight over the MG one when it arrives. It's also been a
good help getting grades up as better grades = higher parts $ bonuses.
Here's a video of her introducing her project:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCu9jiwR2Rs
One tip to any other parents who want to do this: buy the kid their
own basic tools (sockets, wrenches, etc) otherwise yours will
dissapear!
Jody
On Fri, Dec 7, 2012 at 8:02 AM, Barrie Robinson <barrie@look.ca> wrote:
> Jody,
>
> That is brilliant! - about your daughter I mean. My daughter was dead keen
> on my cars and she was the only one who wanted to drive my old Maserati -
> others were scared of its power. But now my granddaughter leans more to
> cars than my grandson. I have a delightful photo of her helping me with the
> MGB GT V8 when when was about 11. Give your daughter a hug from me !!
>
>
>
> At 12:22 AM 12/7/2012 -0700, Jody Kerr wrote:
>>
>> Here in Arizona it's finally getting cool enough to work on cars outside.
>>
>> My daughter (13) is working on her first restoration, a 1970 MGB. The
>> intent is that she gets it finished by the time she gets her driver's
>> license. Before the summer got too hot we pulled the exhaust, the fuel
>> system and the exterior lights. Recently we contructed one of those
>> temporary garages from Harbor Freight over the car and she'll finish
>> stripping the interior next. Hopefully over Christmas break.
>>
>> On the not so MG side (but still very MG) I'm tearing through a '69
>> Sprite right now that was supposed to be her mum's first restoration.
>> But, now we're expecting, so I got left with this car taking up prime
>> real estate in my garage. Right now I'm stripping and restoring the
>> electrical system and dash. Next is the carbs. Should hopefully have
>> the engine/tranny out, last of the bolted on bits off, and the
>> external sheetmetal off the car by Christmas. Then it's blast, paint
>> and reassemble.
>>
>> Jody
>>
>> On Thu, Dec 6, 2012 at 11:56 PM, Tom Daughdrill <lincman90@hotmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > Been trying to enjoy driving the wife's '79 MGB. The car tends to leave
>> > me
>> > places, but, with enough recent "fiddling", it is been better than ever.
>> > It
>> > now starts easily enough, doesn't stall, and seems to enjoy being
>> > driven. It
>> > seems to have always wanted to be a pleasant car, and now, it may be!
>> > Still
>> > miss my Midget, though...
>> > Anybody got a good car for sale?
>> > Tom
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