[Shotimes] Possible project car?

[Donald Mallinson]

Bobby,

The car is a decent performer, but its not like it is a Viper or newer 
Vette, or a motorcycle!  All of which I am sure he would love to have, 
but all would hurt him much quicker.

The SHO (taurus) is a very safe car, crash-wise as you know.  If the car 
is solid and can be made to be dependable, then I think it would make 
him a good car, and working on it together is a good way to get to know 
each other again.

Put the car together stock is my advice.  That will be a fun car that 
even his buddies should have at least a little respect for.  let him 
decide on mods in the future.  If he puts in even a modest amount of 
work, and you let him make most of the decisions, then he will respect 
the car more and maybe not tear it up right away.  I have a little 
experience in this having brought up two son's and gone through a bad 
car experience with one, and a good one with the other.  Don't make the 
job too big or it will overwhelm him.

Good luck!

Don Mallinson



Bobby Campbell wrote:

>    Been mostly a lurker on here for quite a while learning quite a bit. I
>currently own a '94mtx and a 93atx in which the 93 I'm seriously thinking
>about doing a suspension upgrade on and giving to my youngest son. He just
>turned 18 and is out on his own. well, living with his sister.  I have just
>recently got to spend time with him and my daughter after having no contact
>for near 5 years due to my kid's mother, my ex, moving, getting remarried and
>not allowing me to see them. She's a real weiner and the kid's are finding out
>what really went on back then and I guess is still continuing. This car
>recently had a tranny rebuild and really the only things it needs is
>suspension (robbed the tokiko/eibach combo for my '94) and front tension strut
>bushings. I told my boy he could have it if he would spend time with me to
>build it back up. My family recommends I don't do this as they feel the car's
>too much for someone his age but I know these are safe cars and he needs
>transportation to get a decent job and my daughter with who he's living with
>now will be leaving back to Ga when her husband comes back from Iraq. He lives
>about 60 miles from me now and will need to be on his own by then.