New build thread - My son's first car

[VeryTangled]

Really love this thread dlshady! Thanks for taking the time.

I was reading Sports Car Market, Sept 2013 issue, and on page 144 I came across this auction report. I though of you'all. I am posting for you to use it as motivation.

-VT/JeffH

[Clatterville trolley]

I had to chuckle when I found this thread and saw that it was dlshady from Alabama. I thought that I might know him, but on closer inspection found that I was a generation behind! However, I knew that he had to either be related or was working at Dan's shop or both because in one of the photos I saw shop towels folded neatly and stacked very straight on very neat and clean shelves. Also, in another photo I noticed the tools all laid out like a surgeon would for surgery.
I had the pleasure of meeting Dan a few years ago at MetalMeet in Oblong, IL and have watched some of his other work on their site over the years. I remember that several on that site kidded him that he must check his stack of shop towels with a framing square to get them stacked that straight and neat.
Great to see that he is not only passing on his skill in metal work / restoration / wood work, but is instilling the same ethic in keeping everything in place and ready to not only find quickly, but use effectively.
His grandson will never forget this and other lessons Dan has most likely passed along to him and his dad as long as he lives.
My own father always had trouble letting me do anything on my own and would either do it for me or take it out of my hands to do it 'right'. So, it took me a lot of years to feel confident enough to tackle any project, but through persistence and the old, but effective, school of hard knocks I managed to at least have the confidence in myself to take on larger projects that I wanted to do, such as antique car restoration. Still find that I have a hard time finishing projects and am too quick to launch off on yet another project when the first (or was that ten) project(s) aren't completed.
What has helped me more that anything is the realization that I just really like to work on old cars and trucks and if I finish one that is great, but if I don't, so what I've had a great time working on it. Really noticed that attitude helped free me up to do a lot more work and get a lot more accomplished - not feeling like I HAD to finish it has freed me to finish more - go figure!
I talked to a recently retired gentleman the other day that had a great outlook on retirement: "If I don't enjoy doing something I just do something else I enjoy, retirement should be all about that and not about what you did for a living if you didn't enjoy what you did for a living."
Way to long of a post, and a long way around to saying - Way to Go!! Dan, Dlshady, and 12 year old son for taking the time to do this together. Terrific project!!
Jay Self

[dlshady]

Thanks for the kind words Jay! We got an inch or two of snow/ice out of this current winter storm so we're snowed in this evening (no wise cracks from the northerners... ) and I'm actually sitting here working on a long overdue update for this thread. The past few months have been really busy with regular work and daily life, so progress on the speedster has been slow at best. We've also had a few setbacks with the engine build as well, but things are starting to look up. Some of the metal skin is now made and it's really starting to look like a car!

Look for an update later this evening!

[QGolden]

That young'un will learn that perseverance is a valuable skill, and that nothing worth having comes quick, easy or cheap. All good life lessons.

[Buckelew]

When that transmission starts coming together I'd love to see it -- I have lots to learn.

The other day I noted compression for #7 in the hot rod motor was way down. I think the visits to your shop lit a fire in my son -- he decided to turn the first bolt to remove the heads Now he's calling himself a gearhead.

We found all the rings well-worn, and the top half inserts needing replaced.

Thanks, dlshady, for showing that really old cars -- Model Ts! -- are cool.

[VeryTangled]

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Originally Posted by dlshady

Look for an update later this evening!

Loving this thread! Any more shots of the sheet metal coming?

-VT/JeffH

[CWT]

Does somebody need to come steal that Mustang so we can get some updates and progress on this unit Deron? I hope this hadn't got pushed to the side for a ol foxbody. ha

[Ford20]

Way to go Daniel, The smile on your face says it all. I think a lot of us can relate to that moment when we got our first car to Restore, what a feeling, still hasn't diminished for me after more than 40 years, hope you keep the passion.

Keep up the good work Daniel and above all enjoy yourself

[d.j. moordigian]

Deron,

Looks GREAT !

[Bill in NJ]

We need pictures or update please

[Randy in ca]

Pictures are all gone - the big drawback to using a photo hosting service rather than loading them directly into Fordbarn.

[Bill in NJ]

Any new updates ??

[downundernm]

If you are the one with the 1930 roadster, is it sold? My email address is
([email protected])

[woofa.express]

Daniel has a face like a cat walking out of the dairy.