So I've never, in the 45+ years on this planet, really been a 'Car Guy'. I work a full time job so that I can do stuff that I like to do ( Bicycles, guns, home brewing, grilling, Irish folk music) and then if I need to have my rig worked on, I gladly keep my mechanic employed. He's a good guy, runs an honest business and is always (and I've done my homework) on target with prices.
Then some guy ( On the Freakbike militia.com boards) posted pics of the auto-rama in Detroit (?). Hmmm. Sparks started igniting in my itty - bitty little military mind!
I'm not sure what my style is. Something along the lines of Rat Rod, but I'm not diggin' the red hub caps. Maybe hot rod, but I can barely do a tune up. I don't know what a HAMB is, and I'm tall enough that I don't want to lower/ chop it. Is 'red neck' a style?
It seems like a step in a new direction that could improve my bike building skills, and possibly be a source of further bonding with my son. I bought this truck from a fella that's in the same band as he is. It came with enough garbage to fill my ( chest - high) trash bin, and crappy tires.
At this point, I'm happy to have gotten the outside scrubbed clean so that I can assess what needs to be done in the way of body work. Next I'll clean the engine compartment of it's oil deposits and see what I need to do to make Harold go fast enough to drive on the highway.
Feel free to leave comments, it's how I learn stuff!