Kinda O/T disagree with dad on some things for his car.....

[SpeedRacer2002]

Well my dad keeps buying things for his car with small parts of billet here and there.... like the lokar shifter the knob is billet doesent look like it can be changed... then the gas peadal and he also put air in the car and the control panel is billet and he just doesent understand why i dont want them in his car... but its driving me nutts.... the air conditioning dont bother me that bad since he is almost 65... but he used to have so many cool cars and i know damn well they didnt have billet on them.. for example a 402 bigblock gasser 23 t bucket a 58 impalla convertible with a 348 3 deuces and a 4 spd and a 57 lancer 2 door hardtop..... i just dont know what ill do if he brings home something else billet... i keep tellin him im gonna spray paint it all black.... here is a pic of the car i dont want all this shit in... how do i explain this stuff dont belong in this car??? and i still dont know how to convince him about interior

[AnimalAin]

Two key words......"his car." Get over it.

[SpeedRacer2002]

three key words " i built it"

[DrJ]

Borrow some bling bling dubs with 35 series rubber bands on them and put them on it and show him the rest of the "package".
If he likes it, direct him to the shop across town that's going to have to finish building it for him.
And tell him why. tell him it's mixing themes and eras and whatever, just tell him you don't like that shit and if he wants it fine but you don't want to be associated with the car.

OR.

If you love your Dad, and you should, after discussing the logic of how you want to do it ask him what parts of your idea don't go along with his ideas. If he does have an overall plan, that's not a hodge podge, and it includes billet.
It's his car!
Work WITH him on the design, talk to him about why he wanted to chose those parts.
If it's just because that's what was on the shelf at the bubble pack store show him the alternatives

I wish I still had my dad around to argue with about shit as silly as whether to use billet or not. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif

[Mutt]

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Well my dad keeps buying things for his car - and he just doesent understand why i dont want them in his car - the air conditioning dont bother me that bad since he is almost 65 - i just dont know what ill do if he brings home something else billet - here is a pic of the car i dont want all this shit in... how do i explain this stuff dont belong in this car??? and i still dont know how to convince him about interior

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It's obvious that your Dad has no idea that you are the authority on what everyone's car should look like. He apparently assumes that because it's HIS car that he should have some say in how it is built, and MAYBE even to HIS tastes. The only way to dispell this notion is to stop working on it until he sees the error of his ways, or maybe he will die and then you can build it the way YOU want it - I mean, you really DIDN'T mind the AC since he is 65 years old, right? http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif

Mutt

[Deyomatic]

I know the feeling. Just be glad your pops likes cars at all. Mine is a Hunting/ Fishing guy- an activity that I could give a shit about. Oh well.

[fab32]

I can't imagine having a disagreement with my dad over what to put on his car. I wonder if it might have something to do with the fact that he died about 2 years ago. If I could have him back he could build a whole car out of billet and it wouldn't bother me. Better reconsider how you feel about HIS car, soon enough it will be yours and you can change all the CRAP he wanted on it and make it your own.

Frank

[SpeedRacer2002]

i figured out the answer im wetsanding it all and polishing it... its friggin great.......

[tragic59]

It's his car, but you're right about how it should be built. Personally, I would just be thankful for having a dad that not only lives close enough to hang out with, but is actually into the same stuff you're into...

I only get to see my old man once every couple of years, and when I do, we don't have nearly as much in common as you probably have with your dad.

By the way, that car is fucking cool as it sits right now...

[BELLM]

A little billet isn't going to hurt anything. My Dad died 28 yrs ago. Wish he was here to put billet on stuff. Live with it. By the way, you said you built the car, damn nice cool looking car, love the stance, damn good job http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif. Thing I like the most is you dont't see many like it, not a cookie cutter car. Damn nice! Wish my kid would build me a car!!

[DrJ]

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i figured out the answer im wetsanding it all and polishing it... its friggin great.......

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Sand off all the corners and bead blast it, polish some highlites, done.

[Smokin Joe]

Sounds like he's reading the magazines. Invite your friends over and let him see their cars. Might give him a different outlook. Maybe take him along the next time you're helping a buddy do something cool to his ride. But remember, it's his car and he's already 65. My old man didn't make it that far. Think real hard about that one. If he wants pink fuzzy seats with bunnies on them, DO IT. Go ahead and tell him what you think, but DO IT! You seem to get along with him on a lot of things, try and keep that going. That's more important than the car.

[Sam F.]

i used to feel the same way with the stuff my dad does..he likes to mix in "modern stuff" ...but you know what,,,he's happy and he does it his way and he dont give a fuck about what anybody else thinks,,including my opionions,,,hahaha

he may use "latemodel" shit,,but he makes it all work himself without a credit card or a catalog.....or Ebay..hahaha

dont be so quick to jump your dads shit,,,

[Smokin Joe]

Yup, just think of the pride you'll feel at the next event when he tells people to check out those pink fuzzy seats! And just look at the bunnies! MY SON DID THAT FOR ME! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[SpeedRacer2002]

you guys all have good points..... im so glad my dad got me into old cars i love hanging out with him to work on shit even though sometimes we argue about shit.... he also wants to take the interior out of the 95 eldorado parts car we got and put in there.... but thats not so bad i guess.... ill probably look back when he is gone and realize all the small things we argued about and see how stupid it realy is...

[tragic59]

the 95 Eldo seats won't be so bad. And you'll thank him for them (and the A/C) the first time he takes you for a long road trip in his car...

As long as he doesn't put tweed on them!

[46mopar]

My dad and can't work together for this reson some of the stuff he does I don't like and all of the stuff I do he doesn't like. We argued about it to much.

[Morrisman]

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he is almost 65... but he used to have so many cool cars and i know damn well they didnt have billet on them.. for example a 402 bigblock gasser 23 t bucket a 58 impalla convertible with a 348 3 deuces and a 4 spd and a 57 lancer 2 door hardtop.....

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Sounds like he's paid his dues in car circles, so who are you, or us, to tell him what 'he wants' or what he should do?

I wish my dad was into rods and such, but I am just glad he is still around at seventy something, and if he wanted furry dice and neons on his Volve 840 I would help him do it!

[Harrison]

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three key words "i built it"

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Again, two key words......"his car." Get over it.

JH

[Dakota]

Omg i think i am gonna die laughing here, all of you sound hipocritical. if i showed you all a pic of a car that mixed eras, a total 50s themed car, tuck and roll, Wide whited and fiesta caps, and it had a bilitized motor/inside dorhandles/pedals, you would instantly start tearing hte car apart saying this shouldent be this way, this shouldent be that way, it was never "Done" like this then....

You are all right, though. it is HIS car, More power to him.

Hodge podges dont look right, and he is just trying to avoid his father getting into it, as he is building the car for him. so he deserved SOME input on the way the car looks. ANyone ever see that episode of Titus where that kick ass 34 was done then the guy wanted a big ass wing put on it and he wouldent do it? i can under stand the guys frustration with this little stuff.

Just be honest with him, tell him it dosent go with the car, but if he totally wants it, you kinda have to let him, or just dont do it?

SOrry i wasnt more help, but this just struck me. =)

hope i didnt ruffle too many feathers here.

[swazzie]

My dad always hated my zeal for cars, couldn't get it.So when my mom hit the road on heaven express I was left with this guy i'd known my whole life that I had to learn how to talk to.I've found things we can connect on now and stick to that .For what it's worth , who gives a shit. You'll wake up tomorrow and he'll be gone .You guys apparently don't have your ego in common . good luck. swaZZie

[Kevin Lee]

Sounds like you have it solved. I remember that car from the HAMB drags. Got a couple of pics when I was shooting some of Brad's '51 welding cart.

[andysdeuce]

Your right Butt, your pops is one cool dude....and he would kick your butt!!!! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif Probably mine too!! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif Take care of your dad and be happy he is still with you. Mine helped me build my first hot rod but has been gone over twenty years now. Wish he was still here to argue with. Be cool to your pops...be happy you still have him with you.

[Petejoe]

How cool it would be to have a dad who has the talent to build a car like that. It's great to talk about our likes and dislikes on cars, that creates the same atmosphere that has been created here on the Hamb. Making it a major issue ruins any relationship and I for one would not like to see every car on the road looking like a traditional period perfect hotrod. I too don't like billet mixed into that theme. But if everyone all had it put together right.... Our cars wouldn't stand out as being what we interpret as period perfect. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[JOECOOL]

My guess is someday you will inherite that car and then you won't want to change anything because it was your Dads.

[Antibilly]

please do not post about billet http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

[Rocket88]

I'll say it as well, be thankful that your dad is here and into cars.
I'm in the same boat with my dad. His 51 hardtop is 95% done and now he's starting to put some extra doodads on it.
I think he does it just to keep busy and it gives him an excuse to work on the car.
I also don't agree with some of the stuff but it's his car (although I built a good portion of it).
My new strategy right now is to get him to start building another car! We're going to look at an old 54 Ford convertible, it's an old custom built in the late 50's. It's going to need a ton of work, that should keep him occupied!!

[Gracie]

Your dad is just getting soft... that's what happens... the older they get the more billet they want... its a natural progression... like Punk to Rockabilly.

[sawzall]

damn.. i just wish my dad didnt live so far away and that we could do stuff like this together..

hell i'd help dad put dubs on his 40 chevy if thats what he wanted.. god knows I owe him for all the crap I pulled over the years..

seriously dude.. get over it..
enjoy hangin with your dad

[Django]

My Dad and I went round and round on the bias plys on my car. He just doesn't understand why I want them. Now it's exhaust. He thinks it should be quiet, I don't. He even bought me stainless mufflers. I told him keep them for his car. So we decided on cut outs so it can be loud on command. It's all good though. I wouldn't trade the time we've spent working on cars together for all the money in the world. I wish we lived closer too.

[SpeedRacer2002]

Well im gonna let him do as he wants... we talked about some things lastnight... with the eldo seats its gonna need something like a console so im gonna build a nice painted fiberglass one not too big and bulky but nice enough to hold the air ride switches and stereo then probably make some fiberglass kick panels and shit for the speakers .... but he is wanting white tuck and roll with some orange piping or stitching or something.... so it should be all good.... we are comprimising... i figure if i dont like it and everyone else dont like it than fuck me and them .... aslong as dad likes it and has something to be proud of....

[BELLM]

You said you built the car, at the risk of coming off like some fucking blathering old idiot (my son is 32) your Dad probably already has something to be proud of---YOU!! So go finish his car, like he wants it, DAMMITT!! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif