tribute build to my deceased son, his 1948 dodge truck

[Hot Rod Grampa]

Thank you for sharing. I let my 11 year old son read your thread and used the moment to explain why we as parents are at times so protective. Our prayers are with you.

[38fordpickup]

Getting the truck together and on the road was one of the best things you could have done to honor your son's memory and help you work through your own grief. I have a 12 year old grandson who refers to my '38 Ford pickup as "my truck."

[RAY With]

Great that you got it together and got the truck going . I also did a truck with my son and we finished it and he then headed to Afghanistan. Served 12 months in combat and came to Texas for 12 months and now headed back to combat again. I know the pain and God bless. I know he is with you every step of the way.

[robertsregal]

sorry for your loss,he will be with you in spirit

[boutlaw]

Jimmy's right there with you Skull, and you got a damn good friend that got you back on the truck......Sorry for your loss, can't imagine losing a child, but Jimmy's got shotgun for sure...Drive on!

[thewishartkid]

Four years ago i lost my 19 year old son 1 week after he graduated high school. He left his 1968 Cougar for me to build. I know its not HAMB friendly but he was! I have a R.R Class in the show i host. I would be disapointed if the recipient rejected my trophy.

[oneyellowtub]

No doubt your son is proud of his truck and what his dad and his buddies have done with it and the use of one cool truck.

[skull]

wow, so happy with the positive feedback on the truck

was awarded a special recognition award on the truck at the unfinished nationals in September.

the award is for finishing it to the point of drivable and keeping his spirit in my heart.

the funds ran out so it will be like it is for a while. but l will drive the wheels off & love doing it.

l have put almost 2500 miles since we got it going. almost everyone likes it and that has helped me heal.

l will never get over losing him, it just gets a little better with time.

had a really cool guy do a memorial on the dash

thanks

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[skull]

Originally Posted by thewishartkid

Four years ago i lost my 19 year old son 1 week after he graduated high school. He left his 1968 Cougar for me to build. I know its not HAMB friendly but he was! I have a R.R Class in the show i host. I would be disapointed if the recipient rejected my trophy.

it was good just to be recognized for all the effort that goes into a hot rod.

l took it and thanked everyone for the honor.

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[dylan499]

sorry to hear about your loss the truck looks great i'm sure he will be riding with you where ever the truck takes ya

[Miss-B-Haven Speed Shoppe]

Sorry for your loss. No parent should ever have to go through that! Your son is right there beside you everytime you fire that baby up to take it out, and great job for you and your friends for finishing it in his memory. May he rest in peace, and all his memories live on. God bless

[4msfam]

A great truck, but an even better memory for you to have of him. I'm an ICU nurse at a Children's hospital... no parent should go through a loss like that.... a little bit of me goes with each child we lose.

Take care of yourself, and enjoy the rides with him always.

On a upbeat note, I LOVE the color and patina your truck has... I say it's done now!

[THE_DUDE]

Paased ya today on Capitol way. Glad to see it out

[rat pup]

Im very sorry for your loss friend, I know that your boy is very proud of you and how the truck turned out! looks great, God bless you friend

[Blades]

You're a good daddy and your little boy knows it. I'm sure he was with you the entire time you were building. What an awesome way to keep his memory alive. Bet you a million bucks that when you see him again in heaven, that he'll say "right on, rad truck dad!" Get personalized plates with his name so everyone will know who that truck really belongs to. Blessings for you and your family. I'm sure he's proud of you.

[yruhot]

Sorry to hear about your tragic loss, but is sounds like you have some great friends indeed in your time of need. Truck looks great no matter what you do with it. YRUHOT..Doug

[skull]

gotta lovethe little problems that pop up unexpectedly.



now that the weather is supposed to be getting better, l took the truck out for a drive and about 3 miles from home it died. towed it back here and for about 2 weeks its been driving me nuts. it has fuel but would not pick it up. pour a little gas into the carb and VR00M. sooooooo, l had 2 fuel pumps on the shelf, come off running motors so l figured they were good, put one on, nothing, changed it to the other one, still nothing. just put new filters on and still no go

well to day l said screwit, brand new mechanical fuel pump, new filters again, one just coming outta the fuel tank line and one just before the carb, l ran all new lines and, yaaaaaa, she runs again. drove it all over the yard and seems fine.

the littlest thing can turn into such a pain.

test drive this week-end to a friends, he's about 15 miles away, that is the shake down run before car show & cruisin' season.

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[skull]

l think my son is haunting his truck.

on the shake down run l didn't even make it to the end of the driveway and it blew the freeze plug under the starter. well, l put in a new freeze plug this morning.

after l fixed the freeze plug l decided that was my last problem for awhile.

wouldn't ya know it, one more gremlin this afternoon. taking my buddy home, the truck wouldn't start at the gas station after filling it up. she turned over real slow, jumped it and fired right up. we were closer to his place so we figured run it over there and fix it. hahhahahhaaa, right we made it far as the bridge at the old brewery in town, she died right in the middle in the left lane and nowhere to pull over.

a nice gentleman pulled up, gave a ride to my friend who got a tow strap and his car, then we took it to his place.


l took the alternator and battery to autozone, tested them, good alternator, bad battery.


tomorrow or the next day l'll get a battery and l HOPE that's the end of the fun for a little bit.

AND l still enjoyed driving her, and all in all not a bad day, another friend showed up as we were towing her and after dropping off the truck, he ran me all over to do what l needed and brought me home.

half the fun of owning a hot rod, fix it, fix it again, enjoy the experience

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[Boones]

it just part of having a hotrod. i am sure you son is looking down with a smile everytime you take it out for a drive. I will forward to seeing it this season. (really want to see how the motor is in there and the set back...)

[skull]

AWESOME DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jimmy's son, my 9 year old grandson, showed up from florida today

l was in the process of building the truck when he left. he'd sit in it pretend to drive when it was in the garage in pieces.

today was the first time he saw it since finished. he loved it. we went for a ride, so cool to have my grandson in my son's truck. his and my smile was ear to ear.

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