Projects Project "Jack in the Box" a.k.a. we gave a kid a car......

What an awesome thread.

 

gonna be a great build and your son will end up with something he will have forever: knowing that his dad truly does love him!

 

looks like you are getting close to needing that S10 front clip..let me know if you are still heading that way and I'll start cuttin, wanna borrow my sparking box?..just to futher complicate things I had a buddy offer me a late model Mustang Cobra drivetrain, OHC aluminum block ,five speed, for $1500 not bad eh?....

 

we should talk soon...and the spark box would be coolthanks Rick

 

Awesome story! and I sure hope when my wife and I have kids they end up as in to hot rods as your kids are. Good luck on the build, and by the looks of how much work you guys are getting done right now the car will be done waaayyy before he can "legally" drive it haha

 

Btt

 

Awesome story. Glad to see another one saved and a young one so into cars.

 

how cute is this story?!?! i love it that Jack is so into this culture!! Keep up the good work guys!!

 

Any updates?

 

not really.got a line on a bunch of parts to look at this week.Still in deconstruction mode,just looking for replacement parts.Ill keep ya posted

 

Cool thread.

 

Buying a complete chassis from a local Hamb'er.Its 1950, its complete and really solid.The really great part is its already set up for a 302 V8,which is what we have for the car.The original chassis we'll keep, but its going to need sandblasting and rust repair in a number of places.We'll start on it after Jack's shoe box is ready and start on Frank's(he's four now)We also picked up a much better decklid and rear bumper.I'll post pics soon

 

Wow. The only shoebox I had when I was 4 years old was the one my tennis shoes came in. I think we ought to nominate Javier for Dad of the Year.

 

saw a thread searching for this thread... thought it deserved a bump...

BTT, we go...

 

Jacks new Chassis
Its out from under a 1950 coupe.Its super solid and lowered all the way around.The back has been lowered with blocks and the front has been stepped up to lower it 4 to 5 inches.Clean it up and Por15 and were in business

 

Awesome!
Glad to see this thread come back to life. It's got a "feel good" vibe to it, and it always makes me smile

 

Cool! What's up with those wheels?

 

One word...........KOOL

 

That's a cool kid you've got there Javier, good on you for raising him with an eye for style. I'm subscribing to this one, can't wait to see more as you guys progress.

 

Not sure..they are a little wider than stock 15's i believe.Good thing is they hold air

 

Fancy two lug wheels! Looking good there

 

Glad to see progress. I love this thread.

 

Great thread!

 

great story----good to see some progress

 

thanks guy for the nice words...its a slow process,but we're loving it!....oh yeah we got a 1950 deck lid thats in near perfect shape,as well as 1950 hinges.

 

Good to see it coming along! I haven't forgot about you guys. I have the hood blasted and primed sitting up at the shop...just need to find some time to run that way.

 

Are you coming the Round Up?Kill two birds

 

Subscribed! Awesome thread Javier! Good luck on your boys project.

 

havent seen or talked to you much... any new progress?

 

Javier, we need updates!