Keep in mind he is in Newcastle, OK. We get snow and ice here 2 times per year... I can drive my 'vette here in my part of Oklahoma 363 days per year. As far as the insurance, the liabilty part is going to be inexpensive. The liability coverage for me (unmarried, age 27) is $100 every 6 months. As far as safety... if the daughter has any sense at all the only other variable is the other drivers on the road. I would imagine if daughter puts her effort into the "challenge" she is going to be so careful with the car that the gas pedal probably wouldn't find the floor for a long long time.

 

That is our hope, that she will be extra careful. Now in the garage she protects it like she is the force field. We have several vehicals that she might get insured on but since she will have to pay for the insurance it will be more motivation for her to be careful. Now for the pedal finding the floor that will be my payoff for the project. If i can get it by my wife to agree, or we don't tell her, :o I would like to do some autocross with it and my daughter being the copilot. As she gets more experince we will find safe places for her to experince the true experince of a corvette. We have a local drag strip that for I think $15 dollars you can make a pass... me first, her in a few years.

 

I wish my dad would pay for a new crate motor instead of my lousy L-81

 

Do you like your Intro wheels? We have been looking at them and was able to talk to rep at Goodguys. I have Iforged on my car wich is a sister company to Intro and I have been very pleased. I like the Idea of them making them with the perfect offset to the car. It makes them look like they belong.

 

Yes there is a force field around it and hopefully nothing will hit it or it get hit by something. And I have heard that it is like $10 or $15 and you can race all night. I think we might be able to afford that every once in a while.

 

I recentley got a call from Andy Bolig from Corvette Enthusiasts, first of all a great guy and a true Corvette enthusiasts himself. He had recieved some pics of our project from Pattie at VBP, that I sent her and said he was wanting to do a story on the project when it is done. I had told him about the great service from VBP and all the information I had gathered from "Corvette Forum" and he told me those are the type of information he would like to include in our story and just to keep a log of our experince. I thought that this was pretty cool, now I juuust have to finish, that part of the fun.

 

My daughter and I started our 73 over three years ago the time has been great.
we bought the shadow of our dream for too much money but in retrospect it was worth every penny.
I had never owned a vette and never even considered restoring one.
Armed only with visions an some parts catalogs we started
We wrestled with the beast from nearly equal footing and equal enthusiasm
At a time in our lives when we disagreed on nearly everything we were able to find common ground and work together on our mutual dream.
Now that she has gone away to college it is still something we have in common and continue to discuss our next steps.
For insurance reasons she does not drive the car without me but it is her car.
We both agree that this project will never end that is a good thing
I just found this forum this month and it has renewed our courage in this project
Wish us luck and thanks for the infusion of passion
pics to follow

 

I found my 68 vert in a farmer's field under a tree 15 years ago ... Interior gutted, no engine and covered in tree sap.

I bought it for $3,000 in 1990, and it sat in my garage for 15 years untouched. My son was 1 year old, so I decided to wait until he could enjoy the rebuild as much as I.

Well, we started our body off rebuild last month.

 

Welcome to the C3 Forum!! Sounds like a very challenging project. An excellent way to bond with your daughter. You will find that this Forum is an excellent source of information and encougagement. I think that about everything you can do to a C3 has been attempted by someone. Best of Luck.

 

Well as long as we are in to warm & fuzzy family stories:

5 years ago took my 27 year old daughter out in my mainly stock '76. She drives a '94 Mitsu 3000 she bought new. Drives it well and fast. She was not real enthused, but did say the clutch was heavier and it did go down the entrance ramp fairly well.

2 years ago she got married. Husband is not a mechanical genius. She does any wiring and minor repairs in the house. Husband doesn't know a Crescent wrench from a pipe wrench. What to do with the 'vette after I am gone? At 62 hard years, don't realisticly have a lot of years left.

Answer - A good friend of mine, has a 3 year old son that I love dearly. The friend has a Trans-Am + 2 other daily drivers and does all of the work on the cars himself. I will leave the 'vette to him with the stipulation that his son is to get the car when he is 16 or at an age that the friend sees fit. To take care of any taxes, I have already signed over the title to my friend at a $0 value, because of, in PA, 'love and affection' clause. Will states that he is to get all of my automotive tools and 'vette parts including the stock engine. My friend, and hopefully his son, will take care of the car long after I am gone. I am convinced that my daughter would sell it in a heartbeat if it was left to her.

So why am I building a stroker??? Must be nuts!

 

I wouldn't worry about the daugther not appreciating the car and treating it with respect (I have 2 daughters and 2 vettes myself); I would be more concerned about the BOYFRIENDS getting behind the wheel!

 

I am glad to find out that I am not the only one attempting this. They grow up so fast. Enjoy them as you can and use the project as an excuse to get as many tools as possible. (I hope my wife don’t see this.)

 

Welcome
My 5 year old son loves being out in the garage and helping me. I love having him enjoy the experiance. I have a little hotrodder on my hands. He tells everyone that comes over if they want to go look at HIS Corvette!

 

Oh trust me none of my boyfriends are going to get behind the wheel of my car. Plus my parnets have said that if any of them do I get the car parked. Which I do not want to happen.