Hello, I'm not just new to the forum but also new to the tradition! Trying to think of some ways to connect better with my 18 year old son, who has really gotten infatuated with cars, I thought about trying a restoration project. As I was kicking some ideas around in my head a friend told me about an old farmer who had a 64 Dynamic 88 sitting behind his barn not too far from our town. Researching the history of the car I found that I'd actually ridden in the car a couple of times as a teen-ager! The body was in surprisingly good shape and the frame was fine. It has its original Rocket 394 (with a 2 bbl carb) but the ****** was reportedly shot. While I'm not completely without experience lifting a car's hood (hey, who didn't have to fix a jalopy or 2 in their younger years?!) I'm certainly not an expert. I hope to gain some guidance from the pro's in this forum as I know there are gonna be some real challenges ahead. My boy and I are committed to accomplishing this, though, and it's nice to be able to work on jalopies again now that I can actually afford the right tools!!!
your kid should be excited..im only 16 and i would love any opportunity that came to me to work on a hot rod in good shape or not. I say get it and just go with the flow and try to get the advice from people that own local hot rod shops and stuff like that!!
The Dynamic 88 is such a cool-looking car. Sounds like an awesome father/son project to me. And of course I'm partial when any project has to do with Oldsmobile. I'm a bit wet behind the ears myself, but I plan on doing some work (for the first time) on my old 330 cu. incher in the coming year.
welcome man , you will be making life long experiances with your kid and the car has history with you , its a win/win , congrats and follow this thru.. we are visual *****s pics are a good thang!!
Welcome to the forum. Great thing you're doing with your kid. Memories last a life time as well as the lessons learned. Good luck with the project, and just remember that the quality time is not what you spend with the car, but what you spend with your kid.
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