apprentice::Anyone live near Moscow ID.Learn racecar fab from a master.

My Dad Pat Foster and I were talking the other day and he was stressed overworked........I said get some help!, his answer was there is no one around here. I call bullshit.

My dad restores and recreates very nice vintage Top Fuel/funnycars

He drove , built, tuned these kinda cars, also ran Mickey Thompsons LSR program , did some time with GTP series champion cars for Nissan.

You would learn "real world" race car building from one of the best there is .


If you had no skills:

couple hours a day-
The least would be someone to come in a few days (maybe more) and do basic clean up......That is hard to find, someone that moves things to sweep ,pays attention to where tools go ,and what is going on in the shop as far as parts need to be left out ,put away, and not throw away.

If someone could clean up well, not have to ask to do everything, ( just pick a shelf to straiten or bust a clean up out on the bathroom.
If you could pass this test ,(rare) I know dad would let you do more daily on the racecar end.

If you had basic fab skill, : part time to full time -

that means you could run and change blades on the band saw. know what size a nut and bolt is by looking at it.

be able to turn on the welder and Tac weld.
use the 20 inch sander and not hurt yourself.
Help ship parts out, run erons

My dad has a ol time work ethic , and that means show up when you say you are going to, dont bull shit him ( he will know) and watch , listen, learn.

Do what he says his way and you will get lessons that would of taken a lifetime.

My dad has a good sense of humor, fairplay, and attitude much younger then his age.

He dosent care if you are tattooed, cool, what you drive, or if you have been in prison, Just do as he says,be honest, trust worthy, and hard working, if it is just a romantic dream to build racecars to impress your friends or if your bed room is a total mess and you have a habit of always having your hands in your pockets dont bother. if you were the kid that took the trash cans out without being told every week and know what its like to really put in a day of work then step up............ please just write me on my e-mail if anyone is interested . salinasboy@aol.com

Thanks - Cole

 

Cole:feel free to post that on Allshops.org

 

thanks -cole

 

I'd love to send him my 14 year old. Maybe he could bring back some knowledge and skills to my house!! He's got the messy bed room down pat but he's killer when in comes to work ethic.

 

Very cool chance for someone out there!

 

Man,

If I lived near there I'd be the sweepinest fool you ever saw. Maybe I should take a sabbatical.

Doc.

 

i hear ya doc....what a treat it would be to just clean and absorb!

 

I would do it for free just to be around all that history, and extreme coolness.

 

I'm too old .. too dumb but
You and your pops = badest of the bad

finding someone to help a legend like that should be
so freaking easy ..

Take care of him Cole

 

Damn that is the opportunity of a lifetime....

 

There's always one guy in high school metalshop class that is much better than the rest. When I was a freshman many of us shop kids worked in service stations. Course they are all gone now.

I would have jumped at working in a real shop (machine or fab), if only to push a broom and stock the shelves. Way better than changing oil and fan belts for old ladies...

Something to consider...

 

On being easy to find some one........I guess Moscow Idaho is a little town , zero growth......... but dad said some car club had him at a show and they were young guys with hot rods?? He said he hasnt seen them in a while.

 

Hey Mr Nice hair!

 

Hmmm, just bought a house... how could I convince the misses to leave it?

Cole, you and your dad have always had my respect. Glad to hear your fam is willing to give a lifetime of knowledge back to the next generation.

 

you dont have to be a kid , you could be 50+ yrs old

 

Let's see,i'm unemployed,single and not too far away.Already have some race experience and very meticulous,detail oriented.How pricey is cost of living there?Any available shop spaces nearby for a hot rod project?

 

I think the cost of living is about as low as it gets. I dont know about shops there , have not been to my dads place yet.

should be able to check out living /work spaces online I think.

Isnt there a club around there called "the Knuckle draggers" ? maybe they could help with some info.

 

I'm moving to boise in about 5 months how far is it? I'm just getting out of the navy so I WILL break my back for an opportunity like this. thanks.
elwood

 

Over 300 miles according to Yahoo maps.

 

Forget Boise, think Moscow, big college, beautiful women, who all love Navy men.

 

this sounds like a killer gig...I even know someone who lives out there...if I didn't just move back to CT...hmmm

 

Cole,
im in Spokane. i am heading down to pullman this wednesday. Is there any way i could stop by your dads and see if there is any way i could help. I know a lot of young rodders from around here and maybe i could hook them up or something.
P.M me an address or ph number and I will see what I can do.
Jim

 

LOL I dont think my lil lady would like that very much.

 

I can order a Killer cup of Coffee

 

Thanks Jim I sent you a PM

 

What a great thing. Workin for pat foster. Cole, I thought he lived in Kansas? If it were Kansas Id move if I was excepted. My wife said No to Idaho. Damn women.

 

hell I lived in Idaho Falls, and Garden City Kansas...I don't know where in Kansas you are, but Idaho was waaaaayyy nicer...and no Tornadoes or dust storms...big hail....!!!!

 

oh man this is what i need when im done with school in the spring. this is unbelievable tempting if in a couple months he still wants something ill bring my own broom.

 

Pat moved to Idaho over a year ago, set up a nice shop in the town of Moscow. good fishing.

 

This could be the opportunity of a lifetime for somebody. If I'd have seen this 5 years ago...