O/t sick of not being taken seriously because of my age

who gives a shit.

 

I like this one.
All I can say is DITTO. Well said.

 

Impress an Idiot and earn an idiot's respect.

Impress a Master Craftsman and earn a Master's respect.

Which would you rather have accomplished?


Demanding respect rarely ever amounts to a hill of beans anyways.

Impress yourself first - everything else will follow.

 

Perhaps if you cry about it, they'll leave you alone.

Don't get your panties in a bunch...many of us have been there. Suck it up, and continue to do what you're doing. It only seems like a big deal to you now because your 17...Don't fret, no one will be questioning whether you do your own work in a few years...

 

I'm 34 and I'm jealous of the knowldege and experience you have that I do not. If I asked"Wow! Who did this work?" and you said "I did." I would reply "Nice job." Keep up the work and forget "those" people.

 

I like Hemi's response.

One my dad would always say in a situation like this is ...

"It is better to be THOUGHT a FOOL; than open your mouth and PROVE IT!"

(and, yes I WAS YOUR age once. )

 

best advice.........dont listen to them. have pride and faith in yourself. to me it doesnt matter what age you are. i have been Hot Rodding all my life{i am 65} , and i enjoy the younger guys ,being around them, sharing knowledge, spinning tales, and besides it makes me feel younger . Its the people interaction for me not just the cars! hang in there, respect yourself, the rest will come in due time.

 

Once your balls drop you will get respect.

 

Obviuosly, you have your shit together. They're just jealous. Looking forward to seeing what you build!
peace,

 

I do. With some experience behind you, you learn that no matter how much you know, those with more experience have persepctives that you haven't aquired yet.

I'm 46. I'm sure we all remember how we knew it all at 18 (I'd still trade ages). I now know I didn't know piss.

 

Seems like the only reason some people are alive is to Piss Off other people.

Show them something cool,they say "Where did you buy that ?"
When you politely announce "I made it myself.",they won't believe you.

This isn't a reflection on you,or your age.

It's just that these Assholes can't do ANYTHING themselves,
so they assume since they have no idea of what is involved,you don't either.

My buddies Wife is like that.Last time she gave me that Bullshit,
telling me I didn't make the artwork I was showing,I said:
"you seem very knowledgable,about something you have never seen before."

So now I don't show them any of my new stuff.
Assholes.

Don't listen to the Average Asshole.
They just talk because they like the sound of their own voice.

 

i'm 19 now and i get this shit all the time. "where'd ya buy that?" "your dad build that truck for you?" "no way you could have built that when you were 17"
just let it roll off your back. when you get a comment like "nice truck, you build that?" you just kind of forget all the shit talking.
build it for yourself and drive it, if your happy with it thats all that matters.

 

If you think it's tough being young, wait until you are 60!

You will have 45 years of hands-on experience,....many tens of thousands of hours..... then some young guy who is just starting out will tell you that he knows better than you "the way it was", the "way to design and build a project", and "what is, and isn't acceptable".

I have shop rags older than some members!....

.....but before you get all tweaked, I do recognize that we both have the same passion for custom cars. We are just at different points on the road of life.

Because of that love for cars we share, I will treat you as a brother.......but you have to respect me too. You will get back the same amount of respect that you show.

 

I agree with Retro61 and I'm real glad young guys like you are getting that passion for old style Rods and Kustoms. At age 62 some of my best friends are young guys and gals that want to build cool stuff. Man I remember back when I was young I'd get so upset when someone called me "KID". Hang in there and things will get better.
Stick with it because somebody has to carry on this style into the future and Thank You and guys like you that are doing just that.

 

damn youngins all that ed-u-ma-cation and still dont know shit

 

I've been around cars for most of my consciuos memory ,I can remember being a toddler and being interested in things mechaincal so I know where you are comming from.
As a pre-teeen I drove to school in a car I restored myself (12 years old!) and I always looked far younger than I was .Just getting an older guy to engage in a discussion about car related stuff was difficult until I learned a few tricks from car sales guys.If a car owner is standing by his rod,just take an interest,then think about a 'intelligent comment or question' . consider a question that you may already know the answer too,such as.."how did you adapt the 8BA distributor to the 59A block". 9-10 the owner will recognize a fellow enthusiast and attempt to answer you with a reasonable answer/question and will no doubt ask why you want to know,then comes your "In". you tell him your building a flattie,SBC what ever and need a bit of advice. it shows you respect his knowledge and are willing,as a younger person to learn . Never contradict someone you just met,young or old it just annoys people.
It always worked for me and most of my car friends were way older than me so I got to learn a hell of a lot from people who just plain understood that I wanted to learn.
you'll be a grey hair sooner than you think so don't sweat the age thing ha ha ha ,you don't stay 17 forever.

 

I know where you're coming from. I'm 29 and own a small shop and I get comments like where is your dad, or boss.. etc...

I tell them my father was a worthless POS and I am the boss.

They look a bit surprised and normally they warm up a bit.

I have a mostly stock A model that is my 'shop truck' and I get the same kind of comments.

On the wall I have a photo of me when I was 5 yrs old blocking a fender, it says "this ain't my first trip".

 

...and some of your critics never got any smarter in the last 30 years, they just have more moss growing on them.
Based on the pix you posted, you can do things I wouldn't even attempt (and vice versa).
One of the most important lessons I've ever learned was not to live your life to please someone else. The good ones will see you for what you are soon enough - the jerks would still be rude even if you were 40.

Oh, yeah - I started school in 1949.

 

One day, you'll stand, overlooking the cliffs of knowlege down upon the ruins of those who judge with prejudice. The known is finite, the unknown is infinite; one finite quantity might be of greater mass than another, but still comes no where close to the infinite. And amongst the greatest prejudices are to link minds and mouths, we are all guilty of such; you haven't a clue what someone else thinks of you, their thoughts are their own. Government of your own thought is dignity, respect if you will, you can dervive none from elsewhere.

Or maybe one day you'll grow up and realise you don't need to impress anyone.

 

Don't worry about it. I'm 20 and catch that shit all the time. I'm still learning, but I've started to get respect from the older crowd not that I'm building my A coupe. I still have help, but it's mostly from guys within five years of my age. Just goes to show that if you've got brains and hands, you can do anything. Doesn't matter if you're 12 or 92...

Just keep building. Eventually you'll get old and see all the cool shit that the young 'uns are building. Hell, I'm still hoping I'll get some chicks in my backseat...just build it for yourself and you'll be happy.

 

Don't let it bother you. Some folks feel threatened by a new kid on the block. It's their problem- not yours. Your work speaks for itself.

 

The smarter ones will figure it out soon enough. The dumb ones never will and will continue to screw up your burger order. One of the challenges of getting older (62, here) is to avoid thinking everyone is stupid but you. Obviously, some fail to meet the challenge....slide

 

Awww, look who's on daddy's computer!

Fuck 'em man. You are in a hobby that society requires to be dirty and underground. Be proud of it. At 26, I have gone through the same thing.

You do what you do for you, not for their acceptance.

 

I'm only 13, you don't know halfa it. Most guys figure I'm 16 until I turn down a PBR.. Then when they ask where my ride is, I point to my schwinn.
I'm still learning though, so..

 

I will only say this..there is a highly respected person here on the HAMB who I remember as a 12-13 year old hot rodder who didn't have a car ( or even the money to buy one) and in the inteveneing decades not one person who has seen his work can say anything bad about it. This guy was just as talented back then ,you get your chops by working for them ! aint nobody gonna hand them to you .

 

I am older.......but run into situations where I am not taken serious because of my height....some people judge the book by its cover and its their loss.....Your lucky your young enjoy it for it goes away fairly quick........but I will always be short and theirs no escaping that...Littleman

 

dude, big things come in small packages... you one of the biggest fuckin rock star builders i ever seen.

serious mode off now... back to my normal bullshit

dude, dont sell yourself short man!

 

FFS..LOL! it's like the old joke,when god was giving out body parts,he pointed to the penises hanging on the display rack and told all the men to pick one they liked. The short guys were told to go first...so they grabbed the only ones they could reach.

 

i dunno man... sounded to me like you were, and are fishin for the respect of those who are older and have been into cars for a longer time... and to your credit, you have recieved several posts patting you on the back and telling you that things will improve in time... which i am sure they will.

do yourself a HUGE favor, and work on impressing YOURSELF. nothing draws respect, builds character and combined with talent and knowledge, credibility more than self confidence. not to mention, chicks dig self confident dudes
but be careful... its a fine line between self confidence and cocky... way easy to fall on the bad side of that fence

however, credibility IS a form of respect. the only people you need credibility with are those who you are either trying to impress in passing (the ones that really dont count for shit), or those that you want to believe in your skills enough to urge them to pay you to use your skills on their car.