Keeping it in the family ...

[Bigrig]

So as some of you may know, the eldest lad has been looking around for a project car whilst he gets his license - something solid (but cheap) that he could build up over time and end up with a reliable daily driver.

He's been wanting a Patrol, but not much has popped up in the price range that could compete with rusty old Navara's, hilux's, etc .... until Saturday!!

He picked up an 89 GQ TB42 ute with a fair bit of rust through the cab, but a clean as a whistle chassis, a motor that absolutely purrs, and a driveline and transmission that most of us would be stoked to have in our daily bangers.

Keeping it in the family indeed!!! Couldn't be happier for him, and he's over the moon with his "first car".

Sooooo ... to work we went ...

This is what it looked like on Sunday ...

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And after 24 hours, this is what it looks like now ...

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The young fella is mortified!!! lmao ... nahhh ... he knows it needs to be stripped back to see what we're dealing with (rust!! lol) and you don't find gold unless you dig ...

So here's hoping to a good build process for the young fella (even with me involved!! lol) and the intent is for this to be a ute that will not fail in turning heads. Plan is to have it stripped, rebuilt, customised here and there, resprayed, and registered by Christmas ... fingers crossed!

[Clunk]

Wish my old man did this sort of thing with me when I was a nippa......... great to see Scotty, looks like its gonna be a rippa

[Stropp]

Good luck, sounds like a good base to start with and plenty of father son time!

[Woof]

Slacker, give the young bloke yours and you take the PROJECT....hahaha

[growler2058]

Look out Benny-e-boy ay here comes lilrig

[Dhuck]

It was discussed on the weekend that we just turn it into a comp truck. Oh how much joy would that be..... Had a ball ripping it apart and teaching the boy a bit of resto. Been a long time since I have done anything like this. Glad to be just a small part of this project. Thanks Scotty and Liam.

[Bigrig]

Slacker, give the young bloke yours and you take the PROJECT....hahaha

Hahaha - post completion of his ute, it might be a reasonable trade I tell ya!!!! It has already been thought of!!!! lmao

[Bigrig]

Look out Benny-e-boy ay here comes lilrig

And there it is ... Liam has a forum name for when he decides to join ... LilRig!!! lmao ...

There again, personally I prefer his nickname I gave him many moons ago - 'Leroy' ... not a story I can post on here without offending some who don't know me!!! LMFAO!!

[Winnie]

Get the young fella to join up on this forum! Username: Smallrig

[Bigrig]

It was discussed on the weekend that we just turn it into a comp truck. Oh how much joy would that be..... Had a ball ripping it apart and teaching the boy a bit of resto. Been a long time since I have done anything like this. Glad to be just a small part of this project. Thanks Scotty and Liam.

And we've only started the easy part!! lol.

And just for reference, Dhuck thought I was being harsh by making the lad use nothing but hand tools for the first few hours to learn how to use them ... then we got tired of waiting and out came the big boys toys!!!

Young fella was a bit surprised that we could get 6 tray mounts off in the time it took him to do 1 ... but alas ... young kids don't have air compressors, and cordless drills, and drill presses, and angle grinders, etc, etc, etc with them when out in the bush ... gotta learn to use the tools ... and by the way, he realised pretty quick that a torque ratchet wrench isn't a breaker bar ... for some reason "it won't undo the bolt, it just keeps clicking??" ... lmao

He's going great guns though, loves the process, and will learn quick, and ultimately he'll end up with a weapon of a ute that all his P plate mates will be envious of ... as well as dad!!! lol