I've so waited for this day!

[SoFlaFiat]

Yep, I have very passively waited for my son to get interested in cars. I haven't wanted to push too hard and have him reject me. But, happily, this weekend, he said he wanted to learn. As an introduction to metal work, my son and I made a door cart. Maybe not necessary, but a fun project to learn on and very handy for mounting doors.



A little cutting and grinding...
And then his first try with the welder...



And this is our product...





Ok, maybe not so passively, I finally told him we could build a ratrod 50cc trike cart, if he learned how to help!! Ha!!
Talk about crazy motivation!!

[njoconnor]

Very cool, Alan, congratulations! When my youngest asked me to please NOT reinstall the rear axle until he could help, I had the same "Finally!" internal reaction. We've since worked together on his Bimmer, his wife's Subie, and he's helped more with the Fiat.

Passing the torch....in your case....literally......

Neil

[azruss]

I see the kid has some stuff to learn about proper welding attire. With a few burn holes in his clothes and sunburned arms, he will get the message fast.

[btoran]

nice job, but aren't the wheels on the bottom of the cart too small? there's no way they're going to handle 50+ mph speeds.

my 7 and a half year old "helped" me yesterday with a brake job on our honda pilot. he was very proud of himself (and I was too).

[vandor]

Great to see!