Father/son projects - what are you working on?

[Blaze]

Just wondering, I know you guys post a lot of stuff like this, but would be cool to see what you've got.

My older son Chase said we really need to build more stuff together, so we're in the process of building a batting cage for him in the back yard. We're starting off with just a simple area for him to practice pitching in, it is going to be a 10x10 cube that is going to have netting on three sides and the ceiling. Basically a big backstop that keeps him from having to chase balls in the woods when he misses his small pitching target. Eventually we'll expand it into a 55x14x12 full cage.

Both my boys also convinced me yesterday to bring my old Blazer into the workshop at the house. It is my first car, a 1986 S10 Blazer. I stopped driving it daily back in 2006 and it has pretty much just been sitting ever since. Haven't even started it in about two years and it has just been sitting in the yard covered in crap with flat tires. Well, put the jump box on it and it fired right up, drove it into the shop. They are very excited about it. My older son Chase is 9 and younger son Jacob is 6. They are ready to get dirty on it. We're going to try and carve out a little time each week to work on it.

No pics of the cage yet, the stuff should be here today and when we get a dry afternoon we'll work on getting it built.

But the Blazer, sad little thing is finally out of the elements.

 

[1-tonmudder]

Its still up the air at this point.We have an old 68 C10 wev'e been holding on to,to do a LS swap in but theres also an old EZ Go golf cart out back that needs batteries so it would be a good candidate for some kind of engine swap.

 

[BRUISER]

1953 is our new project

 

[R Q]

Bought my son (19 yrs old) a '91 Cherokee so he would wheel with me some and we could build it together and spend some time together. He's so damned hard headed that he won't listen to my input and ends up doing the work himself. So it's not been the best avenue for us to spend time together...

 

[C.Berry]

I don't have any kids of my own but I did raise my two nieces who are now 15 and 14 and one of the reasons I'm still into 4x4s are bc of all the hours the girls and I spent swapping axles, trans, engines on the Zj and watching a 8 year old drive her first jeep while still covered in trans fluid and oil is priceless! Now I've got two step sons that I can't seem to motivate to be what I call young men to save my life! Lol Xbox and sitting inside take over being outside getting dirty, fishing, building cool shit to drive and break don't make sense o me it's gonna be a Work in progress for sure!

 

[RobMcBee]

Lol...... supposed to be the jeep in the garage..... but hasn't been touched in a year

 

[XJsavage]

Copied from my build thread, but this is pretty much a father/son deal. From pouring the concrete slab to burning down some 7018s, I did all the labor part. I built this as a gift to my dad. I sat down with him one day and he drew up some plans for a backyard fire pit. He's a retired partly disabled military vet and absolutely loves cooking over natural wood. While he was away at his girlfriends house, I jumped on buying the materials and constructing it. It's nothing fancy by any stretch, but it's something he loves using. He insisted on paying me back some of the cash I spent. Of course I never gave him a realistic number.

 

[UTfball68]

Growing up, I can't say me and my old man ever had a dedicated project...everything needed work...haha. And even then I was generally the flashlight holder or tool gofer. He's always wanted a 70's short bed pick up with modern day amenities in it...so I'm thinking about jump starting that. My siblings have helped me with engine builds and drivetrain swaps though. I figure when it comes time to have a kid of my own, I'll always have something around to tinker on, and when they hit the appropriate age, probably start building a vehicle with them...unless they're just not in to it.

 

[fsj80]

I don't have a son but my two daughters and I do work on projects. My youngest (11) wanted a treehouse but, due to a lack of suitable trees, we settled on a "ground house". She has helped me with prepping the area, framing, roofing and painting.

She has also claimed my 88 K5 as hers and helps with all the maintenance and has started learning how to drive in it. If I can make it to URE in Nov, she plans on going and driving some of the easier trails haha

My oldest is 16 and has helped with the ground house and my Blazer and is making a list of mods she wants us to do with her Xterra. She used to help work on my 75 Scout II, so she has a basic understanding of what she wants to achieve and how to get there

 

[Blaze]

Very cool to see these, guys. I was talking with my boys last night and decided since the Blazer is going to be a very long term project, I am going to let them do the majority of the work. Rather than giving me a hand with things, I am going to give them the tool and show them how to use it. I'll just be guiding them. That way they can learn better and we can take our time with things. They will build it, I'll just be there for direction and the heavy lifting and things they really can't do.

And just for laughs, here's the thing the day I bought it. Both of us were in better shape back then.

 

[drkelly]

My boy is only 5.5, so a little young for any real work or big projects, but when he shows interest, I try and take the time to show him what I am doing and let him help me do stuff. He crawls under the car/truck regularly when I am changing the oil or rotating tires or any other repairs. I have been building a wooden bench for the past couple of months and finally got to the screwing it together part last weekend. I let him drive several of the screws in using my electric screwdriver tool. I built an addition on his playhouse last fall and also let him drive several of the screws in on that project.

 

[krehel24]

Added a light bar to the boys go kart, let my oldest build the bracket!

 

[ghost]

I have twins and one of them is a gear head. He and I are currently working on an Mj.

 

[jeepinmatt]

My kid is barely over one. Is breastfeeding considered a father/son project?

 

[catfishblues]

My kid is barely over one. Is breastfeeding considered a father/son project?

That's a little creepy. OK, more than a little.

 

[Bhudgins]

My son is only 2.5 but he losses more of my tools than I do

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[ramjo]

It's probably a good sign that you need to fix all your vehicles when your son spends most his time trying to "fix" his instead of riding them.

1992 Jeep Sandblaster project that needs some new wiring and fresh battery

He's only 3, so if he ever wants to help when he gets older, I've got this to mess with

 

[ncsutj]

I was working on my jeep and had the front tires off. My 2.5 old daughter says Daddy your jeep is broken and you need to fix it fast. Next day I had put the tires back on and she says daddy you need new tires. I said go tell mommy that.

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[jeepinmatt]

That's a little creepy. OK, more than a little.

I'm just jealous of him and trying to figure out something we can do together.

 

[Blaze]

Got started last night. Cleaned the inside of it, then pulled the seats, console, and shifter plate out. Trying to get the carpet and headliner out just to see if the rust got into the pans and roof. Boys were really into it, especially my youngest. We were taking out the seats and one of the nuts was rusted and I told him I'd get it. He refused and climbed up in there and put all his might into it and damn if he didn't get the thing off.

Getting started

Jake working hard

Successful night

 

[RatLabGuy]

My kid is barely over one. Is breastfeeding considered a father/son project?

Depends whether it is at the same or different times.