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keithpapa
Enthusiast | Posts: 300 | Joined: 02/08
Posted: 02/15/08
03:30 PM

JUST WONDERING IF ANYBODY HAS KIDS THAT ARE INVOLVED WITH THE REBUILDING OF OR MODIFYING OF YOUR JEEP?...
I HAVE 2 GIRLS, 1 IS 4YRS AND THE OTHER IS 8YRS AND THEY ARE INVLOLVED ANY WAY THEY CAN AND I THINK ITS COOL TO GET THEM INVOLVED AT SUCH A YOUNG AGE,IT DONT MAKE THE WIFE TO HAPPY CAUSE THERE GETTING DIRTY AND GREESY INSTEAD OF ALL MAKEUPY!LOL...BUT SERIOUS IF YOU HAVE KIDS GET THEM INVOLVED AT A YOUNG AGE,AND I BELIEVE THAT THEY CAN BE A GREAT ASSET...
MY YOUNGEST IS 4 AND SHES HELPING TO DO BODY WORK ON MY 79 CHEROKEE AND MY OLD IS SUGGESTING PAINT OPTIONS OF BLACK W/PURPLE FLAMES! AND THERE LITTLE MINDS CAN GIVE GREAT IDEAS!...SO KEEP THEM KIDS BUSY ON REBUILDING INSTEAD OF DOING DRUGS OR SOMETHING ELSE THATS BAD  


'79 Cherokee-360/T400/Qtrac-35x10.50x15 Yoko Geolander M/T-I cant find it Camo paint
'93 K1500 4.3V6,NV4500,NP241-bone stock w/Flowmaster exhaust system

 
mudb8-
Moderator | Posts: 1932 | Joined: 08/07
Posted: 02/15/08
10:26 PM

yeah man, My kids can't keep their hands off of the jeep. they both love to wrench on it. when the suspension lift was put on they put in the springs and bolted up the shocks. now the oldest is driving out on the trails and mud pits. I think I enjoy watching him do it more than driving it myself.  


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jeepnut
Enthusiast | Posts: 271 | Joined: 07/07
Posted: 02/16/08
05:21 AM

My 2 yr old is the perfect hieght to wash my tires and wheels, She doesn't "help" but she is with me whenever I am working on mine. Had a proud papa moment the other day......she looked at a shock boot nad said "shock".  Bringsa tear to yer eye.  


"I'm not stuck....I'm just directionaly challenged!"

 
chariotofmanliness
Enthusiast | Posts: 425 | Joined: 10/07
Posted: 02/16/08
12:50 PM

my son helps me work on mine. he learned real fast about all those pesky springs on the back brakes (thought he was gonna breeze thru like on the front).  


I work to support my Jeep

 
96 zj
Guru | Posts: 1242 | Joined: 01/05
Posted: 02/16/08
08:02 PM

I have taken my son(9) out wheeling and my daughter loves jeeps too.(she's 2)  


96 grand,3.5 Tuff Country,3/4 spacers,rusty's trackbar and mount,dual stabilizers,JCR rock sliders, Dynomax catback etc etc.
www.coreoffroad.freeforums.org

 
keithpapa
Enthusiast | Posts: 300 | Joined: 02/08
Posted: 02/18/08
08:42 AM

WELL THIS WEEKEND WAS REAL PRODUCTIVE...DURRING THE DAYTONA 500 MY DAUGHTERS DECIDED TO WANT TO WORK ON THE CHEROKEE SO WE WENT AND GUTTED THE WHOLE INTERIOR. I TOOK THE SEATS OUT FRT AND REAR AND ALL THE CARPETING AND RUBBER FLOOR MATTS TO MAKE WAY FOR RHINO LINING ON THE FLOOR,WHILE I WAS DOING THAT THE GIRLS TOOK ARMORALL WIPES AND CLEANED ALL THE DASH PARTS AND GLASS...I LOVE THE HELP I GET  


'79 Cherokee-360/T400/Qtrac-35x10.50x15 Yoko Geolander M/T-I cant find it Camo paint
'93 K1500 4.3V6,NV4500,NP241-bone stock w/Flowmaster exhaust system

 
jeepnut4life
User | Posts: 74 | Joined: 02/08
Posted: 02/18/08
09:00 AM

you got to love how your kids are a product of their environment. anything that you are doing and are into they will be there with you. they just want to be with you and spend some time with you. it just warms my heart to think of future genorations of wheelers. and to think some people don't like us and our sport. if they only knew how it can bring a family together. and im glad to hear you got a start on the new jeep project keith. any luck with the grill setup yet?  


will work for jeep parts!

 
mc89140
User | Posts: 143 | Joined: 02/07
Posted: 02/18/08
09:08 AM

Yeah my kiddos enjoy the jeep. I have a 6 year old girl, a five year old boy, and a 7 month old girl.  The two oldest ones like to help with the upkeep, they really enjoy getting it dirty, as well as cleaning it up. With the rollbars and all they also use it as a small jungle gym.  


 
keithpapa
Enthusiast | Posts: 300 | Joined: 02/08
Posted: 02/18/08
09:48 AM

YEAH IM GONNA START ON GUTTING THE BODY HEAR AND THERE THIS WEEKEND,
NO LUCK ON THE GRILLE YET BUT IM GOING TO MISSOULA THIS WEEKEND AND MY FATHER IN LAW HAS A COUSIN THAT HAS A STORAGE LOT IN MISSOULA AND THERE ARE THREE OF THE WAGONEER/CHEROKEE JEEPS SITTING THERE AND I CAN PICK THESE THINGS UP FOR NEXT TO NOTHING MIGHT EVEN HAVE ONE GIVEN TO ME JUST TO GET THEM OUT OF THE STORAGE.SO I MIGHT HAVE A GOOD USED ENGINE FOR MINE TO SNAG AND ANY OTHER PARTS TOO...I'LL LET EVRYONE KNOW WHATS THERE AND POSSIBLY IF ANY OF YOU GUYS NEED PARTS LET ME KNOW AND ILL TRY TO HELP OUT!  


'79 Cherokee-360/T400/Qtrac-35x10.50x15 Yoko Geolander M/T-I cant find it Camo paint
'93 K1500 4.3V6,NV4500,NP241-bone stock w/Flowmaster exhaust system

 
cgreenwood
User | Posts: 69 | Joined: 02/08
Posted: 02/18/08
10:15 AM

Hey I'm living proof that this "do jeeps not drugs" thing works!!!! I'm really 18 so I guess I'm not a kid anymore but one of the biggest reasons that I have never tried any kind of drug is the three jeeps that my dad kept in the driveway! instead of saving money for drugs or spray paint bound for the side of some building I would save for Jeep parts, and mine shows it!

So it does work with the right support!!

thanks mom and dad!  


 
keithpapa
Enthusiast | Posts: 300 | Joined: 02/08
Posted: 02/18/08
10:19 AM

REALLY COOL!! "JEEPS NOT DRUGS" GREAT SLOGAN, NOW WE NEED MORE FAMLIES TO GET BEHIND THIS!  


'79 Cherokee-360/T400/Qtrac-35x10.50x15 Yoko Geolander M/T-I cant find it Camo paint
'93 K1500 4.3V6,NV4500,NP241-bone stock w/Flowmaster exhaust system

 
chariotofmanliness
Enthusiast | Posts: 425 | Joined: 10/07
Posted: 02/19/08
04:37 AM

i got a radiator project coming up soon, i think my son's more psyched than me. he keeps asking about it, i told him, geeze let me get the parts first. maybe i'll let him change the oil  


I work to support my Jeep

 
mudb8-
Moderator | Posts: 1932 | Joined: 08/07
Posted: 02/19/08
08:59 AM

aw c'mon! let him change the oil so it won't be running down your arm! mine actually fight over who's gonna un screw the pan plug....  


Help save TELLICO...VIRTUAL RALLY for Tellico...

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?p=8149649#post8149649

The rally will be on Wednesday May 7th from 4 to 9 pm Eastern Standard Time.
Be there and post up POSITIVE COMMENTS!!

 
chariotofmanliness
Enthusiast | Posts: 425 | Joined: 10/07
Posted: 02/20/08
04:35 AM

LOL.........gotta love it!!!! yeah, he's done the oil a couple times. he's on to me tho (the oil running down the arm). should be getting my new radiator in a week, maybe 2  


I work to support my Jeep

 
Jp Web Editor
Moderator | Posts: 638 | Joined: 12/06
Posted: 02/20/08
11:39 AM

Have you taught him the old tie a towel around your arm trick yet? lol

It's cool to hear about your kids helping work on the Jeeps!  


So it's not a Jeep... sue me... it's still faster!

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