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Craig Hendrickson

Re: Getting young help on your project`

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RogerDetroit Quote:

My younger brother teaches Automotive at a local junior college and I asked him why younger kids are not working on older cars. He said that the school discovered that none of our old cars fit the what is taught to work on modern cars. Remember the purpose of the school to train the students for a job in a dealership and make a living.

What modern car has a carburetor?
What modern car has drum brakes that need adjusting to avoid pulling or drag?
What modern car has a distributor you can work on?
Points? Condensers? Use of a timing light? Dwell meter?

All of what you say is true, EXCEPT that there now many restoration and customization shops around that do work on older cars. That is what I explained to the local HS Auto Shop teacher. He was enthusiastic over the phone.

Another thing to consider is that this is my Panther project. It has 4-wheel disc brakes (no ABS), an electronic distributor and some other modern goodies in addition to a Packard V-8, manual trans, some minor customization of the body, etc. So for a young person looking to get into the resto and custom side of the business, it's spot-on.

I'll keep everyone informed as to how this is working out.

Craig

Posted on: 2014/12/10 18:02

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