Thread: Questions on 383 SBC build

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Tech and Glenn are providing you with an abundance of information that is focused on a successful build. I'm a bit envious of you getting into this build with your son! I hope that I'm still engaged enough to do the same with some grandsons before too many years pass me by. I hope you'll keep us in the loop and post some pictures as you move your project forward.

You're right Mr Spears. You guys are a great help. My Son is now 37
and all of a sudden he wants to race. We rebuilt a 350 last year so he
could get the general idea how things work. The hi tech stuff (race) I
generally rely on others for info. Offered to give my Son a 1957 Chev
496 Blown back in 2013 (built by Pat) but at the time he wasn't to interested
so it went to St Louis. I thought I was done with hotrods, but son has since
got all interested in it. Though my health is only fair and I am bordering on
72 yrs of age, I am glad he is taking interest, and I plan on helping him as
long as I can. He's a good learner and determined. Just wish he would have
liked mechanics earlier in life. I'm sure I'll have other questions for you guys
down the pike, and even though I cannot post pics, I'll try keep you informed
of progress.

Hats off to you Mr. Dobbs!

My children are in the same age group and it's very special as they become peers and we relate on a lot of things now that several years ago they could not have been bothered with. Interestingly enough I have a 33 year old daughter who has taken a great interest in my work and is now my heir apparent in the succession strategy as I look to officialy retire in a 2018. She’s a bio-chemist but has always been very technically inclined and will do fine running a technology centric organization. She was also the one who used to sit with me for hours in the garage and build engines and talk car stuff. When she was very young, I would sit her on the fender of the car I was working on and she would ask lots of questions. One such conversation went like this:

“Dad, what’s that big thing on top of the engine?”

"It’s called a carburetor.”

“What does it do?”

“Well, it mixes the gas in the tank with the surrounding air so it will burn in the engine.”

“Why can’t we get already mixed up at the gas station?”

And so it would go....

Sorry about the hijack, and I hope you and your son continue to build memories of great times together!

Regards,
Glenn

Passing the torch is always special!