Body Swap Difficulty

[patrickt]

And "building the car with my son" won't work. He'll lose interest, the car won't get built, and you'll end up selling it all as a box of parts and partially finished pieces. If you want a Cobra, buy one. But before you do, study the hobby for a year or two.

[RZee]

Originally Posted by patrickt

And "building the car with my son" won't work. He'll lose interest, the car won't get built, and you'll end up selling it all as a box of parts and partially finished pieces. If you want a Cobra, buy one. But before you do, study the hobby for a year or two.

My son is 11 months old. He's entertained easily, and I'm not relying on him to do the heavy lifting.

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by RZee

My son is 11 months old. He's entertained easily, and I'm not relying on him to do the heavy lifting.

Then he'll burn himself on the side pipes. Just follow the hobby for a few years and, if you still have the bug then, revisit the idea.

[twobjshelbys]

Originally Posted by patrickt

And "building the car with my son" won't work. He'll lose interest, the car won't get built, and you'll end up selling it all as a box of parts and partially finished pieces. If you want a Cobra, buy one. But before you do, study the hobby for a year or two.

What he says is so true. Father-son projects are rarely completed by either. Along with a fire sale on all the tools you bought that you would have used only once and never used anyway.