my mom asked how you rebuild a motor...

[V]

and after about 15 minutes of explaining the basic V8 operations, and bearings and rings..she chased me out of the kitchen with a knife...hey, she asked, haha

[camaro2you]

lol

[NJSPEEDER]

nice. my mom actually seems to understand a lot of teh parts of an engine and hwo they work. she started asking q's 5 or 6 years ago. hehe
i guess after watching both of her sons tear apart cars adn modify them she got curious as to what all the parts piled up in her garage were.

later
tim

[ar0ck]

They asked, you told, they walked away hahah

Dunno if its the same with other people, but all my mom is concerned about is... "will it effect gas mileage"

[78camaro]

Originally Posted by TransAm4Life

but all my mom is concerned about is... "will it effect gas mileage"

[The Fixer]

Originally Posted by TransAm4Life

Dunno if its the same with other people, but all my mom is concerned about is... "will it effect gas mileage"

All I hear is "Will it run when you're done?"

My family still can't believe that the TPI Monte was built by me and my buddy right in my driveway, even though they witnessed the whole thing.

[misterjuice]

Mom asked me if the boost gauge tells her how much she gets pushed back into the seat........I said yes.

Mom can powershifted my 2000 Z28 like nobody's business.......i never even powershifted the thing.

[skorpion317]

my mom doesn't understand any of it, won't ask any questions about it, but will flip out when I tell her I'm changing something. she doesn't understand why i have to.

[Trans Am Chick]

haha my moms ready to help me with w/e but i kinda dont trust her bc the things i have tried to talk to her about... she says the opposit of what majorty of people tell me. at least shes tryin tho.

[Ian]

I try to keep my mom out of it as much as possible. When ever she gets involved, suddenly my desicions get overridden and I cant do what I want to do. I could have bought a 1970 Z28 for 300 bucks, she said no. then I was gonna buy a 1963 Ford Falcon with a 390 and a four speed for 400 bucks, again denied.

[NJSPEEDER]

first tiem that happened i was in high school and on my parents insurance so i had no choice. after high school i started a policy of telling them after i made the purchase. it is harder for them to refuse once you pull up in the driveway.

later
tim

[Ian]

yeah, nowadays I just tell my dad what I'm gonna do and he is almost always all for it.
me: I'm going to go pick up a motor and tranny tomorrow
dad: thats great!

me: I think I'm gonna buy another car
dad: sounds good

I guess it helps to have a gear head for a dad

[12secondv6]

I don't think anyone in my family is aware there is an ENGINE under the hood of the car!

[90FormulaWS6]

Originally Posted by Ian

I guess it helps to have a gear head for a dad

WERD

[BigAls87Z28]

All my mom knows is that the red car sits on teh side of the garage, and that if it wasnt there, she could fill that side with more crap.....

[foff667]

Originally Posted by skorpion317

but will flip out when I tell her I'm changing something. she doesn't understand why i have to.

my wife understands alot of stuff now but will do the same as your mom with the flipping out thing sometimes hehe.

[79dizZy28]

Originally Posted by NJSPEEDER

after high school i started a policy of telling them after i made the purchase. it is harder for them to refuse once you pull up in the driveway.

thats how i do it too, much easier 8)

[Teds89IROC]

my moms famous words "is that something you need?" haha My dad was/is a gearhead, so even thought he may say "wait till after college" a few minutes later he gives me recomendations of people I should talk to lol

~Ted

[Wasted Youth]

my mom understands everything, my dad gets mad bc he says just buy a bike...and my x's were prissy girls that complained my car was too loud, why did it have to be fast, how it was unsafe because it lost traction when i got on it....damn i've heard it all...i just reply with why do you ask so many questions...or if you ever had to drive it, then you could worry about it...but somehow they always understood the loud stereo...which makes no sense...its still putting money into the car so WTF?

[Trans Am Chick]

ehh girls are weird...

[V]

girls are odd creatures, but they keep you occupied when a car cant....haha

[Trans Am Chick]

haha see? were good for something! with the exception of the few that are interested in cars... were just awsome. all around

[V]

awesome all around? i dunno if id go that far....haha

[lt14mla]

my parents always say, your never gonna get that money back out of the car when you go to sell it. They just dont understand...

[Wasted Youth]

Originally Posted by Trans Am Chick

haha see? were good for something!

not true at all, all girls perform differently...