12 yr old with a Jaaaag!

[kamilb1998]

Mark_Karting said:

Sorry if you've been asked this, but how did your parents allow this?! Not saying they shouldn't have and I think it's fantastic, but my possible project (1978 E12 528i) was just blocked by my parents as they won't let me put it in the garage and I'm 17! Kudos young man

I just asked and they said it would be OK.

[Haytch]

Can't believe your 12, would annoy me too much though knowing i would have to wait 5 years to drive it!

[Mark_Karting]

kamilb1998 said:

I just asked and they said it would be OK.

I hate you. Lucky bd!

[Skinnnnnyboy]

Bloody hell! I thought I was cool having a car at 15! Put me to shame

[dbdb]

kamilb1998 said:

Mark_Karting said:

Sorry if you've been asked this, but how did your parents allow this?! Not saying they shouldn't have and I think it's fantastic, but my possible project (1978 E12 528i) was just blocked by my parents as they won't let me put it in the garage and I'm 17! Kudos young man

I just asked and they said it would be OK.

I tried to buy a Jensen Interceptor when I was 16, but my parents vetoed it as well. I resented it for years...

[bazking69]

Excellent work. I wish my parents had given in and let me get a car when I was 12 (and I was banging on about having a car at 12...).

I had to make do with chancing a battered old mk2 Fiesta magically appearing in my dads garage when I was 16. Dad wasn't impressed with my recently acquired P&J. It was gone less than a week later.

[kamilb1998]

Some more from today, 180 grit paper on an orbital sander and 4 hours and 8 cuppas later I ended up with this...

[louismchuge]

please dont crash it when you past your test

[kamilb1998]

Some more photos from today, just sanding & priming




This needs a little bit more work, but otherwise came out OK

[PLamborghini]

Great work there Kamil, keep the updates coming!

[Wacky Racer]

My Dad bought one of these brand new in 1988.....

Top work.

[kamilb1998]

Some more pics from today...

[TotalControl]

I am seriously impressed. Well done.

[007 VXR]

Keep it up lad

[RV8]

I think you're doing a great job, well done for taking up a worthwhile hobby and you've got great parents for supporting it. I hope if i ever have kids they are interested in cars.

[iamrcb]

Lazy post alert. I've dipped in an out of this post since the start, so are you REALLY 12?

Expecting OTT intelligent child, who just happens to like cars and hard work/effort (good on you) or is this project really being led and mostly done/paid for by someone else and you are helping out?

PS. I want to beleive that you have bought this from money saved and are leading/doing the work youself.

Edited by iamrcb on Saturday 9th April 23:43

[minerva]

Please don't take this the wrong way because I am seriously impressed with this whole thread, but the car was purchased in Oct 2008 which make him at least 14, if not 15, now?

[Ben3883]

In the OP in 2010 he said he was 12. which makes him 13 now. Not that I can see that it makes the slightest bit of difference. It's a brilliant project

Edited by Ben3883 on Sunday 10th April 11:56

[kamilb1998]

iamrcb said:

Lazy post alert. I've dipped in an out of this post since the start, so are you REALLY 12?

Expecting OTT intelligent child, who just happens to like cars and hard work/effort (good on you) or is this project really being led and mostly done/paid for by someone else and you are helping out?

PS. I want to beleive that you have bought this from money saved and are leading/doing the work youself.

Edited by iamrcb on Saturday 9th April 23:43

I'm 13 now. I am doing all the work myself at the moment. The only work that I'll have someone else doing is welding and painting. I did buy the car from my own money that I saved up, and the money I spend on the car is money I have saved up too.

[kamilb1998]

Ben3883 said:

In the OP in 2010 he said he was 12. which makes him 13 now.

Edited by Ben3883 on Sunday 10th April 11:56

Correct!