Motivated_dad
New Member
Hey y'all new to the community but trying to do something special for my son who is the absolute love of my life. *Disclaimer* I'm not pulling heartstrings to benefit in anyway, get a hand out, nor am I looking for something for nothing.
A couple years back during covid I was deployed for a year, my marriage had always been rocky but I felt it was better to sacrifice my happiness for my boys. It was a hard realization that this just lead to more unhappiness and unfairness to them. Now my marriage has become a statistic, and my teenager a child of divorce. Inevitably he feels the two people he depended on in his world have let him down. He's recently dedicated his interest into the world of automotive, racing, more specifically drifting and has committed himself to doing this after highschool and eventually opening his own shop and a race team. (This is his long goal)
I got him his first engine, 2JZ, and challenged him to tear it apart blueprint the engine and put it back together and have it start up. Ultimately then tearing it apart and rebuilding it to make it the powerhouse he wants in his first car.
In the mean time However what I'm looking for as I build his room are parts to hang, for him to enjoy when he's spending time not turning wrenches. I'm looking for used or damaged race/drift parts that may have sponsor logos, hoods quarter panels etc, that I can snag and hang up on his wall to surprise him and let him know I'm still here and present to support his dream in every way. (I even bought the business license and created the LLC for his first shop as a reminder of what he's working toward every day) anyway y'all can help if you know a guy who knows a guy would be great. Again not looking for a handout I don't mind purchasing just trying to find the parts.
Thanks y'all! God bless.
A couple years back during covid I was deployed for a year, my marriage had always been rocky but I felt it was better to sacrifice my happiness for my boys. It was a hard realization that this just lead to more unhappiness and unfairness to them. Now my marriage has become a statistic, and my teenager a child of divorce. Inevitably he feels the two people he depended on in his world have let him down. He's recently dedicated his interest into the world of automotive, racing, more specifically drifting and has committed himself to doing this after highschool and eventually opening his own shop and a race team. (This is his long goal)
I got him his first engine, 2JZ, and challenged him to tear it apart blueprint the engine and put it back together and have it start up. Ultimately then tearing it apart and rebuilding it to make it the powerhouse he wants in his first car.
In the mean time However what I'm looking for as I build his room are parts to hang, for him to enjoy when he's spending time not turning wrenches. I'm looking for used or damaged race/drift parts that may have sponsor logos, hoods quarter panels etc, that I can snag and hang up on his wall to surprise him and let him know I'm still here and present to support his dream in every way. (I even bought the business license and created the LLC for his first shop as a reminder of what he's working toward every day) anyway y'all can help if you know a guy who knows a guy would be great. Again not looking for a handout I don't mind purchasing just trying to find the parts.
Thanks y'all! God bless.