Skipz
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Registered: 23rd Aug 03
Location: Falkirk: Drives:nothing but gettin another Corsa
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Buy an Old Banger of a Car and help him take it to pieces.. thats what My Uncle done with me when i Was about 6, I could help rebuild a 5.0 V8 before i was 8 and could Spray paint when i was 7, by the time i was 13 i was lifting out full engines with a Crane strip it and rebuild it all By myself while my uncle sat and watched!
if you buy him a Full car for say £50 there's no end to the things you can teach him and learn yourself 
It will probably be the Best £50 you've ever spent on your Lad aswell
[Edited on 29-05-2005 by h18_oab]
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BeArDy
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i have engines all over the place here, but i want him to take it apart himself anf me watch, but a rust old £50 banger is going to be welded together and be hasent got the grip to be using airtools just yet.
really thinking about a go-kart mind you, with a small engine and then see how we get on with that, or even rebuild his Quad....
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Skipz
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Registered: 23rd Aug 03
Location: Falkirk: Drives:nothing but gettin another Corsa
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you could get a decent Non runner for £50-£100 quid that hasnt beenwelded up... or if they are really struggling to shift them might geta New Rover 25 for about that money 
Go-Kart sounds like a Good idea though!
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Stoneyginger
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Location: Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire
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without sounding stupid do these little engines you are talking about actually run or are they actually just models 
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timmy101
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Location: halesowen
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make one of them off road karts. as for the engine how about a motor bike engine. summert like a 600 isnt too big or too heavy. a go kart engine is really simple to learn the basics with but they are very simple to build and if ur lad is already becomeing a car building god then i think it may be a little too easy for him.
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Paul H
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Registered: 11th Aug 03
Location: Lincoln.
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buy him this.use the real thing 
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=43122&item=4551534853&rd=1&tc=photo
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drunkenfool
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Registered: 7th Feb 03
Location: Hereford Drives: Audi R8 V8
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I got one from littlewoods direct or whatever it was called, when someone posted up all those codes for money off and free delivery, i got it for £ delivered in the end and its pretty cool!
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Paul_J
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Registered: 6th Jun 02
Location: London
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Sounds cool
Just don't do the sort of thing my dad would do - get something for us to build together - then play the game of I watch while he builds it 
[Edited on 30-05-2005 by Paul_J]
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3CorsaMeal
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not read it all, but i know what u need, and know a place that does em
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