As a father facing 50 the time spent bonding with my two son's is at a premium. When it comes to bonding, there is little like working on a car or truck to cement those bonds. My oldest son drives a 1993 Dodge Shadow. It's his first car, a family hand me down with a lot of miles. Like any 13 year old car, it needs a little love and attention.
During the last cold snap my son attempted to roll the window down and the glass slid down inside. The practical sort he knew one quick cure, ducktape.
Having never done this job before he asked for my help in opening up the door. It's a simple, straight forward job yet it can intimate someone who's never done it before. Last Sunday we opened the door and discovered door lift channel broke. The door lift channel is riveted to the bottom of the door window. While this will be a simple job, getting this part wasn't going to be easy.
When it comes to belts, sparkplug, brakes and suspension parts you can walk into any part store and have it by the next day by the latest. Try and order body parts and even the largest parts jobbers can look very small. With some diligent searching we found the part online and it should arrive this week. Next Sunday, we will have it fixed and something else, a shared moment of two guys fixing a car.