Helping Out Another Car Guy

71ChallengeHer · March 06, 2011, 11:39:49 AM

We have a friend , Ken. He owns a Willys truck. Ken goes to all the car shows with us. He is a great guy. All the guys help get his scooter out of his truck for him. Ken is on oxygen. At the end of the car show season last year we told him we would detail his motor compartment for he, since he can't do it himself. Ken stopped by 2 weeks ago and told us he has pancreatic cancer. And only a 30 % change of surviving the surgery. So , we decided to do a mini overhaulin . Ken thinks his truck is getting detailed. But we pulled his 305. And dropped a 355 with a 4.90 lift in it. : We made a lot of calls. And got volunteers.

71ChallengeHer · March 06, 2011, 11:40:36 AM

I missed the engine pull. I couldn't go down til I got off work.

71ChallengeHer · March 06, 2011, 11:41:24 AM

The 355 is in.

71ChallengeHer · March 06, 2011, 11:42:13 AM

b5blue · March 06, 2011, 11:42:57 AM

Your one special gal!

71ChallengeHer · March 06, 2011, 11:43:14 AM

twodko · March 06, 2011, 11:44:19 AM

What a wondeful story! Great way to begin my Sunday. I'm so sorry for that gentleman but he's blessed to have all of you as his extended family. Fantastic!

71ChallengeHer · March 06, 2011, 11:44:40 AM

Shelby and I hard at work.

71ChallengeHer · March 06, 2011, 11:46:31 AM

The payoff will be seeing Ken's face when he fires it up. I'll post pics when he picks it up.

4cruzin · March 06, 2011, 11:47:42 AM

A very honorable task for someone in need. Extremely cool!

jaak · March 06, 2011, 11:52:00 AM

Awesome story, this is what the hobby should be about. Kudos to you and all your friends that helped

Jason

General_01 · March 06, 2011, 12:00:58 PM

Great story. You the the volunteers are show what friendship is all about.

moparsons · March 06, 2011, 12:02:27 PM

Awesome people

Marck · March 06, 2011, 12:02:42 PM

That's what's it all about...

Nacho-RT74 · March 06, 2011, 12:13:49 PM

GREEEAT HISTORY!!

KUDOS FOR YOU!!!

Just 6T9 CHGR · March 06, 2011, 12:45:24 PM

Quote from: 71ChallengeHer on March 06, 2011, 11:44:40 AM
Shelby and I hard at work.

You go girls!

BrianShaughnessy · March 06, 2011, 01:07:29 PM

That's so nice of you Jackie!

Thanks also to Shelby

Hope your friend is pleasantly surprised and best wishes from DC.com

Silver R/T · March 06, 2011, 03:30:33 PM

Nice to have real friends

Roger 68 charger · March 06, 2011, 04:18:55 PM

GOOD Friends are hard to come by

mikesbbody · March 06, 2011, 04:59:19 PM

Great Story Jackie!

I'm sure Ken will be Over the moon! I too have good Friends who help me out of those Jobs that are easier with more than one Person or, something I'm not 100% sure about.

BIGBLCK11 · March 06, 2011, 05:00:23 PM

Very caring and generous of you and your daughter, plus all the other folks! A great act of kindness for another auto enthusiast and friend!

69 Bama R/T · March 06, 2011, 05:24:46 PM

This is what separates the mopar people from the x brand IME

Hissing Cobra · March 06, 2011, 06:03:56 PM

Very heart warming story. He's lucky to have all of you as his friends. God bless him with his treatments.

71ChallengeHer · March 06, 2011, 07:47:35 PM

Quote from: 69 Bama R/T on March 06, 2011, 05:24:46 PM
This is what separates the mopar people from the x brand IME

Well. everyone that volunteered have all makes., Ford, Chevy and Mopar. They are just good people, that care about their friends

And Bart( chevy guy ) donated the motor.

As of today, the motor is running. Just detailing left.

NHCharger · March 06, 2011, 07:58:04 PM

Wow, very nice.

bakerhillpins · March 06, 2011, 09:52:01 PM

That is just TOO cool! This really brightened my day. Thanks.

resq302 · March 06, 2011, 10:21:49 PM

Nice thing you, shelby, and his friends did. Hopefully he beats this thing!

TUFCAT · March 06, 2011, 11:32:42 PM

All I can say is WOW!

Bob T · March 07, 2011, 03:54:56 AM

Not that many people do volunteer work these days and especially on a level with $$ and commitment involved.
Well done, Be proud, all of you, you will make him a very happy man and it sounds like he could do with some cheer

Great to be able to participate in someones positive actions for the good of a deserving person

Some guys out here did a full resto incl panel/paint and BB 402 job on a 72 Holden Monaro for a 30 year old family guy that had had a stroke and left with a type of brain injury leaving him unable to drive. His partner drives him around and just loves it. Great story all round.

tan top · March 07, 2011, 04:44:48 AM

great stuff

firefighter3931 · March 08, 2011, 11:23:57 AM

Very Cool Jackie

Ron

TeeWJay426 · March 08, 2011, 03:51:54 PM

That's a cool story, Jackie! Hopefully he will get to enjoy the 'updates' to his ride for a long time to come.

1970Moparmann · March 28, 2011, 09:52:06 PM

That's awesome to get a bunch of people together for such a good cause. How is the project going??

nvrbdn · March 28, 2011, 10:00:30 PM

great job, what a wonderful bunch of friends

71ChallengeHer · March 28, 2011, 10:06:34 PM

I have to resize all the pics.

We gave the truck to Ken on Sunday. And wow . what a moment. He cried. And kept saying " I feel like I on that TV show " We told him he was " Broke Ass Overhaulin " And another really cool thing. One of the guys knew where Ken had his car show sign made. So, I dropped of the sign at Sarge's. He took it in to get the motor size changed from 305 to 355. He told the guy what we were doing. And he made him a new sign for free.

I'll post pic tomorrow when I get home from work.

Old Moparz · March 29, 2011, 09:12:28 AM

Very cool story Jackie.

400/6/PAC · March 30, 2011, 10:35:20 AM

That's an awsome thing to do.

quadram4 · March 30, 2011, 02:57:10 PM

Very, very, cool! All of u r true friends!

Drache · March 30, 2011, 03:01:20 PM

I will openly admit this story brought a tear to my eye... good on you and yours!

General_01 · March 30, 2011, 03:51:34 PM

We need pics !!!!

rt green · March 30, 2011, 03:57:21 PM

very cool indeed

71ChallengeHer · March 30, 2011, 04:31:33 PM

I'm working on the pics. I can't download them from work.

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