Stop in for a cup of coffee

welding is the most empowering thing any one can learn in this hobby. Once she masters welding, anything is possible. Welding is more empowering than burning your bra ...I know, I have tried both and welding makes you feel 7 feet tall. The burnt bra just makes a mess and starts smoking and doesn't go up in flames like you would think, then after its charred you just realized that you need to go to Wal-Mart to buy another one because you really needed that one you just burned.

Then she will get to the point where she wont date guys who cant weld. It just seems hard to call a guy as a real man when he cant even weld and claims to be a "car guy". its like he might as well get a prius and get it over with and save a lot of people a lot of head shakes.

She has the correct 74 oval snorkel air cleaner, that is a good unit there. She also has a 70 deck lid emblem.

very good taste in cars, at least she wasn't sucked into the car world on one of those weird little early A's.


She's not every experienced, but with some proper instruction, I think we can make a Rani out of her. She has the interest and enthusiasm and seems eager to learn. I told her that I'd help her replace her leaf springs on her car. I told her to bring a pair of "grubby" clothes that she doesn't mind getting greasy because she'll be turning wrenches also. I am a hands on teacher and will do one while she watches, then she gets to do the other. The best way to learn is to do it, not watch someone do it, you retain more that way...


She's still learning the name of most of the parts and what they do. She'll catch on in time.

I told her about you Rani and sent her a link to your "Suzy R/T" thread. She commented that she liked your attitude and enthusiasm.

I just don't like that some of the mechanics she's used seem to be taking advantage or her. So I'll teach her how to fix it herself and not have to get ripped off. She's already had two different guys rebuild the trans... :banghead:

I don't want people ripping her off to drive her out of the hobby. Her Dart is her daily driver. She wants to work all the bugs out of it and drive the wheels off it...