Hello from MA!
Hello everyone,
My name is Ryan, I'm 19, and I'm new to the site.
I live in Central MA, North Brookfield to be exact.
I am now the proud owner of a 1974 Dodge Dart Swinger 2dr 318 V8 Automatic, which I agreed to purchase yesterday for $1800 and I pick up on Sunday from New Hampshire.
Its currently flat black hot rod primer with a half black, half tan interior. (The current owner began a black interior conversion, but never finished it)
The original color was a gold/cream, as visible in the picture.
Here is my new baby and project:
It is not perfect, it needs a few things:
A new windshield
A new speedo cable (a new one is included)
New Tranny Lines (a pre-bent set is included)
New Driver's fender (a decent fender is included)
Some rear quarter panel bondo-fixing
New Front tires
Interior work (My Specialty! :D)
Several neat things it does have:
4bbl intake on the 318
Brand New True Dual Exhaust with 2 Flowmasters (I don't know what model, the P.O. didn't know)
Nearly mint underneath
No rust on the doors or door sills.
I've done a lot of interior work and some minor mechanical work to my current vehicles, and I've learned a lot, but this is my first "project car" undertaking, as well as my first hands-on experience with bondo, bodywork, and engine-related issues.
The car will be a grandfather, father & son project, as well as numerous other friends and relatives who want to help. My dad and I split the cost in mainly in order to have a hobby this summer, but also because I've really wanted a muscle car for a long time now (since I was around 13!)
I am new to the A-body scene, and this is my first pre-1997 car I've owned, so I'll be asking lots of questions and trying to read up and learn how to work on it.
As a matter of fact, I'll be posting a thread with some questions in a few minutes.
My other cars are:
A 2002 Dodge Intrepid ES, which is my baby and summer-only daily driver. I've done a LOT of work and mods to this car. I'll post about it sometime later.
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A 1997 Ford Taurus GL, which is my winter daily driver. I've done a fair amount of work to this car too, nothing as cool as the Intrepid though.
I'm a member of two other forums as well, www.LHForums.net, where I'm a moderator, and www.TaurusClub.com.
I was extremely excited to find out there was a forum for the A-body cars. :cheers:
Anyway, I guess that was a long into thread, but I'm very happy to be here and I know that I'm going to stick around and enjoy myself! :D
Hello everyone,
My name is Ryan, I'm 19, and I'm new to the site.
I live in Central MA, North Brookfield to be exact.
I am now the proud owner of a 1974 Dodge Dart Swinger 2dr 318 V8 Automatic, which I agreed to purchase yesterday for $1800 and I pick up on Sunday from New Hampshire.
Its currently flat black hot rod primer with a half black, half tan interior. (The current owner began a black interior conversion, but never finished it)
The original color was a gold/cream, as visible in the picture.
Here is my new baby and project:
It is not perfect, it needs a few things:
A new windshield
A new speedo cable (a new one is included)
New Tranny Lines (a pre-bent set is included)
New Driver's fender (a decent fender is included)
Some rear quarter panel bondo-fixing
New Front tires
Interior work (My Specialty! :D)
Several neat things it does have:
4bbl intake on the 318
Brand New True Dual Exhaust with 2 Flowmasters (I don't know what model, the P.O. didn't know)
Nearly mint underneath
No rust on the doors or door sills.
I've done a lot of interior work and some minor mechanical work to my current vehicles, and I've learned a lot, but this is my first "project car" undertaking, as well as my first hands-on experience with bondo, bodywork, and engine-related issues.
The car will be a grandfather, father & son project, as well as numerous other friends and relatives who want to help. My dad and I split the cost in mainly in order to have a hobby this summer, but also because I've really wanted a muscle car for a long time now (since I was around 13!)
I am new to the A-body scene, and this is my first pre-1997 car I've owned, so I'll be asking lots of questions and trying to read up and learn how to work on it.
As a matter of fact, I'll be posting a thread with some questions in a few minutes.
My other cars are:
A 2002 Dodge Intrepid ES, which is my baby and summer-only daily driver. I've done a LOT of work and mods to this car. I'll post about it sometime later.
&
A 1997 Ford Taurus GL, which is my winter daily driver. I've done a fair amount of work to this car too, nothing as cool as the Intrepid though.
I'm a member of two other forums as well, www.LHForums.net, where I'm a moderator, and www.TaurusClub.com.
I was extremely excited to find out there was a forum for the A-body cars. :cheers:
Anyway, I guess that was a long into thread, but I'm very happy to be here and I know that I'm going to stick around and enjoy myself! :D