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Frodee said:
So Kyle what part of the world are you transplanted from?
Don't know if you know what winter is like here but the first bad winter you encounter here is going to be an awakening.
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I would prefer not volunteer myself here for public execution with where I’m “from” … and I don’t want to ruin any already decent established relationships… having said that, I cannot confirm or deny if it’s below Oregon and above Mexico…

We’ve been here since November of 2021. Our first two winters were the two largest storms since 1997 and 2008 from what the neighbors and coworkers told us… so we got broke quick… plus we didn’t get a snowblower in time and I practiced the art of four letter word teeth chattering and shoveling techniques…

where we come from the snow is wet and very heavy, takes down trees and we would go two weeks or so without power… here the snow is violent and dry and the word “drift” takes on a whole new meaning when you can walk up and over your 6’ fence when the drift freezes… but hey, now its home!
 
GHOST RUSTERS said:
I would prefer not volunteer myself here for public execution with where I’m “from” … and I don’t want to ruin any already decent established relationships… having said that, I cannot confirm or deny if it’s below Oregon and above Mexico…

We’ve been here since November of 2021. Our first two winters were the two largest storms since 1997 and 2008 from what the neighbors and coworkers told us… so we got broke quick… plus we didn’t get a snowblower in time and I practiced the art of four letter word teeth chattering and shoveling techniques…

where we come from the snow is wet and very heavy, takes down trees and we would go two weeks or so without power… here the snow is violent and dry and the word “drift” takes on a whole new meaning when you can walk up and over your 6’ fence when the drift freezes… but hey, now its home!
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Welcome to North Dakota, glad to have you as a somewhat neighbor. I'm from Washington State but been here since the summer of 1999.
 
GHOST RUSTERS said:
Hello FABO,

(Remember I am a babbler, if you don’t want all the unnecessary details, skip to the end section 2). Apologies.)

1) I have an exciting announcement. After much deliberation and several band meetings… the family and I, with my dads blessing, have come up with what we believe to be our family car group name, (hope we don’t step on any toes) it’s just for fun so the family members that aren’t exactly wrenching are still involved…

my oldest, Ruby, age 11, came up with the idea… we wanted to stay in the theme of “resurrection” and or “zombie” or “afterlife” we tried “dead fish” or “fish bones” and so on in a creative and humerus poke at the story of our Barracudas story having lived and died and was then or is being, revived… if you’re familiar with our story…

After many attempts at coining a catchy and applicable theme… my daughter came up with this… “what if grandpas car is actually kind of like a ghost?… something that once was, then left or disappeared and came back as a spirit?” … after she drew the Mopar Maniac on our driveway, please enjoy the pictures… she continued with the idea that the little green monster aka the “Mopar Maniac” was a perfect example…

I asked her if she could show me what she meant… she drew a “ghost” version of the maniac operating a mopar car of her imagination… and after many rough drafts and creative thinking, sticking to theme of rat rods, junkyard cars and the like, my youngest, Penny, age 6, suggested that cars that are forgotten or sit and wait for restoration were ghosts in a graveyard of cars… and she called them “rusters” … we then threw “ghost” at it… and it stuck!

2) Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls and children of all ages… we are proud to present our new family car group name….

We are the
*****GHOST RUSTERS*****
(dramatic fan fare and applause!)

Not sure if it’ll get us in any trouble or cross anyone not having a trademark or anything, but I’m hoping it doesn’t need to go that far, it’s a harmless and fun thing to do for the family.

I am so proud of my daughters and wife for getting into it and making it fun and personalized. My dad loved the idea. Just another portion of the car culture having something there to offer everyone something to enjoy.

Hope you guys like it! I’ll be changing our profile picture and name over to the Ghost Rusters once I figure out how.

Thanks everyone in the FABO for your support and feedback! All the best and happy wrenching! (The girls names the ghost “Tinker”)

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Ok that is just cool as S*** and the manner in which you arrived at said title just makes it that much cooler. Clearly you are our kind of people albeit a bit more creative! You could sell a million shirts on here with your daughters artistic skills! I may be biased as we lived in Fargo for a great many years and hung out with @Frodee every chance we got. He is good people!
 
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Sublime one said:
Ok that is just cool as S*** and the manner in which you arrived at said title just makes it that much cooler. Clearly you are our kind of people albeit a bit more creative! You could sell a million shirts on here with your daughter’s artistic skills! I may be biased as we lived in Fargo for a great many years and hung out with @Frodee every chance we got. He is good people!
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Hey thank you so much for the support and kind words! I do appreciate the Fargo ND shoutout my wife and girls are foodies and love the Fargo and St. Paul scene. We’re super excited to be a part of the FABO and my daughter loves the updates on how many folks appreciate her efforts. And you’re right, all around good people. Thank you so much!
 
Long day.
The 37, im calling it done. For this year. This is what i found when i went to fill master cylinder. I suctioned it out,wiped it dry and refilled. Cycled pedal a few times and emptied refilled it a few times. So its better than when it came here. Then dragged out the firebird stuff, start on it tomorrow.

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Tooljunkie said:
Long day.
The 37, im calling it done. For this year. This is what i found when i went to fill master cylinder. I suctioned it out,wiped it dry and refilled. Cycled pedal a few times and emptied refilled it a few times. So its better than when it came here. Then dragged out the firebird stuff, start on it tomorrow.

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That looks nasty.
 
GHOST RUSTERS said:
Hello FABO,

(Remember I am a babbler, if you don’t want all the unnecessary details, skip to the end section 2). Apologies.)

1) I have an exciting announcement. After much deliberation and several band meetings… the family and I, with my dads blessing, have come up with what we believe to be our family car group name, (hope we don’t step on any toes) it’s just for fun so the family members that aren’t exactly wrenching are still involved…

my oldest, Ruby, age 11, came up with the idea… we wanted to stay in the theme of “resurrection” and or “zombie” or “afterlife” we tried “dead fish” or “fish bones” and so on in a creative and humerus poke at the story of our Barracudas story having lived and died and was then or is being, revived… if you’re familiar with our story…

After many attempts at coining a catchy and applicable theme… my daughter came up with this… “what if grandpas car is actually kind of like a ghost?… something that once was, then left or disappeared and came back as a spirit?” … after she drew the Mopar Maniac on our driveway, please enjoy the pictures… she continued with the idea that the little green monster aka the “Mopar Maniac” was a perfect example…

I asked her if she could show me what she meant… she drew a “ghost” version of the maniac operating a mopar car of her imagination… and after many rough drafts and creative thinking, sticking to theme of rat rods, junkyard cars and the like, my youngest, Penny, age 6, suggested that cars that are forgotten or sit and wait for restoration were ghosts in a graveyard of cars… and she called them “rusters” … we then threw “ghost” at it… and it stuck!

2) Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls and children of all ages… we are proud to present our new family car group name….

We are the
*****GHOST RUSTERS*****
(dramatic fan fare and applause!)

Not sure if it’ll get us in any trouble or cross anyone not having a trademark or anything, but I’m hoping it doesn’t need to go that far, it’s a harmless and fun thing to do for the family.

I am so proud of my daughters and wife for getting into it and making it fun and personalized. My dad loved the idea. Just another portion of the car culture having something there to offer everyone something to enjoy.

Hope you guys like it! I’ll be changing our profile picture and name over to the Ghost Rusters once I figure out how.

Thanks everyone in the FABO for your support and feedback! All the best and happy wrenching! (The girls names the ghost “Tinker”)

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Welcome @GHOST RUSTERS , creative butch there sir, and it was a long post to read, but it was readable and enjoying sir.
Northeast Arkansas here.
 
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