Re: New guy late intro

[Dave64 <lt7dave@xxxxxxxxx>]

Welcome to the club, Dave!  I'm a relatively new member myself (I joined last June).  There are a lot of guys in the club who are extremely knowlegeable and helpful.  I've learned a lot here already.  Sounds like you have a great car.  Best wishes with your restoration.

Dave
'64 Belvedere
2D, HT, 318 Poly, PB Auto

--- On Tue, 3/2/10, David Bailey <bb64d440@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: David Bailey <bb64d440@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: New guy late intro
> To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Tuesday, March 2, 2010, 5:56 AM
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> Hello, I’m Dave and I’ve been visiting this site for
> quite some time and recently joined about a month ago. I’m
> not only new to the ’62 to ’65 Mopar site but a new and
> dedicated Mopar Fan since I owned my ’64 Dodge for about 5
> years now.  I’m of senior age and just 7 months into
> retirement and reside in Eastern PA. I don’t know what
> took me so long to come to my senses, I guess what they say
> is true, with age comes wisdom!
> I’ve been car crazy all my life. I’m mechanically
> inclined and been school trained and employed in the auto
> body repair and refinishing field during and after my high
> school years (a long time ago) but left the trade in favor
> of improved benefits and income.
> I remember during my high school days, admiring those
> potent "then late model" Mopars of the 60’s of which I
> could not afford to buy then. So today, my project car is a
> ’64 Dodge B body two-door hardtop model 440. It has the
> original 383 4 barrel and 4 on the floor w/dual exhaust and
> 8 ¾” Sure-Grip. No p/s, p/b or A/C just a straight AM
> radio and heater. In my mind, this is a perfect example of
> one of those memorable and classic Mopar muscle cars of the
> day. 
> It is now in my humble 25’X40’ shop under-going a
> complete tear down getting ready for a full rotisserie
> repair / rebuild. There is ample evidence in all the usual
> areas of haphazard patchwork/repairs that must first come
> out in order to be correctly repaired. But I don’t mind, I
> have the time now and I’m back doing what I’ve always
> loved. 
> For the present, my plan is to re-store it to ‘as
> stock’. I’ve always appreciated originality. Although,
> the further I progress with the teardown, the more difficult
> it’s becoming to resist the urge to soup-it-up! (Or
> hot-rod it!) So maybe if I do any hot-rodding to it, it may
> well only be the reversible bolt-on type of modifications.
> Thanks for having me!
> Mopar questions will follow, believe me!
> Dave Bailey    
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