Recycled Newbee

[Monc440]

I have been in the automotive, muscle car, hot rod scene my entire life. I grew up on a farm where my dad taught me all about fixing anything mechanical. Because dairy farming wasn't vary profitable in the late 70's and 80's my dad also had a body shop specializing in hot rods (pre 1948 cars) and muscle cars from 1963 to 1972. We were always a Mopar family and at 15YO I bought my first car, a 1970 Dart 340 car for $750. It had a new 340 engine that needed to be assembled and the body was so rusty from the Michigan winters the front fenders were flapping in the wind going down the road. My dad let me use the shop to build the car and by my 16th BD it was completely done. My car building resume, cars I helped build in my dads shop; 1970 Dart, 72 Duster, 3 Model A Ford's, 1934 Hudson, 1932 Plymouth, 1932 Ford, 1970 Charger, 1939 Ford Deluxe, 1969 Camaro, Cars I built myself: 1972 Pro-Street Dart, 1930 Model A Ford, 1963 Plymouth Sport Fury, 1976 Dodge Power Wagon, 1982 Ford F100 2wd, 1983 Ford F150 4wd.

I went on to get a degree in automotive technology and have made my career in the automotive world. From 1996 to 2011 I contracted to Ford, GM, Chrysler, VW as a training designer/instructor and in 2011 I started working at Toyota R&D in Ann Arbor Michigan.

My project now is a 1970 Plymouth Sport Fury with a V10 swapped in. I have a build thread over on FCBO if you care to see it.

 

[DeltaV]

Welcome from Georgia.

Recycled? How about retread?

 

[HawkRod]

Welcome from PA!

 

[Beekeeper]

Welcome aboard!

 

[mr. b]

welcome to FBBO from Pa

 

[Jerry Hall]

Welcome from Alabama, great to have extensive training in all brands, I'm sort of lost on anything non Mopar and not from 62-72.

 

[Monc440]

welcome to FBBO from Pa

Is that a white 63 in your pic?

 

[65Bel]

Welcome to FBBO from Illinois. Post a pic or two of your Fury project here in Welcome Wagon.

 

[ckessel]

Welcome.

 

[mr. b]

yes it is it’s a 63 fury 440 with a 4 speed

 

[Monc440]

yes it is it’s a 63 fury 440 with a 4 speed

Nice the last one I built was a 63 Fury with a 440 and 518 4 speed automatic. It was white and was sold to a guy in Pontiac Mi then I lost track of it.

 

[oldbee]

Welcome aboard from Ohio.

 

[polywideblock]

G, day from Australia

 

[Gus chiggins]

Welcome aboard. A '70 Sport Fury with a viper v10. Very cool. That engine bay should be large enough to accomodate that motor.

 

[Budnicks]

Welcome to the 'Darkside' FBBO from Snowy NorCal Sierras

sounds like a cool career & lots of different cars
you should fit right in here

 

[HD539]

Welcome from Washington State.

 

[davek]

from S Carolina

 

[68sprtsat383]

Welcome

 

[Hey-O]

Welcome from Missouri!!

 

[Monc440]

Welcome aboard. A '70 Sport Fury with a viper v10. Very cool. That engine bay should be large enough to accomodate that motor.

Yes the V10 just fits. Easier than a 440 in a dart. The V10 that is in it now is a Ram until I get the Viper/Ram hybrid engine built.