Dumb luck & paying it forward
So the story starts with a trip to my machinists to fix my screw up. There is a fella inside that seen my ‘73 Cuda window decal and starts talking about not being able to get rid of a K frame even for free. Well, since he was talking about a “A” body K frame that was motor mount less and modified for a deep pan, I was game. Free? YUP! Free. Lower control arms, struts, steering linkages, yea man!
He refused money out right, wouldn’t take it. He then asks me what engine I’m running.
“A 400” I say.
Him - Need headers?
ME - sure could use a set.
Him - Come here!” Goes into his shed, makes a bunch of racket, says to me,
“Here! Hold this!” And digs out another header.
Him - “Promise me one thing! Don’t sell them.”
Me - “No problem! Swear!”
So I get home, pick up the phone and text a member here and say, “Do you need headers for your sons project car still?”
Scott, a FABO member - “Yea! Why?”
So I sent him a picture saying, “Come get these! Free! No worries, just come and get’em!” “Needs a small weld.”
So now his 17 YO (Who WELDS and WORKS on the car) has headers for his big block Dart.
And the young gun totally digs MoPars!
Keep up the good work “Bren!”
(Coates Hooker Super Comps, 2 inch tubes.)
Oh, it’s not that Dominator is small, Bren is freakin big. For surely over 6 feet tall.
So the story starts with a trip to my machinists to fix my screw up. There is a fella inside that seen my ‘73 Cuda window decal and starts talking about not being able to get rid of a K frame even for free. Well, since he was talking about a “A” body K frame that was motor mount less and modified for a deep pan, I was game. Free? YUP! Free. Lower control arms, struts, steering linkages, yea man!
He refused money out right, wouldn’t take it. He then asks me what engine I’m running.
“A 400” I say.
Him - Need headers?
ME - sure could use a set.
Him - Come here!” Goes into his shed, makes a bunch of racket, says to me,
“Here! Hold this!” And digs out another header.
Him - “Promise me one thing! Don’t sell them.”
Me - “No problem! Swear!”
So I get home, pick up the phone and text a member here and say, “Do you need headers for your sons project car still?”
Scott, a FABO member - “Yea! Why?”
So I sent him a picture saying, “Come get these! Free! No worries, just come and get’em!” “Needs a small weld.”
So now his 17 YO (Who WELDS and WORKS on the car) has headers for his big block Dart.
And the young gun totally digs MoPars!
Keep up the good work “Bren!”
(Coates Hooker Super Comps, 2 inch tubes.)
Oh, it’s not that Dominator is small, Bren is freakin big. For surely over 6 feet tall.
