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demon seed

The Original Demon Seed
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My 21 year old son has decided to follow in the old mans footsteps. Last week he bought a 71 Charger and a 73 Newport, land yacht. The 73's going to contribute it's 400-4 barrel and 727 tranny for the transplant in the Charger which is going to need a lot of body and interior work. I think he's going to do fine since he just started his Auto Technician apprenticehip at probably the best muscle car restoration shop in Western Canada (so they tell me). Maybe dad might even help him out with the power train, he's been
thinking along the lines of stroking that puppy (I wonder where he got that idea). The deal is that I'll do the financing along as it can't beat the Demon when it's done.

Anyone can do a Chebby, It takes attitude to do a Mopar :burnout:
 
:thumblef: Hey, good to here the bug has bitten. His main plan is probably just to go faster than the old man!! take lots of Pics, and send them down.
 
Keith Mopar said:
:thumblef: Hey, good to here the bug has bitten. His main plan is probably just to go faster than the old man!! take lots of Pics, and send them down.
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Yup Keith you're probably right. I just got to convince him to look at the project as long term 4-5 years. But you know kids nowadays, Hell he even wants to use my garage where the Demon resides.
 
Thats great ! I really enjoy our cars with my boys and cant wait to get my 63 done so we can go racing together. Ron
 
thats the way to go!
i´m sure he will end up with a fast and good looking car!
 
I have a 26 year old that could care less about cars. He`d rather read books, eat raw fish, and lift weights. I guess somebody has to save the world! It`s great that you two can share a hobby like this one , it will certainly be a bonding experience.
 
so i guess that demon (mopar) seed you planted took root huh? lol good for you both. i love to see the next generation into the older mopars, after all we can't save all of them!!!! :thumblef:
 
How well off is the 400? If it's in good shape, you could alllways pull some on the cheap tricks to get started. You know, bolt ons and a cam, hi stall converter w/gears and some suspension work.
 
rumblefish360 said:
How well off is the 400? If it's in good shape, you could alllways pull some on the cheap tricks to get started. You know, bolt ons and a cam, hi stall converter w/gears and some suspension work.
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The guy that sold the charger and newport started the newport and the 400 ran smooth as silk, not even a tap on startup. It's going to get all the goodies you can bet plus a stroker kit. :thumblef:
 
It took my youngest a little while to get into cars, but once he had his 67 Dart GT convertible he was almost hooked (well, he was 13 at the time), but when his older brother wrecked my 67 hardtop and I gave him the 440, hemi four speed, sure grip rear, console, Hurst shifter, rallye wheels, Barracuda dash, etc., etc. he was hooked (at 15). Now, at 20 he likes driving the Dart, but still gets bored at car shows, though. He's resurrected two turbo Dodges and is now in the process of a very ambitious project of getting our 67 fastback together. It's been in very small pieces for seven years now..........
 
Heck he can have fun with that 400 on the cheap if he don't want to spend the cash and stroke it right now. My boys 400 in his Dart is nothing fancy and I bet you could put that Charger in the 12's real easy with the combo close to the 400 in my boys Dart. I mean we just use a stock stroke 383 crank and simple KB pistons. Bone stock Eddy's that come out to 10.2 comp with the piston and the MP .557 cam with Crane iron rockers. Everything else is simple with 3.91 gears and a Dynamic 9.5 convertor. You just have to build with the weight in mind. Yea he could get 12's easy without spending a ton but he may want to just say what the heck and go real fast right away ! Ron
 
demon seed said:
Thanks guys. I just got this nagging feeling that it's going to be expensive. :book:
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The expense will pay dividens, of that I'm sure. After you are long gone, your son will remember your joint efforts, and he will always be grateful.
 
I grew up with street rods in the garage, since it's what my dad does for a living. He had a 68 Cuda in high school, i just bought my 1970 Dart. It is a project we are already enjoying. We are having so much fun i think he's going to get another car for himself! He had to sell the two that i remember helping with so it is a chance for a new start. Good luck with the car...get us pics ASAP!!

Peace...by the way it is awesome to hear that more and more of us youngsters would rather be driving a Mopar than a honda civic with a plane wing on the back!! your kids got the right mindset!!

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Yep the father son bonding is priceless ! Both my boys love cars and I did not make them they just grew up around them but we have such a great releationship and the time I get to spend with them and this hobby is awesome. Sure makes ya proud to see your kids having fun with ya and enjoying it. Ron
 
there is nothing like working on an old mopar with your father, i am just 24 and my duster was the first car i bought, i was 19 when i bought it ;)
the only problem i have is that every time i let my father borrow my car he returns it with alot of rubber on the quarter panels and in the rear wheel wells, but with the fuelcell full off something better than the 99octane pumpgas i fill it upp with;)
 
When my son was just a babe he went everywhere with my wife and I, even Saturday nights at the local Jack in the Box for show and tell. Our family car was a 69 Super Bee with a 440-6 4spd. with Dana 60. I can still remember the lightning bolts that would shoot from my wifes eyes if I dared crack the throttle open with our son in the car. Needless to say, the car had to go and a more family friendly car replaced it. I was without a muscle car for about 5 yrs. when I finally was permitted to get another. It started with Z and ended with 8, (OK it wasn`t a Mopar). Unfortunately my son never really took an interest in cars ,and still sees them today as nothing more than a mode of transportation. I think it`s fantastic that fathers and sons can share in any hobby,especially one such as the restoration and modification of the old Mopars.
 
Longgone said:
When my son was just a babe he went everywhere with my wife and I, even Saturday nights at the local Jack in the Box for show and tell. Our family car was a 69 Super Bee with a 440-6 4spd. with Dana 60. I can still remember the lightning bolts that would shoot from my wifes eyes if I dared crack the throttle open with our son in the car. Needless to say, the car had to go and a more family friendly car replaced it. I was without a muscle car for about 5 yrs. when I finally was permitted to get another. It started with Z and ended with 8, (OK it wasn`t a Mopar). Unfortunately my son never really took an interest in cars ,and still sees them today as nothing more than a mode of transportation. I think it`s fantastic that fathers and sons can share in any hobby,especially one such as the restoration and modification of the old Mopars.
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Boy Longgone, your story sounds very familiar. My last car before the Demon was a 69 Bee also. It had a 440, dual 4 barrel, 4 speed with the pistol grip and a Dana 60 with 3.55 gears. When that monster hooked it would damn near lift the front wheels off the ground, not bad for a 4000 lb car eh. Anyway I remember my son and daughter in the back seat and my son with his hands over his ears (he was 8 yrs. old). I sold the car when he was about 12 and went without for 6 yrs. till my wife said I should get a hobby and I was going to tell her to be afraid be very afraid and that's when the Demon came along. Last year I finished it off and started the beast for the first time and my son was behind the car and told me there's something wrong with the engine cause it was idling rough and sounding bad and I told him your hearing three things son. A lumpy cam, big bore exhaust and the sound of pure unadulterated testosterone, don't ever forget it. He was driving a 2000 Pontiac Grand Am 3.4 L and still is but says he now gets goosebumps when I fire up the Demon.

He's hooked really Bad :thumblef:
 
Did I detect a little Tim Allen in there? LOL, grunt, grunt ,grunt! I`m sure our story has played out in one fashion or another with many of the members here and if you`re lucky, your son will tell a very similar one. Best regards.- John
 
My dad was never into mopars. He had a 69 Mach 1 when he was in college but sold a few years after he graduated (said the floors were rusted out and the mirrors would shake, pretty bad shape, i think this was 76 or 77). Had an employee on our farm that told me about his buddies 2 challengers so i started looking at them online and got hooked that way. Bought my '68 Barracuda to restore when i was 16, bought my dart last summer to drive. My dad still doesn't take much interest in them, but he has helped me with a few problems that i had with the dart last year.
 
68 A said:
My dad was never into mopars. He had a 69 Mach 1 when he was in college but sold a few years after he graduated (said the floors were rusted out and the mirrors would shake, pretty bad shape, i think this was 76 or 77). Had an employee on our farm that told me about his buddies 2 challengers so i started looking at them online and got hooked that way. Bought my '68 Barracuda to restore when i was 16, bought my dart last summer to drive. My dad still doesn't take much interest in them, but he has helped me with a few problems that i had with the dart last year.
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Yea I can relate to your story. My father didn't show any interest in my cars or motorcycles when I was growing up and always said that as a mechanic I'd never amount to much. Well for the last 20 years I've consistantly earned a six figure salary as a Journeyman Millwright (lots of overtime) plus I hold 2 other tickets. The moral of this story is be your own man and try to abide by good moral standards and most importantly, get a little crazy sometimes and have fun as long as it's legal. :burnout:
 
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