Fred 2.0 is coming home this weekend

[ragtopfury]

So you FABO junkies are well aware of my son, Josh, and his misfortune of landing his 73 Dart Sport - named Fred- wheels up in a drainage ditch......

Well, he definitely wants to get back into it. So, as luck would have it, we found this 75 Duster located in Summerville, SC. Came out of Georgia about a year and a half ago, where it sat dormant inside a closed garage since 1995. Slant/auto car.

Fred 2.0 is coming home Saturday. We are leaving Friday around 630pm.

 

[ProjectBazza]

So you FABO junkies are well aware of my son, Josh, and his misfortune of landing his 73 Dart Sport - named Fred- wheels up in a drainage ditch......

Well, he definitely wants to get back into it. So, as luck would have it, we found this 75 Duster located in Summerville, SC. Came out of Georgia about a year and a half ago, where it sat dormant inside a closed garage since 1995. Slant/auto car.

Fred 2.0 is coming home Saturday. We are leaving Friday around 630pm.

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Congratulations on the find!

If/when you start working on the build I will certainly watch (subscribe?).

 

[slapstickjim]

Heading to north Carolina Friday to get a dart Saturday. I might be runn8ng down 81 to 17, who knows might even pass eachother. Good luck jim

 

[ragtopfury]

Heading to north Carolina Friday to get a dart Saturday. I might be runn8ng down 81 to 17, who knows might even pass eachother. Good luck jim

If you're in Reading PA, you'll pretty much pass by my place on your way south. I'm 40 minutes south of Gettysburg.

Kinda funny... our OG Fred came out of reading 3 years ago, from a transmission shop of all places.

 

[RAT ROD AL]

I know I've seen that on Facebook. Nice looking start. I have a grill AND a roll cage for that !!!!

 

[RustyRatRod]

Nice!

 

[ragtopfury]

.....Roll cage.......... come 'ere funny man.........



Kinda funny , Josh did find a 72? Dart down south with a cage in it.

 

[RAT ROD AL]

 

[ragtopfury]

Ha

 

[ragtopfury]

Well, just as expected... Fred Jr, as we are now calling it, is about 85% as good as the dude claimed and what the pics didn't show. Still well worth it in our minds. Nearly impossible to find this rust free in the snow belt for 2k.
Dude was accurate in the frame rails are 100% as are the qtrs and tail panel, roof , pillara ans doors. The fenders need a little work, but not much. Bumpers are eh. Plastic interior pieces are killed by the sun.

 

[pauly]

Looks like a good solid start. The smile on his face is quite telling. Safe travels on the way home

 

[ragtopfury]

Should be home about 7pm

 

[JDMopar]

Yank the bumpers off right quick and leave them on the back porch of our place at MB Travel Park. I'll deliver them to Tri City Plating for you to save on shipping! Congrats on the find. Hope it was a fun adventure for y'all.

 

[Demonic]

Going from Dodge to Plymouth eh?

I was about to post this for ya'll, looks like it been on the market for a year.

1974 Dodge dart sport 360 engine

74 Dodge dart sport 360 automatic eight and three-quarter rear runs and drives pretty solid car overall someone starting putting new quarters on it . have bumpers for it. I do not have the rear glass...

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[ragtopfury]

Yeah. That would have been just an hour from home instead of 10.... he wasn't in the mood to deal, and it's 2x what Josh's purchase budget is.

 

[ragtopfury]

Fred Jr is thinking "WTF dude! I'm from the south..."
I told him he ain't seen nuffin yet.

 

[Clelan]

Ha! I brought my car from Texas to the "People's Republic of Canadastan" Though that was several years ago, it spent a month outside this year for the first time! Yes, I'm sure she was shocked too!

Cley

 

[340sFastback]

Body looks really nice! Worth the trip.

 

[ragtopfury]

Body looks really nice! Worth the trip.

Front fenders both need a little work, but yes the rest is remarkable.

 

[volaredon]

Wish I could find similar though I currently don't have room.

 

[ragtopfury]

Well, Josh has been busy the last couple of weeks. Gutted the interior, swapped the 7.25 for the 8.75 from the OG Fred, and tonight his buddy came by for pizza and whatever else. Josh on the right, his buddy in the black shirt.

The whatever else ended up being the 2 of them removing the bumpers and dropping the slant and trans out.

GO BOYS GO!!!!! That's less I have to do. LOL

 

[mpgmike]

My Dad would put me to work doing automotive stuff. In retrospect, I'm grateful for the knowledge I learned being his go-fer. These boys are learning really valuable stuff!

 

[ragtopfury]

His buddy, Hunter, is working as a paid intern for the state in a heavy truck apprenticeship. Josh is working as an intern in commercial HVAC. Josh's job will convert to a full time apprenticeship when high school ends this year. Hunter's future depends if the state has any mechanic openings at the time.

 

[abdywgn]

His buddy, Hunter, is working as a paid intern for the state in a heavy truck apprenticeship. Josh is working as an intern in commercial HVAC. Josh's job will convert to a full time apprenticeship when high school ends this year. Hunter's future depends if the state has any mechanic openings at the time.

Good for them both! Maybe Hunter will end up with firetruck maintanence. ( yes, I don't know how to spell ).
HVAC is good also. Took those classes but could not get past the wiring part. Best wishes to both of them!

 

[ProjectBazza]

His buddy, Hunter, is working as a paid intern for the state in a heavy truck apprenticeship. Josh is working as an intern in commercial HVAC. Josh's job will convert to a full time apprenticeship when high school ends this year. Hunter's future depends if the state has any mechanic openings at the time.

I love this! Young men getting their hands dirty instead of…well….dang near everything else these days.

I’ve been in the Commercial HVAC industry for over 30 years, and while there have been a lot of changes in my time, I see a lot more coming in the years ahead. One thing I would say to Josh, were I to meet him face to face, is find one thing he’s really good at, and loves doing (controls, refrigeration, burners, tin work, installs, sales, heat loss/gain calcs, etc), and stick with that so he can be The Best at it. I carved my little niche in the industry years ago, and I’m fortunate enough that I could probably write my own ticket at almost any shop in town.

Great industry, and I sincerely wish him well in it, as the sky is truly the limit for good Engineers and Service Techs.

Jim