Princess Valiant
A.K.A. Rainy Day Auto
A mopar girl on the rise?? Nothing would be sweeter than growing up and cruising around with dad in a 69 dart.
A dad with a 69 'CUDA that he bought as a used car in 1972 was a huge impression on me.
Stop in for a cup of coffee
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A mopar girl on the rise?? Nothing would be sweeter than growing up and cruising around with dad in a 69 dart.
A dad with a 69 'CUDA that he bought as a used car in 1972 was a huge impression on me.
Cool. I wish there were guys who want to work on there mopars near me, I love the challenge. Two FABO members in my town but they have not replied to PM. Next best thing is FABO forums. I have learned a lot, some things I did not want to learn.
ScampMike
Despicable Damn Yankee
regular guy with some darn sick talents!
Thanks! Yeah, I'm just a regular guy with a vintage Mopar...
Oh yeah, and here's one of my custom interior jobs from back in the day. '56 Caddy rotisserie restoration...
Princess Valiant
A.K.A. Rainy Day Auto
Thanks! Yeah, I'm just a regular guy with a vintage Mopar...
Oh yeah, and here's one of my custom interior jobs from back in the day. '56 Caddy rotisserie restoration...
that looks great, looks like you are my new mentor to take notes from.
I have dabbled with Upholstery and I have a Consew machine that is made for upholstery.
I have not done much with it yet because I always have a zillion things going on and so far I think I prefer welding over any other automotive function but in order to restore our own cars, we have to be well rounded.
Ddaddy
Just doing what I do
A mopar girl on the rise?? Nothing would be sweeter than growing up and cruising around with dad in a 69 dart.
A dad with a 69 'CUDA that he bought as a used car in 1972 was a huge impression on me.
Oh yeah, she LOVES the Dart and nothing makes her happier than working on it with me. She thinks it's the greatest thing in the World.
ScampMike
Despicable Damn Yankee
we must live in the same town on opposite coasts... O
Ddaddy
Just doing what I do
LOL! Maybe...I dunno...I just do what I do and I'm happy when other folks like it!
Ddaddy
Just doing what I do
Thanks! I'll be glad to give you any help I can. I used a Singer industrial machine back then but...sewing is sewing!
Princess Valiant
A.K.A. Rainy Day Auto
Oh yeah, she LOVES the Dart and nothing makes her happier than working on it with me. She thinks it's the greatest thing in the World.
because it is!!!
cars are the greatest invention of man-kind. Cars teach life lessons if you listen and they teach science and art as you mentioned.
The auto industry is just gorgeous.
When I was younger, I didn't have direction in life and I wasn't sure what to do with myself and my adoptive parents suggested auto classes and try messing with cars.
Such greatness is seldom seen in the world.
plus I found that auto classes count as humanities for a bachelors degree so I think every kid should take a class or two, it just may change them for the better.
ScampMike
Despicable Damn Yankee
they are great therapy too - believe me - LOL
Princess Valiant
A.K.A. Rainy Day Auto
when I first bought the consew I was amazed how heavy the industrial machines are. Before that I have done what could be called light sewing, like making clothes with light fabrics. I have an Elna for the little stuff. The elna always seemed like a Cadillac of a machine because it is fancy with a little computer and all the fancy expensive stuff that people don't really need.
Then I got on the consew and it was like 440 power compared to the elna. LOL
ScampMike
Despicable Damn Yankee
I need more coffee
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Ddaddy
Just doing what I do
Oh yeah, my wife has a top-line White computerized machine that I bought her with a little bit of power (it can sew leather) and she always says "It's fairly powerful...but not like that Singer was!"
That singer could sew though 10 layers of leather 1-1/4" thick total and wouldn't even strain. The hardest thing to learn was how to throttle it. It always wanted to go either like a snail or jump to full speed. At full speed it could sew a 4' door panel stitch through 2 layers of vinyl and 1/2" of foam in about 5 seconds!
This is what it looked like...
Ddaddy
Just doing what I do
ScampMike
Despicable Damn Yankee
maybe time for beer and stuff..:twisted: LOL
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Ddaddy
Just doing what I do
nice! Beer and ....STUFF!!! in the 70's
Ddaddy
Just doing what I do
If you want to get a sense of industrial sewing power, this kinda gives you the idea...
ScampMike
Despicable Damn Yankee
wha... hehehe - oh well... tis that time - cyas! have a good night all
nice! Beer and ....STUFF!!! in the 70's
What only 7 quarters? Kind weak! WOW!
Ben Drinkin
Hey bartender!
nice! Beer and ....STUFF!!! in the 70's
Heavy on the Stuff for some of us. That's why they're referred to as the 'Wonder Years'. It's a wonder we made it through them..
Ddaddy
Just doing what I do
Ben Drinkin
Hey bartender!
Or wonder where they went...and then wonder if we were actually there.
Fun times. Don't think I'd do it again, but wouldn't change a thing either! Been shot at over dumb crap, lost good friends to dumb crap, 'lost' a lot of years to dumb crap... but all that dumb crap made us who we are today... and what a ride!
You telling me that will sew those quarters together?
Ddaddy
Just doing what I do
Yeah man! I cannot, and will not tug at the loose threads of the tapestry of my life. It will only cause the entire thing to unravel.
All the stuff I did, I should have never survived this long much less even have a functioning brain. But here I am!
The path travelled makes us who we are...and we couldn't be it unless we had traveled that path.
No one ever got smarter without first realizing that they were stupid.
Perhaps becoming smarter requires that you are stupid first?
Something I discuss with my daughter routinely. I tell her that she WILL be stupid...a LOT. She just needs to survive it and learn. Only then will she become all that she wants to be.
I think...
Maybe it's just my 3rd beer of the evening talking...
LOL!
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