Newbie from Carolina

[chufham]

I was sent here to this site by Py member cause I want my old car to handle,I have a 74 Ventura that I plan to put a 400 in I am new at this hope no one minds alot of questions.Thanks,Cliff

[Todds69]

Welcome aboard, no one here minds questions, so feel free to ask....

[chufham]

What's the best way to get started it's all very new to me?

[dhardison]

Cliff, where in NC do you live? I lived there for 30 years before moving to OH in '02.


Dan

[gbeals]

Welcome.. Wilmington NC here.

[chufham]

I live in Morganton,abbout 55 miles from ashville on I-40

[zbugger]

What's the best way to get started it's all very new to me?
Well, first of all, your car is has the same chassis as the 74 Nova. On top of that, I think that's the same as the first gen Camaro. Try doing a search in the suspension section. Make sure your head doesn't explode though. There's a ton to learn. Got any pics of your car? Good luck with it. Oh yeah, welcome to the site.

[deadcarny]

my first car was a 77 ventura, buccaneer red..LOL..

[chufham]

no i don't have any pictures of my car,I just bought it at the end of January it will be my daily driver.But I have had not a chance I will have to rewire it and do the brakes.I looked at baer brakes and stainless steel brakes and they are out of reach for me so I hope I can come up with some modifications to do on a budget.

[Bill Howell]

Welcome chufham,
Since you are so close, you should come on over next weekend to our little get together here in Pigeon Forge. We would love to have you. :icon996:

[chufham]

I wish I could join everyone in Pigeon Forge but have company coming in from out of town.Thanks for the invite

[chufham]

I want to Thank everone for making a person welcome.So far I have learned a little about suspension but blew a gasket the other day:icon_razz .So much to take in so I am trying to narrow it down and sofar I have gotten some good tips.So I am wondering being new to all this if it would be better to start off with Guldsrands mods first and then go to GW for a upgrade?

Thanks,Cliff

[Tim_in_NC]

Wow,

Haven't met too many others from Morganton, NC...

That's were I grew up and my parents still live...

I live in Raleigh, NC ...

Small World... There are several Tar Heels on this site...

Good Luck with the Build...

-TIM

[69boo307]

We should do a NC pro-touring get together. Maybe get everyone to come out to the Grill 57 cruise in, in Garner, sometime.

[chufham]

Cool great idea but don't think my car will be ready this year.I am unable to work on it right now

[Tim_in_NC]

I like the Grill '57 idea...

I try to make every monthly event...

I'm usually in the white z...

TIM

[4birdman]

I'll be hitting them up when I get back to area, I'll bring the 98 TA. :)

[chufham]

4birdman what part of greensboro do you live in my wifes from there

[4birdman]

I live in the Sedgefield area off of Fairfax Rd.

[chufham]

My wife grandfather use to have a small farm on Lee's Chapel rd years ago

[dhardison]

I lived in Browns Summit for a few years and worked for Cone Mills back in the mid-90s. Back before Cone's "demise".

Dan

[4birdman]

That's cool. I've been here about 2 years now, my wife just graduated from grad school at UNC-G.

[formula]

howdy howdy and welcome from south of the border! well, south of your border, lol.

birdman! you're here too?

small world.

[Steve68]

I lived in New Bern, back in the 80's My mom still lives there somewhere, I worked at Fountain Power Boats for 4 months, then moved back to FL, We try to Vacation on the west side of the state after Christmas. wouldn't mind living near Ashville, real nice area!!

[dhardison]

Steve68, it's a REALLY small world! I lived in New Bern for 10 years until I was 16, then moved to Raleigh [high school], then back to Greenville [college @ ECU], then on Greensboro [work], then back to Greenville again [worked at Overton's] before moving to oHIo. My Dad still lives in NB and owns an HVAC company (going on 30 years now). Ever heard of Hardison Heating & Air in NB? What's your last name Steve?

Dan

[Steve68]

That's funny Dan, The name of the A/C sounds familiar, where is it? I used near the Weyhauser plant on the river, Spring Hill Rd, was where we lived, I used to drive my 68 around up there, but this was 87', used to go to the Sonic, and drive over to Atlantic Beach, my last name Harley, later Steve

[dhardison]

Steve, I'm sure we've chewed some of the same New Bern dirt! Back when I was in college @ ECU I worked with Dad during the summers. I generally hung out at the NB drag strip and cruised the same spots you mentioned, particularly Sonic and Broad St. in NB. Here's a 'bad' pic of the Nova I was driving back then (http://www.danhardison.com/my_old_novas/nova1_blue.jpg). Dad's shop was located on Guion St for about 15 years, but he's recently moved it to the Bridgeton area. I drivien by Weyhauser thousands of times (by boat and car). Never could get use to that smell...... :scared:

Where do you live now days?

Dan

[Steve68]

Thats so funny, my mom was living in Bridgeton with her boyfriend, I don't know where she lives now, I was going to go to ECU, tons of women!!! but decided to come to FL, better job, I've been to that strip, there used to be a real fast V-6 firebird, racecar, I still can't get into 1/8 mile, when did you live there?. around the same time I did 87'

[dhardison]

Ahhhhh the women at ECU....... :eek:

I lived in NB from 1973 - 1983 (1st-9th grade), but like I mentioned I was there for every vacation/holiday/summer working with Dad from 1973-1990. My Dad still runs his cars at the NB drag strip every Friday night. He recently picked up a '71 Nova that runs 5.80s in the 1/8 and pulls the front end 4' in the air for the first 30' of the run. Crazy..... :scared:

Up to the point where I left Greenville in '02 I would race my Nova at NB on Fridays, Jacksonville on Saturdays and Kinston on Sundays.

I don't know any Harleys in that area but my Dad owns three of them! Harley-Davidsons that is.

Dan

[Steve68]

Dan, If I ever find my Mom, I'll give you a shout, you don't live in NB anymore right? where are you now???

[dhardison]

No, I live in Delaware, OH now (just north of Columbus). Interestingly enough, I'll be down in NB this weekend and part of next week visiting Dad.

Dan

[Way_Fast_Whitey]

My buddy had a 74 Ventura when we were 16. About 9 years ago. It came with an old Pontiac 350. We got a 403 Olds really cheap and put it in there. It ran really good. Cool old car. Memories........

[Steve68]

I guess if I looked at the location I would have noticed where you were Dan, I'm going to take a couple pic of the Nova later, I try to post them, Steve