Subject	my dad was clueless
Posted by	aliaZ on September 24, 2004 at 11:30 AM
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In Reply To	How did all of you learn to build/work on cars? posted by RaBBiZ(philly) on September 24, 2004 at 10:03 AM
Message	but he did inherit some tools and an old Chilton's covering 60's era domestics from my Grandfather. As a kid, I'd thumb through the Chiltons. I got bold one day and decided to pull the cylinder head on my dad's 65 Ford Fairlane. Oddly enough, he was more amazed than pissed (I didn't ask for permission) at my mechanical abilities. After that I was hooked. So in short, I was self taught. I rebuilt the rompin stompin 200 cubic inch inline six in the Fairlane at age 16, then did a 440 Mopar at 17, and a few SBC's after that.
Follow Ups	How did all of you learn to build/work on cars? - RaBBiZ(philly) 10:03:47 09/24/04 father + trial an error (n/m) - Z_animal 10:08:59 09/24/04 2nd (n/m) - Marshall 10:17:19 09/24/04 3rd + tt.net (n/m) - mousersix (San Antonio) 12:32:35 09/24/04 4th + tt.net (n/m) - pilotgod404 14:09:50 09/24/04 Dad got me started on the basics. - Guapo 10:11:18 09/24/04 2nd (n/m) - JRH(KY) 10:17:40 09/24/04 3rd (n/m) - Kez43 10:34:43 09/24/04 4th (n/m) - BigTDogg (MA) 10:57:57 09/24/04 5th, and im only 18 (n/m) - volcomstone550 11:31:36 09/24/04 6th (n/m) - Kovo 11:33:47 09/24/04 7th (n/m) - Southern_Z [IL] 12:28:26 09/24/04 My dad kinda did... - KaZ (VaBch) 13:01:20 09/24/04 too poor to pay any one else to do it! - HKS 2835 10:13:42 09/24/04 That's how I started... =) - KaZ (VaBch) 13:03:41 09/24/04 The Z and a friends 68 Camaro - College Boy 10:17:39 09/24/04 trial and error w/the Z. this is the 1st and only car i've - takirb 10:30:26 09/24/04 twinturbo.net tech section. (n/m) - PIRANHA 10:32:15 09/24/04 2nd. never did oil changes B4, 2 years after owning a Z, - Halo Z 10:37:22 09/24/04 Helped Dad some, then it became a necessity if I ever wanted - boileralum 10:41:41 09/24/04 Dad + bicycles + RC cars + motorcycles >> - my91z 10:44:36 09/24/04 you and Robo are going to get along GREAT at the ECZA meets (n/m) - Guapo 10:45:41 09/24/04 Hey, don't forget about the of us gear heads on the east >>> - KaZ (VaBch) 13:02:52 09/24/04 A friend of the family made me an offer... - ZEngineer (TT) 10:49:45 09/24/04 Shoot me an email, my dad is rebuilding a 1963 Healey (n/m) - my91z 11:27:43 09/24/04 Dad bought me a 1989 Audi 90 when I was 16 - ZEngineer (TT) 10:44:58 09/24/04 that's a great idea... - BradZ (FL) 11:54:22 09/24/04 Started out with lack of money to pay for repair. - Z=MCSQD 10:46:21 09/24/04 My father got me started me. The TT got me real hands on >> - SniPer SR71 (Dallas) 10:47:28 09/24/04 I bought a DSM - aggiez32 10:50:34 09/24/04 Friend/his dad were restoring a 65 mustang from 2 junkers - MedManZ 10:59:11 09/24/04 i read alot of technical books - Ted(Snowflake Customs) 10:59:15 09/24/04 My father had a Boss 302.. - Maximamike 11:10:25 09/24/04 My girlfriend got me started on it - Technomancer 11:12:55 09/24/04 sounds like my x-gf, i was into cars before her, but the.... - Southern_Z [IL] 12:27:42 09/24/04 Nice job on the girlfriend - tommunist 01:45:01 09/25/04 Run's in my blood so to speek. Dad has been a mechanic - PiotrC70 11:23:52 09/24/04 damn i want a girlfriend like technomancer's, imagine - 300MPH 11:35:12 09/24/04 dad was always handy. then i bought a Z and it broke... - schuss 11:28:52 09/24/04 my dad was clueless - aliaZ 11:30:21 09/24/04 when my 1st clutch shattered - HalfnHalf702[HJC] 11:34:38 09/24/04 The need to fix my first car, 84 corolla - ImTheDevil 11:53:13 09/24/04 Now a days is mostly boileralums car giving me grief :) (n/m) - ImTheDevil 11:54:04 09/24/04 Dad...Grandfather...interest in cars growing up... - BradZ (FL) 11:59:47 09/24/04 Complete randomness - Z32Nizzan 12:53:31 09/24/04 Just did it... replaced my clutch on my 85 Turbo Z - KaZ (VaBch) 12:59:54 09/24/04 Harry, Jon, Phuong and a bit of learning on the fly. (n/m) - YugoBernie (NoVA) 13:02:17 09/24/04 Don't really need me around too much anymore... - KaZ (VaBch) 13:05:22 09/24/04 Let's not forget all that we learned from Der... - YugoBernie (NoVA) 13:12:01 09/24/04 Yeah that one... when we were in that cramped 1 car garage - KaZ (VaBch) 13:14:10 09/24/04 That wasn't a garage, it was a cardboard box. (n/m) - YugoBernie (NoVA) 13:20:45 09/24/04 Very true... I wasn't gonna say it... but since you did... - KaZ (VaBch) 13:23:40 09/24/04 I still like this one better: - YugoBernie (NoVA) 13:53:05 09/24/04 Yeah, that is a fairly common "Weekend @ Bernie's" right? - KaZ (VaBch) 14:04:47 09/24/04 ...and Wui bending over :-) (n/m) - YugoBernie (NoVA) 15:30:05 09/24/04 My parents made me pay for everything - Chip(GMS Racing) 13:05:28 09/24/04 same here, one time my birthday present was - mousersix (San Antonio) 13:31:32 09/24/04 Dad started it, but mostly self-taught (n/m) - RSR 13:05:31 09/24/04 2 years vocational training & 1.5 yearsat the dealers - 3 double-0 ZX(Va Bch) 14:12:28 09/24/04 Twinturbo.net & Shawn @ PSR (n/m) - NAZTTy 14:52:10 09/24/04 self taught..mostly by reading books and tt.net =) (n/m) - Zeus 14:52:48 09/24/04 Re: How did all of you learn to build/work on cars? - IJUMPMAN 17:15:23 09/24/04 Reading, lots and lots of reading. - KILLR300ZX 17:29:44 09/24/04 Re: Reading, lots and lots of reading. - Vividkid82 20:15:48 09/24/04 Mostly because of the Z and tt.net - bassplayr 22:42:27 09/24/04
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