I know how you all fell. My dad enjoys working on cars but he works alot and usually doesn't feel like helping much but it's ok. One of my closest freinds is doing a frame up on a 65 coupe and swapping in a 351 w/ a 4 speed. I help him and he helps me, another friend is a certified welder so he gets a lot of work from all us car guys that hang out together. He is going to do the custom cage in my Ranger.
Another thing I have noticed is that nearly all these people that have work done on thier cars, momma and daddy are payin for it. I don't know about you but my parents haven't put up a dime for any project i've had. My mom thinks its stupid, and dad just keeps quiet so he doesn't have to listen to mom. I think these parents that spend thousands on the kids cars are just searching for ways into thier kids hearts. Sure I guess if my dad tossed me the keys to a new Lightning or Cobra I would probably care about him more, for long enough to do a smokey burnout out of the driveway.
If you work hard and pay for everything that you do to your car you appreciate it much more or at leasst I do. I enjoy working on something all the time whethter it's my cars or hopping up the roto tiller, hehehe. I just think that you should have to have a stamp on your forehead if you are to scared to get dirty that you have to get all the work from someone else. It's great even when the ladies work on the cars. I don't know about you other guys but when I see a woman elbow deep in posi track rearend lube it gets my blood pumpin. I wish all the people of the world would love and appreciate cars as much as the people on here. Now I understand that not everyone can do thier own work. I admit that sometimes it is better to have some work done at a pro's shop, but come on having everything done. I know people that have "fast" cars or so they say that havent turned a single wrench themselves. Then they will be talkin about cars and say "I did this" and "Iput on a new______". I hate that.
Sorry this is so, i'm long just rantin. Glad someone started this topic.
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'93 lx 4 banger, wrecked '90 lx 5.0, w/ t-5. .030 over fully ported and polihed (did that just to see if I could-first attempt at it). Motor and tranny in use for Ranger project.
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