Pretty much the same for me. I find that the more abilities/skills I pick up the more money is required to practice them.
Throughout my car career: Started on good old US cast iron V8's, built tube frames, narrowed rearends, built engines, bodywork, painting, carbon fiber fabrication, fiberglass fabrication, welding, mill machine work, lathe machine work, powdercoating, corner weighting, complete fuel systems including fuel cells and supplementals, dry sump application engines, superchargers, turbo systems, VGT turbo systems, engine electronic diagnosis, LSD installs, brake upgrades, I really like parts interchange projects, window tinting, on and on......and I've also broken alot of parts in my day.
The only thigs I don't have any interest in doing is auto transmissions and bodywork/painting cars anymore.

I'm pretty happy that I have experienced and learned so much thus far........but there is so much more and so little time anymore. I guess if I had to list what I wanted to focus on more...it would be more road track tuning experience. Yea, I would enjoy working on more of that


[Modified by SLPR, 6:09 AM 12/12/2002]

 

LOL!!

 

Been working on cars for a living for around 15 years. if it needs to be fabricated, I can probably come up with it. If I can't figure it out, I have friends who can. do need to work on my tuning skills better. haven't been around too many other people that make and do custom stuff other than my dad, so i had to learn it all myself, cause hes not into fast cars at all.

 

I can build pretty much anything, given the time, space, and energy

 

i'm a novice, i try to do most work myself that I feel comfortable. I did my turbo install with the help of a friend, which is the most advanced thing on the car. i installed all the electronics and the injectors myself (damn i hate wirin ), the first install that i won't be doing is the clutch install this weekend because I don't think I'd be very comfortable trying to do it in one day but I wouldn't mind watching to learn. For a novice, that's the best attitude to have IMO. Not to try to do it all or think you know it all (unless u do) but be open to learn and attempt stuff (with help)

 

I can do advanced bolt ons right now...but REALLY want to get into the tuning and engine building aspects.

 

yeah, i can do turbo installation, umm change headgasket... just the advance Bolt on. Want to get into engine building but no TIME

 

Tony, quit being moddest man. You just did my oil change! At least you can do a few other things.


[Modified by Migs, 8:41 PM 12/12/2002]

 

I'm learning new things every day

 

Can I show you how to change the spark plugs?

 

I feel like I can do pretty much everything now. Copmared to a year ago when i paid geoff to put my brakes on geoff is teh master teacher

 

I don't know that i'm ready for that. I've read about that kinda stuff in books but that's a little outta my league...

 

I checked my oil once.

 

So no one on this forum has someone else work their car?

 

Im a novice and I spend hours reading about intstalls and how tos. I cant wait to get started on the B20 swap (accept for the wiring, blah I hate it but it has to be done!)
Stuff Ive done
Struts Cams
and bout to do a clutch change on my DX
then a tranny swap on an 87 HF.

Blaze

 

i let someone do my clutch install laste nite... i helped though.

 

If it wasnt for Art, Dustin, Joe, John, Chris and Kyle....... People here(local to me) wouldnt think I am the Honda God I am not hahaha...


[Modified by Mase, 9:50 AM 12/13/2002]

 

its all about the anti-sieze compound

 

I am diving head first into my second engine building experiment, which unfortunatly turns out to be my motor.

Yikes!

I wish i had paid more attention to motor #1.

 

i can put motors in do turbo's and probably do SC but i could do honda suspention with my eyes closed done it so many time and use it is very easy but its what im best at

 

yeah i like honda suspention's too

 

i find it interesting how most mechanics hate wiring and are sometimes even scared of it. i find that to be true most of the time. i think i'm different because i grew up with extensive knowledge in electronics and THEN got into cars once i could drive. so i'm kind of the reverse of most people. i thought the easiest part of my swap was the wiring - most people feel the opposite it seems.

 

Wiring isn't hard - It's a pain in the *** Me and my dad are building a streetrod, and when it was time to do the wiring I got all frustrated and let him do it Not so hard for him because he's been an electrician all his life and has an electrical engineering degree, but it's painstaking for the average joe.