how many people in H-T work in shops
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how many people in H-T work in shops
i am relatively new to H-T as a user atleast..i always browsed the site and got good use of the archives...i can't help wonder that a lot of you guys seem to know an immense amount of information regarding just about everything in hondas..do a lot of you work in repair shops?
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Re: how many people in H-T work in shops (vtec181)
most of us just gain knowledge from being broke asses that can't afford to pay others to do the work for us, so we just buy a helms and do it on our own....at least thats how ive done it.
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Re: how many people in H-T work in shops (vtec181)
i help out a local preformance shop for ***** and giggles, work at Nissan as a tech for a couple years now i am taking ASE training courses to go to infinity. just working on cars helps out a lot.
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Re: how many people in H-T work in shops (WAFFLES)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by WAFFLES »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">most of us just gain knowledge from being broke asses that can't afford to pay others to do the work for us, so we just buy a helms and do it on our own....at least thats how ive done it.</TD></TR></TABLE>
Amen to that.. i think half my car got put back together like that... you must admitt though it is time consuming.
Amen to that.. i think half my car got put back together like that... you must admitt though it is time consuming.
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Re: how many people in H-T work in shops (vtec181)
i have been in the business for 12 years. i am now at a lexus dealer, and at a local performance shop. i had my own for a year.
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Re: how many people in H-T work in shops (vtec181)
I've been working on or around cars since I was 14-15...
Had a couple years break from it though... worked in a resturants and an office for a while... but now I work at a junkyard... Definately think I'm gunna stay in the field regardless of how it makes my back and hands feel.
Had a couple years break from it though... worked in a resturants and an office for a while... but now I work at a junkyard... Definately think I'm gunna stay in the field regardless of how it makes my back and hands feel.
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Re: how many people in H-T work in shops (WAFFLES)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by WAFFLES »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">most of us just gain knowledge from being broke asses that can't afford to pay others to do the work for us, so we just buy a helms and do it on our own....at least thats how ive done it.</TD></TR></TABLE>
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Re: how many people in H-T work in shops (WAFFLES)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by WAFFLES »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">most of us just gain knowledge from being broke asses that can't afford to pay others to do the work for us, so we just buy a helms and do it on our own....at least thats how ive done it.</TD></TR></TABLE>
AMEN on that one . . . . I second that
AMEN on that one . . . . I second that
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Re: how many people in H-T work in shops (Vtec92Civic)
Used to work at a Honda dealer for 3 years, trained by Honda Canada, now working at a performance/service shop. Hands on is the best way to learn.
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Re: how many people in H-T work in shops (GRAVEDIGGER)
i work in a shop..we restore and do custom work to anything your willing to pay for..right now im doing a ground up restoration on a 69 camaro Z28..we got a 65 mustang convertable that we put a 2001 cobra motor in..we shortned the rear end 2 inches and added all new tubular suspension arms all the way around with..18x9.5 bullit wheels in the rear and 17x8's in the front..we still gotta figure out how to use the new cable shifter and find a way to mount the master cylinder out of the new cobra in the old stang...once all that is done..we have to find a way to mount the radiator..and brakes..damn that car is alot of work..lol
i just prefer hondas over muscle cars because hondas dont need restoration and from what ive seen are alot more reliable and cheaper then any domestic car
i just prefer hondas over muscle cars because hondas dont need restoration and from what ive seen are alot more reliable and cheaper then any domestic car
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Re: how many people in H-T work in shops (JV)
i've have been in a shop for almost 2 years now... watching reading and handon is the best.... hell i now do water pumps and timing belts on an SOHC in about an hour and 45 minutes which isnt to bad ... i also do swaps in my garage.. its amazing how much you learn hands on.. trail and error is thebest... helms helps to and for advice you can almost never go wrong on H-T.....
im about to apply to my local honda dealer ... im wondering all you honda dealer mechanics how is it?? is is a shitty place to work??? whats it like??
and for advice you can almost never go wrong on H-T..... im about to apply to my local honda dealer ... im wondering all you honda dealer mechanics how is it?? is is a shitty place to work??? whats it like??
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Re: how many people in H-T work in shops (WAFFLES)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by WAFFLES »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">most of us just gain knowledge from being broke asses that can't afford to pay others to do the work for us, so we just buy a helms and do it on our own....at least thats how ive done it.</TD></TR></TABLE>
what he said
what he said
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Re: how many people in H-T work in shops (vtec181)
yea, hands on is the best way to go you really cant go wrong with a helms and a good set of tools. I have helped out around shops and **** but my daily grind is a A&P GSE Tech aka Aircraft Ground support engineeir. I work on planes and **** that deals with them 
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lol mine too. I actually do a ton of work for local Honda owners. Going to school in the fall to be a Nissan techy once I graduate from HS.
lol mine too. I actually do a ton of work for local Honda owners. Going to school in the fall to be a Nissan techy once I graduate from HS.
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Re: how many people in H-T work in shops (GRAVEDIGGER)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by GRAVEDIGGER »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">friend has a shop,restores Austin Healys (sp) done some side work etc.</TD></TR></TABLE>
That's pretty cool. My first car I got into restoring (at 14 years old) was an MG Midget (similar to the AHs). Other than that, I've worked on my dads 69 Camaro (what a beast now, bored .020 over, solid lifters, cammed out, etc..) and worked on various other people's cars. I work on mine because I don't trust anyone else to do that good of a job and I don't want to pay anyone else to do it.
That's pretty cool. My first car I got into restoring (at 14 years old) was an MG Midget (similar to the AHs). Other than that, I've worked on my dads 69 Camaro (what a beast now, bored .020 over, solid lifters, cammed out, etc..) and worked on various other people's cars. I work on mine because I don't trust anyone else to do that good of a job and I don't want to pay anyone else to do it.
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From: home_of_da_haze, ny, usa
Re: how many people in H-T work in shops
well thats a lot you who have decent experience..since i live in nyc (apartment buildings) its almost impossible to go into my "garage" and work on my car..i would love to do so, but reality is that i am lucky to find a parking on my block..i can't wait to move the heck out of here into a house
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Re: how many people in H-T work in shops (ekb18cCivic)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ekb18cCivic »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">im about to apply to my local honda dealer ... im wondering all you honda dealer mechanics how is it?? is is a shitty place to work??? whats it like??</TD></TR></TABLE>
Dealer work has its pros and cons. And it varies between dealer. Although Honda dealers/cars are one of the easier makes to work with. Japanese in general are pretty easy. But you should talk to some of the techs at the particular dealer and see how they like working there.
Basically, bigger shop=more opinions, more levels of management, more politics. Smaller independent shop=no big company behind you, on your own, have to know different makes of cars.
Dealer work has its pros and cons. And it varies between dealer. Although Honda dealers/cars are one of the easier makes to work with. Japanese in general are pretty easy. But you should talk to some of the techs at the particular dealer and see how they like working there.
Basically, bigger shop=more opinions, more levels of management, more politics. Smaller independent shop=no big company behind you, on your own, have to know different makes of cars.