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i may have made it appear my dad was a bad dad but that was`nt the case .. he just was`nt as much a family man as he could have been .. he was not the least bit a car guy although he did drive a 57 chevy for a few years .. i took my son drag racing with me numerous times and he went cruising with me all the time but he has no interest in anything automotive .. it`s in the blood ... your own blood that is ... :p
Hoss it is funny how you either love cars, or don't! My oldest brother and I loved to take things apart as kids. He was better at it, but never pursued it, once he graduated from high school. I guess I just like to build and fix stuff. I have always owned old motorcycles or cars, and worked on them myself. As I got older and cars got more electronic and computerized I stopped trying to fix the sophisticated stuff, and did more general maintenance. But with our current economy, and money so tight, I'm learning to fix all sorts of stuff, from the tv, to the laptop, it's just too expensive to replace anything right now.
One cool thing, is anything presmog and computer controlled is fairly easy to figure out, and if it has a computer, plugging in the warning light code reader helps alot!!!!!! :)
But did you ever wish you didn't know as much about wrenching??.I know that I have from time to time.Maybe been better off to know how to be a doctor or lawyer living on my private island a number of months a yr.It's the darn-est thing to see guys like us get to that level of success.I mean there are so few of us that do.
Oh well.guess the big guy above punched our ticket what we would do.
I think they are too busy trying to impress everybody how good they've got it, to actually really enjoy anything along the way, where as you and I enjoy the process, and thus value the reward in the end, they just pile rewards with no value, like trophy wives, another toy to neglect, not the life I want.
An observation...If you're in Hot Rodding for the big $$$$$ and the glory, you're in the wrong business!!!! Sure, some get it (whether they want it or not), but the majority of us do it because we love it. For me, Hot Rodding isn't something I do in my spare time, it's a way of life, has been for better then 40 years. I don't care if anyone likes my work, or even sees my work because I do it for me, not them. The challenge, the fun, the exercise in creativity comes in the build not going to shows or cruises hoping people will pat me on the back and be impressed! I'm usually ready to move on the the next project when the current one is about 90% done---exception of course being the race cars then the fun is making the car "work" the way I want it to and meeting the performance goals I set when the build was in the planning stages. Too many idiots and drunks on the road these days to actually get out and enjoy a day of driving anymore. The small shows and get-togethers, are a lot more fun for me then the big shows and huge crowds...As Bob has said numerous times, just a few like minded individuals getting together and exchanging ideas and plans for the next one!!!!
So, to paraphrase, "If your heart ain't in Hot Rodding, get your ___ out!".
Dave-I have been in too long.It is apart of who I am.And it has been a career path too.All I am saying it is also like days you really don't want to go to work.
Looks Like this thread got side tracked a bit ? At a very young age having to hold the Light for My Dad even though I really wanted to be Playing sure I picked up a Few things early on . But really Dad and Mom where against My Brother and I being Mechanics . But Yeah I Learn from watching My Dad . He would Port Heads for Hours on the Table Behind the House and He knew some of the Top Engine Builders back then . He Built some crazy Fast cars that really should not have been on the street . He also was and still is a Top Shot and showed Me how to handle Guns .