No I'm not looking for a handout for a bogus cause... But long before Clint Eastwood said it, I've always recommended to kids just getting into the car scene to use "WD40" as a way to make things easier in life. Also to try and avoid using Crescent wrench as their tool of choice. Well those have to be the obvious tips, any of you got your special advise for the youngin's coming up in the rodding world? I had a friend's dad always preach "use the proper tool for the job" when I was a young teen working on mini-bikes and go-carts back in the day, and it always stuck with me. Pass along any advise to "help the children."
All else fails, piss on a spark plug.....seriously, start with the basics...ground strap then move on to the next.
before you can learn how to take care of a car,you have to learn how to take care of your tools...grandfather told me that...
Something my dad said that stuck in my head, but took middle age to really feel: "Genius is the capacity to take infinite pains." It shows in many of the projects here, especially when the person does something over that most would be happy with. Most of us think ahead due to going through the process and learning through skinned knuckles or worse. The best things to teach a young neophite is to try and to ask. The hard part is which order.....
My dad told me never to loan out my tools and the few times I did just seemed to prove him right. Also, old Levi's and worn out flannel shirts aren't the best thing to wear when welding.
"Son, you're never going to be able to buy every car, you're gonna win some and you're gonna lose some".
my dad has told me over the years IT MINE OVER MATTER, which pretty much means its not mine so it dont matter, pretty much sums up everyone else
Ahhh it was a warm summer day, I was 12.... my head slammed in to the hood I'll never forget it, almost as much fun as snipe hunting "cheap tools, cheap job" refers to quality, not cost
An older hot rodder and kustomizer always encouraged me when I got stuck somewhere along the project or frustrated. "Not much worth doing ever comes easy" You can read into that either in terms of money or time. It's held true for my education, career, the build-up of my '49 Ford and my business. In today's world of "instant gratification" and "cheap, cheaper, cheapest" mentalities, sticking with a clear vision of what you want and staying focused is becoming rare. Will and determination is what will help you succeed. I've lived by the "if its too good to be true it probably is" philosophy my whole life. Yes, occationally you may stumble upon a "deal" because someone doesn't know what they have, but generally in today's internet society that rarely happens any more. You get what you pay for 9 times out of 10. So if you are looking for that mint '51 Mercury ragtop for $1,000, well......start buying lottery tickets.
It's just a machine, it doesn't have any agenda, so don't just start forcing stuff. If you can't get something apart or together, stop and think through what you are doing. Nine times out of ten you'll realize you are doing it wrong.
Eat your peas! Finish your beer before it gets warm! And for the RANGERS "Take a knee, Drink some water and face out!
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