Life long mechanic here. However, I have never done much modding or performance type work.
Just a little about my automotive background; I spent the beginning of my career (1970s) in a small Goober type garage cleaning greasy parts and changing tires. Eventually I graduated to oil changes, transmission services and brake jobs. One thing lead to another and before I knew it I was rebuilding power steering gear boxes and A/C compressors. Of course engines soon followed. I became very familiar with ridge reamers and valve grinding machines..
Eventually I left the little shop and went to work as a line mechanic at a G.M. dealership. I attended a local community college under the G.M. A.S.E.P. program and divided my time between school and work. (These were the days when I couldn't afford a set of shoe strings let alone a new set of shoes... )
After dealing with dealership politics and the dog eat dog line life for 12 years I went to work at another small independent shop in my local town. I worked as the sole mechanic for the owner for 11 years. He treated my very well. One day the owner announced that he wanted to retire and was going to put the business up for sale. Enter Barney the business owner.... :shock:
My business partner Dave and I have been successfully running the little business for four years now. We are pretty much a bumper to bumper repair shop with the exception of automatic transmissions (which we prefer to leave to the automatic professionals.. :? )
Running a full time business doesn't leave me much time (or energy) for doing some of my projects that tend to stack up around me. (I have a sand rail that I've been trying to get back together for the past few years...lol)
I think I will enjoy this site, and if I have anything intelligent to add to a conversation, I'll try..
Thanks to Grumpy for the invite..
(Oh, I am also a Corvette owner. A '92 coupe. It's my second Vette, my first being a '79 that I took from basket case to respectable) I'll get some pictures up soon.
Just a little about my automotive background; I spent the beginning of my career (1970s) in a small Goober type garage cleaning greasy parts and changing tires. Eventually I graduated to oil changes, transmission services and brake jobs. One thing lead to another and before I knew it I was rebuilding power steering gear boxes and A/C compressors. Of course engines soon followed. I became very familiar with ridge reamers and valve grinding machines..
Eventually I left the little shop and went to work as a line mechanic at a G.M. dealership. I attended a local community college under the G.M. A.S.E.P. program and divided my time between school and work. (These were the days when I couldn't afford a set of shoe strings let alone a new set of shoes...
) After dealing with dealership politics and the dog eat dog line life for 12 years I went to work at another small independent shop in my local town. I worked as the sole mechanic for the owner for 11 years. He treated my very well. One day the owner announced that he wanted to retire and was going to put the business up for sale. Enter Barney the business owner.... :shock:
My business partner Dave and I have been successfully running the little business for four years now. We are pretty much a bumper to bumper repair shop with the exception of automatic transmissions (which we prefer to leave to the automatic professionals.. :? )
Running a full time business doesn't leave me much time (or energy) for doing some of my projects that tend to stack up around me. (I have a sand rail that I've been trying to get back together for the past few years...lol)
I think I will enjoy this site, and if I have anything intelligent to add to a conversation, I'll try..
Thanks to Grumpy for the invite..
(Oh, I am also a Corvette owner. A '92 coupe. It's my second Vette, my first being a '79 that I took from basket case to respectable) I'll get some pictures up soon.
