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i really want to get more hands on with my car... basically all that i can do now is just simple bolt on projects.. unfortunately no one in my family is a gear head and since im starting college in the fall i wont be able to take up a full time study of auto mechanics... i really want to learn more... and a lot of the stuff i have planned for my car is gonna run up a huge tab on labour if i get a shop to do it... if you guys have any suggestions on how i can proceed pls advise...thanks

 
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do u want to become a mechanic or just learn how to do more things? If a mechanic, start with school. If you just want to learn how to do more things, make some friends who already are mechanics, that's the easiest route.

Nobody in my family is a gear head, but my dad's a carpenter. He's got some tools I've used before.

If you want to save more on things you don't know how to do, get friends in the industry as I state again, cause they can do it for cheaper too.

As long as people can do basic car maintenence, I think you should be fine.

-oil changes
-rotor and cap
-spark plugs and wires
-pcv valve
-rotate tires

If you don't know how to do the following, you can also just check out the DIY on this website.

GL aequitas.

 
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You really dont need to worry about distributor caps and rotors and spark plug wire cause our cars dont have them... Anywho... I'm a mechanic... If you really need a hand with something or have some questions just post it up! I can help you with anything from a air filter change to a turbo install...

 
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If you really need a hand with something or have some questions just post it up! I can help you with anything from a air filter change to a turbo install...[/QUOTE]


Can you help me buy a faster car? haha

Im actually in the exact same boat as you bro. When I bought this car, I didnt even know how to change the oil. But through the help of my 7gen brothers, ive come to learn a lot about cars. For me, the hardest part was not so much knowing how to turn wrenches, but understanding auto mecahnics in general. In other words, prior to entering the addictive world of auto tunning I didnt understand the basics of suspension or how each motor part works.

My advice to you (and to me) is get out there and get some books. Read, read read. And most of all, dont be afraid to ask questions on this site. Other sites seem to feel the need to flame noobies, but these guys are the way.

Eddy.

 
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Hey Narc,
Seen me around? I'm in a 4dr civic with 3 Ladders, Roof Rack and some mods drivin around downtown cleanin windows. Pull me over and say hi sometime if you see me.

 
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Ha ha, I remember you posting your car description in the past, and in fact I HAVE been keepin an eye out for you. If your ever driving along Lakeshore Rd in Mississauga, chances are I WILL GET YOU. Ha ha.

 
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Hey Narc, look out for me and my hyper yellow headlights soon. My buddy lives up and around the "rich" area on Lakeshore.

 
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Telly, you are the rare bird I have been hunting down for awhile. I know the area you work, and I know your car.
One day you will be mine, oh yes, you will be mine. bwa ha ha ha!!!!

 
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thanks for all the info guys, greatly appreciated... touge, do you own your own shop? or this goes for anyone with their own shop, would I be able to volunteer there (i promise to never ask for money, i just want to learn) maybe 1 or 2 days a week to learn how things are done?

 
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As long as you don't break out the latex gloves.....

Hey if you're gonna pull me over, do it in front of my work, then pretend to cuff me n rough me up a bit...then everyone will think I'm dangerous, and the girls will love me in that "Fonz"-type way. All the guys will think I'm nuts.

Then we can go to Kennedy's across the street and watch college girls earn their tuition getting nekkid.