How did you learn wrenching? When did it all start for you.
l'm curious to hear what kind of stories people have. At the age of 25 l've done nothing but changed an oil filter but want to get into wrenching. l've been reading a lot of general engineering things related to cars but haven't yet started doing anything.
>depressed as shit, almost considered suicide
>friend invites me to autox
>get really into cars aND hang out with him
>invites me to wrench on his car and get it ready to race in a national
>have tons of fun
>life is complete 180
>new confidence and not so beta
>get my first gf, first kiss, and still with her
If you read this, you know who you are.
I'm entering my first autocross this week. Excited af
I never did anything automotive my entire life but then I joined the Marines as an Electro-Optical Orndnace man. I learned how to turn wrenches and set gaskets and shit torque specs, electrically diagnostics, tolerances and other shit that mostly pertaining to missile launchers and turrets and stuff and I liked it. So then I bought my first car (I'd had ones before but my dad bought if for me so I took it for granted) and it was a 99 jeep wrangler with a straight 6 4.0L engine, bought a Haynes manual and some tools and started doing my own maintenance using the skills i learned in the marines like oil changes brake pads, rotors, spark plugs wires and all that. Next thing I knew I was dropping fuel tanks, changing fuel pumps, fixing smog leaks, rewiring electrical, cleaning throttlesand replacing exhaust manifolds and shit like that. And it just kind of built on from there. I ended up getting a part time job at autzone even thiugh im still active dutt and I learn a lot everyday from DIY mechanics who come in to buy parts from us, the see that I'm interested so they teach me things here and there.
how can a regular get a part time job?
oh wait you call STABs aka reservists aka weekend warriors aka civi's, active duty to?
>Finally got job
>finally bought a car I wanted to work on
>got some tools
>lolcorporate
>laid off
>no money for parts
>have tools sitting around with no use for
>car is fine, but It's kinda garbage stock, I bought it under the assumption I could upgrade it
>seriously feel like killing myself somedays
They said cars were good for getting out of depression..
No you fucking retard u just work whenever your not in the field or training
Those dolls are creepy af and the people that buy them are pedophiles.
>whenever your not in the field or training
so you're a STAB?
Motorcycles m87