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[QUOTE=greypoupon69] I've done some stuff on my C3. I don't have all the tools to work on it, but If I did, I would ask Joel to show me.........he doesn't live that far away. My husband doesn't want me to work on cars (says it's too dangerous). Go figure......
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Micki, I think it pretttttty cool for women to even do some stuff on their cars...........isn't driving them (crazy) also sometimes dangerous?
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[QUOTE=greypoupon69]I've done some stuff on my C3. I don't have all the tools to work on it, but If I did, I would ask Joel to show me.........he doesn't live that far away. My husband doesn't want me to work on cars (says it's too dangerous). Go figure......
[/QUOTE] Micki, I think it pretttttty cool for women to even do some stuff on their cars...........isn't driving them (crazy) also sometimes dangerous?[/QUOTE]
Yep, that's true too......it could be dangerous. Sometimes I get told not to drive my Poop-On crazy, that if I wreck it, he doesn't want to hear me cryin' about it (I would be cryin'
). What's that C/W song........Cryin' Time Again......?
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Do the work I cannot get my bother-in-law to do. He rebuild my Caddi engine once. My son-in-law is a Ford mechanic. I have plans for him. Mostly I use you guys on the difficult stuff and do the rest myself.
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As long as I'm not breaking stuff when I'm trying to fix it, I try to do as much as I can. This is my first vette, so for me it's all a learning experience. Luckilly I got two really good corvette shops close by. I go to the one in Puyallup and I darn near take notes when I'm there cause I get a class in whatever I'm working on or whatever they got in the bay at the time. Between C3VR and there I'm pretty squared away so I'm fairly confident that I can tackle pretty much anything. One thing I really want to learn is body and paint work, I just aint got the guts to start learning on my shark. 79rebuild 2008-04-29 03:11:34
I do what I can in the time that I have, but I'd rather drive it than work on it.
I have a couple of mechanics I trust, but they are as scarce as hens teeth.
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[QUOTE=greypoupon69]My husband doesn't want me to work on cars (says it's too dangerous)....[/QUOTE]
I'm sure he means it's too dangerous FOR THE CARS!!!
I do all of the stuff I need to do on all of our "fleet"...the only thing I don't do is paint...I don't have a place to do that, or I'd be skwertin everything in sight!!
The only exceptions to this would be if I'm short on time, and I knew someone else that I could trust to do it...
But....then again...this is what I do fer a livin, so my "vote" don't really count....Adams' Apple 2008-05-01 05:11:12
I'm sure he means it's too dangerous FOR THE CARS!!!
I do all of the stuff I need to do on all of our "fleet"...the only thing I don't do is paint...I don't have a place to do that, or I'd be skwertin everything in sight!!
The only exceptions to this would be if I'm short on time, and I knew someone else that I could trust to do it...
But....then again...this is what I do fer a livin, so my "vote" don't really count....
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[QUOTE=Adams' Apple][QUOTE=greypoupon69]My husband doesn't want me to work on cars (says it's too dangerous)....[/QUOTE]
I'm sure he means it's too dangerous FOR THE CARS!!!
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I'm sure he means it's too dangerous FOR THE CARS!!!
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Luckily I found a decent mechanic in my area that had a few Corvettes and other GM muscle cars in the past.
He allows me to stand right there and even turn a wrench during work on my car. I get to ask all the questions I want as long as I buy lunch. A pretty good arrangement!
When it's time for a test drive I get to go along and then drive it with the mechanic in the passenger seat.
I'll never be a real 'gear head' or anything like that, but I REALLY enjoy actually seeing for myself and learning how different parts work together!
I'd rather that then just dropping it off and picking it up after it's all done.
I did most of the work on my car, such as the engine, vacuum/headlights and brakes. I did have the radiator replaced by a mechanic just before I left for Hot Springs, because I didn't have much time nor anyone to help me take off the hood and to take out and put back in the radiator. I could just see me drop one of them on the fender or something. Gotta know when to let someone more experienced do the work.
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From what I saw at Hot Springs Larry you know when to hold em and know when to fold em! You have a nice Stingray friend! 
