Hey Stallion.........

[sscam69]

I checked out your profile, your pretty young! 17 correct?

Your brain must be like a sponge right now!:L

I know mine was when I started learning about cars.

Well if you haven't noticed everybody around here is really patient and you have run into a great forum for even the most basic of questions. If someone does not have something constructive to say they don't and I think thats why its great. You don't get slammed for asking basic questions like some of the OTHER forums.

You should look into buying a book on automotive mechanics. Just the basics with a lot of pictures. It will give you an idea of what parts look like and how they function. I bought "Automotive Mechanics" by Crouse and Anglin Tenth edition.

It got the ball rolling for me. And then I bought books on "how to build horsepower" etc. Slowly you'll start to pick up on some of the lingo that goes along with automotive mechanics.

Welcome to the

Frank

 

[JohnZ]

Another great source of basic automotive mechanical knowledge for a beginner is www.howstuffworks.com - has LOTS of excellent information, with many animated illustrations to show how the concepts actually work. You can spend HOURS there, learning how just about anything works.

 

[Stallion]

Hey, thanks a lot, Frank! I'm actually 16. Get my license when I'm 17 and then hopefully not too long after that, my first Vette. Ah, the thought of owning a Vette... :Twist

Anyways, I am going to buy a book on automotive mechanics and I found the best one to be rated is a book called "Auto Fundaments" by Stockel. And, with some Christmas money, I'm going to purchase this book so, as you said, I can learn all about auto mechanics and be able to work on cars and most importantly, Vettes.

Thanks again!

TR :Twist

 

[cruzer99]

Stallion, Just keep asking and learning. As an example I'll tell you a quick story about my son...When he was 13 and showed an interest in cars (I was doing Street Rods), I bought him a 55 Ford F100 and took it down to the frame. I told him if he does the work (engine, trans, etc.), that I would cover the cost. That kept him off the street, broke, and at home for 3 years. On his 16th birthday we fired the engine for the first time and he saw the results of his work and the reward. He has been working with cars ever since including spending 2 years on a CART team as the transmission/rearend mechanic. He is now at Swift Engineering (where they build open wheel race cars), and is the factory rep for Swift at all of the Toyota Atlantic races and still builds cars.
So my point is keep at it and good things can happen... :xmas