Quoting Smitty1457:
Exactly. Any idiot can put a motor together with just some simple reading and math skills. f***, I did it and im half retarded.
As much as I would love to put together my own engine that's impractical for me. I don't have a garage and my friend's garage is full sh*t and dirt not the best place for a build, plus my time is better spent making $$$$$ than putting motors together.This is not to say I'm some rich spoiled kid either I am a lot older than most guys here and not rich by any means besides family time is more important than engine builds. My condo association has strict rules and policies on working on cars in the parking lot also. I can barely wash my cars out there without catching a sh*t storm and in case you are wondering yes I am an owner,its just the rules so I have to abide by them until I decide to buy buy a house with a garage, stupid condo. By the way I don't agree with some simple reading and math skills enabling you to put a motor together. I am very apt at both of those things but I think mechanical ability goes a long way, if was that easy everyone would do their own engines and all those big and small shops would be out of business.As talented as the members are on this forum what percentage do you think actually built their own motors that have stayed together? I am willing to bet its less than a handful, and its the guys who have been doing this for a while. I love this car and yes it cost a small fortune to keep her running, I am not a mechanic and never pretended to be. I do what I can to the best of my abilities, if its beyond my skill sets then I find someone who is better than me plain and simple. I am a realist and that's the reason my car never JSB for any extended period of time or doesn't look like a pos sorry. So lets go read and build some rockets then lol..... we can't all be good at the same things life would be boring.........