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pierre shags · 01-06-2016, 10:26 AM

Am I the only one to admit it?

I never do any work on mine. I spent eleven years working on two VW buses using the Idiot's Guide. Did everything but the trans (x1) and the short bloc (x4!). When I got a new Ford van for my new business I swore that if the biz didn't make enough to pay someone else to do that dirty, uncertain, irritating work it was a failure. Thankfully the Ford didn't have any problems for the first seven years.

I don't mind getting my hands dirty - with sawdust, glue & stain. But the dirt that falls into my eyes as I'm trapped under the damn thing with my arm in a stupid position and the wrench falling off the nut continually... I'm very happy to be rich enough to pay someone else to do it.

But working on the bus was the first useful thing I ever learned without going to a class. It gave me confidence to learn furniture-making with only Fine Woodworking as a guide.

01-06-2016, 10:26 AM	#19
pierre shags Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 107	Am I the only one to admit it? I never do any work on mine. I spent eleven years working on two VW buses using the Idiot's Guide. Did everything but the trans (x1) and the short bloc (x4!). When I got a new Ford van for my new business I swore that if the biz didn't make enough to pay someone else to do that dirty, uncertain, irritating work it was a failure. Thankfully the Ford didn't have any problems for the first seven years. I don't mind getting my hands dirty - with sawdust, glue & stain. But the dirt that falls into my eyes as I'm trapped under the damn thing with my arm in a stupid position and the wrench falling off the nut continually... I'm very happy to be rich enough to pay someone else to do it. But working on the bus was the first useful thing I ever learned without going to a class. It gave me confidence to learn furniture-making with only Fine Woodworking as a guide. __________________ 2006 Boxster S (987), Lapis blue, blue soft top, detachable hardtop, sand full leather, bi-xeon, 19" Carrera S wheels, 11 spk Bose & windstop, 6-CD changer, heated power seats Rapid motion through space elates one; so does notoriety; so does the possession of money.