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Originally Posted by t walgamuth
my dad used to tell the story, and i remember it hazily:
he was doing the brakes on his 53 studebaker. drum. i was watching. squatting next to him just watching. he got to a certain point and there was a part which he couldn't remember how it went onto the brakes. i don't remember what part it was. he was muttering out loud, puzzling how it went. i was watching. finally he put it down and was staring at it. i picked up the part and put it on in the way it had to go.
he looked at me and said "thanks tommy".
i was about 5.
been fooling around with mechanical things ever since.
i used to take everything apart to see how it worked. usually i could put it back together too. and it worked.....usually.
tom w
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I can remember and erector set as a Christmas gift, and taking apart and not fixing a German clock of my mom's. Then there was the go cart, and when I was 15 my first car was a 1955 220a. It was a basket case that I paid $100 for. I started buying Craftsmen tools at that time. Every birthday or Christmas I would just give my mom the part number of the next tool I wanted and she would get it for me. I still have all of those tools after (gulp) 31 years.
As far as technique I am mostly self taught, and have gained lots of knowledge over the years. Now I feel I can do just about any mechanical job with the right tools and manual.
I love working on European cars, and the Benzes and Porsche 911 are the best IMHO. Taking my time and doing the perfect job gives me a great feeling of satisfaction.
