Hello guys. Today, I feel like giving out a few words of advice and these are to seek mechanical experience and have a helping hand by your side. These are the main things to bear in mind for today. And these definitely apply to me especially that I haven't had much experience in repairing cars but i'm willing to give it a go step by step to build up my confidence.
My only experiences in fixing cars is limited to performing minor services. That is changing the oil, replacing spark plugs, replacing air and oil filters, topping up the radiator water, windscreen washer and checking if a car is working as it should. I have also carried out small services to our family's lawn mower. I also wash cars, vacuum clean their interiors and sometimes cut and polish cars. I learnt as I go in the process of automotive care. But soon, I would really like to take it to the next level and tackle the mechanical side but even though I have good knowledge on the specifications of many cars, my knowledge on fixing the mechanisms is limited.
So, this follows you to the first word of advice. Seeking mechanical experience. If you can do minor services, you have a bit of confidence and trust in yourself. The next thing to learn is to identify the various parts and think about how you'll go by rectifying any issues. Mechanical work is quite complex as there are over a thousand components in a car to bear in mind but in my opinion, if you can tackle the problems, you'll earn confidence in yourself. So to find someone who is mechanically minded, talk to some people who fix cars for their passion and maybe if you or someone has time, arrange for a mechanical session. You could even get hands on experience and that I find is very important because you have someone by your side who will show you how things are done and what you need to rectify.
For me, finding someone who's passionate about fixing cars can be tricky but I do know when I was at high school, I did a lesson on inspecting small engines with a person who has mechanical experience and know-how. But who knows? I would eventually find someone.
Second word of advice is don't always go alone when fixing and/or restoring cars. As I read a Wikipedia article of car restoration, it said restoring vehicles can take a few years. This hobby would require plenty of labour and mechanical know-how and going alone would be daunting and too time consuming. I personally would not want to do big tasks on my own and for someone willing to give me a helping hand would make my tasks better and more easier to do. There are repairs that would require two people such as lifting engines out, lifting gearboxes and differentials or just complex dis-assemblies and vice versa. Having someone who has plenty of experience in restoring cars would be beneficial for any daunting tasks such as panel beating and patch welding to get around any issues that may come up.
I have came across someone who restores cars as his passionate hobby. It happened as he was my new work colleague at the time I worked at Vin Rowe Farm Machinery and as I talked about fixing up old cars, he told me he does fix up old cars and gradually, we took the topic even further. And i'm hoping to take it further too as his experience says, there are plenty of qualities that would make him tackle any job.
One thing i'll add is you earn confidence. If any repair task you did is done correctly, it feels good plus you learn skills so you can get a better understanding where nuts, bolts and other pieces should go and how individual systems work and how they can be rectified if one of them has any issues.
Well that's it for me for today and hope you have a good Melbourne Cup Day holiday if you're in Australia. And hopefully if you're inspired to fix up old cars, maybe built in the 1980s, you can always try to pursue that passion. Thanks guys!
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