how did you learn wat you know

[240sxHitman]

There have been posts bout ur age and how we pay for our mods but i wanna know how you learned what you know. whether is was from a family member or a school or jus doin things ur self and self teaching. I'm just curious to find out

For me Im currently learning bout cars(mainly 240's) and mod and how to do's is from reading messages on this board and i wanna go to a techincal school soon and learn first hand from professionals.

[kamikazestorm420]

im 18 and uhh .. i work for minimum wage to buy my mods.

my dad used to do track racing when he was young in japan and he knows a lot of stuf about cars, so hes the one who taught me to do a lot of mechanical/eletrical stuff.

AND lots of reading.

[Doomed2Walk]

19, working at dumb internet cafes. I'm slowly learning through friends, reading, researching and NICO

[IveBeenBad]

Ive learned through Magazines, the internet, friends (mainly bart and jay),a nd just messing with things. Ive always had this thing where I take things apart to see how they work and reassemble them.

I could tell you that the KA has oil squirters in the cylinders, but until you see them, you are gonna be like WTF?

[SmithSR]

Since I work on cars all day..

#1 Ask everybody questions. Everybody knows something, more often than not, they know something you don't. If you follow this practice, you'll learn a lot about cars, and a whole lot about people too.

Lesson #2 is get outside & start doing your own work on the car. Don't know how to do something? Back to #1. Break something? see #1. Like a picture being worth a thousand words... hands-on experience is key, king, and ruler. There is no substitute.

[IveBeenBad]

Since I work on cars all day..

#1 Ask everybody questions. Everybody knows something, more often than not, they know something you don't. If you follow this practice, you'll learn a lot about cars, and a whole lot about people too.

Lesson #2 is get outside & start doing your own work on the car. Don't know how to do something? Back to #1. Break something? see #1. Like a picture being worth a thousand words... hands-on experience is key, king, and ruler. There is no substitute.

Someone get this man a beer!

[BomexS13]

ive learned thru reading and trial & error:)

[HailtotheSilvia]

I'm 21, and a part-time rock-climbing instructor and a full time student. Learn most of the stuffs here on NICO, Read, Friends. Most important of all is just get down to business and do it yourself, that's how I learned

[C-Kwik]

I was born knowing everything I know. :pface

Actually, I'd say it's a combination of a lot of things. What I would call life experiences. My dad repaired appliances and then did maintenance and no Air Conditioning so I've always been exposed to mechanical things. A combination of trial and error, research, and critical thinking helps me to continue to expand my knowledge. But I think the most important thing is to not be afraid to try new things. Especially with cars. Sometimes, you will goof. Break something perhaps. But rarely will it be that catastrophic. Know your limitations and be humble, but do not be afraid. If you are uncertain about something research and ask. But always have a certain level of skepticism about what people tell you. Don't just take someone else's word for it. Take it in. Think about it. If it doesn't make sense, probe more. Get involved in technical debates. Even if you're wrong, it makes you think about the topic much more. There are a lot of ways to learn. But you have to get involved.

[silkk]

19, working at dumb internet cafes. I'm slowly learning through friends, reading, researching and NICO

working at lan cafes is chill! i used to get paid $7 under the table for playing cs/wc3 all day long

then the store closed

but yeah, i read forums, watch my uncle, tv shows, and taking auto in college

[Fenvy]

bought a 151 piece craftman toolset from ebay + service manual and there you have it

[cory2081]

I'm 26, I grew up racing R/C cars and riding go karts. so, I've been modifying things since I was 10. My first car was an 87 Buick GN, got it when I was 15. I think that car taught me everything I know. That and being around others that had that car. I learned alot from the GN crowd b/c they were all older than me....lol. I also took Automotive Technology at Greenville Tech. I learned some from magazines as well, but, most of my knowledge is from experience.....and I have ALOT of that.

[Dattebayo]

I feel like a dumbass saying it, but i didnt know anything untill i started taking apart all my buddies cars to fix them. I didnt event know where to find stuff, i just dove in with a wrench.

HAHA it was so stupid when i offered to replace my buddies starter motor on his BMW. I was like f*ing up the car without even realizing it... i forgot to plug in one of the sensor wires to the computer and his engine died soon after...

So yeah, like ask and ye shall find the solution.And never ask a friend to do work unless you are sure hes great at it.

[megaman3]

My 240 is my first car and Im just learning new stuff everyday mainly from this site. It didnt come with the Factory service manual but this site covers way more stuff anyway at least I think, I duno I havent seen the manual.

[seyath]

Well, I've been racing since I was about 12. My family is very race inclined so for the past 6 years I've been rallying and road racing in Kenya and in England. I'm from Italy BTW. Now I've started to learn about fixing up cars since all I've done until now is race them. Started by messing around with my mother's 1990 Mirage. (great car BTW. It had an awesome MIVEC engine). Then I found someone who was getting rid of a massacred 1990 Civic 5sp. I asked them if I could have it and I took the whole thing apart. Engine, transmission, axles, etc. Then it was time for my Maxima GXE, Maxima SE, current race project 1981 Corolla RWD, and my new aquisition 1989 240SX coupe.you'd be surprised how much you can learn by just hanging around a motor shop and asking questions. Just try not to get in any mechanics' way. BAD IDEA!

[BB Turbo]

Uncles/dad/brother/his friends/magazines/internet/books/fsm's/hands on from working on my friends cars. All the way up til now.I took HEAVY interest in 5th grade (years before I just liked the way cars looked, and worked on just knowing the names to a car) so from 5th all the way til now (11th grade). Asking lots and lots of questions along the way.

[TurboKA37]

mostly internet. started out with sites like howstuffworks and worked my way up to much more technical things. i also took to electronical & robotic courses in high school which helps a lot with wiring things. also just installing new things. i learned a lot when i pretty much removed all my suspension to install struts, springs, sway bars, and polyurethane bushings.

[un_known]

16, part timing my way through a rebuild and still paying off the car. Reading this forum, the FSM (factory service manual) and a grease monkey thats rebuilding his L28 Datsun. For the forum, you may not want to take everything that people say to be true, it seems that the majority of people on here are very opinionated (nothing wrong with that) but just take it for what its worth.

[driftercs13]

all i've ever done is help my dad work on cars, he is a sae certified master auto tech with 25 years under his belt, but every weekend we worked on projects/ side jobs since i was like 5. i grew up to find that i could make more money in construction, but it does stop me from working on all my friends cars and every project that i have owned. plus if i run in to a problem i can always call the old man up for advice and he gets most parts for cheap or free.

[whiterps13]

im 16, and have been subscribed to super street, sport compact car, and import tuner since i was 12. i have recently subscribed to modified as well. those cost money, but nico is both free and priceless

[nism0240]

im 18, payed for the car and mods through a POS job. started getting into cars when i was a freshman in hs when my brother had all his older senior buddies always over talking about cars and street racing. only a matter of time till i took interested in cars too. kept asking them questions about how things work. when they graduated i got my L's and started repairing my first car, a 1986 Mitsubishi Mirage Turbo. learned the basics from that and kept learning through experience from there.