yea ive had lots of neighborhood kids come and go.... all curious as can be and full of piss and vinegar.
most rarely ever stay more a few moments, usually just curious about all the noise.
But on occasion, we have had a few that stick around... case in point... Andrew, are 17 yo shop sweep has just finished building his own race engine, that pretty much cost nuthing. why? he followed what we asked and told him to do... and the parts, well... spares me and my friends have had around. Machining was done for free, by my machinest... who barterd the work on the block for some sweeping and cleaning.
Andrew has been invited to join our crew, and will probably be on the the hunt for his own GN. Good Kid.
There have ben others, Marcus, Randy, and well my own team mate... Tony, I tought in my Garage.
Funny thing, is this is how I started.... and how I learned. my pops was super strict... so I was taught early on to "shut up and sit down" and like the neighborhood kids, I was curious about the noise at the machine shop down the way.
I was taught by Russ Hall and his brother Rick Hall, a nephews of the famous Dick Harrell Clan that ate super stock drag racing alive in the 60s. I learned machining, assembly techniques, tricks, secrets, and good ol fashion experiance.
something to keep in mind, hit up a local garage... see if you can sweep for pennys or knowledge... and continue on from there.
A.j.