how many people really work on their own stuff?

[Dave C]

How many of you really work on your own stuff? I not talking about you oil change guys either.
Are you not afraid to dig in and get really dirty? such as starters, water pumps, fuel pumps, modifications, cam, exhaust changes, etc. etc.? Even if you take it to someone occassionally for their "expertise," do you do most of your own work?
Also I know EFI requires diagnostic tester but would you remove and replace and freshen up your motor or swap out non-efi parts?
I used to do this stuff all the time but I'm getting old and lazy.
Also we already know that you flat bottom and jet guys work on your own stuff. We have been reminded too many times already, damn it

[JetBoatRich]

Probably not as much as I should :messedup:

[Spotondl]

Also we already know that you flat bottom and jet guys work on your own stuff. We have been reminded too many times already
Damn Skippy!!!

[Tahiti350]

I do all the work on my stuff except for the Diesel injection system. Too much expensive shiat to screw up there. I have a small handheld analyzer that will work on all my cars, and am not afraid of a little EFI work :rollside: . I'm one of the ones who figured out how to swap the early GM Crossfire injection to older cars and make it all work :idea: . Didn't have the luxury of all the books out now, just wiring diagrams and system operation knowledge. Put a Crossfire system on a 265 cid SBC, ran hard (for the CID) and pulled to around 5500, plus got 26-28 mpg in an '87 Monte Carlo.
For those without the ability or desire to work on your own stuff, you are missing a big part of the fun of having the toys in the first place. :devil:
"Yes, I built it myself!!"

[Dave C]

so you put the red wire on the yellow wire and when it made a funny noise you moved it to the green wire... repeated this until it worked?
I hear ya!
. I'm one of the ones who figured out how to swap the early GM Crossfire injection to older cars and make it all work :idea: . Didn't have the luxury of all the books out now, just wiring diagrams and system operation knowledge. Put a Crossfire system on a 265 cid SBC, ran hard (for the CID) and pulled to around 5500, plus got 26-28 mpg in an '87 Monte Carlo.
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[FastTimmy]

For the cost of paying somone else I can srew it up two or three times.....

[lucky]

I have not found any one to work as cheap as i do

[Jbb]

I do....cant afford it any other way...But I do sometimes trade out paint work for other things..

[Tom Brown]

I do....cant afford it any other way...But I do sometimes trade out paint work for other things..
... like maybe putting some tribal flames on a barrow in exchange for some shovel work?
http://www.hotboatpics.com/pics/data...81DSCF0050.JPG
http://www.hotboatpics.com/pics/data...81DSCF0052.JPG

[Jbb]

... like maybe putting some tribal flames on a barrow in exchange for some shovel work?
http://www.hotboatpics.com/pics/data...81DSCF0050.JPG
http://www.hotboatpics.com/pics/data...81DSCF0052.JPG
That would be vacuum work....Kanatard....