25 gazillion people can offer advice out of their piehole. But is any of it gonna help if it ain't working out when he tries to "do it?" It will help if yer there with your hands as well as your piehole. "Give a man a fish, and he eats for a meal. TEACH a man to fish, and he eats for a lifetime!"

BTW: I'm taking my T-Type to a shop to get straightened out. And I'm not building my next engine, either. I guess I should hang my head in shame 'cause that makes me less of a hot rodder than all of the cyber Smokey Yunicks here...

I will admit, ive had a couple projects I never finished, but hey, I was young and I learned the hard way loosing hard earned money on the cars. I miss my 79 Camaro, and I may never get my 3000GT back together, but crap happens. Wayfast is 16, and personally I envy the fact that he already has a car he can tinker with. I was able to have a car to tinker with when I was 18, so, and I had stupid thoughts and bit off more then i could chew many of times. And as time goes by ,you mature ,and progress and find out what paths to use to properly find parts and do things to a car, your not able to know everything as soon as you go, you know what I like cars, I think ill build onethe way I want to. I thought I was hot **** in Vo-tech, but in the end, I realize I knew more about quantum physics, then I did about cars. so Wayfast just needs to practice, practice, practice, and he'll become more knowledgable as time progresses.

I cant say anything about other people?

http://www.njfboa.org/forums//showthread.php?t=30681

he has said it 2 or 3 times now hes looking for a 700r4 and then every time I say something about a 700r4 I have he goes back to wanting a manual...

so he changed his mind or didn't come to a final decision. i would think you could relate to that considering that was the primary criticism you faced for a long time.

as much as i love the great catch phrases you seem to love, i don't think they apply this time.
i offered matt links to tons of information that would have taught him to "fish" and he didn't follow through on his end. i also suggested many books and periodicals to read, yet he did not learn to "fish". if someone is not willing to take the first step on their own why should it be up to me or anyone else to carry them the rest of the marathon?

there is also a very very big difference between you having an engine built and needing your whole car finished for you. you have a lot of knowledge and you have built up a lot of different cars. not doing or not being an expert in one area or another is not comparable in this situation.

dude its nothing against you I told you...I already found a replacement 700r4. I'm looking to see if anybody has, preferably a T-56, so I know if thats even an option.

So, you provided things to read. Big whoop. I read just about every car mag around, and a lot of stuff still goes WAY over my head. Case in point: I had no f'n idea what was meant about flow rates of heads, and how flow benches work. And no matter how much I READ about the stuff, it still made no sense. Then I spent some time in shops, with someone SHOWING me the jazz, and it made sense. So, without getting into anymore "catch phrases" since they go so against your grain, I learned by being SHOWN not by being TOLD. And just for the record, I thought you could relate to trying to teach with parables, since I seem to remember you posting about spiritual things. And as we all know, Jesus taught with parables.

so you learn better hands on, does that mean everyone should abandon reading?
sorry man, but if you don't make the least effort to learn or argue with every lesson offered you will have a lot of trouble getting to the point that anyone wants to show you the hands on part.

I never had a prob with Matty not trying to learn or arguing with what was going on when I was involved. And that's all I have to say about it.

whoa guys...I think its time to just back off and leave it at what it is...I started this thread more or less as a light hearted joke. Its getting a bit hostile..

thats nice bob. i tried to defend matt for a long time, but after he failed to learn from so many lessons and so many opportunities i left him on his own. hopefully he can figure it out with your help.
until then my only remaining advice for him is to step up his game before criticizing others.

why the **** do i get warned for picking on bubba and matt, but heres everyone doing it while im at work.......

i towed matts car = me ftw

its cause you have a real job with real hours and don't work at lowes :shock: :rofl:

i work 40 a week, 7-4 with a 1 hour lunch, monday through friday. what are "real hours"? :scratch:

real hours are whatever you can squeeze between school and homework and hockey, but only when you can get a ride to work

Hockey FTW!!!!
and real hours are beforethe sun is up and after the sun is down baby. 6a.m. to 4:30 p.m. baby

Guys, lets stay one topic, the topic is Bubba wanting to swap in a T56 when he can even make up his mine on what trans he really wants.

Sheesh

T-5 conversions are much fun :) better have a couple 6-packs layin around, go'n need'em. :lol:

Just dont wait till its snowing like eric always does to do his projects in the driveway lol and maybe the swap will get done.

lmao! at least this time i got the garage! w00t hahahhha

Ugh... I feel I need to add my 2 cents here....

















































Neons are SEXY!

That is all

well its $100 for a used trans to get me by...that I can't really beat on(MAYBE a day or so at the track)...or $500 for a full T-5 swap that that motor would tear to pieces if i beat on it, but I could later put a TKO setup in and have the hydraulics there already. I'm putting an auto in for the time being. when project A is completed then I'll start toying with the T/A again. for the 2nd time now

Dude, you better not run that car at the track on a $100 trans..and if you do you don't have a single reason to bitch.

Also, why would your motor rip apart the T5? You're not really making that much power, even a non WC T5 should handle it provided you don't drive like a *******.

bubba proves his point in those last few words.

I was trying to be nice, lol