Had to ditch the day job to give the magazine the attention I felt it and its readers deserved. Scary move, but I\u2019ve always read the key to success is to make your career your passion. So, we\u2019ll give it a go.<\/p>\n
I know many readers are wondering when we\u2019re going to become a glossy, monthly magazine and I can only answer that by saying more subscribers and ad sales will dictate those changes.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m still working on new features (regular tech features, what\u2019s new in the aftermarket) and tweaking some old features (What\u2019s in your Garage?) so look for the changes in future issues. I\u2019d love to get your feedback at mycarpublications@shaw.ca<\/p>\n
Giving proof to the adage that learning is addictive, the other day I was able to take a few moments to try out a TIG welder and though the pedal has its challenges, I did manage to make a pretty nice weld after only my second try at connecting two pieces of pipe.<\/p>\n
The TIG welder exposure actually took place during another learning moment for me, as a local and very patient machine shop owner, Mike Dunn at Western Drivetrain and Machine Works (see their ad on page 62) is teaching me to rebuild heads. So far I\u2019ve done guides and seats, though the World Performance S\/R Torquer heads I chose to rebuild may not have been the best candidates as the valve seats proved difficult to remove. They were so worn you could barely tell there were seats still in the head.<\/p>\n
When it comes to learning new skills, we sometimes psych ourselves out by being afraid to fail or appear ignorant in front of our peers.<\/p>\n
I remembering once reading a quote from a highly skilled body man who said the beginning of every job included not worrying about how badly he could screw up. \u201cIt\u2019s only metal,& rdquo; he said. \u201cIf something doesn\u2019t work it\u2019s easy to start over again.\u201d<\/p>\n
All it takes is a grinder and some perseverance.<\/p>\n
And sometimes a lot of weld wire.<\/p>\n
Got some bad news shortly after Christmas. One of our advertisers, Greg Filipowski, owner of The Rod Factory in Edmonton, AB was killed in car accident just outside Kenora, ON. Also killed was the driver of the pickup Gary Geneau of Nanaimo, B.C. The pair were bringing a car back to Edmonton when the accident occurred.<\/p>\n
I never met Greg but I talked to him on the phone and was grateful that he chose to support our magazine.<\/p>\n
My condolences to his family, friends and co-workers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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