Looks like an interesting course. I’m sure I sat through at least 20 hours of listening to my dad explaining how a car works when I was a kid! He was never a professional mechanic but did used to fix some things himself. Cars have changed a fair bit since then but it has been useful to have picked up some of that knowledge.

The internal combustion engine is one of my favourite and most interesting inventions, besides the bicycle 🚲

Van build update: Engine work begins.

Finished all the available course videos (14+ hrs). I plan to swap the motor and transmission with crate/new models. Until then, I'm going to pull this one, fix it, and put it back together so I can handle most maintenance and repairs on the road.

Until I bought the course, I knew very little about cars. Now, I feel confident that I can rebuild one. Highly recommend (check it out below). Wish me luck.

Under the hood:

Some of this stuff—like the new radiator—isn't even bolted down. This is what you get when you buy a '97 step van for $2,200. It's got great bones (GMC with a P32 chassis), and it's a perfect restoration project. I will have learned much by the time I finish.

In the cab:

Pulled the carpet and floor liner when I removed the steel cargo gate. There's a rusted out spot that needs fixing on the passenger side floorboard, but I'll get to that later when I swap the seats.

The course:

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This is really neat. Thank you for sharing.