Thanks you Stinger
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Drifting
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From: Kanuckistan
2022 C3 of the Year Finalist - Modified
Thanks you Stinger
You all know Jeremy aka Stinger12 and his hugely famous "Rookie First Restoration Attempt" thread.
He's been posting for four years hundred if not thousand of pictures of what turned out to be one of the most insane corvette restoration around.
We've all read how he made a job out of his passion and how he landed a job in a classic car restoration shop.
So when I read him in the forum looking for used body tools, I felt something was wrong, very wrong.
I'm on a budget too, but I'm a grown up, I have a rather good job and some saving. He's young, penniless and just starting his professional life.
I felt like we should, all of us of CF and the other forums, show him how grateful we are for all those good things he brought,
and wish him a long and fulfilling career by donating each a buck or two so he could buy lifetime quality tools.
Given so far:
Me :5$
jomor : 2$
70454Convert: 10$
Jeremy gave his consent, so go ahead and donate (paypal) to :
jeremymsmith@shaw.ca
Note: All of this started in this thread if you want the details.
He's been posting for four years hundred if not thousand of pictures of what turned out to be one of the most insane corvette restoration around.
We've all read how he made a job out of his passion and how he landed a job in a classic car restoration shop.
So when I read him in the forum looking for used body tools, I felt something was wrong, very wrong.
I'm on a budget too, but I'm a grown up, I have a rather good job and some saving. He's young, penniless and just starting his professional life.
I felt like we should, all of us of CF and the other forums, show him how grateful we are for all those good things he brought,
and wish him a long and fulfilling career by donating each a buck or two so he could buy lifetime quality tools.
Given so far:
Me :5$
jomor : 2$
70454Convert: 10$
Jeremy gave his consent, so go ahead and donate (paypal) to :
jeremymsmith@shaw.ca
Note: All of this started in this thread if you want the details.
Safety Car
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From: Lafayette Louisiana
Suggestion
Maybe a wild idea, but at some point, consider seeing if you can find somebody to publish a book with all of steps.
There are a number of books like this out there with a similar theme. I like them all and will buy another when available.
I think your story as a newbie, on a shoestring, and age makes for an engaging story with a great market.
Publishers might give you an advance. Or if you can not get a publisher interested, make a pdf file paper copies book and sell paper copies. If you sell enough pdf paper copies, I would guess a publisher might notice.
Best of luck and thanks for the info!
There are a number of books like this out there with a similar theme. I like them all and will buy another when available.
I think your story as a newbie, on a shoestring, and age makes for an engaging story with a great market.
Publishers might give you an advance. Or if you can not get a publisher interested, make a pdf file paper copies book and sell paper copies. If you sell enough pdf paper copies, I would guess a publisher might notice.
Best of luck and thanks for the info!
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Drifting
Joined: Aug 2010
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From: Kanuckistan
2022 C3 of the Year Finalist - Modified
Maybe a wild idea, but at some point, consider seeing if you can find somebody to publish a book with all of steps.
There are a number of books like this out there with a similar theme. I like them all and will buy another when available.
I think your story as a newbie, on a shoestring, and age makes for an engaging story with a great market.
Publishers might give you an advance. Or if you can not get a publisher interested, make a pdf file paper copies book and sell paper copies. If you sell enough pdf paper copies, I would guess a publisher might notice.
Best of luck and thanks for the info!
There are a number of books like this out there with a similar theme. I like them all and will buy another when available.
I think your story as a newbie, on a shoestring, and age makes for an engaging story with a great market.
Publishers might give you an advance. Or if you can not get a publisher interested, make a pdf file paper copies book and sell paper copies. If you sell enough pdf paper copies, I would guess a publisher might notice.
Best of luck and thanks for the info!
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I never expected ANYTHING in return for my restoration thread, yet here you guys are, sending me money for tools!
If only you guys knew what this meant to me. Pursuing this as a career has really changed my life in a way.
This would not have been possible if I didn't meet Mike Dyer (tracdogg2). I would not have a job right now if it were not for him. He's taught me everything. A huge thank you to Mike!
And to everyone who has donated money and parts to me...well, again, I can't thank you enough. You all know how hard it is to support a hobby and your life at the same time, and yet you still donate to me.
Once again, THANK YOU GUYS!
Jeremy
If only you guys knew what this meant to me. Pursuing this as a career has really changed my life in a way.
This would not have been possible if I didn't meet Mike Dyer (tracdogg2). I would not have a job right now if it were not for him. He's taught me everything. A huge thank you to Mike!
And to everyone who has donated money and parts to me...well, again, I can't thank you enough. You all know how hard it is to support a hobby and your life at the same time, and yet you still donate to me.
Once again, THANK YOU GUYS!
Jeremy
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Drifting
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From: Collinsville MS
St. Jude Donor '08
Mike is a good guy, he walked me through some steps a couple of years back, still have his card on my shop wall! Paypal will be sent when I get to a commercial line, I can see the forums on this net but Paypal is blocked!
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damn barracude web filters...
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