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Originally posted by tangerine911S
Theres nothing like driving a car where you can feel everything working in mechanical harmony and look under the hood and say "I know what that is" instead of staring at a big piece of moulded plastic.
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Peter Egan wrote an article about that, and referred to it as x-ray vision. You can get a real sense of security from a car you've had apart, and whose internals you've held in your hands. You know exactly what's going on in there.
On the other hand, you are also haunted by any corners you cut. Did you get ALL the metal shavings out? Those pistons were
close enough to spec, they
ought to be OK. Can make for some panicked thinking when you hear a funny noise.
The worst is the first few drives with an engine you rebuilt. I'm sure that's when I lose my hair.