Where can i learn auto mechanics?

[JaBuBa]

Hey, im gonna be starting WMU in Kalamazoo, Michigan next semester (im movin from NY), anyway i wanna learn how to repair cars, work on them, learn the mechanics, basically stuff like how to build an engine, or tranny and stuff..... i wanna learn to work on a car myself.

And i mostly want to learn on muscle cars and customs, basically stuff that runs on carburators... of course, i'll take anything offered...

I dont want a career in auto mechanics, i just want to learn how to work on a car myself...

So, im asking if anyone in the Michigan area know where i can go to learn stuff like this, maybe an auto shop course? or anything similar...

Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks..

[CBFryman]

why is this in the fabrication form?

But the best learning experence is hands on. get a part time job as an assistant at a garradge, take a few courses, etc...

[TheSilentChamber]

Yeah, I allways take my car to the garradge.

[jveik]

do what i did. buy an old chevy truck from 73 to 87 with a v8 and lots of mechanical and cosmetic problems. there is plenty of room to work on things on these trucks as they are very simple and open. they are very basic for technology so you can just get your feet wet. rebuild the carb, get and engine kit and get someone who knows what they are doing to help you out. do a restoration and paint it yourself. all this stuff is great experience for a first timer and will make a good foundation for the possibility of working on more complex cars/trucks. its also very cheap to do that kind of work on a chevy truck of the 73 to 87 vintage too so thats also an advantage of it. experience without having to get very costly parts. most things can also be rebuilt or repaired fairly easily and its also pretty fun to see what it all comes out to be like when you get the project done...

[Andydg]

If you don't want to do what jveik said try going to the local community college and taking some auto mech classes there. But if you have the time and money I would do what jveik says...in fact I really want to.

[gthompson97]

hands-on experience, nothing better. nobody can teach experience, nobody.