• @deadbeef@lemmy.nz
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    289 months ago

    1988 Nissan Skyline GT with an RB20DET.

    It was abandoned by my uncle at our place when he moved overseas and subsequently my sister drove it around a bit. Eventually it leaked coolant from the water pump, overheated and blew a head gasket because she wasn’t paying attention.

    I was unemployed and bored and I decided to pull it apart and bought all the bits to fix it. I didn’t really know anything about mechanical stuff at the time, but I am good at logic and try not to be useless at practical stuff even though I’m really a computer geek. I drove it around for a bunch of years after that until I was earning enough money that I could buy something I wanted which was a Mitsubshi EVO 1.

    So to answer the question, favorite thing was that I rescued it from oblivion even though I didn’t know much about cars or engines at the time.