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by pengaru 1293 days ago
> For a REALLY good primer on the subject, read Carrol Smith’s _Nuts, Bolts, Fasteners and Plumbing Handbook_ (aka Screw to Win).

+1 for anything by Carrol Smith

Back in my gearhead days Engineer To Win was a near constant fixture next to the toilet.

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I had no idea he lived nearby when I was in HS (also Gurney’s shop was within biking distance, also didn’t know it).

If I could go back I’d blow off all the dumb shit I did and go ask to push a broom all day just to hang around race cars and learn.