Quote Originally Posted by allmotoronly
As far as the terms, I stay away from ricer talk...

If you want to learn, start by reading up on things using credible sources- Car mags, credible websites. Try to stay away from learning things from forums... 99% of the time people are completely wrong. If you want advice from a forum, make sure it's from a person with a good reputation and history of working on cars. There are quite a few very knowledgible people on IA, but about 10 times as many complete idiots. Just make sure the source of any info is credible. Always double check things. Then get some hands on time. I started working on cars when I was 13, on a early 70's Trans Am. I moved to imports by age 16. My first work on imports was doing some basic bolt on upgrades. These are usually pretty simple, and a good place to learn. From there I have moved up and done everything from engine work to body work at some point or another (as a hobby, never professionally). For the last year or so I haven't had much time for cars, but I'm planning on buying a project sometime in early 2009... I'll have to brush up on some things lol.
What are some good sites/mags to start reading and what are the big events to attend?