I used to have Volkswagon rabbits and even replace the disk brakes and ball joints. for the ball joints, I had to buy a "pickle fork" and drill through the rive

I used to have Volkswagon rabbits and even replace the disk brakes and ball joints. for the ball joints, I had to buy a "pickle fork" and drill through the rivets. It was intimidating at first, but I figured it out and even did an "eyeball" alignment using sticks as guides. My mechanic skill reached a peak when I had an accident and had to rebuild the front end and the rack-in-pinion steering from an almost matching parts car. But I was a student and had more time than money. Now, like plumbing, I'll pay someone else to do it. I'd rather be doing something else. But I also got lucky. My mechanic is a second generation mechanic who went back to the family trade after getting a masters in mathematics.