[Y-Blockhead]

Originally Posted by alexiskai

I also agree that the pipeline into the automotive fabrication and restoration profession is very thin due to lack of interest in the field and vocational training.

When my son entered high school some years back, I was shocked that they no longer offered the "Shops", auto, machine, electrical, wood, even drafting and design. Everyone I knew that made a career in automotive mechanics of some sort began their training in high school "shop".