Like I've said before, it's not about YOU. That's what YOU don't get. Other people read these threads. If you don't want comments on what you are doing, don't post it up.
The real deal is you think you know what you don't know. Who cares if it's a hobby? It's your money, blow it any way you want. But my decades of experience counts. I've broken enough parts and spent enough money and watched enough guys walk away because of the bad advice they took. Even if it was from well meaning people.
I'd like to keep people in the hobby. I'd love to grow the stick shift class, especially the real, clutch operated stuff.
A little fact you don't know. In 2000-2001 a friend and I were working with the Ozark Mountain Super Shifters to try and get something going out here. Couldn't get it off the ground. Why? Not enough cars. Now I see Woodburn has something but I doubt it's what we were doing.
So I'm about growing the "hobby". You just don't know it, because you continually make assumptions with zero knowledge.
Whatever you do, block me. I wear that as a badge of honor when an arrogant, snotty, passive aggressive wanna be refuses to learn.