What are your other hobbies?
 

My primary hobby is drag racing. 80 Chev Malibu 383 w/spray, TH350 manual shift body and trans-brake. 9in rear end, 6pt roll cage, etc etc.

Here are some pics of our build this spring. first pass out was 11.80 @113 with NO spray and using the foot brake. next year we are hoping to get into the low to mid 10s with a 200hp shot.

Here is the car as i bought it last fall. 36k original miles, V6, typical little old lady story.
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we pulled the front clip and then the engine, and in a matter of hours had the body off the frame so we could notch the frame for the bigger tires.
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then we painted the frame with Por15 and set the solid body mounts on the frame.

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here is the body up on my super scary looking but surprisingly sturdy setup. I was under this for a few hours scraping off undercoating....not fun

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Body is back on frame, and engine and tranny are in. New manual brakes, line-lock and prop valve are also installed.
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another with the nitrous kit installed
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fenders and core support back on, as well as the electric water pump installed
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semi-finished product, just needs cage, fuel cell, and rear fire wall installed/fabricated
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Heres the finished car at the gas station (it stops there frequently) :lol:
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Here is the color i want to paint the car eventually
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these are the only pictures i have of the car at the track. I actually ended up going around this guy on the top end for the win. not sure what the time was but im usually around 11.80 Launches are usually wheels up if i use the trans brake, but only 7-8 inches or so but still pretty impressive for my first drag car! And i havent even hit the spray yet
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...20pics/373.jpg

I ended up beating this car also, its a 2000 turbo charged camaro.
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I left out LOTS of details, just wanted you to get the basics of what my other hobby is. Lets see what you guys have for have other hobbies.

I keep ball pythons. One of the best snakes to have as a pet IMO, manageable size, easy to care for, and great temperament. Some of these pictures are from a breeder I know, and I take pictures for his ads. I only have 2 myself right now, but would love to have more once I get a bigger place and could have a joint RC/snake room!

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I have a 32ft by 16ft HO scale railroad based on an 1870's logging operation in Washington and Oregon,roughly 100 cars and 15 locos.
I also work on my 76 trans-am with a stroked 400 up to a 462. Never raced it yet ( well,atleast not sanctioned :) and a 1972 Monte Carlo SS that my grandpa gave to me after my grandma passed, it was her car so I'm leaving it totally stock.
And finally my guns (technically my dads until I'm 21) I have an rock river arms AR15 a belgian (I think,no serial numbers or stampings) AK47,Remington 700,mossberg 500 & 590 a ruger super redhawk in .454 casul, plus multitudes of airsoft rifles and paintball guns for outdoor fun with friends.
Most of this stuff I don't even call a hobby anymore,I built the cars over a period of about 5 yrs at my dads bodyshop since I was about 13 and I got into guns through my grandpa as he is one he'll of a gun nut (and inadvertantly so am I !) and the model trains started with a Christmas set I had when I was 3, lol --Josh

When I had time...motorcycles are my other love.

Nice car BTW josh

I Love to be in the Ocean, Shooting fish or Boogie Boarding. Weekends I am either at the Beach or Tinkering with R/C. If it is raining; time for some good old video games.

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:smile: Fun Stuff:yes:

I Love to be in the Ocean, Shooting fish or Boogie Boarding. Weekends I am either at the Beach or Tinkering with R/C. If it is raining; time for some good old video games.

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:smile: Fun Stuff:yes:

Other hobbies ... where would I get the cash for that :)

On a more serious note. I play video games every one in a while (not waaaaaaaay as intensive as I used to be), I practice soccer, ballroom and latin dancing with my GF, I dropped Jeet Kune Do a while back but would love to pick that up again and I love watching a good movie or preferable a serie.

i also have snakes. i have:

2 suriname red-tail boas
1 guyana red-tail boa (named scarlet, hence my username)
1 ball python
2 california kingsnakes

Experience
 

Well I consider myself a man of experience and have done many things throughout my life. I have scuba dived, raced dirt bikes, drag raced, ridden cross country biking, played in dart leagues, and bowling leagues, and have had more pets then I can even remember or care to mention. R/C was something that I had always wanted to do, but just could not afford it as a child or while I was growing up, nor did I really have the time for the investment. They all cost money in one way or another, and some cost much more than I care to be involved in nowa days. We also have a DVD collection of nearly 1000 movies, because of the international travel we do on the job it pays to have entertainment with you. My true passion is building things that I know will out last myself. Welding, woodworking, and just about any kind of construction is what keeps my interest. I just love creating works of art from nothing. I guess that is why I like building R/Cs so much. Because of our lifestyle I am limited somewhat on how much stuff we can move with, and sometimes it is difficult to acquire materials depending on what country we are living in.

Fishing is my favorite thing, Tinkering with my Jeep, Drinking Beer and burning trees, Ebay and in the cooler months Metal Art/welding.

E-bikes

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outside of r/c i used to enjoy building offshore race boats for a small company called Schiada boats in my college days. anymore though when im not workin on the power grids(which includes everything fom substations to transmission towers to wood pole distribution and underground) this is my other hobby::lol:

Nice boats slimthelineman. My son is going to start his racing career in a year or two so the "skills & handling" period is about to start with a 6hp wing boat. I'll be building a CF hull in the next few months...similar to this one. Aside from that boats are the profession & not so much the passion

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There's also time allocated for kids soccer, my daughters pony club, swimming squad & the never ending garden landscaping...do a bit of charity fund raising also