What do you do for a living ... BESIDES drive a Chevy?

[MN_Burbon]

Just curious what type of diversity we have in this group?

What are your passions/hobbies other than the suburbon?

I am a terminal fisherman and am working on a street rod, 1946 Chevy pickup. (4 door crew cab version ;-))

I also have a 1927 Studebaker Dictator, all original.

Maybe that has something to do with why I keep "upgrading the burbon"....

[Steve]

I work for a software company doing marketing and web development.

I haven't had any auto projects for a while (since I got married and have a little one at home). Looking for a house that will afford me to build a workshop in the back. Then I'll look for a project.

[Dieselburb]

Unfortunatly due to various injuries over time I had to retire early from working as a Heavy Duty Diesel Mechanic(I am now a human Barometer). My wife and I decided to open a pawnshop that we've been operating now for just over 5yrs.
So as a hobby I am able to still play with my trucks(my other one is a 1976 C20 long bed 400HP SBC Th350 3.73 14 bolt FF rear with 1ton suspension) and build the occasional engine. When my daughter gets a little more older(she's 17months right now) I plan to lift it, put a Dana60 up front and a Dana70 in the rear, and then transplant a CAT 3126 into it(it will fit with some mods). I am working on gathering the parts for now, it will hell of a ride when it's done. :P

[Steve]

nice. Would love to see some pictures of that project. I keep threatening to put a member's photo gallery on here for people to upload to, but I just can't find the time. Besides working 50+ hours per week at my full time job and running this site... I've got an 8 month old boy at home that's been occupying my time as well.

[MN_Burbon]

kids tend to take some time, I have three girls 10,7 & 4 months. So I know the drill. Steve if I can help at all with that photo gallery let me know, I have some experience with older versions of PHPNuke. (I work at a software Co during the day also)

[Dieselburb]

A photo gallery would be awsome, this way we can oggle the various Suburbans out there as well as any project documenting.
Kids are a blast, I can't wait to teach my daughter how to build an engine( she already has her first tool set), She's possessed with the Suburban and other Diesel powered vehicles. Sure puts a smile on my face. :D

[Steve]

Well, I am not happy at all with the gallery. That doesn't give the right permissions at all! I am going to play around with some of the other ones this morning and maybe we'll have a winner before lunch today. This site is built off of an outshoot from PHPNuke, it's postnuke, but they're designed in a similar way.

[97bigredburban]

well since im only 30 yrs old..........im a tuner also..i have a 1996 z24 cavalier that i show, and i also have a 1961 volkswagen beetle that i show also. so between the tuner shows and the bug bashes im sorta in the grind. and when im not at the shows im doing other things like drawing, airbrushing, and cleaning up the vehicles of course :wink:

[MN_Burbon]

Looking forward to seeing some airbrush work when Steve gets that gallery up there BigRed.

[Steve]

Only 31 here. I whacked my knee on my desk this morning and was walking around all day like I was crippled. Felt like I was 91.

[Steve]

I'm working on the photo gallery. There are a couple of new modules that I can play with and try to install on a dummy site before I try to go live. I'll post a message on the main board and ask people their preferences.

[97bigredburban]

mn burbon i will sure to do it whenever the photo gallery comes out.....i promise :D

[TrailLeadr]

Hope to see some awesome pics in the gallery!
My paying job is working at a bank as a supervisor. My non-lucrative, but entirely much more rewarding job is raising my 13 yr old daughter, and staying up late nights with my 3 week old son. My suburban was given to me by my father, and I intend to make it my ongoing project.

[pekero]

I don´t drive a Suburban yet, but I´m thinking of buying one. I think joining this club could give me some hints about models, differences between manufacturing years etc. I´m 39 years old and live in Sweden. I´m managing a small ( 25 employees) business unit in the electrical installation branch. This BU is one of about 20 in Vinci Energies Sweden. I have a wife and four children 7m, 4y, 12y and 17y. The youngest three are girls. The 12 year old girl wants me to build a 1/2 scale copy of a Willys Jeep CJ2 for here.... no problem with a common interest there, it´s more a problem with lack of time. The boy wants me to buy and restore an El Camino for him. As i work quite long days i don´t have the time for it right now. Me myself have always, as long as i remember, been interested in cars, trucks, tractors and so on. I started to restore my first car at 17, it´s an Volvo P-1800 which i still own. The work with the Volvo was really a challenge due to it´s bad condition, but i think the result was great. In my youth me and friends were cruising around in american cars from the 50´s and 60´s, listening to real rock´n roll such as Eddie Cochran, Buddy Holly, Elvis, Chuck Berry, Gene Vincent and so on. We had Brylcreeme (pomada) in the hair, and pointed toe shoes, the common outfit for a swedish "greaser". Example of cars we were cruising in was Pontiac Star Chief -57, Oldsmobile NinetyEight -59, Chevrolet Impala -63, Buick -55 Convertible, Cadillac -58 convertible. I realy enjoyed those days, we had a' lot of fun. Then the children started to arrive and my life was changing direction. This was even more fun but in another way. Life goes on you know. I still dream about a Cadillac Eldorado -53 convertible in mint condition and hope that i some day can afford to buy one. I´m now trying to combinate my interest for big cars with V8´s with family response and comfort. I think buying a Suburban is the way to do it. I would love to cruise in it whith my family, listening to wife´s idol Bruce Springsteen ( to get here in a good mood) :wink:

[MN_Burbon]

Welcome aboard Pekero! Glad to have you with us, that's a neat story.

If we can help answer any questions about these wonderful suburbans for you just post them here.

-- Michael

[ellis]

Other then the Sububan (usually what the wife drives)...I also rock a Toyota Matrix XRS (My Car)...

[Steve]

Right on, that's a good diverse set of automobiles.

[Karey]

Looks like I'm the odd man (woman) out. I'm 27 year old stay at home mom. My daughter just turned 1 and I was driving a toyota matrix. I told my husband when I got back from Costco that I need more room. The next week we brought home the big green monster. I love it. I joined the forum so I can see what exciting things are possible. My husband, Vee (ellis) joined in too. We love to change things up and make the most out of our vehicles. I can't wait to see what you guys have done...

[MN_Burbon]

Karey, Welcome aboard. Looking forward to seeing photos of another green beast once the forum guy is ready. Its great to see that we've got some women involved. My wife doesn't particularily care to even ride in my burban, She drives a DTS and is pretty happy with it.

[3com]

well i guess i get the old man badge, 50 last march, recovering from stroke in dec. last year thats why i'm here a lot. but still love our burbs 86 and a 94. just cant get used to the idea that they have gone from good old work trucks to yuppy mobiles.
i worked for GM at the framingham assembly plant for 15 years went to saturn for a while and now work construction, oops now sit at home on the farm since stroke. but triing to get back into the swing.
right now triing to replace a floor in our stock trailer, takeing a lot longer than it should. only able to work an hour or two a day, but getting better. have floor out and scraping rust off frame work, getting ready to run wires today, that and stretching some fencing in one off the feilds.
never enuf time for all the things i have to do and now never enuf energy. getting better tho.
spend more time on idiotnet than i would like, rather be working on trucks.

[Davandy]

Hi,
My name’s Peter Smet I’m from Belgium.
I have two sons Davy and Andy, and a wife Elly. :wink:
I work for a software company too, doing development of pharmaceutical software.
My hobby is my 1500 Suburban 1993, and evening school English (First year :shock: ).
I want to do many things with the Suburban, so I’m glad that I found this forum. :lol:

[MN_Burbon]

We are also glad that you found us, the more heads we can put together the better. Welcome aboard.

Peter your avatar is of your 'burban, right? It looks like it's in great shape, from what I can make out.

That reminds me....Any news on the gallery, Steve :?:

[Davandy]

Hi TrailLeadr,

Right that's my Suburban.
It is in great shape, and I want to keep it like that :)

You can take a peak on my website if you want

http://users.pandora.be/davandy/

Looks even better in a larger pic. Nice shade of Blue.

[MN_Burbon]

Sharp looking truck there Davandy! Looks like she's been well respected over the years. These things will last a LONG LONG time if they are taken care of.

[Steve]

That is very true. They're built to last and becuase they have long-term value people are willing to put money into them. It's a win-win.

[Davandy]

More pictures with the new tires :wink:
http://users.pandora.be/davandy/worthless.gif

http://users.pandora.be/davandy/Picture102.jpg

http://users.pandora.be/davandy/Picture103.jpg

http://users.pandora.be/davandy/Picture104.jpg

[Steve]

Nerf bars. Gotta have em.

[MN_Burbon]

http://hjalmervik.com/suburban/May05%20075.jpg
http://hjalmervik.com/suburban/May05%20076.jpg

[MN_Burbon]

Sorry those got a little bigger than I expected......

[Steve]

Well, now you have a photo gallery to post them into! :-)

[84fiero123]

i have to ask. has anyone ever used the roof racks on there burb? wife and i have never had that much stuff that we needed to use them. but then again our familly isnt that big anymore. just the wife, me and youngest 17 tear old daughter. but even when we were all here there was enuf room for everything inside the burbs.

[Steve]

Never had them on there. I have the on my 2002 Trailblazer. Never used them there either. However, I would if I had to, but just never needed to.

[84fiero123]

wife says if you have a burb and need to use the roof rack you need help, profetional help.

I had to use them once to bring home a couch. Only reason was because at the time of picking it up, the 'burban was loaded with wife, daughter, and dogs. I gotta say I was really impressed with the weight limits of the roof.

I parked the suburban in front of our house, and climbed on top with the couch, and hoisted it up onto the second floor porch. Not even a buckle in the roof, while I stood with the couch's full weight on my shoulders. I weigh close to 250lbs.

Very impressed! :mrgreen:

[MN_Burbon]

I use them occasionally, pretty handy setup if you need it.

[Hehe]

I am a Mechanical Design Engineer for Saint-Gobain Containers.
I design and redesign small parts for those machines that make your beer bottles and many other glass containers.

[Steve]

Hey, "Hehe"

You made MY beer bottles? :-)

[84fiero123]

hey i actually got to use my roof racks! a buddy called and needed help moving a couple of matresses, when i got there it was 2 queen size box springs and 2 mattresses, and frames and head boards for both , and 3 twin mattresses and box springs. all the heed boards and footboards and frames fit inside, along with 2 twin mats, but all the others were tied to the roof racks. looked like a gypsy wagon going down the road.
had to watch the low bridges.

[84fiero123]

on a lighter note, the wife just reminded me of my farming expertece.
we bought our first farm down in tenn. in 1990, i am the first to admit i am not a farmer. she the one with the dream of owning a farm. about 92 or 93 we bought our first hay rolls, for those of you not familliar they are those big 6 or 7 ft tall rolls of hay you see in the feilds. in the winter we had no place under cover to store them so we just put a tarp over them and rolled them agains a fence line about 100 ft from the barn.
well this was an extremly cold winter for tenn. everything froze including the hay rolls to the ground. we did not have a tractor so we were just rolling these things around by hand, not a big deal until one day in january when we tried to move them and they were frozen to the ground.
i in my infinate wisdom sad why dont i hit it with the ford pick up, and old courier. so i did, i hit it and broke it loose and we rolled it over until it hit the flat spot, so i took the truck and backed up a couple of feet and tap the roll with the truck again. it didnt budge so i backed up a little further and hit it again, and it roll over to the flat spot again, gaining all of ten feet. so i hit it again with the truck and gained anouther ten ft, and then again anouther ten ft. getting tired of the prosses i figured if i hit it harder it might roll twice or more, so i backed up, shifted to 1st gear and nailed it doing about 20 mph. well it moved alright but so did the courier. the truck rolled right up onto the hay roll one wheel on one side and the other on the other all the way up the roll until the wheels were stradiling the roll and the rear bumper was dug into the ground, all i could see was blue sky, all four wheels off the ground and the rear bumper stuck in the ground. i had to go get the burb and because it was not four wheel drive attach a cumalog to bumper hitch of both trucks to winch the courier down off the hay bail.
hence the reason wel dont let steve do any farming

[Steve]

AH HAHAHA! :-)

Don't know what's funnier, mattresses stacked 10 feet high, or the image of a ford courier stuck up top of a HAY ROLL!

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[84fiero123]

i actually have video of me draging it back off the hay roll someplace.

[Steve]

You can put video in the members section of the "photo" gallery, by the way.

[84fiero123]

You can put video in the members section of the "photo" gallery, by the way.

steve i cant cant even figure out how to post a picture and you expect me to post video :oops: come on. it 8mm from the first video recorders back in about 1990 and i wouldnt even have a clue on how to start. but it would be good for a laugh if i could find it. but steve if i do i will give you a shout about putting it on, thanks for the help with the chair pics again. :D

[Steve]

Oh, by the way. I'll get the photo gallery working again soon. I promise! :-)

[nvra82]

My name is Roy Parker and I live near Greenville, SC. I own a 1993 Suburban (work truck) and a 2003 Suburban (trip truck). I traded a 2002 GMC crew cab for the 2003. Have been impressed with the 2003 (5.3 with 3.73 rear). Over past two months, have run over 1,500 miles in and out of SC/NC mountains and am still averaging 18.1 mpg. Have seen 19.5 mpg.

I am retired Air Force and have worked past 15 years as an industrial operations and maintenance technical writer and trainer. Have spent the past 12 years playing with antique stockcars and helping manage the National Vintage Racing Association (NVRA). I restored a 1940 Ford in 1995 and ran it until the end of the 2002 season. You can see it on our club's web site at: www:nvraracing.net. My car is the rusty one shown first in the photo gallery. Its original number was 82.

Later

[Steve]

Hey Roy, nice to see another writer and trainer on the board! Anything in particular that you've worked on?

BTW, I couldn't find www.nvraracing.net. Typo?

[Steve]

www.nvraracing.org pehaps?

[nvra82]

Good evening Steve.

Sorry about that NVRA address. Try: www.nvraracing.org It was late when I wrote the last email.

Professionally speaking, I have written training materials and procedures on all types of industrial equipment. My speciality was new machine, line, or plant startups, but have given up the travel. Did ops procedures for processing line last year while still working at Greenville Technical College as a industrial lab manager and evaluator. Work as a "consultant" because nobody wants to hire the old guys anymore, even though the procedures I create must be good enough for operators or maintenance folks to use so that they do not cost the company thousands of dollars in bad product or damaged machinery! Amazing isn't it.

As for the NVRA, I was the club president from March 1996 thru 1999, and have been a club officer since. I place almost all the pictures on the club's web site gallery, along with commentary. I know the history of most "vintage" cars racing in the Southeast and a few in other parts of the country. It is a hobby that I enjoy. We just started the web site in April of 2005, but it averaged over 2,200 visits and almost 70,000 hits per month from October thru December 2005. From what I am told, those are some pretty good numbers.

Gotta run,
Roy

[Steve]

I do a lot of technical writing, lately procedural guides for warehouse operations (yawn).

Very good website, very nice. It's fun to watch those vintage cars go.

[Aeropagus]

Roy, feel free to post some photos on our website too if you get the whim to do so.

[ProTouringSub]

To pay the bills, I am a Naval Architect for Northrop Grumman Ship Systems. I work in the R&D organization, developing new structural technologies and designs for the future Navy and Coast Guard fleets. It can be pretty interesting stuff. The great thing is it provides me major exposure to top level management at a young age; I'm 26 and on a first-name basis with several VPs, which is rare for a 12,000-employee organization.

Outside of work, my main focus right now is fixing my Katrina-flooded house, which is slowly coming along. My lovely girlfriend takes up most of my time too, I hate it. :lol: When I find the time, I also have a Ford ZX2 S/R that I like to tinker with and drag race, and I also have a 1991 Cobalt 223. Oh yeah, and I am also an aspiring home brewer. 8)

[Steve]

Northrop Grumman huh! Very cool. My Grandfather flew a Grumman F6F Hellcat during WWII it the Pacific. That was quite an aircraft.

[Aeropagus]

Wow, that's a heck of a plane.

[Steve]

anyone else have something to add to this long topic?

[itsuki]

hi i'm Jason and new here! i used to have race cars but since i got married and now have a baby, wifey is pressuring me to sell my cars and buy a family van but i managed to convince that a suburban would be better than a van! i'm slowing saying goodbye to my beloved cars and can't wait to get my hands on a suburban! hehe!

and oh for a day job i train dogs for police and personal protection!

[Steve]

Right on, thanks for joining the club! :-)

[Truckernate]

Hi all my nane is nathan from mission B.C. Canada I'm a proffesional truck and crane opperator up here with a 94 GMC burb for a weekender and a 98 ZX-6R crotch rocket for a daily driver (depending on weather).And as for my roof racks we are going camping on may 19th and I already have the rack loaded with gear the rear seat removed, the rear cargo area full and a trailer for firewood BBQ and the dirtbikes hea it's my time to relax but also to be prepared for 4 days away from tv,cellular,and WORK. oh and I'm taking my wife 2 kids brother and our dog so thank the roof rack god for putting it there. A little top heavy tho!! Git R Dun.

[Steve]

Awesome nathan. Where is mission BC?

[Truckernate]

Just north east of Vancouver BC colse to the water.

[Steve]

very nice, I hope to get back up to that part of the world again sometime soon.

My wife (from east texas) went to Vancouver and to Victoria for the first time and she made the faux paus of telling the money taker getting onto the ferry that Canadian money looks like Monopoly money. :oops:

She smiles and said, "no, yours does..." and was very nice. I told her after the fact that it's not a good idea to win people over by telling them that their currency looks like play money. :-)

[nemopoppins]

I went bowling one time in Alberta. The game there is, "five-pin." A local man was giving us tips and instruction on how to play it well. He (and I) referred to the game that's common to America as, "ten-pin." My companion, unintentionally rude, kept referring to the American game as, "regular bowling." Our new Canadian friend, however, accepted it very graciously.

[Truckernate]

Well another long weekend done and now for the 3 days of cleaning of the gear and the burb, once again the suburban got us to where we were going and then some fully loaded inside, on the roof and on the trailer. We had a blast got dirty and stuck (for a second) and still were able to pull out a friend and his Truck and camper from a mud pit can't wait till the next outing.

[Steve]

Nice. Wish I could take a trip. :-(

[Steve]

I think we should revive this old thread, but now include ALL Chevy and GMCs.

[tonietal]

I am a 42 year old woman with 5 kids, living in the Sacramento area. Love my 2004 Suburban. I do lots of field trips and being 1 1/2 hours from ocean to mountains we put the miles on. . ..
My hobbies are photography and I work in a hospital as an OB tech.~Toni

[KD7ONE]

Wow! I seen that slammed red burbon and I was thinking that if it goes over anything bigger than a pebble, it will bottom out.

Anywho, My hobbies consist of coin collecting, amateur radio, and I am involved in politics as well....not as a politician. I am the Yellowstone County Chairman for the Constitution Party of Montana.

[TrailLeadr]

Wow! I seen that slammed red burbon and I was thinking that if it goes over anything bigger than a pebble, it will bottom out.

Anywho, My hobbies consist of coin collecting, amateur radio, and I am involved in politics as well....not as a politician. I am the Yellowstone County Chairman for the Constitution Party of Montana.

What meter do you usually operate on?

[dwill3015]

I'm 40, been married almost 22 years and have 4 kids and 1 granddaughter. I manage a medium-sized independent grocery store and cut meat part-time. I enjoy hunting and camping. My 15 year-old son races motocross so that keeps our family busy on weekends through the spring, summer, and fall. My only project vehicle is my 1987 Chevy K5 Blazer w/Silverado package. It has a 4 inch suspension lift and 35" BFG Mud Terrains. I put a brand new GM crate motor 350 in it a few years ago and it still only has less than 5000 miles on it. The 700R4 tranny needs to be rebuilt, as well as front and rear differentials, and worn front suspension componants replaced. It has TBI so the only mods I have done are a throttle-body spacer and a Hyperchip. I want to put posi in the rear and change the gearing for the bigger tires. It runs great and still drives and the body and interior are in good shape so I'm half way there. She will be my hunting and play vehicle.

[Steve]

bump this big thread

[ajaxajax2000]

Hi everyone.

Did you know that when the imigrants from Europe and Asia sailed to America in the 17:th, 18:th and 19:th centuries, the trips were so hard that only the toughest, strongest and most determined people survived. In fact, only the most daring had the guts to decide to go in the first place. So according to Darwin and the natural selection (the survival of the fittest) the base for todays Americans is a select few of survivers and determined people which make up the fundament of the greatest nation on earth today - US of A. (And it's got nothing to do with race since these people came from all over the world).

After this short intro, I'm Peter from Sweden. I'm an aeronautical engineer working at Saab Aerospace, Swedens famous aircraft manufacturer. Our main product today is the Gripen Fighter

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l117/ajaxajax2000/Flyg/20040909_Gripen.jpg

I'm not really working with the Gripen, but rather our next generation FCAS (Future Combat Air System). No pic!!!

I'm the father of three lovely kids, married for the second time and living in Uppsala just north of Stockholm in Sweden. My wife - since 4 years - is the woman I've been looking for my whole life and I spend a LOT of time on her. And she on me.

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l117/ajaxajax2000/Family/AnnaLotta.jpg

This summer we bought a new house with a marvellous double garage and we also got a very promising German Shepheard puppie who is now 8 month:

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l117/ajaxajax2000/Hund/P1010055.jpg

We do a lot of sailing in our yacht - a Swedish 36 ft Najad which has given us some lovely moments both at sea and in harbour:

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l117/ajaxajax2000/Akka%20V/AkkaV.jpg

To be cont'd.

[ajaxajax2000]

Continued from Sweden, Uppsala (Peter)

I love cars and the reason I'm here in the first place is that I'm about to buy a '03 Suburban replacing my present '98 Grand Cherokee. I'm gonna miss that car, but the sub seems like a nice alternative and we really need the space. (The wheels are being changed for something better!)

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l117/ajaxajax2000/Tahoe/XCT893-1001.jpg

I also love motorcycles and been taking up biking again after a 10 year rest. My bikes now include my favorite track bike, a '01 Ducati 996R which is a dream to ride and very hard to keep the front wheel down when accelerating:

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l117/ajaxajax2000/Ducati/DSC00165.jpg

My other bike is a mile eater. The mighty Kawasaki ZZR 1400:

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l117/ajaxajax2000/1420bleu20ocean202007.jpg

I also just parted from my fantastic '92 Corvette ZR-1, due to lack of time:

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l117/ajaxajax2000/ZR-1/ZR-1_1.jpg

That's pretty much me in a nutshell. Hope to get my Suburban this monday, wherafter I'll be back with all the questions to you guys and gals.

Peter

[Cableguy]

Nice collection Peter. Looks like fun stuff. :great: I'll take the Ducati :wink: for a spin.

[GM_Guy]

when I'm not driving My suburban, I'll drive this..........:great:

[Cableguy]

I hunt down and kill people tampering with there Cable TV. I also remove kids channels for small children that P.M.O. :yes: In a Ford of course (which the guys a razing me about alright at work) I've drivin' GM's all my life. Of course it might be a bit bias cuz I live in a GM town and my father worked there for 34 years. I have a wife and 3 step kids, only one still lives with us. Thank god. Shes 16 so you know where I'm going with that.:sign0023:

[Dj Friction]

Well.........

As my name states......I'm a professionial DJ..........Parttime........fpr the past 12 yrs


As a full time job......I'm a carpenter with the local union 1849......

Both jobs I love........

[TomsHHR]

I work for the Major Bucket truck manufacturer out of Duluth, MN that range from 75 ft to 150 ft up. I have been a Trainer and Tech writer also Service Tech support. I train mechanics on our units, write the service manuals. Marine Diesel mechanic by trade from The US Coast Guard back in the 70's, Firefighter/EMTA until 1985. Have a blast on my ATV roaming the woods, hunt and fishing. One of my hobbies is building me a go-kart and RC boats and trucks (s-10). Single with no kids that I know of.

[Skarch]

Continued from Sweden, Uppsala (Peter)

I love cars and the reason I'm here in the first place is that I'm about to buy a '03 Suburban replacing my present '98 Grand Cherokee. I'm gonna miss that car, but the sub seems like a nice alternative and we really need the space. (The wheels are being changed for something better!)

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l117/ajaxajax2000/Tahoe/XCT893-1001.jpg

I also love motorcycles and been taking up biking again after a 10 year rest. My bikes now include my favorite track bike, a '01 Ducati 996R which is a dream to ride and very hard to keep the front wheel down when accelerating:

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l117/ajaxajax2000/Ducati/DSC00165.jpg

My other bike is a mile eater. The mighty Kawasaki ZZR 1400:

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l117/ajaxajax2000/1420bleu20ocean202007.jpg

I also just parted from my fantastic '92 Corvette ZR-1, due to lack of time:

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l117/ajaxajax2000/ZR-1/ZR-1_1.jpg

That's pretty much me in a nutshell. Hope to get my Suburban this monday, wherafter I'll be back with all the questions to you guys and gals.

Peter

That is quite the collection of toys! With all those things to play with, how do you ever get any work done.

As an AE for Saab, what do you think of the "born from Jets" ads that GM is running for the cars??

[ajaxajax2000]

That is quite the collection of toys! With all those things to play with, how do you ever get any work done.

As an AE for Saab, what do you think of the "born from Jets" ads that GM is running for the cars??

Yeah, time is always short, isn't it?

As for the GM ad, I think it's rather clever. Touches a lot of feelings in many men, I guess. Don't know how accurate it is though. And it sure hasn't turned Saab Automobile into a profitable company. The Saab car division was sold to GM years ago.

[bracketracer-78]

For fun i drag race.

[JayMack75]

As for me, I am a bailbondsman. I own several companies in Alabama. In true "car guy" fashion, check out my company cars:
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f291/JayMack75/RedandWhiteAmbulanceatBSJ12.jpg
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f291/JayMack75/100_6616.jpg
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f291/JayMack75/100_2200.jpg (www.acctc.com)

[JayMack75]

Here's the rest of them:
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f291/JayMack75/Car54BSJ13.jpg
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f291/JayMack75/100_0440.jpg (www.acctc.com)
I also have driven race cars in the past (will post pics later). I am the president of Alabama Custom Car and Truck Club (www.acctc.com) and have been in it and operating it in my home town since 1999. I took over completely after restarting it in 2006 and it is now the largest, most organized and established club in North Alabama and will soon be expanding chapters to the entire state of Alabama and eventually the South East.

[dwill3015]

that's pretty damn impressive jay! Gotta love those old ambulances.

[Holy Smoke]

Makes me want to go to Alabama to see your ambulances. WILD ! YOu are Creative !!!:great:
Great Work JAY

[GM_Guy]

those are cool!!!

[Holy Smoke]

what I do??? I'm a stay at home Barber-stylist trained in Calif. New Stylist award in 1986 . Live in N.C. So I cut-up and blow a lot of hot air. Luv to water ski and run , sing in churches,and work on my truck. (to scared to drive it). 50 Yr. old , one wife, no kids. We play with other people's kids. One dog ,Hazel, she runs the shop. Takes lousy messages. Fun Meeting you all, Say hi when your in Waxhaw.

[HI-TORQ]

This is my wife's car. We have had 4 Gen 2 SHOs and she loves them. This one only has 83K miles. It has stage I cams, ported intake, chip, borla exhaust, adj. coilover shocks, subframe connectors, alum. bushings, larger front and rear swaybars PLUS it's a 5sp. I hope to put some big brakes on it this summer.

[finalday7]

I do construction ( home renovations, painting that kind of thing) but hate it. Chance are i'll be heading up north to either join the police, Fire department or go in and start buying houses and fixing them up to sell. :great:

[Acme Racer]

Hi Gang
My name is Larry, and I'm a recovering....whoops, wrong meeting :rofl:
I'm a 50'ish year old semi retired race car driver, still workin on them though. My wife is just as big a "car guy/gal" as me. Shes a Nurse by day. Everything from local street stocks to WoO Sprints & LM, IRL to Cup series cars. My current "bill payer" is working for the promoters of the "Daytona Turkey Run" and "Spring Show" car shows that take place at the Daytona Intl Speedway. I also do race car fabrication and chassis building. My Hobbies are;

HO Scale Slot cars. I have almost 5000 of them, yea Five THOUSAND of them and 2 huge multi lane layouts. I have ben racing/collecting these cars since I was a kid in the early '60s. One is a 4X18 ft 6 lane 58 ft.per lap track and the other is a 4X16 4 Lane 76 ft per lap track. Both layouts are completely landscaped. I also cast resin bodies for these fun little cars.

Photography. I occasionally shoot Sprints, Dirt Late Models and Midgets at Dirt tracks. (Knoxville, Eldora, Williams Grove, Manzinita)

Our Station Wagons. My wife and I have a "fleet" of 91-93 "B" body wagons. Her daily driver is a 91 Buick Roadmaster "GS" wagon. My "cruise in/show car" started life as a 91,000 mile Caprice wagon that has "evolved" into a "Yenko Impala SS" wagon, thanks to a few "friends" (using THAT term rather loosely) one of which has/had a TV show called "Overhaulin". It has a 410 CI Vortec engine, 4 wheel Disc brakes, custom interior and tons of mods. My wife just got for Xmas a 92 Buick Roady Wagon (that happens to be the same color as the "Yenko") that were gonna "evolve" into a "GSX" wagon so she can have her own "cruise in/show car", so we can do the "his & hers" thing at shows. Thanks again, Chip.:great: Our friends here have named our place "the Daytona Office of the 91-96 B Body Wagon Rescue & Rehab" due to many of them finding their way here, then being "adopted out" to new homes. My latest "rehab was a 91 Olds Custom Cruiser wagon that we "evolved" into a "Hurst/Olds" wagon. Hated to let go of that one, but it got a great home.:rofl:

Our 2 Basset Hounds. We have 2 basset Hounds. Gracie is the oldest at 7, and Magoo is 5. They are so much fun, WHEN they move.

My Dream Job. There are 2. First is a "sleep tester" for the Sealy mattress company. Second is a Bikini Installer. Neither will probably happen, but hey, cant a guy have a goal?:lol:

Maybe the club here could have a "get together" at our "Spring Show" at Daytona March 28, 29 & 30 2008.

Heres wishing everyone here a Safe and Happy Holiday Season and a Safe and Prosperous 2008 from Daytona Beach.

Larry

[Acme Racer]

Pics
My Wifes "Daily Driver", '91 Buick Roadmaster "GS" wagon, "illegally" parked at Daytona the night after the Pepsi 400 2003
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v12/73winnie/B-Body%20Wagons/91-Buick-Wagon-Shot-night-Daytona-P.jpg

My "Yenko Impala SS" wagon taken at Daytona in '07
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v12/73winnie/B-Body%20Wagons/1992YenkoImpalaSSWagon-DIS2007Sm.jpg

Her Xmas present, 1992 Buick Roadmaster (soon to be "GSX") wagon.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v12/73winnie/92RMW-CleanedUp-NoMods-1.jpg

My 6 Lane HO Slot Car Track, "rescued" from out local slot car shop.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v12/73winnie/AMP-Bellflower.jpg

[Steve]

Pics
My Wifes "Daily Driver", '91 Buick Roadmaster "GS" wagon, "illegally" parked at Daytona the night after the Pepsi 400 2003
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v12/73winnie/B-Body%20Wagons/91-Buick-Wagon-Shot-night-Daytona-P.jpg

My "Yenko Impala SS" wagon taken at Daytona in '07
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v12/73winnie/B-Body%20Wagons/1992YenkoImpalaSSWagon-DIS2007Sm.jpg

Her Xmas present, 1992 Buick Roadmaster (soon to be "GSX") wagon.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v12/73winnie/92RMW-CleanedUp-NoMods-1.jpg

My 6 Lane HO Slot Car Track, "rescued" from out local slot car shop.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v12/73winnie/AMP-Bellflower.jpg

Very nice, looks like you've got some good hobbies!

[GM_Guy]

those are some cool wagons you have (of course,I'm partial to the Buick ones:) )

[Crawdaddy]

Well, I've been here long enough, and didn't participate in this thread yet, so I guess I should....

My name's Christopher, and I'm a Network Technician for the local community college. Whenever I'm not at work or school, I'm either hanging out with my roommates working on computers, recording music (I'm a hobbyist recording engineer), or working on the 'Burb. Single, with no intentions to marry or have a girlfriend....they cost too much LOL.

[Dan]

my name is Dan 47 years been retired several years from a stroke my hobbies are camping building cars/trucks

Dan

[Steve]

Very Cool! Who else?

[Pete95Sierra]

my names Pete, 20 years old, I'm a sophomore at Richard Stockton College of NJ in south jersey. I love cars and trucks and work on them... I love to wheel and ride quads and I play DIII lacrosse here at school. I am a volunteer firefighter back home in North Jersey and I love it but being at school I havnt gotten much action recently :(

[sam5828]

well i work for a rail road company out of selkirk, NY love snowmobiling. my GF and I just bought a bar/restaurant in the up of mich. so we will be moving there maybe by the end of next month.

so all of ya can come and visit

[Will Penner]

Hi My name is Will Penner I'm retired and I was a Investigator now I am a father son and a cowboy
and only on the down side of 71

[Steve]

Who else, what do all of you newbies do to pay for your rigs?

[sdpbob]

Im Shawn, Im currently serving my country in the Air Force, based in FE Warren AFB, Wyoming.

[dryfuss10]

ok guys 47 married 3 kids 4 grandkids I build decks for a living
oh yea my name is Curt

[branhap]

I'm a web developer for a community college.

Paul

[MWright936]

I'm a forester for the Texas Forest Service. I've been engaged for almost a year now, and will probably be getting married at the end of this year, although we haven't set an exact date yet.

[BigRedChevy]

My name is Kyle. I work for Tennessee Valley Authority which is a Federal Government power company. I work at what's called Paradise fossil plant.

[raiderman8112]

im still in college, im major in structural engineering should be graduating in may of '09 and i have an internship with Cianbro Corp right now and i also drive a forklift at a marina.

[crane3447]

I'm Jason, 31, orginaly form Spaniard's Bay, Newfoundland. I'm a field coordinator for a masonary company. Love my job. Work with my best friends, not just my friends from work. I've been married for 3yrs but have been with my wife for 14 yrs and have known her since I was 6. When I actually get a long weekend(Saturday AND Sunday off), I go ATVing, camping, anything to get me dirty. I also collect Hot wheel, Match box, Tonka trucks, etc ... Just a big kid. Got a Great Pyrenese/Yellow Lab cross. Names Jackie. Got her from the SPCA about 4 yrs ago. Shes our baby.

[Steve]

bump! Next group of newbies!

[jn6967]

Hi, I am Jon. I work making chemicals for Kodak. I've been doing that for 20 years now. In my free time...well, ok in the time that I make happen.... I play with cars, engines, drums, and the occasional motorcycle. I have built several small block Chevys and have had my hand in sveral classic car/street rod builds. My personal ride right now is a 1922 Ford "T" bucket, with a 283 SBC and an Offy 3X2 intake. I'll post picts of it as soon as I can figure it out. I built a killer 1941 Ford that I stuffed a 355 SBC into and man did that thing screw. That was my personal ride until the divorce several years back...oh well. My whole family has been in this...my old man has built several cars , a 1927 Chevy 2door sedan high boy(cool looking car) 1971 Chevy truck, and he currently building a 1940 Chevy convertible. My Brother had a 1964 Impala SS and just finished his 1966 Chevelle SS(clone). My uncle had a 1936 Chevy truck that was wrecked by some idiot that puller out in front of him and the idiot had no insurance and was under age!!! OUCH!!! He also is currently working on a 1968 Dodge truck. It's SO UGLY it's cool looking. Anyways....

[04sierracrewcab]

im ryan 17 still in school, taking collge classes hope to graduate from high school and recive doploma and assotiates degree. no really sure what i want to beome when i get out of college, maybe an accountant, or an arcitect, or some sort of engineer. i eventually want to own my own offroad shop one day. maybe join the national guard to help w college. i am in automotive tec. class where we learn about cars and work on them. single. no kids. :lol: and i am a lifeguard during the summer. duing the school years i am a manager for a lawn care company. i love to travel and have been to most of the continetal us. i love to hunt, fish and go wheelin. :glasses:

oh yeah and i am soon goin to buy a but ugly 1981 chevy silverado 1500 long bed (400.00$) i hope to fix all the cosmetic things and then make it a "sleeper"

[zach45]

i dirve an ice cream truck in the summer (all gmc's)
and in the winter i do a little of everything and anything..

[bidisilverado]

Personnel Specialist 3rd Class USN (E-4) Been in for about 5 and a half and am getting ready to get out. Hopeing to be a Correctional Officer but I'm willing to do anything to take care of my wife and baby boy.

[vncj96]

Hi, Jason 31, getting married in 21 days and she is only 20:party:!! We are working on our first child, so I get abused when I get home from work every night! I work security at a nuclear plant, and was in the military for 9 years. Love my burban, got two dogs one rotty and a red lab.

[cascott325]

Unfortunatly due to various injuries over time I had to retire early from working as a Heavy Duty Diesel Mechanic(I am now a human Barometer). My wife and I decided to open a pawnshop that we've been operating now for just over 5yrs.
So as a hobby I am able to still play with my trucks(my other one is a 1976 C20 long bed 400HP SBC Th350 3.73 14 bolt FF rear with 1ton suspension) and build the occasional engine. When my daughter gets a little more older(she's 17months right now) I plan to lift it, put a Dana60 up front and a Dana70 in the rear, and then transplant a CAT 3126 into it(it will fit with some mods). I am working on gathering the parts for now, it will hell of a ride when it's done. :P



woooooow! i want one of those too lol

[CarpenterGuy]

I am a full time high school student. On weekends i cut grass and if it's been raining, i go find some mud to play with. I also do some carpentry and landscaping jobs (handyman stuff really) every once in a while for a little pay.

[solarbarack]

I'm a foremman for a company that runs heavy equipment.

[mehoff400]

i work at a metal shop cutting metal with lasers hers a couple pics
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z92/mehoff400/P1000159.jpg
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z92/mehoff400/P1000165.jpg

[Steve]

Only 31 here. I whacked my knee on my desk this morning and was walking around all day like I was crippled. Felt like I was 91.

I got to reading this thread, I was a younger man once. Now I'm 35 going on 50.

[MD4x4 Fireman]

As far as jobs go I am a security guard for now. And hobbies: firefighter, work on my truck when I can, and just relax.

[Howie]

Im a trucker with the Canadian Armed Forces, and there will be pics to follow when Im not at work. Simply because our firewell here at work doesnt allow for firewalls.

Hobbies are my truck of course..
My bike...
http://www.cbr125r.ca/forum/picture.php?albumid=2&pictureid=5

That was after a long ride.

And Im also A Ham Radio Operator.

[Red02willy]

Im 26 live in the great state of Iowa. Im an armed officer at a nuclear power plant here. I also have been enlisted in the Iowa Army National Guard for 9 years, spent 22 months on a deployment (from Spet 05 to July 07) I was in Iraq for a total of 16 months of that time as a wheeled vehicle mechanic (diesel mechanic pretty much).. As far as hobbies go, well I do lil things to my truck every now and again, I also have a 2005 softail night train, Im a big outdoors guy, camping, boating, riding jetskis, riding horses, fishing, hunting, tubing, snowboarding, and racing. I spend a lot of time with my pup shes only 7 months old and learns new things everyday. Most of the time its a new way to frustrate me LOL.

[SlickMachine]

30, about to be 31. Airline Pilot. Newly married, 4 month old lil girl, new to Houston as well. Before the lil lady came along I had a house close to downtown Denver which was my ongoing remodeling project. I had a YZ450F and rode alot of Motocross with my brother and all my friends, who I left in Denver to change jobs and move to Houston. (I think I need my fcuking head checked). Now I'm in Houston, in an apartment, and sold all my toys to supplement my new piss-poor income (don't believe the hype, pilots get paid nothing now.) All I have left is my rig, and I'm holding on to her for dear life. Been in Houston for 6 months and the wife and I are absolutely miserable here. Already making plans to get out, back to Northeast Ohio where I'm originally from, and where there are far less people and traffic. Also looking forward to all the camping and wheeling that goes on in Ohio, PA, and the Virginias. Other than all that,,, everything is just jim dandy.

[sdavis2702]

24 years old... SGT Davis, US Army 6 years so far.

[bry2500]

I'm a R&D Engineering technician at a Semiconductor equipment manufacturer. Got a beautiful wife and 2 little ones, 4 and 2 that are my life.

Hobbies included: Snowboarding, mountain biking, golfing and camping

[devilsalmostfree]

26, iraq vet, now i go to school, & work in a boat factory...woohoo!

[dutzowmo]

Hey
i'm 20, I am going to school for civil engineering, my family owns the 2nd oldest john deere dealership in missouri. keepingitgreen.com.
I drive an 05 silverado z71 w/ the 5.3L with 40series flowmaster 4in tips, 2500 series 10' digital design sub (one of best sub brand you can buy), 1200 watt power acoustic amp, crimestopper remote start

[JMoney02]

IT - System Operations - OA, Night Shift Team - Tech Data Corporation, Clearwater Florida

[brian704]

i got the greatest job in the world. i fight inmates

[BigWallyz]

USAF for almost 5 years now

[bassalive]

Retired, forestry/fisheries technician who's last job was working at a major tire manufacturer.