Hobbies that fit with cars?

Build a submarine That's a head turner at the local boat ramp .

Or boat car

NYG95GA wrote: How about metal polishing as a car related hobby? The process is not not so dificult as it is time intensive, often requiring a steady hand and judicious use of restraint. Sandblasting is often needed to start, then sanding discs, 3M pads, various die grinder tips, etc., followed by the final polish with cotton buffs and compounds. Considering the labor involved, I doubt there is a whole lot of money to be made doing this.

go buy up valve covers for B, D, H and K series Honda heads, SR20 and KA24 Nissan heads, and 4 ag and 2jz Toyota heads, and have at em with said polishing techniques. Post em on for sale boards at enthusiast forums and rake in some cash.

Buy Dust to Glory. Build car or bike to run the 1000.

cghstang wrote: 1.5k/month for you hobby budget!? Live vicariously through me by sending me 1/3 of that?

Exactly. If one is bored with participating in motorsports, but has money and tools, adopt a Gearhead and be the next Rahal/Penske/Gannassi, but in a grassroots way. You'll have the pleasure of spending money, and the orgasm of loaning your tools to another.

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pshhh. who has time for two hobbies!? I (personally) spend every waking hour with bleeding knuckles breaking something on my car!

Go with the vintage motorcycles.Because you can either do a restoration or update them like this guy did-http://www.2strokeworld.com/forum/index.php?topic=4518.msg32783#msg32783

+1 for ultralight aircraft. You have a relatively big budget.

Vintage bikes sounds great - you work on them with the same tools, and they don't need to take up as much room.

Or how about model trains? I've sometimes wanted to build an aluminum and fiberglass NTRAK module for some reason.

wearymicrobe wrote:

mndsm wrote: Slight threadjack- So my wife like to bring home random animals. We at one point adopted this cat.... started out as a little scrawny bugger, and now weighs in anywhere from 25-30lbs. He's a medium hair, tuxedo furs. Dumber than a box of rocks, or lack of a better way to put it, a LOT like a dog. Hops in the shower occasionally, is deathly afraid of our ferrets (those were my idea) and begs for food constantly. Can hear me open the drawer the can opener is in, let alone retrieve said can opener. Could I possibly have a (part) Maine Coon on my hands? We've been trying to figure out what the hell he is for about the last 5 years, because there is NO WAY he's any sort of random summuda cat.

Possible. Maine coons have been introduced to the wild stock a number of times. When a MC tom gets out he typically gets to call the shots in a neighborhood just due to his size. So the kittens end up getting a little bigger. Dumb as a box of rock. Check MC Likes water Check MC Tux means he could be a Wedgie= Norwegian forest cat. Main difference is the wedgies have two coats the MC have three. A Wedgie is always going to be a little bit smaller then a Maine Coon and they don't trill as much. If he is a true tuxedo he cannot be a full MC, there are very specific color combination's that are acceptable. But F1 totally. The biggest thing for me is the noise that MC/Wedgies make. The are these huge monster cats and they squeak like kittens. They also purr three times as loud as a normal cat and grin and snort when they do it.

I do believe he's at least part then, because the one thing I forgot to mention, is I've never heard that cat meow fully in my entire life.... almost as though he mumbles. He was picked up as a stray before he came to us, so the whole neighborhood breeding program fits.

benzbaron wrote: How about veneers? It looks pretty simple and cheap to do wood veneer work and everything looks bitchin covered in burl walnut. I want to do it myself, I already have a vacuum pump, all I need is the bags, some chemicals, and wood. I was really surprised how cheap the material is like 10-20$ and you get a couple square feet of some bitchin wood veneer.

The funny thing is that you don't actually say what your using the vacuum pump for, you simply state that you have one, with the occasional comment of wood thrown in on your end for good measure.

I thought guitar playing would be a good complement, as it was something I could pick up any moment I was home and play for anywhere from a few minutes to a few hours. I had gotten a cheap Washburn Idol when I was in high school and a cheap Marshall amp, put a Seymour-Duncan Jazz neck humbucker and JB bridge humbucker in it, gave it a good tune up and played it for a bit. Then I bought a nice, custom-made G&L Legacy (built to my own personal specs) and soon after decided I needed a nice quality amp to go with it. Out with the old Marshall. Then I got the E30. Any time I have either money or time, it goes towards the car. So much for that But I don't regret it. It's like when people ask me about golf or scuba. I respond that I'd love to do that, but if I had the time and money to do it, I'd rather go spend it on cars. Go figure.

Good hobbies to go along with cars....

pulling your hair out, stopping the bleeding, getting grease spots out of 'the good towels', extinguishing fires, using bolts as metric thread pitch flash cards, and driving to the parts store three times in one day, because the walking vegetable behind the counter can't seem to find the correct part.

The way I see it, the fewer hobbies that go along with cars, the better. I started baking, I have a pan of muffins in the oven right now.

Do something nice for your wife, or get involved in a hobby she and you can enjoy together. God knows if she's like most GRM's wives/girlfriends, she puts up with quite a lot.

Miata. Shotgun. Bacon. Concrete patio. Pan of muffins.

It's strange how traditions begin.

Clowns. You forgot clowns.

Not reading through all of this, so i don't know if this has been mentioned:

http://www.glen-l.com/

JeepinMatt wrote: I thought guitar playing would be a good complement, as it was something I could pick up any moment I was home and play for anywhere from a few minutes to a few hours.

I have played for ~10 years or so, mainly acoustic and ukulele. Actually I play mainly ukulele lately. I also play the piano and have been getting back into it as I finally got my old K52 in decent shape. Lots to think about.

OK I am insane, I though I was done but found a deal.

Bought a 68 C30 Duel that has been shortened. Going to lift the crap out of it and build a EFI system for the 350 thats in it. Its in good shape, not to much rust and it was dirt cheap.

Figure 6 inch lift, (4 suspension, 2 body) big tires and a bit of cage int the back. Should have less the 5-6K in it and years worth of work.

Sounds like fun to me.

I like it!

Photos would be cool. Consider them requested!

Clem

Sounds great! Definitely post some pics.

Get your Pilots License! That's the next step up from car racing, you get an extra dimension to play with as well.

4 wheels and bike motors ??? Build a Dwarf car and kick some dirt..... Or something geeky like 1/6 scale r/c tanks that fight with paint ball guns in them... rctankcombat.com

Kurt

isn't a c30 2wd? So the frame is different?