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SureShot 08-02-02 01:58 PM

The FC is my hobby. You have to look at that way with an 11 year old car. Parts budget is ~$1000/yr. IS Admin, network Admin, DBA work pays for it. The transmission input gear broke last week, so the new tires will wait..
Bill

autocrash 08-02-02 02:00 PM

surprising how many guys on here right code of one form or another.
Currently my jobs are:
-Contract programming for local school board
-Night Photo Tech at local newspaper (this is how I post on rx7forum :D)
-saving for 1st year engineering... :(

as a result of job #3, I get to spend sooo little money on my FC.... :(

BoostedRotors 08-02-02 02:31 PM

Im a bartender. Whenever I need a new part, I pick up extra shifts for a week and VOILA!

BDoty311 08-02-02 04:47 PM

I work logestics at Target. I get paid $7.25 an hour and most of it goes to the FC cept for gas/misc.

gold87na 08-02-02 05:24 PM

unemployed i used to drive a reach fork truck and standard fork truck for peanuts but now i'm installing car audio.. flat out broke income = -400/mo

Re-Speed.com 08-02-02 07:46 PM

I love my job. I program, setup and operate CNC Mills and Lathes in the motorsports industry. I make parts for IRL, ALMS, Le Mans and Trans Am cars. I get off on the engineering aspect within motorsports that "less is better". I used to spend everything on my street and race cars. Less money for my toys now with the mortgage.


-billy

HALO 08-02-02 07:57 PM

911 operator. Will probally get a part time job at my old department.

TriTurboGen3 RX-7 08-02-02 08:16 PM

hehe, I work at Subway, i make sandwiches and clean the place, sometimes.

All earings to the Bank- so i can convince the bank to loan me 5,000 in a few months.

Mr. ImportGuy 08-02-02 08:37 PM

I work at Tech Trans Unlimited. We build remote vacume oil recovery and recycling systems for big auto factories. We also race cars when we have no machines in the shop. So right now I'm restoring a Datsun 510 racecar. I'm 16 makin $8 an hr looking for FC.

stickgoat 08-02-02 08:45 PM

I work at Jiffy Lube. The pay has potential to be ok although right now it pretty much sucks, but getting to tinker with cars all day is nothing to complain about. :)

scathcart 08-02-02 08:45 PM

Student, made $23 K up until now tree planting and smoke jumping. Aiming for $28K by the end of summer. All but $2K of that going into new engine for car.

Who loves double full time? lol.

scathcart 08-02-02 08:47 PM


Originally posted by stickgoat
I work at Jiffy Lube. The pay has potential to be ok although right now it pretty much sucks, but getting to tinker with cars all day is nothing to complain about. :)
There's nothing hotter than a girl who just dropped 8L of diesel motor all over herself...

I used to work in an oil change. I know your pains and pleasures of the job. You a pit tech, or an underhood grunt?

DCmina 08-02-02 08:48 PM

secretary :o:

Spraintz 08-02-02 08:51 PM

I am a PC Tech for Gateway.

I saved up and I just got my 1989 GTU. I just cut my rent in half by moving and I will soon be selling my 97 isuzu rodeo (no more car payment:)). so I will have around $1000 per month to make my rx7 perfect.

LOVE that car!!

J-Rat 08-02-02 08:58 PM

U.S. Air Force is my main job, but I have a side gig at an auto parts store (deep, DEEP discounts on auto parts!!).

Rat

Scott 89t2 08-02-02 09:09 PM

hmm last 2 years
10% food. 90% gas, insurance, and car parts :D

but that'll stop next month... I promise :D

gota save up for school so I can get a real job. (IE more $$$ :D )

Z Zoom 08-02-02 09:14 PM

Computer operator at a electric/gas company. Just call me Homer. Just graduated from college and I'm looking for a programming job.

scathcart 08-02-02 09:17 PM


Originally posted by Scott 89t2
hmm last 2 years
10% food. 90% gas, insurance, and car parts :D

but that'll stop next month... I promise :D

gota save up for school so I can get a real job. (IE more $$$ :D )

Where are you going to school?

stinkfist 08-02-02 09:18 PM


Originally posted by bwaits
I love my job. I program, setup and operate CNC Mills and Lathes in the motorsports industry. I make parts for IRL, ALMS, Le Mans and Trans Am cars. I get off on the engineering aspect within motorsports that "less is better". I used to spend everything on my street and race cars. Less money for my toys now with the mortgage.


-billy

Sweet freaking job! Do you get to make parts for yourself? That would be cool. Do you ever come out to the local meets? I haven't been in a while.


I am a Jaguar mechanic. The best thing about my job is our shop has A/C and I can do anything I want in there with my cars.

Mike

Felix Wankel 08-02-02 09:23 PM

I paint houses and apartments.

Zaxfire 08-02-02 09:30 PM

I am a Full Time Firefighter!!!

Scott 89t2 08-02-02 09:34 PM


Originally posted by scathcart


Where are you going to school?

I don't know... not this sept :) If I knew where I wanted to go I'd have allready gone :D

maybe BCIT

scathcart 08-02-02 09:35 PM


Originally posted by Scott 89t2


I don't know... not this sept :) If I knew where I wanted to go I'd have allready gone :D

maybe BCIT

Nice choice on BCIT, but all the programs I looked into had a big waiting list. It was my second choice over UBC.

How old are you now, Scott?

Scott 89t2 08-02-02 09:36 PM


Originally posted by stinkfist
I am a Jaguar mechanic. Mike
you must keep busy :crackup:

gota love the jag's "fused wires" LOL

Scott 89t2 08-02-02 09:41 PM


Originally posted by scathcart


Nice choice on BCIT, but all the programs I looked into had a big waiting list. It was my second choice over UBC.

How old are you now, Scott?

what programs and how far ahead were you looking at them? what are you taking at UBC?

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