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curious about what kind of jobs you fc owners have to keep up w/ ur rx-addiction

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Old Aug 2, 2002 | 01:58 PM
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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..
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Old Aug 2, 2002 | 02:00 PM
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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 )
-saving for 1st year engineering...

as a result of job #3, I get to spend sooo little money on my FC....
Old Aug 2, 2002 | 02:31 PM
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Im a bartender. Whenever I need a new part, I pick up extra shifts for a week and VOILA!
Old Aug 2, 2002 | 04:47 PM
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I work logestics at Target. I get paid $7.25 an hour and most of it goes to the FC cept for gas/misc.
Old Aug 2, 2002 | 05:24 PM
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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
Old Aug 2, 2002 | 07:46 PM
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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.


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Old Aug 2, 2002 | 07:57 PM
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911 operator. Will probally get a part time job at my old department.
Old Aug 2, 2002 | 08:16 PM
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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.
Old Aug 2, 2002 | 08:37 PM
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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.
Old Aug 2, 2002 | 08:45 PM
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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.
Old Aug 2, 2002 | 08:45 PM
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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.
Old Aug 2, 2002 | 08:47 PM
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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?
Old Aug 2, 2002 | 08:48 PM
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Old Aug 2, 2002 | 08:51 PM
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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!!
Old Aug 2, 2002 | 08:58 PM
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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!!).

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Old Aug 2, 2002 | 09:09 PM
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hmm last 2 years
10% food. 90% gas, insurance, and car parts

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

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

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Old Aug 2, 2002 | 09:14 PM
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Old Aug 2, 2002 | 09:17 PM
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Originally posted by Scott 89t2
hmm last 2 years
10% food. 90% gas, insurance, and car parts

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

gota save up for school so I can get a real job. (IE more $$$ )
Where are you going to school?
Old Aug 2, 2002 | 09:18 PM
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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
Old Aug 2, 2002 | 09:23 PM
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Old Aug 2, 2002 | 09:34 PM
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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

maybe BCIT
Old Aug 2, 2002 | 09:35 PM
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I don't know... not this sept If I knew where I wanted to go I'd have allready gone

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?
Old Aug 2, 2002 | 09:36 PM
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I am a Jaguar mechanic. Mike
you must keep busy

gota love the jag's "fused wires" LOL
Old Aug 2, 2002 | 09:41 PM
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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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