Mannykillers/ AAPARKAH Street/time Attack/Drift Build (heavy Pics) #Thisisthewolf
#1901
True true true, ...the more I work on the car the more I realize that it'll probly never leave my eyesight haha. I'm contemplating going with an enclosed trailer as well That way one someone decides they want my car they get the sweet trailer filled with all my tools as well
#1902
A N T I H E R O
iTrader: (19)
Nice grab with the Weds, they will go really well with your car's style. Even if they are a little heavier, I don't think it's a major detriment for form to take precedence over function occasionally.
It's been interesting keeping up with your build thread because of your consistent updates. The level of dedication and perseverance displayed is remarkable. Having the stamina to make a same-day drive to Vegas for the wheels alone says a lot. Looking forward to seeing this thing run!
I think the energy complex you drove by is the Ivanpah solar thermal facility.
It's been interesting keeping up with your build thread because of your consistent updates. The level of dedication and perseverance displayed is remarkable. Having the stamina to make a same-day drive to Vegas for the wheels alone says a lot. Looking forward to seeing this thing run!
I think the energy complex you drove by is the Ivanpah solar thermal facility.
#1903
just dont care.
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are the wheels sick to the point at which they have a virus or disease? i'm just messing with you guy.
one time a guy on zilvia (i owned two different 240SXs a while back --it was a strange time in my life and i was confused, don't ask) posted about my car "**** bro ***** sicker than strep," which i was assuming was a compliment, but i'm still not sure.
i am anxiously awaiting an update that includes a finished manifold and details of STARTUP
one time a guy on zilvia (i owned two different 240SXs a while back --it was a strange time in my life and i was confused, don't ask) posted about my car "**** bro ***** sicker than strep," which i was assuming was a compliment, but i'm still not sure.
i am anxiously awaiting an update that includes a finished manifold and details of STARTUP
#1904
Nice grab with the Weds, they will go really well with your car's style. Even if they are a little heavier, I don't think it's a major detriment for form to take precedence over function occasionally.
It's been interesting keeping up with your build thread because of your consistent updates. The level of dedication and perseverance displayed is remarkable. Having the stamina to make a same-day drive to Vegas for the wheels alone says a lot. Looking forward to seeing this thing run!
I think the energy complex you drove by is the Ivanpah solar thermal facility.
It's been interesting keeping up with your build thread because of your consistent updates. The level of dedication and perseverance displayed is remarkable. Having the stamina to make a same-day drive to Vegas for the wheels alone says a lot. Looking forward to seeing this thing run!
I think the energy complex you drove by is the Ivanpah solar thermal facility.
Thanks for the info on that energy facility. It reminds me of something out of a movie when you drive by it. Some secret cover up or something. Pretty cool though.
are the wheels sick to the point at which they have a virus or disease? i'm just messing with you guy.
one time a guy on zilvia (i owned two different 240SXs a while back --it was a strange time in my life and i was confused, don't ask) posted about my car "**** bro ***** sicker than strep," which i was assuming was a compliment, but i'm still not sure.
i am anxiously awaiting an update that includes a finished manifold and details of STARTUP
one time a guy on zilvia (i owned two different 240SXs a while back --it was a strange time in my life and i was confused, don't ask) posted about my car "**** bro ***** sicker than strep," which i was assuming was a compliment, but i'm still not sure.
i am anxiously awaiting an update that includes a finished manifold and details of STARTUP
#1905
Update:
Got off work yesterday and totally forgot to load up my front wheels to get the tires mounted. The tire shop is right by my work, so I dinged myself on the efficiency scale yesterday. I ended up just running home and throwing them in the car. I had some brand new 225/40/18 Nitto NT555's I'd be mounting on them. Couldn't resist snapping this pic. I seriously love these wheels.
Tires
forgot to snap a picture of them mounted just yet but I am unable to actually run them because the car was that low. I mounted them up and dropped the car to the ground and realized something was definitely wrong. ..I forgot that my knuckles had been modified. Not only angle wise but they were dropped as well. I don't know exactly how much was taken out but the car was on the ground. Rims tucked and were touching the fender lips. They new wheels are 9.5...so they're technically a bit higher overall than the 10" rota's I previously had on there. I had to take the weds off and put the rotas back on for the time being. I desperately need 225/35/18's up front. And I raised my front travel an inch and a half. My buddy Micki let me borrow his trailer so I could go back and forth to the fab shop to hopefully knock out my turbo mani. Unfortunately It took me an hour to load the car up because of the height etc. I also let a buddy borrow my steering rack a while back and when it was put back on my tie rods were all wacked out so I had some catfish eye's going on with massive backwards pidgeon toe out. ...then my tow hook hit... etc etc etc. So I was an hour and a half late to the fab shop and was only able to get the rear runner mocked up.
Here are some pics of the car with the Bash bar installed as well
rear runner mock and cut
That was all I really had time to take pictures of. But I got the tires mounted, steering fixed enough to roll, Bash bar mounted, picked up trailer, loaded car. I actually left the car on the trailer because i'll be towing over to the car show at my school this fri. Told some of the students I'd bring it. But no way i'm unloading it from the trailer. I'm just gonna pull it up and park it attached to my truck. It would be such a pain to unload it again in it's current state. Plus I'm hitting the fab shop again today at 5 to hopefully knock out as much of the manifold as possible. It's shaping up nicely...love the shape and the bends are supahhh duupahhh smooove mang. I like to pretend I'm an F1 mechanic at the shop lol.
In other updates...I got the following in:
Hardline for hydro E-brake dual caliper set up
-4AN steel braided line for Wastegate vac lines
(4) Wastegate NPT to -4 Adapter fittings
(2) Flex fuel Sensor -6 adapters for GM flex fuel sensor
-6 inline Fuel Pressure sensor t fitting..straight through with a port for Fuel pressure sensor.
And I think that's it. I'm not going to start on the hydro e-brake set up till the car is running. Need to prioritize things, and the car running correctly is the most important thing.
I got to quickly visualize how the wastegates will be routed and damn they're going to be sexy....highly prioritized..tear dropped and screaming out of the hood. They're also going to be very close to the turbo inlet. This way AFTER gasses have fully exploded and are finished expanding the gates can do their job. I'm no engineer or rocket scientist...but it just makes a bit of sense to me especially on this long runner....that the gates are furthest away from the motor as possible.
Anyways More updates soon!
Stay tuned!!
Got off work yesterday and totally forgot to load up my front wheels to get the tires mounted. The tire shop is right by my work, so I dinged myself on the efficiency scale yesterday. I ended up just running home and throwing them in the car. I had some brand new 225/40/18 Nitto NT555's I'd be mounting on them. Couldn't resist snapping this pic. I seriously love these wheels.
Tires
forgot to snap a picture of them mounted just yet but I am unable to actually run them because the car was that low. I mounted them up and dropped the car to the ground and realized something was definitely wrong. ..I forgot that my knuckles had been modified. Not only angle wise but they were dropped as well. I don't know exactly how much was taken out but the car was on the ground. Rims tucked and were touching the fender lips. They new wheels are 9.5...so they're technically a bit higher overall than the 10" rota's I previously had on there. I had to take the weds off and put the rotas back on for the time being. I desperately need 225/35/18's up front. And I raised my front travel an inch and a half. My buddy Micki let me borrow his trailer so I could go back and forth to the fab shop to hopefully knock out my turbo mani. Unfortunately It took me an hour to load the car up because of the height etc. I also let a buddy borrow my steering rack a while back and when it was put back on my tie rods were all wacked out so I had some catfish eye's going on with massive backwards pidgeon toe out. ...then my tow hook hit... etc etc etc. So I was an hour and a half late to the fab shop and was only able to get the rear runner mocked up.
Here are some pics of the car with the Bash bar installed as well
rear runner mock and cut
That was all I really had time to take pictures of. But I got the tires mounted, steering fixed enough to roll, Bash bar mounted, picked up trailer, loaded car. I actually left the car on the trailer because i'll be towing over to the car show at my school this fri. Told some of the students I'd bring it. But no way i'm unloading it from the trailer. I'm just gonna pull it up and park it attached to my truck. It would be such a pain to unload it again in it's current state. Plus I'm hitting the fab shop again today at 5 to hopefully knock out as much of the manifold as possible. It's shaping up nicely...love the shape and the bends are supahhh duupahhh smooove mang. I like to pretend I'm an F1 mechanic at the shop lol.
In other updates...I got the following in:
Hardline for hydro E-brake dual caliper set up
-4AN steel braided line for Wastegate vac lines
(4) Wastegate NPT to -4 Adapter fittings
(2) Flex fuel Sensor -6 adapters for GM flex fuel sensor
-6 inline Fuel Pressure sensor t fitting..straight through with a port for Fuel pressure sensor.
And I think that's it. I'm not going to start on the hydro e-brake set up till the car is running. Need to prioritize things, and the car running correctly is the most important thing.
I got to quickly visualize how the wastegates will be routed and damn they're going to be sexy....highly prioritized..tear dropped and screaming out of the hood. They're also going to be very close to the turbo inlet. This way AFTER gasses have fully exploded and are finished expanding the gates can do their job. I'm no engineer or rocket scientist...but it just makes a bit of sense to me especially on this long runner....that the gates are furthest away from the motor as possible.
Anyways More updates soon!
Stay tuned!!
#1906
Update:
So I started a Facebook group just to spread what some of us Enthusiasts do from our garages!!
It's called "garage Hero." This will continue to be my main build thread, just wanted to start something to look forward to on social media as well.
Anyways, I was able to get some tacks done to the manifold. My main problem was the front runner/turbo inlet mid section bend. I tried for hours to make a bend with the correct cut angle to make it fit but i'm just going to have to cut it and make the piece smaller to angle it for clearance. But the big pieces are in fact tacked into position and clearance is good everywhere!!
Check it out!!
Rear housing out up and around. making room for the 4" downpipe!!
Another angle...you can see the front housing runner and where it would give problems for clearance.. this is what I was talking about being problematic in terms of clearance. It'll snake down under the rear housing runner and connect closer to the frame rail. I have a tiny bit over 1/4" of clearance to the frame rail. Hoping this is enough. I'm expecting the manifold to change shape after it's welded on...but I'm going to spend a LOT of time prepping the metal/beveling the edges etc to get them ready to be fully weld out. I'm sure the final shape can be pretty close to the mock up shape given my buddy welding it a certain way. So lets hope it doesn't change much.
I was also able to get a lot of cleaning done. Organizing etc. It's good to do this for clarity and ease of work.
Night shot of the good ol Garage!
The rig
"Invested" hahaha..but (2) Rpf's 18x10.5 SBC for sale!!!
So I started a Facebook group just to spread what some of us Enthusiasts do from our garages!!
It's called "garage Hero." This will continue to be my main build thread, just wanted to start something to look forward to on social media as well.
Anyways, I was able to get some tacks done to the manifold. My main problem was the front runner/turbo inlet mid section bend. I tried for hours to make a bend with the correct cut angle to make it fit but i'm just going to have to cut it and make the piece smaller to angle it for clearance. But the big pieces are in fact tacked into position and clearance is good everywhere!!
Check it out!!
Rear housing out up and around. making room for the 4" downpipe!!
Another angle...you can see the front housing runner and where it would give problems for clearance.. this is what I was talking about being problematic in terms of clearance. It'll snake down under the rear housing runner and connect closer to the frame rail. I have a tiny bit over 1/4" of clearance to the frame rail. Hoping this is enough. I'm expecting the manifold to change shape after it's welded on...but I'm going to spend a LOT of time prepping the metal/beveling the edges etc to get them ready to be fully weld out. I'm sure the final shape can be pretty close to the mock up shape given my buddy welding it a certain way. So lets hope it doesn't change much.
I was also able to get a lot of cleaning done. Organizing etc. It's good to do this for clarity and ease of work.
Night shot of the good ol Garage!
The rig
"Invested" hahaha..but (2) Rpf's 18x10.5 SBC for sale!!!
#1910
Small Update:
Well this weekend was pretty un-productive... sometimes you just have to work to make ends meet. I worked all weekend. I was able to get a couple smaller things done though. My Bubbletech Carbon door skins came in. I have to say...I'm very impressed...seriously. You know when people promote their friends companies even if they pump out not so good of products? ....well this simply isn't the case. The door skins are every bit worth the price. The install was simple, hardware made things easy, and I still can't believe how much of an improvement it made in the over-all presence inside the car. It looks so much better I can't even explain it.
Check it out
Box came in
power window switches
Passenger side
Drivers side
I finally hooked up ALL power to accessories and was able to get the windows rolled up. This was something I had been waiting to do for a few weeks because the OEM giant speaker mounts/brackets in both drivers and passenger side doors were very close to the door bars of the cage...which made me unable to close the doors all the way. So got them rolled up...pulled the giant things out and rolled them down again. Other than installing the door panels...I really didn't have time to get anything else done. I'll be working tonight through wed as well, so don't be expecting any further updates till after then.
Stay tuned!!!
Well this weekend was pretty un-productive... sometimes you just have to work to make ends meet. I worked all weekend. I was able to get a couple smaller things done though. My Bubbletech Carbon door skins came in. I have to say...I'm very impressed...seriously. You know when people promote their friends companies even if they pump out not so good of products? ....well this simply isn't the case. The door skins are every bit worth the price. The install was simple, hardware made things easy, and I still can't believe how much of an improvement it made in the over-all presence inside the car. It looks so much better I can't even explain it.
Check it out
Box came in
power window switches
Passenger side
Drivers side
I finally hooked up ALL power to accessories and was able to get the windows rolled up. This was something I had been waiting to do for a few weeks because the OEM giant speaker mounts/brackets in both drivers and passenger side doors were very close to the door bars of the cage...which made me unable to close the doors all the way. So got them rolled up...pulled the giant things out and rolled them down again. Other than installing the door panels...I really didn't have time to get anything else done. I'll be working tonight through wed as well, so don't be expecting any further updates till after then.
Stay tuned!!!
Last edited by mannykiller; 05-12-14 at 10:23 AM. Reason: not done updating haha
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omg those runners are long!! i think you took it to the extreme, what is your linear length? i dont know that I would have gone quite so long but will be interested to see how it works for you
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#1915
Small Update:
feeling a bit under the weather.
You know, I would consider myself a very positive person. I take pride in my ability to make things happen, learn new things, and really working hard to beat anything and everything that stands in the way of my goals. With that said, I really haven't encountered much if anything at all that has beat me, with the exception of a couple things in my life.. The first was about 4 years ago. I don't talk much about it, but I've played soccer my entire life. It was one of the natural talents I was given and it came with ease to me. As a junior in high-school I played Varsity and our team was beyond great. We were ranked 4th in the nation, we went un-defeated in CIF and we won as well. Our high school even flew us to florida where we competed in an invitational tournament. My coach approached me and told me to write a list of colleges I was interested in,...I went home and told my mom. She told me to write down colleges and show him. I do my best not to hold this against my mom, and I love her and always will. But I still think about this all the time. Because this is my largest Life regrets. I never talked to my coach about any colleges simply because I didn't really understand the depth of it. Senior year I made all league and the all-star team...and was lucky enough to hit a growth spurt which gave me some extra size and speed. My buddies went off on full scholarships to UCLA, and Cal state Fullerton, UCI, Masters, Santa Barbera...you name it. I stayed home and went to community college where they had no boys soccer team. I played in intermural leagues here and there but this was a perfect example of opportunity missed. While playing in one of these intermural leagues I was approached by a coach of a local Premier development league team (semi-pro) and he asked me to come play on his team. I had nothing else aside from school going on so I agreed. I practiced for 5 months with this team before league started and have never been so dedicated on my own personal level in my life. Daily schedule was on lock.... wake up, school work, go to school, come home, go to practice 3 times a week, gym after practice for strength training, go home, eat, school work, sleep..and over again. I was the strongest I had ever been, about 6'1/6'2 and 179 Lbs. In 6 Pre-season games I scored 4 Goals and had 2 assists. Season starts... the very first game of the season My father comes out to watch me play. I cracked under the pressure....I played thee worst game of my entire life. Still to this day I don't even understand how I was capable of such a tragedy. ..as in i'm absolutely embarrassed that day existed and It will inevitable haunt me for the rest of my life. That was the only time my father had ever seen me play. My coach called me later that night and told me he I had a nightmare of a game. And that I won't be playing the next couple games but I need to find myself. These words believe it or not struck home and they only made me stronger...he was a true mentor and I respect him for everything he's taught me about this game. I truly cannot repay him for what I now know. But on the 3rd game....he approached me before the game and told me he would most likely be fired after the days match, because he would be benching the owners son. He played goalie and wasn't bad....but wasn't good enough to be starting keep. He played our other keeper who just happened to be the starting keeper for UCI. My coach was fired. I sat out the rest of the season as our new coach had 2 of his sons join the team alongside himself and both of them played in my 2 respective positions. I played a total of 202 Min out of 15 or so games and scored 1 goal. Before my coach had been fired we played a scrimmage against cal state Northridge. I played incredible, but the game only went 1 half and was ended as there was a fight right before halftime. I walked off the field as fighting doesn't belong on the pitch. I respect the game too much for that. I happened to transfer to CSUN and was attending school there at that time. The next day, I was eating lunch and someone tapped on my shoulder. I turned around and a guy said "Hey, you played against our team here over the weekend." I said, yes sir, I did. He asked me what I was doing on campus and I told him I attended the college. He asked me why I wasn't playing for the school and I really had no reason...other than my coach had told me he would "take care of me." He introduced himself as the head coach of Cal State University Northridge and shook his head in aw as to why I hadn't tried out. He told me I played great in the game and would love to have me. I scheduled an appointment for the following morning to discuss me playing. Unfortunately my eligibility was up and I was only able to red shirt due to my community college enrollment and Northridge being a Division 1 level school. I was pretty devastated, but only had a semester left until graduation so I figured i'd at least still have a degree. The coach urged me to play at a division 2 level school and pursue playing...but I really didn't want to transfer from a campus I loved to another when I was so close to graduating. But key points? and why the hell am I writing all of this? well...to vent about some very ridiculous things in life. 1) the guy took over a professional level team and stuck me on the bench so his two sons could play. The owner of the franchise obviously allowed this.... and this is what I'm STILL dealing with in my life today.
I've spent the past 2-1/2 years working at the same exact highschool I graduated from....the same school I won CIF at, the same school where I held good grades all 4 years, the same school I truly loved and was proud of my entire life. I've spent the past 2 and a half years developing a positive reputation. I head the entire boys soccer team which had always been the best in the golden league up until 4-5 years ago where it nose dived. Last year the team got dead last, I had to remove 6-7 players from the program due to grades and bad attitudes. This year was my second year and we went from dead last to tied for 4th and we lost the final play-off spot in a coin toss. I worked an Emotionally disturbed classroom for 3 and one half weeks which happened to be the most stressfull 3 and 1/2 weeks of my life. The previous teacher had quite because a student threatned to cut her and spit in her face. I took that class and I handled it just fine. I was able to score a roving sub (full-time)position here at this school which I took in a heart beat because it was only going to help my reputation. A whole new administration comes in this year. I send a couple e-mails because it seems as if i'm expected to teach an algebra 1 class, maintain and up-keep 3 of our new computer labs and prevent any vandalism in them, and fill in period subbing all at once so I was trying to get some clarification as to what my priority is and All the sudden my reputation is squandered. I'm shunned off when I walk in the admin building and frankly not one of the people over me probly have anything but bad to say about me for no other reason than one of the administrators in my school thinks I went over her head and tried to get her in trouble. Well she just happens to be the principles wife's best friend...Never mind that she has 4 other grievances filed against her. So lets contact the district office... OH wait the principles mother in law is the person i'd contact. ...so let me go to another at the district office.... Oh waite there are 3 others related in those positions. So once again I have people related to other people ruining things for me simply because they keep it all in the family. I work 3 jobs, and I've never done anything in my life halfway. Everything I do I do with 100% of my heart and I go above and beyond what I can to move forward in a positive manner. No one speaks of the kid I got a 75% scholarship to Fresno Pacific last year, or the Kid I helped all last summer to get ready for season this year free of charge and now he's going to college on scholarship, or the countless other kids I'm helping NOT fall victim to the same circumstances I fell victim to. I go into the admin building yesterday to talk to the athletics vp about next years soccer schedule starting early and some of the things I and the director (who is retiring from 25+ years because of this new admin) have planned. And he tells me I need to find out if i'll even be coaching at this school next year because I can't coach the team if I'm not an employee here. (that's a lie because I started as coach there without being an employee). So now they're taking the soccer team away. My question is how is it possible that you can literally do as much as possible to do a real life good job.....and just get screwed. I've been researching other careers and have thought about pulling out of the credential program I enrolled into this next fall just because I don't want to deal with this BS "All in the family' Crap. But right now..im honestly just feeling really under the weather. Everything I've worked for the past couple years just trashed by a handful of real life Jerks without the ability to reason and or respect what is really going on. I probably should even be writing this in public because everything I write tends to back-fire....but honestly. I just don't give a **** anymore. I wish real life journalists would cover what is going on in my district because it would make headlines for sure. Updates on my build? Yea I got some fittings in and I'm pretty much giving up on my manifold.
feeling a bit under the weather.
You know, I would consider myself a very positive person. I take pride in my ability to make things happen, learn new things, and really working hard to beat anything and everything that stands in the way of my goals. With that said, I really haven't encountered much if anything at all that has beat me, with the exception of a couple things in my life.. The first was about 4 years ago. I don't talk much about it, but I've played soccer my entire life. It was one of the natural talents I was given and it came with ease to me. As a junior in high-school I played Varsity and our team was beyond great. We were ranked 4th in the nation, we went un-defeated in CIF and we won as well. Our high school even flew us to florida where we competed in an invitational tournament. My coach approached me and told me to write a list of colleges I was interested in,...I went home and told my mom. She told me to write down colleges and show him. I do my best not to hold this against my mom, and I love her and always will. But I still think about this all the time. Because this is my largest Life regrets. I never talked to my coach about any colleges simply because I didn't really understand the depth of it. Senior year I made all league and the all-star team...and was lucky enough to hit a growth spurt which gave me some extra size and speed. My buddies went off on full scholarships to UCLA, and Cal state Fullerton, UCI, Masters, Santa Barbera...you name it. I stayed home and went to community college where they had no boys soccer team. I played in intermural leagues here and there but this was a perfect example of opportunity missed. While playing in one of these intermural leagues I was approached by a coach of a local Premier development league team (semi-pro) and he asked me to come play on his team. I had nothing else aside from school going on so I agreed. I practiced for 5 months with this team before league started and have never been so dedicated on my own personal level in my life. Daily schedule was on lock.... wake up, school work, go to school, come home, go to practice 3 times a week, gym after practice for strength training, go home, eat, school work, sleep..and over again. I was the strongest I had ever been, about 6'1/6'2 and 179 Lbs. In 6 Pre-season games I scored 4 Goals and had 2 assists. Season starts... the very first game of the season My father comes out to watch me play. I cracked under the pressure....I played thee worst game of my entire life. Still to this day I don't even understand how I was capable of such a tragedy. ..as in i'm absolutely embarrassed that day existed and It will inevitable haunt me for the rest of my life. That was the only time my father had ever seen me play. My coach called me later that night and told me he I had a nightmare of a game. And that I won't be playing the next couple games but I need to find myself. These words believe it or not struck home and they only made me stronger...he was a true mentor and I respect him for everything he's taught me about this game. I truly cannot repay him for what I now know. But on the 3rd game....he approached me before the game and told me he would most likely be fired after the days match, because he would be benching the owners son. He played goalie and wasn't bad....but wasn't good enough to be starting keep. He played our other keeper who just happened to be the starting keeper for UCI. My coach was fired. I sat out the rest of the season as our new coach had 2 of his sons join the team alongside himself and both of them played in my 2 respective positions. I played a total of 202 Min out of 15 or so games and scored 1 goal. Before my coach had been fired we played a scrimmage against cal state Northridge. I played incredible, but the game only went 1 half and was ended as there was a fight right before halftime. I walked off the field as fighting doesn't belong on the pitch. I respect the game too much for that. I happened to transfer to CSUN and was attending school there at that time. The next day, I was eating lunch and someone tapped on my shoulder. I turned around and a guy said "Hey, you played against our team here over the weekend." I said, yes sir, I did. He asked me what I was doing on campus and I told him I attended the college. He asked me why I wasn't playing for the school and I really had no reason...other than my coach had told me he would "take care of me." He introduced himself as the head coach of Cal State University Northridge and shook his head in aw as to why I hadn't tried out. He told me I played great in the game and would love to have me. I scheduled an appointment for the following morning to discuss me playing. Unfortunately my eligibility was up and I was only able to red shirt due to my community college enrollment and Northridge being a Division 1 level school. I was pretty devastated, but only had a semester left until graduation so I figured i'd at least still have a degree. The coach urged me to play at a division 2 level school and pursue playing...but I really didn't want to transfer from a campus I loved to another when I was so close to graduating. But key points? and why the hell am I writing all of this? well...to vent about some very ridiculous things in life. 1) the guy took over a professional level team and stuck me on the bench so his two sons could play. The owner of the franchise obviously allowed this.... and this is what I'm STILL dealing with in my life today.
I've spent the past 2-1/2 years working at the same exact highschool I graduated from....the same school I won CIF at, the same school where I held good grades all 4 years, the same school I truly loved and was proud of my entire life. I've spent the past 2 and a half years developing a positive reputation. I head the entire boys soccer team which had always been the best in the golden league up until 4-5 years ago where it nose dived. Last year the team got dead last, I had to remove 6-7 players from the program due to grades and bad attitudes. This year was my second year and we went from dead last to tied for 4th and we lost the final play-off spot in a coin toss. I worked an Emotionally disturbed classroom for 3 and one half weeks which happened to be the most stressfull 3 and 1/2 weeks of my life. The previous teacher had quite because a student threatned to cut her and spit in her face. I took that class and I handled it just fine. I was able to score a roving sub (full-time)position here at this school which I took in a heart beat because it was only going to help my reputation. A whole new administration comes in this year. I send a couple e-mails because it seems as if i'm expected to teach an algebra 1 class, maintain and up-keep 3 of our new computer labs and prevent any vandalism in them, and fill in period subbing all at once so I was trying to get some clarification as to what my priority is and All the sudden my reputation is squandered. I'm shunned off when I walk in the admin building and frankly not one of the people over me probly have anything but bad to say about me for no other reason than one of the administrators in my school thinks I went over her head and tried to get her in trouble. Well she just happens to be the principles wife's best friend...Never mind that she has 4 other grievances filed against her. So lets contact the district office... OH wait the principles mother in law is the person i'd contact. ...so let me go to another at the district office.... Oh waite there are 3 others related in those positions. So once again I have people related to other people ruining things for me simply because they keep it all in the family. I work 3 jobs, and I've never done anything in my life halfway. Everything I do I do with 100% of my heart and I go above and beyond what I can to move forward in a positive manner. No one speaks of the kid I got a 75% scholarship to Fresno Pacific last year, or the Kid I helped all last summer to get ready for season this year free of charge and now he's going to college on scholarship, or the countless other kids I'm helping NOT fall victim to the same circumstances I fell victim to. I go into the admin building yesterday to talk to the athletics vp about next years soccer schedule starting early and some of the things I and the director (who is retiring from 25+ years because of this new admin) have planned. And he tells me I need to find out if i'll even be coaching at this school next year because I can't coach the team if I'm not an employee here. (that's a lie because I started as coach there without being an employee). So now they're taking the soccer team away. My question is how is it possible that you can literally do as much as possible to do a real life good job.....and just get screwed. I've been researching other careers and have thought about pulling out of the credential program I enrolled into this next fall just because I don't want to deal with this BS "All in the family' Crap. But right now..im honestly just feeling really under the weather. Everything I've worked for the past couple years just trashed by a handful of real life Jerks without the ability to reason and or respect what is really going on. I probably should even be writing this in public because everything I write tends to back-fire....but honestly. I just don't give a **** anymore. I wish real life journalists would cover what is going on in my district because it would make headlines for sure. Updates on my build? Yea I got some fittings in and I'm pretty much giving up on my manifold.
#1916
Update:
Well rather than continuing to be a victim,.....the best thing you can do when things aren't working in your favor is to suck it up, pull your pants up and walk head high right through it. I got home yesterday and felt like crap. But I checked out front because its part of my routine now...and there was a little package waiting for my attention. My flex fuel sensor had come in and it sorely wanted to be installed. So i threw my work clothes on the ground and put on something much more comfy. Headed out into the garage and got to spend some time working on the wolfe.
Here is the GM shorty Flex fuel sensor....about 60 bucks shipped and another 12 bucks for the pig tail harness. Far cheaper than the Haltech unit which is exactly the same for 220.00.
threw my 3/8 to-6 adapters on it
A couple cuts, measures and twists later it was installed. This is my FPR return line by the way.
FInal install pic
Also installed my second Fuel Temp sensor into the line right after my Y spilt from under the car. ..but forgot to take installed pics
The Wolfe..... Raised the front end up an inch and a half....and i'm waiting to swap some smaller side walls onto the front so I can put the Weds on there.
So back on the horse. Out with the negative and on with the posi I've also decided that its just not in favor of me to continue to build my own manifold. I feel alittle defeated because I really wanted to make this one work, and the design is good.....although some may argue it's too long etc. But I just don't have the resources to complete it the way that I want it done right now. So i'm not sure if I should keep all my material or try to sell it off to recoup some of the loss and put it towards a larger known manifold. Reason is.....I want it to be perfect...and everyone with the necessary skills wants an arm and a leg to do it...but they don't wnat to do it my way, and they don't want me in the shop with them while they do it. The guy who was going to be welding it out for me....my buddy and friend.. just doesn't have the time to do it. So we may be able to get it done ...but realistically ETA would be around 2 months possibly 3 on completion. Which makes me un-available to shakedown the car at any just drift events/top drift rounds etc. So with the Turblown manifold.. I pay for it...slap it on and all i'll need to do is run lines and take the exhaust pipes to get welded out at an exhaust shop nearby. Last time they charged me 40 bucks and it came out great. So I'll be going that route because it's just not in my favorable cards at the current time to finish my own design.
Well rather than continuing to be a victim,.....the best thing you can do when things aren't working in your favor is to suck it up, pull your pants up and walk head high right through it. I got home yesterday and felt like crap. But I checked out front because its part of my routine now...and there was a little package waiting for my attention. My flex fuel sensor had come in and it sorely wanted to be installed. So i threw my work clothes on the ground and put on something much more comfy. Headed out into the garage and got to spend some time working on the wolfe.
Here is the GM shorty Flex fuel sensor....about 60 bucks shipped and another 12 bucks for the pig tail harness. Far cheaper than the Haltech unit which is exactly the same for 220.00.
threw my 3/8 to-6 adapters on it
A couple cuts, measures and twists later it was installed. This is my FPR return line by the way.
FInal install pic
Also installed my second Fuel Temp sensor into the line right after my Y spilt from under the car. ..but forgot to take installed pics
The Wolfe..... Raised the front end up an inch and a half....and i'm waiting to swap some smaller side walls onto the front so I can put the Weds on there.
So back on the horse. Out with the negative and on with the posi I've also decided that its just not in favor of me to continue to build my own manifold. I feel alittle defeated because I really wanted to make this one work, and the design is good.....although some may argue it's too long etc. But I just don't have the resources to complete it the way that I want it done right now. So i'm not sure if I should keep all my material or try to sell it off to recoup some of the loss and put it towards a larger known manifold. Reason is.....I want it to be perfect...and everyone with the necessary skills wants an arm and a leg to do it...but they don't wnat to do it my way, and they don't want me in the shop with them while they do it. The guy who was going to be welding it out for me....my buddy and friend.. just doesn't have the time to do it. So we may be able to get it done ...but realistically ETA would be around 2 months possibly 3 on completion. Which makes me un-available to shakedown the car at any just drift events/top drift rounds etc. So with the Turblown manifold.. I pay for it...slap it on and all i'll need to do is run lines and take the exhaust pipes to get welded out at an exhaust shop nearby. Last time they charged me 40 bucks and it came out great. So I'll be going that route because it's just not in my favorable cards at the current time to finish my own design.
#1917
Hey, I have been following your build thread but have been out of the rotary game for awhile now and my daily for the past couple years has been a 3 series. I also haven't posted on this forum in a very long time but felt like I should right now. The reason I am is because I have a very similar story regarding playing soccer, not gonna tell my story but its very similar. Once I started reading that long post I couldn't stop. It is really one of those life regrets that we don't like speaking about. Hate to call it a regret so ill refer to it as a series of events in life that all happen for a reason. You at least did so much more for the game and went on to coach and did so well at it. You really do deserve more because that is not an easy task. You positively affected many kids lives. With the whole teaching thing, districts are really going downhill right now and its sad that is effected you like that. I listen to john and ken on the radio after work every day and some school districts are so corrupt because of this very same issue. This is getting kinda long now but I feel for you man. This build is awesome and cant wait to see it on the street/track. stay positive and keep your head up!
#1918
Hey, I have been following your build thread but have been out of the rotary game for awhile now and my daily for the past couple years has been a 3 series. I also haven't posted on this forum in a very long time but felt like I should right now. The reason I am is because I have a very similar story regarding playing soccer, not gonna tell my story but its very similar. Once I started reading that long post I couldn't stop. It is really one of those life regrets that we don't like speaking about. Hate to call it a regret so ill refer to it as a series of events in life that all happen for a reason. You at least did so much more for the game and went on to coach and did so well at it. You really do deserve more because that is not an easy task. You positively affected many kids lives. With the whole teaching thing, districts are really going downhill right now and its sad that is effected you like that. I listen to john and ken on the radio after work every day and some school districts are so corrupt because of this very same issue. This is getting kinda long now but I feel for you man. This build is awesome and cant wait to see it on the street/track. stay positive and keep your head up!
I appreciate the kind words. Thanks much. I'll always do my best and continue to stay positive. It really does help!!. Thanks again!
#1919
Small Update:
Been gearing up for some heavy work. I am not sure if I announced this fully but I have decided that the best option for me...especially if I am to compete in this car is to go with a well known branded manifold. I chose Turblown for various reasons....and of course I went with the Long Runner. the older you get the more you stick closer to the people and companies that you have known for the longest amount of time that have never done any 'wrongs' by you. Turblown/turbosource is one of those companies for me. Anyways......I need to write a list started because there is a lot to do.
I started pre-organizing and assembling all my WG, turbo hardware, lines etc. So I started with putting the 90 degree fittings on the gates. My AN npt to-6 adapters for W/G vac were far too long.. So I had to grind them down on my belt sander.
And I totally forgot to snap pics of all 4... so I'll have to make a mental note to snap some pics of stuff I've left out.
Anyways all my Manifold Fabrication stuff is for sale
full race turbo flange. I have a for sale add in the classifieds section if your interested or you can pm me.
Engine flange
ALL the Pipe I have
So I don't like to promise updates but Expect some heavy ones over the weekend etc. We'll see how buttoning up this thing goes.
Stay tuned guys
More updates soon!!
Been gearing up for some heavy work. I am not sure if I announced this fully but I have decided that the best option for me...especially if I am to compete in this car is to go with a well known branded manifold. I chose Turblown for various reasons....and of course I went with the Long Runner. the older you get the more you stick closer to the people and companies that you have known for the longest amount of time that have never done any 'wrongs' by you. Turblown/turbosource is one of those companies for me. Anyways......I need to write a list started because there is a lot to do.
I started pre-organizing and assembling all my WG, turbo hardware, lines etc. So I started with putting the 90 degree fittings on the gates. My AN npt to-6 adapters for W/G vac were far too long.. So I had to grind them down on my belt sander.
And I totally forgot to snap pics of all 4... so I'll have to make a mental note to snap some pics of stuff I've left out.
Anyways all my Manifold Fabrication stuff is for sale
full race turbo flange. I have a for sale add in the classifieds section if your interested or you can pm me.
Engine flange
ALL the Pipe I have
So I don't like to promise updates but Expect some heavy ones over the weekend etc. We'll see how buttoning up this thing goes.
Stay tuned guys
More updates soon!!
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ok first of all, someone working three jobs should not be ******* around with cars. this game is too expensive and you do not have the finances to afford it. period.
seriously, you're a grown man and you're still blaming your mother and some ******* soccer mishaps for your fucked up life? you act like you were an 8 year old girl working in a sweatshop in bhutan by day and turning tricks by night just so your ******* family doesn't starve to death. yeah some people have it easier than you, but a whole shitload of people have had it way harder than you too. people come to this country penniless not knowing a word of english or a single soul, and they end up millionaires - yet you're crying over some bullshit soccer game cuz your daddy made you nervous and now your whole life is ruined?
you say your ambitious and hard working and yet you wonder why working at a public school is screwing you over? dude, public school teacher/administration is the number one career choice of lazy dumbass slobs - of course you're going to clash with them. you lift one finger and you make all your colleagues look bad so of course they're going to gang up against you.
you have a very naive view of the world if you think hard work will get you money and success. hard work doesn't mean ****; in this world you only get paid for ip, plain and simple. it's the **** in that's in your head that gets you paid. go find out what body of knowledge/skill is paying the most these days and go obtain it. if you're half as hard working as you make yourself out to be then it should be easy for you. no point in crying over spilled milk now..
seriously, you're a grown man and you're still blaming your mother and some ******* soccer mishaps for your fucked up life? you act like you were an 8 year old girl working in a sweatshop in bhutan by day and turning tricks by night just so your ******* family doesn't starve to death. yeah some people have it easier than you, but a whole shitload of people have had it way harder than you too. people come to this country penniless not knowing a word of english or a single soul, and they end up millionaires - yet you're crying over some bullshit soccer game cuz your daddy made you nervous and now your whole life is ruined?
you say your ambitious and hard working and yet you wonder why working at a public school is screwing you over? dude, public school teacher/administration is the number one career choice of lazy dumbass slobs - of course you're going to clash with them. you lift one finger and you make all your colleagues look bad so of course they're going to gang up against you.
you have a very naive view of the world if you think hard work will get you money and success. hard work doesn't mean ****; in this world you only get paid for ip, plain and simple. it's the **** in that's in your head that gets you paid. go find out what body of knowledge/skill is paying the most these days and go obtain it. if you're half as hard working as you make yourself out to be then it should be easy for you. no point in crying over spilled milk now..
#1921
Recovering Milkaholic
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ok first of all, someone working three jobs should not be ******* around with cars. this game is too expensive and you do not have the finances to afford it. period. seriously, you're a grown man and you're still blaming your mother and some ******* soccer mishaps for your fucked up life? you act like you were an 8 year old girl working in a sweatshop in bhutan by day and turning tricks by night just so your ******* family doesn't starve to death. yeah some people have it easier than you, but a whole shitload of people have had it way harder than you too. people come to this country penniless not knowing a word of english or a single soul, and they end up millionaires - yet you're crying over some bullshit soccer game cuz your daddy made you nervous and now your whole life is ruined? you say your ambitious and hard working and yet you wonder why working at a public school is screwing you over? dude, public school teacher/administration is the number one career choice of lazy dumbass slobs - of course you're going to clash with them. you lift one finger and you make all your colleagues look bad so of course they're going to gang up against you. you have a very naive view of the world if you think hard work will get you money and success. hard work doesn't mean ****; in this world you only get paid for ip, plain and simple. it's the **** in that's in your head that gets you paid. go find out what body of knowledge/skill is paying the most these days and go obtain it. if you're half as hard working as you make yourself out to be then it should be easy for you. no point in crying over spilled milk now..
No offense intended to anyone.
#1922
just dont care.
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manny, i usually skip people's personal laundry posts on forums like this, but i found yours interesting. also, disclaimer for you: i've got my own problems, and i'm no life coach or something, but i have two great quotations; one of which was told to me by my previous boss, one of which was said by my "Management in Organizations" class while i was doing the MBA program:
"it's just one big game being playing by a bunch of people who have a bunch of qualifications and accomplishments written on a piece of paper. all you have to do to succeed is play the game better than the other people." --previous boss (and im sure so famous business people have said this as well)
"guess what, people: 70% of hiring decisions are picked based on personality traits; not by having astonishing work accomplishments, not by working 14 hour days, and not by being way more qualified than the others in the pool (this was presented to us with a citation to a large scale multi-national workplace study). people get high paying jobs because the people interviewing them LIKE them and they think the interviewee would be a good PERSONALITY fit for the people on the team. this is the way it works." --MBA Management class professor (former Sr. VP at "a large tire company")
those quotations may not mean much to you, but they both really affected me when i was stressed over career/life stuff at different times. the other thought on my mind after reading your novella was "you have to be in a place where there is potential to do something big." stop wasting your time messing around with lummox teacher/coach/administrator politics and work on something big.
i hate to say it, but the fdracer guy was totally right (just in a totally dick kind of way)
"it's just one big game being playing by a bunch of people who have a bunch of qualifications and accomplishments written on a piece of paper. all you have to do to succeed is play the game better than the other people." --previous boss (and im sure so famous business people have said this as well)
"guess what, people: 70% of hiring decisions are picked based on personality traits; not by having astonishing work accomplishments, not by working 14 hour days, and not by being way more qualified than the others in the pool (this was presented to us with a citation to a large scale multi-national workplace study). people get high paying jobs because the people interviewing them LIKE them and they think the interviewee would be a good PERSONALITY fit for the people on the team. this is the way it works." --MBA Management class professor (former Sr. VP at "a large tire company")
those quotations may not mean much to you, but they both really affected me when i was stressed over career/life stuff at different times. the other thought on my mind after reading your novella was "you have to be in a place where there is potential to do something big." stop wasting your time messing around with lummox teacher/coach/administrator politics and work on something big.
i hate to say it, but the fdracer guy was totally right (just in a totally dick kind of way)
#1923
ok first of all, someone working three jobs should not be ******* around with cars. this game is too expensive and you do not have the finances to afford it. period.
seriously, you're a grown man and you're still blaming your mother and some ******* soccer mishaps for your fucked up life? you act like you were an 8 year old girl working in a sweatshop in bhutan by day and turning tricks by night just so your ******* family doesn't starve to death. yeah some people have it easier than you, but a whole shitload of people have had it way harder than you too. people come to this country penniless not knowing a word of english or a single soul, and they end up millionaires - yet you're crying over some bullshit soccer game cuz your daddy made you nervous and now your whole life is ruined?
you say your ambitious and hard working and yet you wonder why working at a public school is screwing you over? dude, public school teacher/administration is the number one career choice of lazy dumbass slobs - of course you're going to clash with them. you lift one finger and you make all your colleagues look bad so of course they're going to gang up against you.
you have a very naive view of the world if you think hard work will get you money and success. hard work doesn't mean ****; in this world you only get paid for ip, plain and simple. it's the **** in that's in your head that gets you paid. go find out what body of knowledge/skill is paying the most these days and go obtain it. if you're half as hard working as you make yourself out to be then it should be easy for you. no point in crying over spilled milk now..
seriously, you're a grown man and you're still blaming your mother and some ******* soccer mishaps for your fucked up life? you act like you were an 8 year old girl working in a sweatshop in bhutan by day and turning tricks by night just so your ******* family doesn't starve to death. yeah some people have it easier than you, but a whole shitload of people have had it way harder than you too. people come to this country penniless not knowing a word of english or a single soul, and they end up millionaires - yet you're crying over some bullshit soccer game cuz your daddy made you nervous and now your whole life is ruined?
you say your ambitious and hard working and yet you wonder why working at a public school is screwing you over? dude, public school teacher/administration is the number one career choice of lazy dumbass slobs - of course you're going to clash with them. you lift one finger and you make all your colleagues look bad so of course they're going to gang up against you.
you have a very naive view of the world if you think hard work will get you money and success. hard work doesn't mean ****; in this world you only get paid for ip, plain and simple. it's the **** in that's in your head that gets you paid. go find out what body of knowledge/skill is paying the most these days and go obtain it. if you're half as hard working as you make yourself out to be then it should be easy for you. no point in crying over spilled milk now..
Dude....why would you even take the time to **** on someone like that? Just enjoy the build...
Edit: I do agree with the nicer "you have to be in a place where there is potential to do something big. stop wasting your time messing around with lummox teacher/coach/administrator politics and work on something big." way of saying it though
#1924
ok first of all, someone working three jobs should not be ******* around with cars. this game is too expensive and you do not have the finances to afford it. period.
seriously, you're a grown man and you're still blaming your mother and some ******* soccer mishaps for your fucked up life? you act like you were an 8 year old girl working in a sweatshop in bhutan by day and turning tricks by night just so your ******* family doesn't starve to death. yeah some people have it easier than you, but a whole shitload of people have had it way harder than you too. people come to this country penniless not knowing a word of english or a single soul, and they end up millionaires - yet you're crying over some bullshit soccer game cuz your daddy made you nervous and now your whole life is ruined?
you say your ambitious and hard working and yet you wonder why working at a public school is screwing you over? dude, public school teacher/administration is the number one career choice of lazy dumbass slobs - of course you're going to clash with them. you lift one finger and you make all your colleagues look bad so of course they're going to gang up against you.
you have a very naive view of the world if you think hard work will get you money and success. hard work doesn't mean ****; in this world you only get paid for ip, plain and simple. it's the **** in that's in your head that gets you paid. go find out what body of knowledge/skill is paying the most these days and go obtain it. if you're half as hard working as you make yourself out to be then it should be easy for you. no point in crying over spilled milk now..
seriously, you're a grown man and you're still blaming your mother and some ******* soccer mishaps for your fucked up life? you act like you were an 8 year old girl working in a sweatshop in bhutan by day and turning tricks by night just so your ******* family doesn't starve to death. yeah some people have it easier than you, but a whole shitload of people have had it way harder than you too. people come to this country penniless not knowing a word of english or a single soul, and they end up millionaires - yet you're crying over some bullshit soccer game cuz your daddy made you nervous and now your whole life is ruined?
you say your ambitious and hard working and yet you wonder why working at a public school is screwing you over? dude, public school teacher/administration is the number one career choice of lazy dumbass slobs - of course you're going to clash with them. you lift one finger and you make all your colleagues look bad so of course they're going to gang up against you.
you have a very naive view of the world if you think hard work will get you money and success. hard work doesn't mean ****; in this world you only get paid for ip, plain and simple. it's the **** in that's in your head that gets you paid. go find out what body of knowledge/skill is paying the most these days and go obtain it. if you're half as hard working as you make yourself out to be then it should be easy for you. no point in crying over spilled milk now..
Well, I guess I'm not really certain how to take this. But firstly....in no way am I in any financial hardship. I live within my means and just because I rant about my job doesn't mean i'm broke. I handle my life and everything else comes after that. My finances are just fine...but they're also none of your business and I have no idea why you think I should'nt be allowed to spend the money I work hard for...on something I want to. I obviously can afford this and the fact that I work 3 jobs is one of the reasons I do it. Thats my choice, and I work for it, so theres no problem there. I could go on and on about your post....but frankly I sat on it for a while and still feel the same about it. I don't like the tone and I really don't need someone to tell me what I should be doing in my life in terms of career choice etc. Some peole do things not so much for financial gain..but because how it makes them feel. I coach soccer not for the money. But to ensure that certain student athletes don't make the same mistakes I made. My mother did an excellent job raising me, she simply didn't know much about athletics and academics and where it could've potentially taken me. So to defend her I'll give you a good ol Eff off for that. SHame on you for down talking teachers as well. Maybe you have a skewed view of what we actually do, and I agree that some teachers don't do their job nearly as well as others and may fall under the lazy category. But I personally know individuals that put their lives into it, and truly do try to make a difference. I like to believe I do the same. Is teaching in my future? Maybe, Maybe not... But a rant is a rant. Either way, the time I have spent teaching and coaching I wouldn't ever take back because I know I've made a differences in students lives. Coincidently I recieved a thank you letter in the mail from one of my players who I personally trained on the side for free. He's up at Fresno Pacific on scholarship and living the life. The letter was all I needed to know that I've made the right choice in being there for him. Maybe I move on though and maybe I persue something else. But you have a very negative outlook on things and I think it's a bit over the line. Hard work makes me feel good as a man. If it means something else to you, well...thats not really my place to concern. Either way...on with the build.
#1925
manny, i usually skip people's personal laundry posts on forums like this, but i found yours interesting. also, disclaimer for you: i've got my own problems, and i'm no life coach or something, but i have two great quotations; one of which was told to me by my previous boss, one of which was said by my "Management in Organizations" class while i was doing the MBA program:
"it's just one big game being playing by a bunch of people who have a bunch of qualifications and accomplishments written on a piece of paper. all you have to do to succeed is play the game better than the other people." --previous boss (and im sure so famous business people have said this as well)
"guess what, people: 70% of hiring decisions are picked based on personality traits; not by having astonishing work accomplishments, not by working 14 hour days, and not by being way more qualified than the others in the pool (this was presented to us with a citation to a large scale multi-national workplace study). people get high paying jobs because the people interviewing them LIKE them and they think the interviewee would be a good PERSONALITY fit for the people on the team. this is the way it works." --MBA Management class professor (former Sr. VP at "a large tire company")
those quotations may not mean much to you, but they both really affected me when i was stressed over career/life stuff at different times. the other thought on my mind after reading your novella was "you have to be in a place where there is potential to do something big." stop wasting your time messing around with lummox teacher/coach/administrator politics and work on something big.
i hate to say it, but the fdracer guy was totally right (just in a totally dick kind of way)
"it's just one big game being playing by a bunch of people who have a bunch of qualifications and accomplishments written on a piece of paper. all you have to do to succeed is play the game better than the other people." --previous boss (and im sure so famous business people have said this as well)
"guess what, people: 70% of hiring decisions are picked based on personality traits; not by having astonishing work accomplishments, not by working 14 hour days, and not by being way more qualified than the others in the pool (this was presented to us with a citation to a large scale multi-national workplace study). people get high paying jobs because the people interviewing them LIKE them and they think the interviewee would be a good PERSONALITY fit for the people on the team. this is the way it works." --MBA Management class professor (former Sr. VP at "a large tire company")
those quotations may not mean much to you, but they both really affected me when i was stressed over career/life stuff at different times. the other thought on my mind after reading your novella was "you have to be in a place where there is potential to do something big." stop wasting your time messing around with lummox teacher/coach/administrator politics and work on something big.
i hate to say it, but the fdracer guy was totally right (just in a totally dick kind of way)
And I have another job offer down in Carson I may be looking to take.
I stay proactive...it's just a shame that the facility where I feel I can make the largest impact on youth and the future of our society.. is littered with ridiculous obsticles in the form of people above you preventing you from making any progress. But you are 100% correct. I am looking for the right place career wise to do the most damage $$$$ start making some big boy cheddah
Dude....why would you even take the time to **** on someone like that? Just enjoy the build...
Edit: I do agree with the nicer "you have to be in a place where there is potential to do something big. stop wasting your time messing around with lummox teacher/coach/administrator politics and work on something big." way of saying it though
Edit: I do agree with the nicer "you have to be in a place where there is potential to do something big. stop wasting your time messing around with lummox teacher/coach/administrator politics and work on something big." way of saying it though
Agreed!!!