hobbies and what not- that DO cost money.
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saw the other thread and i figured this would be cool too.
as for me.. i got a few. 1. my 87 buick grand national. this is something i'd never in my life give up. ever. the car is a 100% driver. its a very very late build 87. it has every option (more then an GNX actually).but... missing 4 options from being optioned out. right now she's down for a resto. the car is drivin in everything but snow. oh.. and i race it at the track. with the new motor if i really turned the wick up she SHOULD run mid to low 10's.... with the ac on. 2. my dog nikki. she's a pure german boxer. she used to go with me in the truck every day. people say they're too big for the truck.. there is no place she'd rather be. 3. just starting to build a 88 porsche 944. but... it will be a 100% track car. going soon for the chassis. be fitted with a custom 4 link, TH350 and a vw VR6. going import racing. for the class its in the car needs to go mid to high 7's.. we'll see should be fun! posting a few pics.. what do ya'll do?
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![]() I'm thinking of getting another Jeep, as a toy, not a daily runner. I'm keeping my Ford F-150 for that. My last one was this nice TJ Sahara, but this time I don't want a nice looker, but one I can dent and dent some more. I am rebuilding my snowblower right now. My brother-in-law borrowed it and ran over an electric cord and tore the auger out of it. That's after he blew the motor on his. ![]() It's an old Yard Man with a 10.5 hp tecumseh, and throws snow better than the fancy new ones, so I'll keep the old geezer working.
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Just so you know, putting those lights on my camper are anything but free. I've put roughly $800 into the setup to date. But, the lights have a 20,000hr lifetime and I'm planning on keeping that camper for quite a few years.
I always loved the Grand Nationals & GNX's. Of course, I graduated high school in '86, so that was one of THE cars to have. The closest I came to that was an '85 Buick Regal with the 3.8 liter turbo V-6. Well, it was supposed to have that engine. The turbo had fried on the original engine and it had been swapped out to a normal 3.8. I also had a mid-80's Pontiac Grand Prix (same body style as the Regal) that someone had put a Buick 350 into. THAT car was fun to drive.
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Location: Somewhere between Rochester NY and Gaults' Gulch
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If you want to save money don't ever start reloading ammo! I started reloading to save money on .357mag. I spent so much getting into it that I had to reload others and that lead to buying other guns and that led to buying casting equipment and that led to buying lead and propane and that led buying more bullet moulds cause no two guns have the same size chamber and barrel and that led to buying better micrometers and such, I'm still waiting for the saveings.
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![]() I'm thinking of getting another Jeep, as a toy, not a daily runner. I'm keeping my Ford F-150 for that. My last one was this nice TJ Sahara, but this time I don't want a nice looker, but one I can dent and dent some more. I am rebuilding my snowblower right now. My brother-in-law borrowed it and ran over an electric cord and tore the auger out of it. That's after he blew the motor on his. ![]() It's an old Yard Man with a 10.5 hp tecumseh, and throws snow better than the fancy new ones, so I'll keep the old geezer working. Just so you know, putting those lights on my camper are anything but free. I've put roughly $800 into the setup to date. But, the lights have a 20,000hr lifetime and I'm planning on keeping that camper for quite a few years.
I always loved the Grand Nationals & GNX's. Of course, I graduated high school in '86, so that was one of THE cars to have. The closest I came to that was an '85 Buick Regal with the 3.8 liter turbo V-6. Well, it was supposed to have that engine. The turbo had fried on the original engine and it had been swapped out to a normal 3.8. I also had a mid-80's Pontiac Grand Prix (same body style as the Regal) that someone had put a Buick 350 into. THAT car was fun to drive. If you want to save money don't ever start reloading ammo! I started reloading to save money on .357mag. I spent so much getting into it that I had to reload others and that lead to buying other guns and that led to buying casting equipment and that led to buying lead and propane and that led buying more bullet moulds cause no two guns have the same size chamber and barrel and that led to buying better micrometers and such, I'm still waiting for the saveings.
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Tell me about it. Buying guns is ADDICTING! I speak from my own experience. Within the last year I've bought as many as eleven guns, some of them really high end and expensive. Its really burned a hole in my wallet. And ammo costs are high too.
#7
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Location: Somewhere between Rochester NY and Gaults' Gulch
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Your one gun short last year, this will be your last warning.
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#9
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In most cases I do have to go by an unwritten one gun a month law since guns are expensive. It had been many years since I had bought a gun until last year and ss it is now, I probably won't be buying any more guns for quite awhile mostly due to financial reasons. This last year I just splurged.
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Guns don't blow a big hole in your budget…. people do.

