Do you have too many projects?

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None of my many "car" projects are even NEAR the front burner right now, much less ON it.........LOL!!!

Lets see...........

Finish new shop
Finish new reloading room and sight in about 10 rifles, as well as work up some loads.....I do long range shooting as a hobby
Finish new motor for Jet Boat
Finish resto on 81 XR500
Finish EFI conversion on CJ5
Finish changing out rear swingarm and fenders on Harley...........and THEN, I need to work on Challenger, Lil Red truck, GTX, 63 Dodge, etc, etc, etc..........LOL!!!!

Monte

Monte.. I finished my shop about a year ago... I have
a reloading room in the basement.. the wife and I
are shooters.. she was state champ a few years back
for pistol AND bow... but we both shoot long range

That's cool MrP............The rifles are relaxing for me. Have several 1000+ yard rifles........6.5 Creedmoor, 6.5x284 Norma, 300 WSM, 300 Win Mag and a 338 Edge. Just bought a James Coffey built 300 RUM, but it's not here yet. he claims it's a 1/2 MOA rifle at a 1000 all day, we will see. Also have a 6mmBR and about any varmint caliber you can name for shorter stuff.

Monte

We have a few 5.56 and I have a 308... and 2 300mags.
she also shoots a Ultimate fire arms 50 cal for range..
300+
EDIT
Her 50 is a black powder

Posted By: pittsburghracer

Re: Do you have too many projects? - 02/01/15 09:00 PM

I bought myself a 15 1/2 foot fishing boat when I retired in 2010 at the age of 53 and swore that if that boat didn't hit the water in 2014 I was going to fill it with dirt and plant tomatoes in it. Well I am going to give it another year. I sold a 1972 Duster that I bought 11 years ago but another one followed me home and took its parking spot. 3 race-cars, a motorhome, Dodge truck, Chevy Malibu, car trailer, and 1 3/4 acres of property keep me busy. I am going to hit the gym this week to prepare for race season and try to get my get up and go back. Turning 59 this year so I got to keep moving.

Posted By: MR_P_BODY

Re: Do you have too many projects? - 02/01/15 09:10 PM

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I bought myself a 15 1/2 foot fishing boat when I retired in 2010 at the age of 53 and swore that if that boat didn't hit the water in 2014 I was going to fill it with dirt and plant tomatoes in it. Well I am going to give it another year. I sold a 1972 Duster that I bought 11 years ago but another one followed me home and took its parking spot. 3 race-cars, a motorhome, Dodge truck, Chevy Malibu, car trailer, and 1 3/4 acres of property keep me busy. I am going to hit the gym this week to prepare for race season and try to get my get up and go back. Turning 59 this year so I got to keep moving.

Oh I hear ya.... I own 2 homes.. one on 75 acres and
my normal home is on 8 acres.. so yeah it takes work
just to keep them up... then my other junk... and
I have a few years on ya

Posted By: DaytonaTurbo

Re: Do you have too many projects? - 02/02/15 03:13 AM

My wife sure thinks i have too many! However i have narrowed myself down to 3 toy vehicles and will be keeping it at that for a long time. I've got my satellite which is pulled apart and about half done, have my jeep which is about 3/4 done and my fwd Daytona that I've been sitting on for 8 years as a someday project. Then I've got one Toyota i bought to fix and flip as well as a ram with a blown transfer case that i want to keep for a tow rig. Add to that the house and workshop I'm building, it all adds up. But I'm making progress and vowed that nothing else will follow me home unless it's to fix and flip.

Posted By: Al_Alguire

Re: Do you have too many projects? - 02/02/15 03:26 AM

Man you got some work to do..I only have a couple ok a few to get done. The TS car, the Drasgter for SC and my ole truck and have sold everything else.

Posted By: MR_P_BODY

Re: Do you have too many projects? - 02/02/15 03:35 AM

Well now that I think of it... I still have my crawler-
loader that I still need to put a new engine in...
I had to build a adapter plate for it to fit the IH
trans on... just need to set the engine in..I went
from a IH 4cyl diesel 40hp to a 3 cyl cat 44 hp
diesel engine

Posted By: Monte_Smith

Re: Do you have too many projects? - 02/02/15 04:04 AM

None of my many "car" projects are even NEAR the front burner right now, much less ON it.........LOL!!!

Lets see...........

Finish new shop
Finish new reloading room and sight in about 10 rifles, as well as work up some loads.....I do long range shooting as a hobby
Finish new motor for Jet Boat
Finish resto on 81 XR500
Finish EFI conversion on CJ5
Finish changing out rear swingarm and fenders on Harley...........and THEN, I need to work on Challenger, Lil Red truck, GTX, 63 Dodge, etc, etc, etc..........LOL!!!!

Monte

Posted By: moparmanjames

Re: Do you have too many projects? - 02/02/15 05:31 AM

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Man you got some work to do..I only have a couple ok a few to get done. The TS car, the Drasgter for SC and my ole truck and have sold everything else.

Hey Al, thanks again for that 16v battery you sold me at MATS, my sluggish starting turned out to be the starter. Unfortunately my trailer got broken into, fortunately they only got the batteries and a small air compressor so it wasn't too expensive but it still sucked.

Posted By: moparmanjames

Re: Do you have too many projects? - 02/02/15 05:36 AM

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None of my many "car" projects are even NEAR the front burner right now, much less ON it.........LOL!!!

Lets see...........

Finish new shop
Finish new reloading room and sight in about 10 rifles, as well as work up some loads.....I do long range shooting as a hobby
Finish new motor for Jet Boat
Finish resto on 81 XR500
Finish EFI conversion on CJ5
Finish changing out rear swingarm and fenders on Harley...........and THEN, I need to work on Challenger, Lil Red truck, GTX, 63 Dodge, etc, etc, etc..........LOL!!!!

Monte

What motor are you building for the Jet Boat?

Posted By: MR_P_BODY

Re: Do you have too many projects? - 02/02/15 05:43 AM

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None of my many "car" projects are even NEAR the front burner right now, much less ON it.........LOL!!!

Lets see...........

Finish new shop
Finish new reloading room and sight in about 10 rifles, as well as work up some loads.....I do long range shooting as a hobby
Finish new motor for Jet Boat
Finish resto on 81 XR500
Finish EFI conversion on CJ5
Finish changing out rear swingarm and fenders on Harley...........and THEN, I need to work on Challenger, Lil Red truck, GTX, 63 Dodge, etc, etc, etc..........LOL!!!!

Monte

Monte.. I finished my shop about a year ago... I have
a reloading room in the basement.. the wife and I
are shooters.. she was state champ a few years back
for pistol AND bow... but we both shoot long range

Posted By: Twostick

Re: Do you have too many projects? - 02/02/15 05:52 AM

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Well now that I think of it... I still have my crawler-
loader that I still need to put a new engine in...
I had to build a adapter plate for it to fit the IH
trans on... just need to set the engine in..I went
from a IH 4cyl diesel 40hp to a 3 cyl cat 44 hp
diesel engine

What year and model is the crawler? Would it take the same engine as an MD model farm tractor?

Kevin

Posted By: Monte_Smith

Re: Do you have too many projects? - 02/02/15 06:16 AM

Yeah.........I am looking at a 50 myself, but that would be a 50BMG. Have my eye on an Armalite AR-50..........none of that other stuff I have costs enough, kicks enough, or is loud enough........LOL!!!

Monte

Posted By: MR_P_BODY

Re: Do you have too many projects? - 02/02/15 06:22 AM

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Yeah.........I am looking at a 50 myself, but that would be a 50BMG. Have my eye on an Armalite AR-50..........none of that other stuff I have costs enough, kicks enough, or is loud enough........LOL!!!

Monte

We both fire my buddies 50 BMG on a regular basis..
its fun BUT I would like to try it at distance...
but shooting that thing gets PRICEY

Posted By: Al_Alguire

Re: Do you have too many projects? - 02/02/15 06:28 AM

Monte the sniper

My other hobby is food, liquor and wine..Really a waste as we piss of crap all that money away

Posted By: MR_P_BODY

Re: Do you have too many projects? - 02/02/15 06:46 AM

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Well now that I think of it... I still have my crawler-
loader that I still need to put a new engine in...
I had to build a adapter plate for it to fit the IH
trans on... just need to set the engine in..I went
from a IH 4cyl diesel 40hp to a 3 cyl cat 44 hp
diesel engine

What year and model is the crawler? Would it take the same engine as an MD model farm tractor?

Kevin

Its a 500 series IH crawler loader.. not sure on
that engine.. I already have the engine and built
the adapter plate.. its ready to go in

Posted By: Twostick

Re: Do you have too many projects? - 02/02/15 07:11 AM

I was thinking it was older. That chassis uses a BD 154 engine. B 414, 434 and 444 tractors from the 60's and 70's used them so there are lots of them around.

Kevin

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Posted By: MR_P_BODY

Re: Do you have too many projects? - 02/02/15 07:24 AM

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I was thinking it was older. That chassis uses a BD 154 engine. B 414, 434 and 444 tractors from the 60's and 70's used them so there are lots of them around.

Kevin

Your correct... it was a BD 154... that wasnt much
more than a 2.2 engine

Posted By: Twostick

Re: Do you have too many projects? - 02/02/15 07:40 AM

Here's a link to the go to vintage tractor data site.

http://www.tractordata.com/farm-tractors/006/8/4/6842-international-harvester-500.html

Kevin

Posted By: MR_P_BODY

Re: Do you have too many projects? - 02/02/15 07:49 AM

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Here's a link to the go to vintage tractor data site.

http://www.tractordata.com/farm-tractors/006/8/4/6842-international-harvester-500.html

Kevin

Yeah... I have a enclosed cab on mine... which is nice

Posted By: SpareParts

Re: Do you have too many projects? - 02/02/15 08:18 AM

I've got the right amount of projects, I just need more money and time mainly money.

I'd like to pick up an old Suzuki Quadzilla to mess with tho, they were cool as hell when I was younger

Posted By: Dean_Kuzluzski

Re: Do you have too many projects? - 02/02/15 12:06 PM

Too many projects here too, but certainly can't win any "one-up" contest with some here.

10 acres to maintain, my sons are into shooting but it's just a distraction from boat/car building for me.

Got 4 boats, 1 is for sale.
68 RaysonCraft, 18ft, 440 mopar, velvet-drive a very clean/solid vintage skier.
64 RaysonCraft, 17ft, project, getting a B/RB, has F/N/R Casale box. Very solid vintage ski boat.
77 Mantra jetboat, Looks like "Rogers Bonneville", Berkeley pump, "G" splitbowl, loader grate, shoe, rideplate, 2" pump setback, project, has Mopar hardware, needs a lot.
96 Northwoods, 14ft, w/15hp Johnson, best lil' fishin' boat.

69 340 GTS
69 RR street/strip
69 Sport Satellite
80 Cordoba LS (budget street/strip for my sons).
90 Chevy work truck, "shop truck" for towing skiboats.
67 Camaro RS/SS RatRide, unrestored day-2 street/strip car.

Eventually, I'll narrow it down to the 2 v-drive boats and the 2 B-bodies. My sons may inherit the rest before I pass on.

Posted By: slantzilla

Re: Do you have too many projects? - 02/02/15 12:28 PM

Never too many projects, just too little time or money.

I don't feel too bad now. I only have 5.

1. '73 Duster
2. The Daytona
3. '83 D-150
4. '04 Red Horse Chopper
5. '72 Skylark

The chopper is actually done and up for sale. The Duster is staged up waiting for warm weather so I can do brakes and lines. The Daytona is ready for the engine/trans and the "it will only take a minute" fab stuff. The truck I have no idea what I will do with it. I should sell it, but I have way more in it than I should have.

The Skylark I have had for 30 years. It was my first real race car and has an odd story about how I got it back after selling it once. It is my "I'm gonna fix 'er up someday" car. Honestly? It will probably be on my estate sale just as it sits.

Posted By: MR_P_BODY

Re: Do you have too many projects? - 02/02/15 10:08 PM

Dang Monte that is badass! Hey I was talking to a boat mechanic and he was telling me not to turn those jets past 5500 rpm or they could blow, and I was thinking yeah, anything will come apart if you spin it high enough but 5500 seems a little tame for performance. What modifications do I need to perform for the extra load?

I had a 19' jet boat with a 455 and a berkley pump..
on the 455 the rods were the weak point.. thats why
they didnt want you to turn it up past 5500.. I use
to run mine a TON of time at 5500... that boat was
fun.. that boat had what I called berkley disc brakes..
I would be running all out forward and slam it into
reverse and play the water line right at the windshield..
the whole bow would be under water.... LOL

Posted By: Cab_Burge

Re: Do you have too many projects? - 02/02/15 10:37 PM

I would like to tell all of you guys that your crazy and I've have never had to many projects to finish, but I would be lying to you

and I don't want to lie to anyone so I won't

6 cars in processing now and thinking of taking another two on

Better than gambling,drinking, womenizing and drugs, correct

I do like shooting also but that comes 5th

The only things holding me back from succeedeing is time, money, ambition and coordiantion of these resources

Posted By: MR_P_BODY

Re: Do you have too many projects? - 02/02/15 11:04 PM

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I would like to tell all of you guys that your crazy and I've have never had to many projects to finish, but I would be lying to you and I don't want to lie to anyone so I won't 6 cars in processing now and thinking of taking another two on Better than gambling,drinking, womenizing and drugs, correct I do like shooting also but that comes 5th The only things holding me back from succeedeing is time, money, ambition and coordiantion of these resources

Well Cab.. the wife and I both hunt a fair amount
and back when I was building the P-Body... I would
buy a race car part and she would buy a new gun..
we both fish so we are good that way.. she doesnt
care to go to the track that much anymore because
she has a BAD hip(this one will be replaced in the
spring after we get back home) and she already had
the other one replaced and this summer she had her
left shoulder replaced.. pretty soon all the corners
on her will be new... she lets me do what I want so
we are both happy

she knows I want to do
drag week and I have gone 3 times but not with my
own ride

Posted By: Dean_Kuzluzski

Re: Do you have too many projects? - 02/02/15 11:23 PM

Jetboats need torque not hp. That's why the big cube motors is where it evolved to by the late 70's. The cut of the impeller reaches a point of diminishing return as you go from an AA, to A, to B. Kind of like a stall converter, fuel efficiency goes away, rpm's are screaming, just for a few more mph. Pretty soon the owner is sick of feeding the thing ($$$).

And what ruined it further, most newbies owners would beach the thing or fire it up at the boat launch and suck up sand to inadvertently wear out the "wear ring" and further reduce efficiency.

Posted By: MR_P_BODY

Re: Do you have too many projects? - 02/02/15 11:31 PM

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Jetboats need torque not hp. That's why the big cube motors is where it evolved to by the late 70's. The cut of the impeller reaches a point of diminishing return as you go from an AA, to A, to B. Kind of like a stall converter, fuel efficiency goes away, rpm's are screaming, just for a few more mph. Pretty soon the owner is sick of feeding the thing ($$$).

And what ruined it further, most newbies owners would beach the thing or fire it up at the boat launch and suck up sand to inadvertently wear out the "wear ring" and further reduce efficiency.

Part of it was just the size of the outlet.. most
were a 4" but you could replace it with a 5" but
your right.. it took torque to turn that pump

Posted By: BigBlockMopar

Re: Do you have too many projects? - 02/02/15 11:35 PM

I have a few projects lined up for the next coming years... decades perhaps.

- 1957 Plymouth 4dr HT - major-project
- 1959 Dodge 2dr HT - very major-project
- 392 Hemi build ('57)
- 5.7 Hemi build - almost done
- 6.1 Hemi build
- 500" 8/71 build project
- 400 stroker

Aside from fixing up/repairing/keep running the other cars in the stable.

Posted By: Monte_Smith

Re: Do you have too many projects? - 02/02/15 11:42 PM

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None of my many "car" projects are even NEAR the front burner right now, much less ON it.........LOL!!!

Lets see...........

Finish new shop
Finish new reloading room and sight in about 10 rifles, as well as work up some loads.....I do long range shooting as a hobby
Finish new motor for Jet Boat
Finish resto on 81 XR500
Finish EFI conversion on CJ5
Finish changing out rear swingarm and fenders on Harley...........and THEN, I need to work on Challenger, Lil Red truck, GTX, 63 Dodge, etc, etc, etc..........LOL!!!!

Monte

What motor are you building for the Jet Boat?

Alum headed 515 BBC, with a 6/71 and hidden EFI in the hat.

Here is boat with previous motor

Monte

Dang Monte that is badass! Hey I was talking to a boat mechanic and he was telling me not to turn those jets past 5500 rpm or they could blow, and I was thinking yeah, anything will come apart if you spin it high enough but 5500 seems a little tame for performance. What modifications do I need to perform for the extra load?

Its all about "loading" the pump properly. Be that with a certain loader, a different cut impeller, nozzle bushing, whatever. Sounds like you should talk to someone who KNOWS jetboats.....not just a boat mechanic. It's true that you build for torque, NOT rpm as you can't spin a jet pump to the moon, but pretty much ANY stock jet drive will be fine to 5500. And it's NOT that it will come apart after that......it just cavitates so much water, the extra rpm gains you nothing.

Monte

Posted By: dragram440

Re: Do you have too many projects? - 02/03/15 12:17 AM

I started a new project a month ago building a 94 ram 1500 2wd reg cab short box diesel drag truck and I posted it on here but it got moved to the truck section I guess because you cant have drag trucks I guess. Either way I dont think there is such thing as to many projects.

Cummins 24 valve project

Posted By: Airwoofer

Re: Do you have too many projects? - 02/03/15 12:32 AM

Yes way too many. I start them a whole lot better than I finish them. A better shop would help as the cramped space I have now is not heated / cooled so I do not get down there to work much. Loaded a whole bunch of good .308 this winter - on the kitchen counter while watching tee vee.

And then when spring hits there is so much that has to be done on 20 AC. Garden, Purple Martin gourds, cutting that darn grass. And this year I have to get a bunch of dirt work done. Barracuda totally apart, 2 Demons.

Posted By: moparmanjames

Re: Do you have too many projects? - 02/03/15 07:08 AM

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None of my many "car" projects are even NEAR the front burner right now, much less ON it.........LOL!!!

Lets see...........

Finish new shop
Finish new reloading room and sight in about 10 rifles, as well as work up some loads.....I do long range shooting as a hobby
Finish new motor for Jet Boat
Finish resto on 81 XR500
Finish EFI conversion on CJ5
Finish changing out rear swingarm and fenders on Harley...........and THEN, I need to work on Challenger, Lil Red truck, GTX, 63 Dodge, etc, etc, etc..........LOL!!!!

Monte

What motor are you building for the Jet Boat?

Alum headed 515 BBC, with a 6/71 and hidden EFI in the hat.

Here is boat with previous motor

Monte

Dang Monte that is badass! Hey I was talking to a boat mechanic and he was telling me not to turn those jets past 5500 rpm or they could blow, and I was thinking yeah, anything will come apart if you spin it high enough but 5500 seems a little tame for performance. What modifications do I need to perform for the extra load?

Its all about "loading" the pump properly. Be that with a certain loader, a different cut impeller, nozzle bushing, whatever. Sounds like you should talk to someone who KNOWS jetboats.....not just a boat mechanic. It's true that you build for torque, NOT rpm as you can't spin a jet pump to the moon, but pretty much ANY stock jet drive will be fine to 5500. And it's NOT that it will come apart after that......it just cavitates so much water, the extra rpm gains you nothing.

Monte

Yeah I'm new to boats but just looking at the basic Jetboat with a killer big block, it seemed like overkill, I mean I would think any decent big block should be able to turn those pumps to 5500.
So I wondered why didn't they just have like two or three Jet drives driven by a badass big block so all that power isn't going to waste?
That way you would have two or three times the propulsion without spinning the motor sky high.

Posted By: moparmanjames

Re: Do you have too many projects? - 02/03/15 07:11 AM

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I started a new project a month ago building a 94 ram 1500 2wd reg cab short box diesel drag truck and I posted it on here but it got moved to the truck section I guess because you cant have drag trucks I guess. Either way I dont think there is such thing as to many projects.

Cummins 24 valve project

Nice truck man.

Posted By: dragram440

Re: Do you have too many projects? - 02/03/15 08:36 PM

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I started a new project a month ago building a 94 ram 1500 2wd reg cab short box diesel drag truck and I posted it on here but it got moved to the truck section I guess because you cant have drag trucks I guess. Either way I dont think there is such thing as to many projects.

Cummins 24 valve project

Nice truck man.

Couple videos

first start up
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIAWg1gRHeQ

overview
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wMrg9kgHCM

Posted By: Challenger 1

Re: Do you have too many projects? - 02/03/15 08:47 PM

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I've got the right amount of projects, I just need more money and time mainly money.

I'd like to pick up an old Suzuki Quadzilla to mess with tho, they were cool as hell when I was younger

I sold my 87 quad racer 500 after owing it since new just last fall. Got tired of it being in the way. I had my fun with it, road it a lot.

Posted By: Cab_Burge

Re: Do you have too many projects? - 02/03/15 08:54 PM

Think twice before acting, jet boats suck a bunch of fuel and most direct drive decent V bottoms will out run similar powered jet boats

Some I/O drive V8 powered boats will also

I know a local jet boat racer up here with a big C.I. Ford motor that runs in the 9.0 class, they have a bunch of very high dollar parts in there race boat motor, dry sump, custom race block with 4.695 bore, I think, and so on

I've been around boats most of my life, from little 12 ft runabout 25 HP outboards to the big high dollar ocean racers. Most honest boat owners will tell you the two best days in thier lifes are the day they bought thier boat and the day the sold it

You do know what BOAT stands for , right? Bust Out Another Thousand

Have fun

Posted By: TurboMike

Re: Do you have too many projects? - 02/03/15 08:58 PM

I would love to get this project done, before I retire. But that may be the ONLY way it ever gets finished.

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Posted By: president61

Re: Do you have too many projects? - 02/04/15 02:50 AM

enough to last me my lifetime:
76 dart swinger with O500 overdrive trans
69 dart 408 4 speed
64 valiant two door sedan 360 4 speed
68 fury 1 two door sedan 440 auto
64 savoy two door sedan
heres the 69

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Posted By: president61

Re: Do you have too many projects? - 02/04/15 02:51 AM

heres the fury

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Posted By: president61

Re: Do you have too many projects? - 02/04/15 03:01 AM

heres the valiant

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Posted By: president61

Re: Do you have too many projects? - 02/04/15 03:07 AM

heres the swinger on the rotisserie

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Posted By: dvw

Re: Do you have too many projects? - 02/04/15 04:46 AM

Heck I'm just trying to finish up side jobs so I can afford to race.
Doug

Posted By: sandmangtx

Re: Do you have too many projects? - 02/04/15 09:01 PM

Are things that bad at Chrysler... You should have enough race money from your winnings last year to cover this year lol

Posted By: rbj

Re: Do you have too many projects? - 02/04/15 09:07 PM

Side jobs,I thought those were cars you had to finish up for your sponsors. Lmfao

Posted By: sandmangtx

Re: Do you have too many projects? - 02/04/15 09:18 PM

Me and RBJ are collecting cans this winter so we can go racing !!! If you want we can cut you in !!! Not sure what the Hobbit is doing to fund his racing. lol

Posted By: dvw

Re: Do you have too many projects? - 02/04/15 11:46 PM

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Me and RBJ are collecting cans this winter so we can go racing !!! If you want we can cut you in !!! Not sure what the Hobbit is doing to fund his racing. lol

The hobbit married a rich girl

Do you have too many projects?