Jump to content

What do you do for fun?

Mighty HD

By Mighty HD
in The Off-Topic Bar

Recommended Posts

Mighty HD Senior Enthusiast

Mighty HD

Posted
Posted

So what does everyone do for fun?

 

I did go 4x4'ing on the weekend in my ZR2 until I sunk it and it screwed everything up. $28,000 later I'm in the HD. Not doing that again.

 

THEN I tried to go 4-wheeler riding. I did this for years when I was younger. I really enjoyed it. I figured it would be something great for my wife and I to do together. I went last weekend (the 19th), the whole day was great until a truck was speeding through the trails and hit me. Nearly killed me-- I won't ever ride an ATV again--ever.

 

Once I get healed up I am thinking of buying a bass boat and taking up fishing again. I know how to swim, so I guess I'll be allright. I mostly just like easing around the lake in the boat more than fishing.

 

I also thought of taking up target shooting. You see people in handgun magazine that do this hard core for hobbies. I am seriously thinking of doing this. I have several weapons---one is a 7.62x25mm from the soviot war that was given to me. This one is extremely powerful.

 

I thought of off-road RC alochol remote control trucks. That's kinda high -priced.

 

 

So what does everyone else do?

Wingnut Senior Enthusiast

Wingnut

Posted
Posted

You got hit by a truck on an ATV? How bad did that screw you up? Sorry to hear it man. That really sucks. I don't ride where trucks are allowed (generally).

 

RC trucks aren't as expensive at ATV's are they? Those things are cool.

 

But me? Obviously I ride ATV's. Sold the boat (B.O.A.T...Break Out Another Twenty) 'cause it cost too much, and I didn't use it enough. 70 gallon tank on a guzzler (454) that only took premium is a dent in anybodys wallet.

 

Of course, any hobby is expensive if you get into it deep enough. I have a buddy that collects die cast cars (Hot Wheels). You'd think that at $1 a pop, that's a cheap hobby...He's probably got over 30k in cars now.

 

I've been thinking about getting on the internet...That's what all the cools kids are doing these days right? :) Sounds like a fun hobby. :seeya:

General Lee 01 Senior Enthusiast

General Lee 01

Posted
Posted

I like to hit the local Driving Ranges. I like hitting Golf Balls without having the hassle of trying to find your Ball. I'd like to try hitting the links one of these days, but after I get a full set of clubs first.

 

The downside to golfing is, a good set of Golf Clubs, will run you in excess of $1000.

 

But at the same time, Bass Boats run about $10-20k. Take that as you want to.

 

I also Bowl every now and then.

 

 

That's about all I do aside from mudding, myself.

 

 

I'm sorry to hear about your accident with the 4 Wheeler, that really sucks. :seeya:

Wingnut Senior Enthusiast

Wingnut

Posted
Posted

$300 is plenty for a set of golf clubs. Upgrading to Taylor Made, Ping, Calloway, etc. is pointless unless you get your game down to a +10 handicap or less.

SlamminL5s Enthusiast

SlamminL5s

Posted
Posted

i used to be a sponsered skateboarder... until i got into liking cars and then all my friends turned into druggys... so i quit because i dont like hanging out with that kind of people!

 

now all i do is computer gaming

R Dogg 56 Senior Enthusiast

R Dogg 56

Posted
Posted

A 20 page paper comparing US Supreme Court Justices, a 15 page paper on the Corrections policies in the country today and how they have come alomg since the 1930's, and an 8 page paper on Mexican politics.

 

How's THAT for fun?? :)

 

10 months to go before I get the sheepskin for a BA in Political Science and Criminal Justice. :seeya::seeya:

Wingnut Senior Enthusiast

Wingnut

Posted
Posted
A 20 page paper comparing US Supreme Court Justices, a 15 page paper on the Corrections policies in the country today and how they have come alomg since the 1930's, and an 8 page paper on Mexican politics.

 

How's THAT for fun??  :)

 

10 months to go before I get the sheepskin for a BA in Political Science and Criminal Justice.  :seeya:  :seeya:

 

 

 

 

Those both actually sound like pretty interesting topics to me. My first A for a term paper was a write-up on Thurgood Marshall. I won't count the one I got for mummies in the third grade. :D

BADGERMAN Enthusiast

BADGERMAN

Posted
Posted

Used to spend time drag racing my 67 chevelle, but recently sold it.

 

Now I spend time remolding my house.

 

When I have time I like to camp, play x-box or run my remote control monster truck.

 

I have a traxxas nitro t-maxx monster truck, It's a blast. :seeya::)

Scyry Enthusiast

Scyry

Posted
Posted

I play volleyball at the local rec centers, pick up games and organized leagues. I also like playing some video games, used to spend way too much time on them, poison of choice currently is World of Warcraft. In High School I was really into my truck, washed it atleast once a week, waxed it every other month, California Car duster in between, got into my only fight ever because a guy at school opened his car door into it. I did some really basic mods, exhaust, K&N, throttle body plate, rims, snug lid, and a bed rug. Now being in CO it is a lot harder to keep my truck clean, next one is not going to black as much as I love black. And I can't spend all my money on my truck so it is less of a hobby now a day. Otherwise I spend my time helping my Dad remodel/fix up his place, ski when I can, and fish a handful of times a year.

Friz Enthusiast

Friz

Posted
Posted

Bought a house.

Now my hobbies are

1) repairing the house

2) upgrading the house

3) maintaining the house

 

There's no time for anything else

Kania2k1 Senior Enthusiast

Kania2k1

Posted
Posted

Well, since I haven't much time righ tnow with school and all, my hobbies pertain mostly to working out, AutoCAD home design (have about 4 plans done now).

 

When the weather and time allow, I like to spend my time on the lake either on the jet skis or boat and jumping off cliffs. When I graduate, I'm hoping to get more time to work on my 70 C-10 and pick up a couple of other hobbies if I have the time.

SilveradoWV Senior Enthusiast

SilveradoWV

Posted
Posted

Hmmm... ATVs(Expensive), Nitro R/C Trucks(Expensive), Amateur Radio(Expensive), My Truck(Expensive), but since last May I have been building my race car which I plan to race for the first time next month, and WOW talk about EXPENSIVE and the costs keep coming with tires, fuel, etc....

Mighty HD Senior Enthusiast

Mighty HD

Posted
  • Author
Posted
You got hit by a truck on an ATV? How bad did that screw you up? Sorry to hear it man. That really sucks. I don't ride where trucks are allowed (generally).

 

RC trucks aren't as expensive at ATV's are they? Those things are cool.

 

But me? Obviously I ride ATV's. Sold the boat (B.O.A.T...Break Out Another Twenty) 'cause it cost too much, and I didn't use it enough. 70 gallon tank on a guzzler (454) that only took premium is a dent in anybodys wallet.

 

 

 

 

 

Yep....got hit by a silverado actually. The kid was drunk in his company truck. Needless to say I have the best lawyer around and am aggressively persuing it.

 

This was private property, a place called River Ranch. Its open to ATV's, swamp buggies, etc. he was speeding where he shouldnt have been, and should have been in 4wd. I got f'd up pretty good. My left arm has been nearly useless for the past week. I can't move it, can't feel it, swolen to the size of a football--can't get my shirt over the swelling....neck is messed up a bit....I'm out of work for a while. Hopefully I'll be good to go in a few months. Thank God I have STD & LTD through work.

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

Go to topic listing

  • Latest Articles

  • Posts

    • davester
      Bench seat swap for 2021-2024 suburban

      By davester · Posted

      probably won't get a response from that user, as they haven't returned to the site since making that one post.  users don't (at least I don't, and I haven't seen any setting which would notify me via say, email) get any notification other than going to this site, and checking if they got a response on their thread...
    • Atlas
      Wow I'm in a pickle. (Broke down truck) and a story.

      By Atlas · Posted

      Thanks - I wasn't quite caffeinated this morning. 2:1 makes sense, turning the crankshaft 360 degrees will turn the cam 180 degrees, and had I done that, the cam's dot would be at 6 and the crank's at 12 again.   I went ahead and took the sprocket off anyway, aligned everything dot-to-dot including the balance shaft just for s&g. I'm glad I did because I discovered no Loctite on the timing sprocket bolts. Maybe it's not required, but at only 20 ft-lb torque spec, those bolts aren't in there very tight. Cleaned and reassembled with some thread locker and torqued.   A general observation: Less is more with RTV. If a little doesn't stop a leak, a LOT probably won't, either. RTV is thinly veiled revenge, in a tube...      
    • richard wysong
      Wow I'm in a pickle. (Broke down truck) and a story.

      By richard wysong · Posted

      The timing marks are ok, that is #1, you can turn it over until they line up and it won't change anything, the crankshaft turns twice for every camshaft revolution, I have always set up SB Chevs as your pic shows using a straight edge
    • Atlas
      Wow I'm in a pickle. (Broke down truck) and a story.

      By Atlas · Posted

      Someone's been here before.... There is a receipt for a 3-piece timing set, purchased earlier this year.   Is this picture something, or, nothing?   I have the timing cover off and my crank is perfectly TDC and the keyed gear's locating mark is dead on 12 o'clock.   The cam gear locating mark is also at 12 o'clock. Now, I'm not an expert, but all the install guides say the two locating marks should meet and be perfectly aligned when installing a timing set. The mark on the crank should be dead on 12:00 and the cam gear's mark should be dead on 6:00, and both marks should be perfectly vertically aligned.   I believe the timing gear is keyed or has a dowel that ensures it can only be installed on the cam in one position, so I have to believe the cam is out of phase somehow. At the very least, with a triangular bolt pattern, it can only be installed in one of 3 different positions.   Before I pulled the front cover, the truck was running alright, no service engine soon lights except an occasional P0172 / rich condition. Timing -16 timing at idle (should be +16), and total -35% fuel trim, two conditions I haven't been able to figure out.   In related news, my injector tested pretty well, wasn't leaking, but I had it rebuilt anyway, and it's on it's way back to me.         Along with this discovery, the good and bad:   Good: The oil pan seal appears undamaged.   Bad: -The timing cover has been reused, and the positioning dowels have been broken. That could explain some of the leaking. -Some kind of white paste or grease was used to try to seal the oil pan seal and timing cover (since wiped off..). -Then, someone globbed silicone all over the front of the cover and also buried the ckp sensor in it. But, they didn't put any inside the cover or use RTV to try to seal the oil pan seal with the timing cover (good).
    • Grumpy Bear
      PF63 Oil Filters Going Away?

      By Grumpy Bear · Posted

      The guy that owns K&P filters last I checked in with him has over 300,000 miles on his Dodge base Hemi using his own 35 micron absolute stainless mesh filter from its first oil change.    The GM study I've posted a dozen times shows the relationship in engine life based in multiples of base units, not miles or years. That is the base unit is the number of miles the motor ran using the reference filter efficiency.    The above two paragraphs dismantle anecdotal arguments IF one changes oil often enough to prevent particle formation and the motor is in otherwise good shape. That is not full of silica (no air filter) or suffering a metallurgical issue that is not part of the lubrication discussion. Poor heat treat in example.   Data from UOA's I've reviewed from more than a few engines can show remarkably broad variations in oil cleanliness using the exact same filter over the course of an engines life.     Lastly there is the common sense of it. Wear debris WILL circulate the engine BEFORE it ever sees a filter in route to that filter and WILL harm the pump which NEVER sees filtered oil.    Alpha question then becomes, given the facts, how long do you believe is a reasonable service life from a vehicle you are certain you will not pass down? That is the junk yard will be it's resting place when you're done with it? (the moral issue most don't care about).    Omega question is then how diligent are you prepared to be in general mechanical, air & oil maintenance? Preventing particulates and keeping them sufficiently dilute; preventing the precursors from generation, amalgamation and precipitation.    If I get a good look at the engine bay of a vehicle I have a fair idea of the owners commitment to the inside of the power train. That 30 micron WIX is still more efficient than a sieve.                 

  • GM-Trucks.com Clubs

  • Popular Contributors

×
×
  • Create New...