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Old 01-26-2014, 10:06 PM  
bronco67
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I used to work on my own cars, before the engines became a confusing mess of hoses and wires. When I lived in Hawaii, I was part of a 1968 Volkswagen rebuild project with a friend. Engine, body, everything. We even did a chop top on it. I've lived in a town house for a about 13 years, so I don't do that kind of stuff anymore.

I've also done a lot of work on(and owned) the 80's era Mustangs.

As far vehicles go, I've worked on everything from Naval Base gear like hydraulic bomb loaders, mobile power units and flight line tow tractors.

I worked on garbage trucks for a while. Replaced flywheels, changed air brakes, fixed hydraulics for the hopper(the stinky part of the truck).

I can fix any problem on a computer. I have 8 systems, and tonight I figured out one of them had a bad Power Supply, and replaced it in 5 minutes. Yes, I have a drawer in my office with a few spare PSU's, because those fuckers seem to be the cause of 90% of computer problems.

I got rid of my computer case and bolted everything to the side of my desk. A case is a dust collector.

I built a 4 by 4 PVC cage so I could zip tie 6 motherboards with watercooled CPU's onto it. I didn't make any plans, I just saw it as I went like some kind of idiot savant. It's a little ghetto looking, but its probably the most computing power in a residence within miles. When I show it to people who just have a one mac at home, you'd think they've seen the birth of Skynet -- but to me its just a render farm for work.

I'm not so good at carpentry.

Basically I don't want to fix anything around the house. That's why I like living in a townhome.
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