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Yes, this is me on the above  left. Don't ask me what I was doing then, I don't know. :)
Either I am displaying the universal "peace-out" sign, or I am about ready to gouge out someone's eyes... I don't know ... (j/k)
it's actually the only picture of me good enough to be on the 'Net.

Anyways, like many people my age, I am 41 years old. I am 6'3", I live somewhere around west Mesa, Arizona - a 'suburb' of Phoenix (almost half the size of PHX, actually). Among the things I am into include most things of a technical nature, i.e. cars, computers, electronics etc. I enjoy listening to music from the 80's mostly, although I have been getting into new age music (Mannheim Steamroller, Vangelis, Cusco etc). For those that are interested (which would not really include me <G>) I am a Libra. I also have an INTJ / LII personality for better or worse..


I am gifted with technical knowledge in many areas - personal computers, automotive engines and powertrains, two way radio, and electronics are but a few of the areas that I feel at home with.


 
 
 
I drive a 1988 Chevrolet 9C1 Caprice. This is, in my opinion, one of the best cars ever built. The '9C1' is GM technojargon for "Police Package". Equipped with a 350 cubic inch engine (5.7 liter), it has the basic police road handling package, including beefier suspension, wider tires (P225/70HR15 is the size on it now), a strengthened frame, and better brakes. The 350 in this car has been modified to perform above and beyond a stock LM1 engine - current rating is 275 HP and 350 Lb. Ft. torque, putting it a bit ahead of the factory 350 that was installed in most of these cars. The transmission is a beefed up Turbo Hydra-Matic 4L60, putting the power into a 10-bolt 8.5-inch open differential, with a gear ratio of 3.08:1.

Personally, I believe these look much better than the newer, melted blob of clay looking Caprice of 1991-1996. Underneath the skin, they are both the same. My car represents what the Caprice looked like from 1987-1990. The 1986 was very similar although it used standard rectangular headlamps instead of the Euro-style composite headlights, and the Caprice emblem was mounted directly on the header panel in lieu of the hood ornament used before, and after, 1986.


 

I also talk on CB Radio out here in the Phoenix area.  You can catch me on 27.385 LSB, as Gary, '350' or 'Black Lightning'.  Most of the time, I will be found on Channel 1 AM here in Mesa, as well as wherever there are people talking.

27.385 is Channel 38 for those not in the know.

 

 
LINKS TO OTHER PAGES WITHIN SITE
  CB Radio page
Old K7Pro repair page 
Attempted RMA @ PC Club
Jagtech Computer AZ
 
 
 


 
 
 
 
 
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