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About Me
This page is about me, and my hobbies.
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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.
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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.
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