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shifting gears, selling some of my collection
I have been collecting kits and engines for many years, and while I love building I feel like my larger airplanes are less practical than I would like. I really enjoy small glow power models with tiny four strokes... I'm weird... so I'm looking at this shelf of engines and thinking about how I miss driving a 5 speed car... and I kind of had this hair brained idea I should sell the whole shelf and buy a beater.. something I can fix up and work on with my son. something with a 5 speed and rear wheel drive... dare I say all wheel drive?
I was heavily impacted by watching the drift bible when I was a teenager... if you have never watched it I feel like it made me a much safer driver as I've been able to handle sliding conditions in emergencies over the years where my car ended up drifting suddenly on ice. I have never crashed a car and I feel like mastering these skills are a zen like experience akin to flying helicopters and building with balsawood...
I miss having a 5 speed.. I feel kinda gutted not having a 5 speed. I got to drive perhaps the zenith of manual car technology this summer... my friend let me drive his 1991 Acura NSX with a supercharger and numerous other performance upgrades... holy moly! the connected, visceral feel of that mid engine v6 with the screaming supercharger, no power steering, stability control, just 3 pedals and pure bliss...
I'm not going to be able to afford anything like that schweeeet machine! but I would like to get something to shift gears in, and not have to rely on as a daily driver so I can work on it and not have to stress. I will be keeping my dad van! I have no money to put into this... but I figured if I tried selling some of my engines and kits and a few other things I'm not using I can probably come up with some scratch for a beater with a heater! |
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compiling my list of for sale items, if anyone is interested in buying some cool stuff
Great Planes Patriot kit House of Balsa AT-6 Texan kit Ready to Fly Midwest Stearman with a Saito 1.5 Golden Knight Plastic combat plane with OS .32SX https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/show...t#post42539541 JR Vibe 50 Heli bundle Saito 65 new in box Saito 91 AC OS .46 SF with a matching tuned pipe Rossi .53 with mini pipe Castle Creations ESCs |
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... success...
I should be able to go pick up my Miata today |
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I'm still around. I've been busy with several projects. Ended up building the Miata into quite a sweet little machine and then traded it for a 2006 supercharged Mini Cooper. I drove that across the country and had a blast with it for 2 years and then sold it. I bought a Subaru with a blown engine and did a complete drivetrain swap from a turbo WRX. If you are interested here is my build thread for that project.
https://www.rs25.com/threads/brought...course.252733/ |
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All my success in cars went out the window went I tried to buy a new daily driver and got taken advantage of. I got stuck with an oil burner and basically burned all of the resources I have worked so hard over the years to accumulate. Worst financial mistake of my life. So yay, thats fun!
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