post pics of your other toys and interests

[obrien]

Well here is my other expensive hobby.

[obrien]

Even thought this is the kind of work I do, I still have fun with this stuff as well.
This boat is a 36' Spectre Catamaran with a pair of 625 hp Illmore Viper v10 engines. that runs in th e low 120 mph range. Now I don't get to do many boats like this anymore, but these were my favorites.

[obrien]

my rig 1998 27' Avanti offshore built in NJ twin 250hp merc efi
2003 FORD Lightning just your basic 12 second work truck

Hey moe, there is something missing in that pic. I wonder if anyone can figure it out? Actually there are a couple of things missing. lol

[Avanti]

nah, them are the new wish drives...... they run on hopes and dreams everyone is switching to them for 08

[Diegoboy]

Is it the lower end of the 2 motors?

[obrien]

lol

nice eye diego!

[domwilson]

It was either that or two hot babes...

[domwilson]

Obrien, What are you running in the quarter? It looks like it's on the bottle.

[crazzy maxx]

forgot to post pics of the boat

[Ron B]

Hey guys, new to this site but not R/C . Heres my last boat I built.

[obrien]

Obrien, What are you running in the quarter? It looks like it's on the bottle.

So far my best is 11.08 @ 128 with a 1.67 60' spinning.
that was on 27" et streets.

Full weight street setup on nittos the car has run 11.88 @ 119 n/a and 11.53 @ 124 on the bottle hitting the limiter. The nittos aren't quite tall enough.

I made some changes and tried a set of 28" et drags only to break the 12 bolt moser 3 times.

So as of right now the car hasn't quite hit the 10s.

Here is a vid. I was doing 5500 rpm clutch dumps. Man is it fun when it holds. lol

http://videos.streetfire.net/video/d03b3d6e-d2fd-4dc7-ac82-432d138f44bb.htm

[domwilson]

That's cool! Reminds me of my younger days. But here in Calif. the city ordinances/smog laws have choked this sport. Made it hard to own a "Hot Rod."

[obrien]

Yeah, my car would not be welcome in the state of cali. With my exhaust setup and cam, there is no way it would pass any smog testing.

I would also have to say the Avanti's truck at one point was capable of running 11's, he just never had a chance to find out.

[Avanti]

yeah should have been good for 11.20s on the bottle
only runs mid 12s now (it's slow)

[domwilson]

It's an expensive hobby/sport. But the satifaction is immeasurable!