VaporTrail
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I run similarly, most of the time it's my brother and I running around a track at my house. I have ramps, but only use them when I get bored of running around the track solo. Gets too expensive launching them off the ramps for my wallet.
I left my MT410 towers on when I converted to ET. Why would you need to change? Nothing different in that regard between ET and MT? Just the wheelbase that changes. The MT410 is a helluva stunt truck, but very inadequate on a track. Nearly impossible to put the power down effectively, and the straight line stability is poor. Then there's on throttle steering.. my ET is easily my favorite rig, even though mine isn't a pure breed.
Come to think of it, I guess the ET shocks are likely laid over a bit more than MT? For my use I can't justify buying ET towers, then the shocks may very well be different lengths also..nah. I won't be going down that rabbit hole, LOL.
Yeah, I'm not too much of a fan of the big sends anymore. Before I used to be, but now I'm more about getting that sweet landing on the backside of the jump and then flooring it to the next turn. I think I saw your MT conversion; I was doing a bunch of research on how to do it. If there were some way I could leave the MT towers on and keep the body lower and closer to the chassis, then I definitely would leave the MT towers on.
Its possible that there may be some differences in geometry with the MT and ET shock towers. As for the shocks, though; they're exactly the same. Even down to the springs. Interesting tidbit: the MT410 and the 48.3 have the same shocks and shock springs (green all around). The 48 2.0 uses yellow springs all around.
I literally can't hide anything from my missus. She can 'smell' new RC purchase. Or even parts.
The Sworkz was quite controversial for a while. But, you know, I don't drink (much!), smoke or take trips away to play with hookers, so ya' know - on balance.....
Spot on. My old lady seems like she doesn't pay attention, and then bam! Where'd that come from? When did you buy this? She likes to tell me that my hobbies are so expensive. I haven't said it yet, but in my head sometimes I think "Well, I could sell all my hobby stuff and then go back to smoking, going out to the bars and drinking." I'll bet she won't be satisfied with that answer either.
I probably won't mention the hookers though. Man's gotta know how to pick and choose his battles.
,………….thats my reasoning as well!
I tell my wife the exact same thing!
I earn a great living but I do work very hard. I’m all about the family and that’s first for me but I have to have some fun as well.
I make sure the bills are paid, the kids are very well taken care of, there’s plenty food, etc, etc, etc. I don’t even complain about the clothing and credit card bills and I have 2 school age daughters in addition to my lovely wife and let me tell you, they know swipe, tap, and pay for stuff like professionals. Anyway, I just pay them and move on. I work out daily. I don’t smoke, I rarely drink, no drugs, although I probably would not pass up a decent joint if it came my way. I have little time for gambling and zero interest in hookers, I work way too hard for my money for that crap. I sold my last motorcycle when my oldest daughter was born because they frightened my wife so my last vestige of my youth is rc’s and and fast cars.
A simple man, my rc’s and my Audi S6, both can instantly put a smile on my face.
She is fully aware of the fact that you will have to pry my S6 fob outta my cold dead hands to get it away from me so she just kinda lets rc stuff slide as long as I don’t go nuts.
Aye...funny how that works out. I usually don't have her buy me things; whatever I want I usually get on my own. She did help me with my Busa, but she essentially didn't pay for anything. I was the one making the payments.
You won't hear her complaining about me spending money on her and the boys though. I don't even hear "hey, why don't we skip dinner out this week so you can save up a little." Nope. Dinner? Oh how nice!
I used to drink and smoke before, but no more. Now it's just vaping. The hobbies I have are just to kinda keep the mind from going overload.
No purchases get past my wife's eyes, well nothing big, over say $100. LOL Sadly, over a hundred is big in our budget. Our finaces are shared acrossed the board essentially. I'm at the low end of the economic scale. By intention. I have no desire to worry about work, or what may or may not get done after my shift. To me, that's priceless. Paycheck to paycheck. We raised 2 girls, put them through school, weddings..still paying for it 5 years later, and will continue to for another 5 to 10.. my philosophy is, no retirement, work till I die. Our leaders have made sure of that. Most die after they stop working anyway, I'd prefer to enjoy life while I'm able bodied. I drink occasionally, social gatherings, so about 3 times a year, which is how often I feel sociable. I do enjoy some sticky icky from time to time, but the last was at least a year ago. Rc's are my only real hobby. Workout, never, eat well? Well, I'm a good eater, that's for sure!!
Watching my mother die from cancer for 10 years as a kid didn't do much for my outlook on life, having a father who seemed to hate his own didn't shine much light either, LOL. My brother and I were worthless pigs, dad's words. Well, my bro is an alcoholic and I got hooked on cigs, pot and booze early on, I shed most of the bad habits.. now vaping for the last 6 years. Better than smoking I think, and certainly better than being a miserable SOB like my father!!
My problem is that I can be honest to a fault. I can sneak purchases by, but l usually end up telling her that I picked something up. We also live paycheck to paycheck, so sometimes it can be kinda rough, although I usually have a little bit of cushion. Well, maybe not cushion. Maybe more of wearing two extra pairs of shorts. Sorry to hear about the parentals; at least you're breaking that cycle.
I hear ya KA, I think on some level most of us, even if it’s a small amount, are carrying around some form of damage due to circumstances in our lives, myself included. I struggled with life a fair amount as a young man mostly to circumstances beyond my control but once I was on my feet I pretty much, well try anyway, to be simply be a good person and treat people better than the treatment that I received. I had many years of paycheck to paycheck and to this day, I will still catch myself checking my balance before walking into the grocery store. Old habits die hard.
Agreed. Some way, shape or form most all of us carry some kind of trauma. And I hear you about the balance checking. I still do that to this day. I don't walk around with a calculator anymore, though. Shoot...those times were rough. I remember eating pudding for dinner back then; 79 cents a box that I could portion into two. Order a 10 dollar pizza and make that last for 4 days.
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