well, this thread is over my head... but im interested in seeing how it turns out. Husband has mechanical background, as well as building computer systems, and computer repair for the family, @rabtech, your an IT tech, but obviously you learned mechanics at some point.. whats the background?
I had this posted on the dark side....
My background is pretty wide when it comes to working with engines and electronics. I have installed staged wet nitrous systems, dry nitrous systems, superchargers and turbos on bikes and vehicles before. I have installed air and electric shifters with chip operated shifts and even PCM controlled shifts. In the automotive world I have personally built several V8 engines and even a couple of 4 cylinder engines. I have installed Whipple superchargers on Chevy trucks and ProChargers on Ford mustangs. Along with these installs came the knowledge of Air/Fuel Ratios, compression, and valve float, and timing. In my younger days I have even completely cleaned and rebuilt a 4L80E, TH350, and PowerGlide Transmission. Some of these installs were for friends over the years. Each time I gained a bit of experience. I can run a Arc Welder, TIG welder, MIG welder, Plasma Cutter, and even ran a Burney CNC Plasma Cutter. I can paint using base coat / clear coat, or shoot a 3 stage PPG Candy. I can powder coat and have my own oven.
Heres the catch...... I am not a fab person. Don't get me wrong, I can fab something up but I don't have the gift of seeing what something will look like and then building it. Im the kind of person that can take a fabricated product and install it perfectly as it was meant to be installed. Like many people on the forum I can find my way around a tool chest. My father was one of the best teachers. He owned a lumber treating, dry kiln, planer, and re-saw facility which allowed me to play with some pretty cool tools and toys. One of the first automated lumber stacking machine in our area was one I built when I was 15 (I'm 44 now). I used IR sensors and a ton of relays. Each one would trigger a timed chain drive movement. And once it reached the bottom it triggered the hydraulic forks to pick up the bundle and pull it back and then start over while someone banded the bundle and took it away. It seems so simple now but when there wasn't internet to look up any ideas it was pretty complicated stuff....
I like working on bikes better than anything. It just doesn't pay. Actually it cost a ton of money. So to pay the bills I have to work on computers and networks and keep data protected. In a perfect world If I had my choice I would make a career out of bikes. Another bonus of my regular paying IT consultant job is that I have accumulated a vast tool arsenal. I have always had the belief that if I don't have a particular tool then I go get it.
Im sure there are a bunch of people on here with a ton more knowledge. I just wanted to kind of informally introduce myself and explain why an IT computer guy has gear head knowledge. Some people don't put the two together.....
And as a funny side note..... I CANT TINT WINDOWS.....
