Hobbies and/or profession?
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well we all start some where lol im 2weeks off finishing my apprentership with ford and volvo

hobbies used to do motorcross - now minis and some mountain biking

Edited by charlieb150 on 13th May, 2013.

I'm a self employed electrician by trade but, with many interests in the building trade I also fit kitchens bedrooms and bathrooms and most home improvements , but my hobbies are cars and minis and I'm a big F 1 fan , I also love course and carp fishing, snowboarding with my eldest boy, walking / climbing mountains drinking copious amounts of beer or wine or anything that's alcoholic and eating good food , hmm I can't think of anything else at the mo

Im a wood butcher



^ what im building at the moment... Yeeeeehaa.

in the navy. Mine clearance diver which should mean i get to blow stuff up. Out to the gulf soon so we will see.

Hobbies other than the mini are cycling, climbing, anything outdoors spending time with the family.

Nice to see posts from so many people you don't normally see post that often. Really enjoying reading this!

On 13th May, 2013 Rick.SPI said:
Im a wood butcher



^ what im building at the moment... Yeeeeehaa.

you can do anything if you set your mind to it...
i rather blow it up winning than keep it together losing.

finish date set for project 1... march 2018

I repair and paint cars for a living with my farther n brother. There 6days a week 10hs a day. Lol then mess with cars on a night . Ive banned myself from doing sundays. Lol
i love doing trackdays and like a good curry and ive been getting quite obsessed with buffin/detailing cars aswell.

www.jessopmotorbodies.co.uk for those interested. Were due an update with the pics when we get around to it.

Rick

I'm an IT monkey for a well known energy supplier. Deal with all our mobile voice & data estate. Also dabble a bit with our infrastructure architect teams when possible. Hobby wise I like to play with Mini's when I can be bothered, snooker (when I can get to the pub), talking shite (all the time).

Edited by John on 14th May, 2013.

If something is worth doing, it's worth doing half of.

im a qualified engine reconditioner here in australia, did 8 years of that,
now working building ally fishing boats.

hobbies, going to music gigs watching motorsport, riding bikes,

everybody likes free stuff

I fly one of Ryanair's buses around...

Hobbies, anything aviation related, radio controlled planes & helis. Love a bit of snooker, biking and getting hands dirty in the garage...

www.apsbikes.co.uk

I'm a chartered building surveyor with my own practice which takes up a significant element of my time.

when I'm not at work, the family takes up a fair bit of my free time - parties have all gone from night time p***-ups to daytime birthdays and playdays!

Any other free time is taken up between DIY at the house (its never ending! - just finished the shed at the house in the hope I can get some tinkering time during the week) and time up at the workshop tinkering with the minis (and metro!). Got my old mans BSA sitting ready for a rebuild this winter which will be something new.

Have been known to get on a mountain bike or do a bit of hill walking but haven't really done much in the past couple of years

Haha, its just I have been looking at battery impact guns at the min.

On 14th May, 2013 redrat said:

On 13th May, 2013 madmk1 said:

On 13th May, 2013 redrat said:
Area Sales manager for a global power tool company . Get to play with all the latest cordless tools :)

group buy time

Here is a group of tools you can Buy.
Or is this not what you ment

I have started posting on Instagram also my name on there is turbomk1golf

Nothing is impossible it just costs more and takes longer.

I have a dergee in Bio-Mechanical engineering.
Have been working 1.5 years for a Bio-Medical company which ment living in Italy and Puerto Rico.
Then moved to automotive for 2 years; job concerned anything that is quality related; incoming goods, production line release, complaints from field, etc...
Now working for big dutch brand develloping new domestic appliances.

Hobbies:
Minis is all I have time for now; used to build and fly RC glider planes and play guitar but since the kids came......

Dazed and Confused....

Thats what i call myself these days lol, and cheers. Ill be testing it on the other side im sure, gonna build a wrought iron type spirits rack, and matching worktop corner supports and fit out the inside yet :) its all fun.

On 14th May, 2013 Rammie2000 said:

On 13th May, 2013 Rick.SPI said:
Im a wood butcher



^ what im building at the moment... Yeeeeehaa.

Thats how its named? Nice work mate. (Do you do the testing fase once it finished and filled to?)

Edited by Rick.SPI on 14th May, 2013.

I did think about doing that is it good

I'm a student about to start an engineering course at college I work weekends at my dads workshop repairing classic cars (heaven) and get to do my mini when I've got no work to do

I'm interested in car photography model trains and pretty much most stuff

It's bloody good. Fairly similar to a straightforward mechanic, but bigger and occasionally more shit-covered. I get to spend a whole lot more time outside rather than in the workshop too. My missus does wonder how I can spend ten hours a day fixing tractors, then get home and break the tools out again though!

Some of you boys have cool jobs! Mine is so boring some times.

I have started posting on Instagram also my name on there is turbomk1golf

Nothing is impossible it just costs more and takes longer.

I did a 4 year apprenticeship at Fawley Power Station in Southampton in mechanical engineering. But they have closed that station now and i now work at Aberthaw Power Station in south wales.

Im a mechanical craftsman so i do a bit of everything, fitting, machining, welding. Basically anything mechanical to keep the station running and to stop the lights going out lol.

Outside of work im into mountain biking and walking. Also my family owns a vintage steam roller that we have restored and take to rallies all over the country. And of course i love tinkering with minis in the garage!

My project Toyota powered mini: http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.p...tid=470448&fr=0

I'm a multi-drop driver for a well known healthcare company and just finished a nite course to re-train as a plumber....

Outside of work I slowly when founds allow do our house up and the mini off course when I get time from family life and work !

Left school at 16 and by choice the Army in the Royal Corps of Signals (communications) left after an exciting 10 years to further my Comm career with various telecoms companies, always hell back on HGV class one driving. Now drive tankers for Hovis/DHL.





Into motors, just bought a Lotus 7 esque
type kit (MK Indy)

Was heavily into the Mini and especially A Series turbo charging.

JF.

Jf how many slices do you get in that bad boy?

I run a supercharger and I don't care the TB is on the wrong side.
VEMS + 12 PSI + Liquid Intercooler = Small Bore FUN!