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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Feb 2005
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I work full time on the Queenscliff Manly ferry. not sure of size in litre's.. huge probably!! engine is 3 mtre's tall and about 5.5 metres long. turbo unit is 80cm across (outer housing) Straight 8 turbo diesel. x2 3000 Hp at a mind numbinng "V tec just kicked in YO! 600RPm. 15.5 knots top speed on 1 engine. 18 knots on both engines. Weight of the manly ferry is 1000 tonnes. or 1000 hyundai excells!. lol Both engines running means slightly more pitch on the proppeller and 20 more prop RPM's per min. |
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skidz4kidz
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Hope Valley, SA
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finished my trade as a cabinet maker when I was 20 worked as a caby for 5 years(furniture) then a couple in kitchens been in the caravan industry for 10 years and now building custom boutique caravans in Adelaide...
Always done my own vehicle stuff since I had my "L's" LOL starting with painting mums old corolla ROFLOL, if I cant fix it then there is always someone that can ![]() if it wasnt for my folks I would have definitely been a mechanic, as I really enjoy working on cars but only knowledgeable of the basics
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Giddy up.
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Kramerica Industries.
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Starter Motor
Join Date: Jan 2012
Posts: 21
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been a jack of all things ,Farmer,shearer,fruit picker ,ski resort snow grooming ,truck driver.boiler, maker welder,liquid waste disposal,builders labourer,shop assistant,grader operator etc
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Parts bin special
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Narre Warren, Vic
Posts: 8,275
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I work at ARB 4WD Accessories in the Polyurethane section. I enjoy it, and even after over 2 years there, I'm still learning new skills!
As for working on cars, I've done all the bodywork related stuff and limited mechanicals but at this point in time my motivation to work on cars is nearly non-existant.
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Weekender 1964 US Falcon Futura convertible - Rangoon Red 260 Windsor V8, 4 speed manual, LHD, Electronic ignition, Mustang wheels https://fordforums.com.au/showthread.php?t=11470868 Daily 2014 SZII Territory diesel - basic runabout Previous Cars 1990 EAII Fairmont Ghia - Tickford engine, 5 speed, SVO wheels, bodykit, much more 2000 AUII Fairmont - XR wheels, Ghia interior 2010 FG XR50T ute - XR8 bonnet, Streetfighter intake |
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Regular Member
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: South West Sydney
Posts: 174
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Apprentice mechanic at Peter Warren Ford.. I do all work on my car, I'd be pretty stupid to pay someone else to do it haha.
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AFF's 1st DM.......
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Wha???... There is only 2 states 2 be in.. WA or Drunk..
Posts: 6,200
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Mechy Fitter, Transfield Worley offshore. Gas turbines/compressors, power generation.
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Just waiting for a mate
Posts: 1,406
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I probably wouldn't want to be a mechanic full time anymore, it would take the fun and experience out of working on your car on the weekend because you do it day in day out, but that's my opinion.
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Sydney
Posts: 1,868
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Power Generation Manager (Eastern Region ) for a major rental company .
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Nov 2009
Posts: 1,421
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I don't know what I do anymore...
- Public Relations - Motoring Journalist - Copywriter (marketing, SEO, commercial) - t-shirt sales - online editor - web project manager I'm a bit of everything these days - I think the only thing missing is renting my a%*se out for money, although sometimes it certainly feels like I do. |
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skidz4kidz
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Hope Valley, SA
Posts: 259
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No longer a Uni student..
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Coffs Harbour, NSW
Posts: 2,557
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Previous: 1992 Mitsubishi Lancer - Petrol/Manual/Silver 1997 Ford Falcon GLi - Petrol/Auto/White Current: 2012 Ford Focus Sport - Petrol/Manual/Black |
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trigger happy
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Victoria
Posts: 149
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i'm a sheep whisperer.
i'm also a labourer
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2011 FPV GS ute Sunburst build no 202 manual leather seats car mats 376rwkw with defilipo catback Air filter CAI enhanced by team at Blue Power Racing Developments Now sold off and no longer owns a ford |
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Cynical Idealist
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Orlando, FL, USA
Posts: 1,512
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I fell into a career due to my unusual educational background.
I started out as a physics major, but—surprise!—that proved difficult. I was struggling mightily in physics (and calculus), but I was taking English lit courses as electives and making straight A's. I thought of adding a minor in English, but my advisor told me that the school had just started offering a new type of English degree, the Writing and Editing Option. So rather than dropping physics as a major, I added English. I got more serious about studying, and because of the way certain courses were only offered in certain semesters, it allowed me to slow down my course load. I graduated with a B.S. in physics and a B.A. in English. To earn some extra money, I signed on to the school newspaper. I quickly became the chief copy editor. We had production nights three nights a week, and those were often very late nights. I was still much stronger in English than physics, however, and you can't really get a job as a physicist with a bachelor's degree. My first professional job was as an editorial assistant for a physics journal, but then I had the opportunity to relocate to Florida to become an editor for a defense contractor. That is mostly what I have done since, and I usually work on proposals for new contracts. We often work really long hours (including weekends and holidays). My school newspaper experience has come in very handy! Edited version: I work as a proposal editor for a defense contractor.
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SKIDDER
Join Date: Jun 2010
Posts: 13
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i work in plastic injection moulding, rainwater/septic tanks, guttering drainage, agricultral tanks, stormwater pits and many many other little bits and peices, the most notable product we make is the blue dairy farmers milk crate that everyone usually has seen and stolen lol, we made around 295,000 last year and we are taking on another contract making the green milk crates for the corrective services/jails and the black milk crates for some other company
as for my cars i do as much as i can but pay my mechanic who i have known for a long time (he and all the wrench monkeys there are rev heads with a hotted up cars and his dad was a mechanic for a heap of the old liverpool speedway cars, there workshop was predomitly a performance workshop up until around 15 years ago) |
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Starter Motor
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Townsville, QLD
Posts: 9
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I've been in the Army for the past 4 and a half years... Information Systems Technician (IT Stuff, more or less)
As for working on cars, well... I don't really trust myself to do it! I check things like oil, coolant etc... i'm not really mechanically minded (but i'm not exactly a dumbass either) I just don't want to screw anything up... i'll leave that to the professionals ![]() plus, that'd take time away from me building and playing around with pc's and other bits and pieces
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Regular Member
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Camden
Posts: 286
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hey XR693 im a sales consultant at Peter Warren Ford
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YE-US! Wait. I don't know
Join Date: May 2010
Location: in the turkey...
Posts: 940
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In my third week of my grad position as a piping engineer, working predominantly in oil and gas. So far, I've done nothing engineering, except check material specs, and write a lot of documents. It's pretty fun though.
As for the cars, I do a bit myself, the other half is a mechanic, so he does a bit more, and then what he's not confident with (like egas systems), I take somewhere else. We should have my panel van up here soon, so I'll be able to play a bit more. Time to rebuild the 253 *waits to have bottles thrown in her direction* ![]()
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"Well. Apparently you're looking for a lion-snake named Harriet." Daily: '06 BF XL Ute,Shockwave Blue, Column Shift, eGas BEAST.
Gone: 77 HZ panel van, 253, column. The Weekender: '06 BF Pursuit, Toxic, lumpy af |
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