1998 | DODGE AVENGER | ES
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DRIVER | JIM WELSH CAR | 1998 AVENGER ES ENGINE CODE | 6G73 COMP RATIO | 9.4:1 BORE | 83.5 MM STROKE | 76.0 MM MEMBER"S PROFILE
Born in Portland, Oregon and
moved to southern Calif. at the age of 3 and never left. I currently live
in Long Beach, CA, love the beach cities. I am married with (1) child, all
grown up now. As for my age I’ll just say that I am older than most
guys that mod this type of car, if you saw me in my ride you would probably
think it was my son’s car or that it was stolen! I like all things
mechanical, fast cars, computers, sci-fi movies & loud rock & roll
music. I enjoy going to car shows meeting people and seeing all the new
ideas and the things I could do to my ride if I only had the cash. I like
helping others when I can and don’t believe in the phrase “that’s
a stupid question” there are no stupid questions, only stupid people
that don’t ask questions and end up screwing it up. If you truly don’t
know the answer it’s not a stupid question.
Tuning my Avenger, nickname “Project Spare Time” all started
when I decided to put some 18” wheels and low profile tires on my
ride. When I saw how it changed the way the car looked I decided to lower
it with some coilovers and adjustable shocks, and then came the body kit,
it just kept going after that and hasn’t stopped yet. With no sponsors
and other expensive hobbies it’s been a long road getting it to this
point.
I am a marine technician by trade (boat mechanic) in Gardena, CA. and have
been doing it for many years. I have several hobbies including tuning my
Venge of course, sport fishing, vinyl graphics; I do all of my own decals.
My main hobby is r/c cars, I race several classes of gas and electric, on
road 1/10 & 1/8 scale radio controlled race cars, my favorite class
being 1/8 scale 4WD nitro powered on road, 0-65 mph in less than 3 seconds
on an asphalt road course. I like all types of racing, motor sports, watching
and participating and someday I would like to try drifting.