EvilWerks update (what has Dr. Evil been up to!?) Options

[Dr Evil]

Hey Folks!

Its been far too long since I have been able to be active on here. I really miss this place and the people. Over the last 2 yrs life has been a bit of a turd sandwich will negative effects on time and every other aspect of my life. I would like to publicly thank all of my customer/friends that were so patient with me during this time. I think it took up to a year to turn around some of the builds I had lined up. I do warn that it can take a while, but that is no where near my goal. What I always find amazing is that I dont advertise and yet people know me, know my work, know my reputation, and I get approached with commissions enough to have kept me busy. I used to do this for side money to pay for my car/motorcycle addiction, but as of late it has actually put food on the table and paid my rent.

So, WTF happened to me? Well....grab some popcorn (IMG:style_emoticons/default/popcorn[1].gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

Sept 2015 I took on two foster girls, 15 and 16, that have proven to be wonderfully amazing young women. In life you often come across situations where you feel like the missing puzzle piece that would resolve a deficit in a situation, this was one of those times. I have no regrets about that decision and it has been the perfect challenge/joy for me. Ironic pairing as my professional background (BA psychology, MD practicing Family medicine which includes psych and social dynamics), and my personal background (even longer story, but works well to give me perspective with these two) lend themselves so well to the care and nurturing of these two. So, why only foster? Didnt I want to eventually adopt...bring out your umbrellas (IMG:style_emoticons/default/hitfan[1].gif)

To add more levity I will use a semi related story to tie in what happened next. A friend was having a time with his wife leaving him and all that entails. He had a vehicle up for sale that was pretty cool and I really wanted to keep it "in the family" and expected that I may get it done (put together) in time for him to be back on his feet and buy it back (ya right, in my free time). He offered me a deal on it I couldnt refuse. It was amazing, I agreed to buy it from him at 5pm when he is over 400 mi away, its big, I had no way to get it back, and no idea how I was going to retrieve it. I talked to a local friend, he had a friend that drives a personal rollback, that just happened to be 1hr away from the vehicle, and by 8p the dame thing was on its way to my house and total shipping was $300! It was like it was meant to be. And then.....

So, the vehicle makes it back to my house in Oct. The following Jan, 2016, 3mo later, my wife decides to leave me. Soooo, I have lovingly dubbed the vehicle, "The Home Wrecker." As y'all can imagine, the whole wife leaving thing was a serious blow to me. Many of you know my soon to be Ex and her and I were a fixture at many functions. She is not an evil person, we are amicable, but it has been an emotional roller coaster that is still being sorted out. Such is life.

My Ex and I have dedicated ourselves to providing for the girls and our now 4.5yo son, Max. We share them 50/50. The kids are doing very well and seeing two adults, who care very much for them, acting mature and caring about the whole situation. The divorce if not final due to many uncommon factors, and now due to lawyer delays (long, boring stuff). I hope to have the divorce final ASAP. Ex and I have already started dating other people, too. Ex and kids know and like my new girlfriend (New girlfriend was with me at Stoddard this weekend), I havent met Ex's new guy as she has only been with him 2mo, but sounds on the level.

So, as if that was not enough, work has been a real flaming rectal exam of a ride. My soon to be former job was a mistake. I have made nothing but mistakes since graduating from residency as far as taking jobs that urge me to practice unethical medicine all the while taking advantage of me. Man, I can rant on about the current medical system and how it is from the inside and out, but this isnt the place. All I will say is that my move to OH was to take a job as a family doc in a small town (a pipe dream that turned into a turd storm), work less hours, save my marriage....fail on all aspects. I ended up working 80 hours a week, paperwork until midnight most days, all the while getting paid 53% of what I was promised, which then put me into financial peril. A hard decision had to be made and I made that decision 3mo ago. My last day at this employer is this coming Friday, and the following Monday I start a job at a state prison as a doctor. Set 40hrs a week, no BS insurance to fight with for hours a day during and after work, no BS calls in the middle of the night for things that a nurse could handle (I will have nurses, and in current job I am on call 24/7), and a set pay check. No more worrying that I wont make rent because lots of patients dont show up to appointments and I only get paid when I am seeing people.

I have also trained and taken a job as an addiction doc at a suboxone clinic. It is low hours for the first year, but I will likely start seeing 100 patients next year and that is a good cause and decent income.

For those of you keeping score, yes I am working 3 jobs to pay for alimony (fucking shoot me), child support, food and rent. Lucky I am versatile, resourceful.

With the change in jobs I am more stable and will have freed up 40hrs a week. I will now be able to be a more effective parent, yet still have time to spend doing something I am also passionate about, automotive/motorcycle work. I plan to make manifest many of the ideas I have had for improvements to my practice in the garage, transmission rebuilding, etc. My girlfriend is wonderfully dysfunctional in that she likes to clean transmissions and parts, and loves my auto-addiction. It has helped me emotionally and mentally, to say the least.

Some things I am up to now include:

Changing cams, chains, seals, exhaust studs (really, fucking shoot me now!), oil tubes, tensioners, etc on a 1976 2.7 911 engine for a friend/family member.

About to start a thread on a 915 build with wevo conversion bits for jgiilliam914.

Some builds lined up, one is a raffle winner from route 66 (brant), one is a 1968 numbers matching 912, one is an LSD 915 for a friend in Australia.

I scored some good cores and with April's help (the girlfriend), I am organizing my shop and plan to have some cores ready for sale/swap to help speed up my turn around time and increase my income.

Multiple motorcycle builds planned (I have like 12 projects).

Going to Mid OH in July for vintage bike weekend. Taking The Damn Bus, I hope. I am putting it back together, slowly, as time allows.

Selling my green 914. Put rebuilt trans in it last night, a friend in CA wants to fly out and drive it back. If he passes on it, I have two others in line. Great car, but need the money and still have my /6 conversion project at Scotty B's.

I have a 2006 mini cooper S that needs a new engine or rebuild. I need to get this thing done as my commute to work will cost $6-7/day with current gas prices and my gas guzzler and the mini gets 30+/gal.

And so on....

So, as you can see, the last few years have been a treat but I am not knocked down, I am encouraged by my friends here, and look forward to growing my business. Depending on how that all goes, I may quit medicine all together, or practice very limited for extra income (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

Thank you, 914 friends and family, for being there for me and allowing me to grow and flourish. Its been over 10yrs here and in the 914 community and they have been some of my best years ever!