What makes a Gearhead?

Have you ever noticed the little things that defiantly make you as a gear head.
Like...

Theres Fast Orange in the shower.

You have more cars than rooms in your house.

Your dogs name are Yanko and Dipstick

You consider a tranny swap a quick fix

You go thru 4 pairs of rear tires for every 1 pair of front

Your computer table consists of 2 top fuel drag slicks.

You have an exhaust cause you have to.

Your ex-fiance said its me or the car, then you realized you get along better with your car. (she didn't see that one coming)

People just don't understand

Just to name a few. I was wondering what little thing you guys have noticed that makes you a gear head.  
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It may not be the fastest or prettiest, but i can pretend

You look forward more to your car magazine subscriptions to arrive in the mail than your wife's Playboy subscription, not to say that i don't check out the "articles" after reading said car mags from cover to cover.  

When you name your kids after cars.  
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when you remove your hat at the sight of an awsome muscle car  

when first wife realizes that the car IS your first love and leaves and you're happy that now you can concentrate on the car

when second wife has to understand relationship with car before wedding ring goes on

when your 4 & 5 year olds love then "sound" of the hot rod but are scared of the lawn mower "noise"

when the spare bedroom becomes extra parts storage

when you have separate sets of tires for burn-outs, racing, and street driving

when you question the carb jetting when the ambient temperature drops 25 degrees  
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when you are the first person any of your friends call when something is not right with their car

when you tell your wife the you won't rent/buy a house because the garage is too small

when you have one bathroom completely to yourself because she can't stand the grease stains on the bottom of the tub

when your son would rather ride home from the dealership in your rusty, loud, and primered project car than the brand new whatever you just bought for your chick, and it is the proudest day in your life  

How true that is.  
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People know about your car Before they even meet you.

You have Summit, Jegs, 4 Speed shops, tranny shop, 2 driveshaft guys, 3 junkyards, 2 engine shops, 6 tire shops, 2 welding shops and the local Drag Strip all programed on your cell phone.

If you have found the critical speed of your driveshaft... The hard way... and had a spare one at home.

you search for the weak links in your drivetrain by relentlessly stomping on the go pedal.

You brag about getting 12mpg around town and 17.5 on the highway at 85mph

you know by heart what 1-8-4-3-6-5-7-2 is.  
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It may not be the fastest or prettiest, but i can pretend

People know about your car Before they even meet you.

lol I have a thing similar to that.  I know where every car that is remotely cool "lives" within five square miles of where I live, but know hardly any of their owners.

And do you guys ever take your project out on the weekend and just drive up and down different streets looking for cool cars or new projects?  

I do. And instead of a thumbs up I put my locker to good use and lay a patch for them and hope the neighbors don't blame them.

Again, only a Gearhead would understand.  
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It may not be the fastest or prettiest, but i can pretend

When people come up to you and ask would you build my engine and you don't even know them but they know you and was referred to by a friend or costumer.  
Professional hi-performance engine builder

Horsepower sells Engines and torque wins races.

when after 20 sumthin beers you can't recite the ABC's but you can still rattle off your camshaft specs... Correctly  
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It may not be the fastest or prettiest, but i can pretend

Now isn't that the truth.  
Professional hi-performance engine builder

Horsepower sells Engines and torque wins races.

Whenever you hear the intro to Van Halen's Hot For Teacher,  you immediately think of  a nitro funny car.  

you have a full stock of replacement parts to eliminate emergency trips to the parts store

you know the part numbers for all filters, plugs, wires, cap & rotor, and thermostat by heart

the spare parts collection for your car includes a complete, model specific, wiring harness

you have a collection of broken parts and a story the accompanies each one  
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fuzzy dice, air shocks & N50's rule