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Old 9th March 2015, 20:56   #11
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Danger danger, my last apprentice was twelve years ago, and he lasted a whole month before I burnt him out

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Old 9th March 2015, 21:04   #12
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do you do distance learning o great one...
Do I look like the Open University Pete?

Hang on until I dig out my beige safari suit and kipper tie, oh and I need to grow a beard

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Old 9th March 2015, 21:07   #13
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Do I look like the Open University Pete?

Hang on until I dig out my beige safari suit and kipper tie, oh and I need to grow a beard

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Old 9th March 2015, 21:08   #14
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Hang on until I dig out my beige safari suit and kipper tie, oh and I need to grow a beard

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Think of the biscuit crumbs in a beard
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Old 9th March 2015, 21:09   #15
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I'd not worry about an ecu
There will be mechanical parts that will stop the car first. Fr people who understand electronics ecu's are easy, and parts are cheap. Most will be repairable and will be a simple component failure costing pence.
Mechanical or body parts are rarely that easy if they break and aren't about
Electronic parts become obsolete even faster than cars. Its all right saying it can be repaired, but where do you source the electronic parts?
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Old 9th March 2015, 21:14   #16
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Ok then Graham, point taken, so how about this TestBook prototype ?



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Old 9th March 2015, 21:15   #17
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I doubt the "club" itself or owner will want to do anything, as this isn't a "club" in the usual co-operative sense of the meaning. It's a for profit business.
Which is why I stopped subscribing!

I Long did long ago suggest that the 'club' might usefully use some of the subscription money, to lay in a useful stock parts, whilst they can still be had.
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Old 9th March 2015, 21:19   #18
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Ok then Graham, point taken, so how about this TestBook prototype ?



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Old 9th March 2015, 21:32   #19
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Old 9th March 2015, 22:13   #20
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First dibs on your Triumph Stag please.
I'll add you to the list, though RV8 engined Stags are not in favour now.

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