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Old 12-17-2015, 06:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Macca
I'll help you wash it John...with tyre marbles and black soot at HD during the festival :-)

Great to hear it starts.

One step closer to career from money man to mechanic...
There is a big difference between spannering for pleasure and for a living. I am inexperienced, slow, disorganised and prone to going off on tangents. Basically I’m playing and the current options out there for fixing your car aren’t going to change anytime soon.

What I am though is passionate about the Marque and happy to share my experience and tools, as are many others on this board e.g. this week I walked down to Dave’s to pillage his Aluminium stocks for a bracket. Let’s not forget the effort he made with the valve covers, either.
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Old 12-17-2015, 07:34 PM
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Thanks. What the photos don't show are the paint quality and contrast between the GPW and all the new parts. They also don't show the true proportions because the paint looks flat.
Great to see Herman looking (better than) himself again John, and ready for the beach.

Will be interested in the body care guide Warwick, even if perhaps too lazy/busy to run with a chunk of it. Mine just gets a fair wash and Meguiars TechWax every month or two, as well as before and after events. Plus the odd wheel touch up.
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Old 12-17-2015, 07:39 PM
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I am inexperienced, slow, disorganised and prone to going off on tangents.
Ideally qualified then. Sadly though, that does describe a few mechanics out there (outside our Porsche world).
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Old 12-17-2015, 08:41 PM
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Originally Posted by pcarplayer
Given the rates some of those buggers are charging i don't really see the difference
Unbelievable. These guys are being charged out at full retail per hour at places like CCS at what a business consultant charged a decade ago...
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Old 12-17-2015, 08:44 PM
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**** Jason....and you asked for itinitially... However, as a boatie I totally understand
If the other attendees agree on Saturday, we may forgive but never forget
You would probably enjoy the chance to be there
Yeah, bit of a bugger that. Will listen out Ch 1 and maybe see you out there.
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Old 12-17-2015, 09:20 PM
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Phil, what time to you want us to roar in tomorrow?
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Old 12-17-2015, 09:24 PM
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Originally Posted by John McM
There is a big difference between spannering for pleasure and for a living. I am inexperienced, slow, disorganised and prone to going off on tangents. Basically I’m playing and the current options out there for fixing your car aren’t going to change anytime soon.

What I am though is passionate about the Marque and happy to share my experience and tools, as are many others on this board e.g. this week I walked down to Dave’s to pillage his Aluminium stocks for a bracket. Let’s not forget the effort he made with the valve covers, either.
Yes, that bracket is the key to unlocking that 20bhp.
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Old 12-17-2015, 09:39 PM
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Originally Posted by pcarplayer
That pic of the R is great. I think a good spot for White as you say. I'm in for the idea of a group tutorial too
Agreed - I just appropriated it
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Old 12-17-2015, 11:34 PM
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Thought of the day creatively beachcombed from random pics thread
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Old 12-17-2015, 11:36 PM
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any time from 5.00 ish I suppose
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Originally Posted by Macca
Unbelievable. These guys are being charged out at full retail per hour at places like CCS at what a business consultant charged a decade ago...
Yes true - but they let you supply your own parts with no mark up, and that fancy building in New Market doesn't come for free - so you can't really complain too much.

Consultants are now $150-300hr.

P.s. - can't believe I am defending a mechanics charge out rates
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Old 12-18-2015, 12:18 AM
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Its still a rort. Never pay retail :-)
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P.s. - can't believe I am defending a mechanics charge out rates
You've changed Paul...
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Originally Posted by kiwi 911
Yes true - but they let you supply your own parts with no mark up, and that fancy building in New Market doesn't come for free - so you can't really complain too much.

Consultants are now $150-300hr.

P.s. - can't believe I am defending a mechanics charge out rates
I'm figuring consultants with Multiple Porsches are at the upper end of that scale?
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Old 12-18-2015, 01:23 AM
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Yeah Buba, what happened to Aero with their $85 am hour and low overheads LOL!
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