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maartenromijn - 5/12/08 at 08:13 AM

Hi guys!
I got myself a new job! I will be an account manager for a ship repair yard.

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Access to a lathe and milling machine
Easy access to materials, offcuts etc.
I like the new job, technical and international character

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In the difficult time to come I have a 1-year contract only. Also when the economic situation of the yard is bad, they might say goodbye after 1 year.
I won't have that much time to spend on LCB.

Maarten

jabbahutt - 5/12/08 at 08:16 AM

congratulations, hope it goes well for you

mr henderson - 5/12/08 at 08:18 AM

Well done, excellent news, I think you should impress your new employers, when they see the car that you are making with their machines and materials I'm sure they will give you a permanent job, especially when they open their new car building division.

Seriously though, good news and let's hope it turns out the way you want it too.

John

Mr Whippy - 5/12/08 at 08:46 AM

good news, like said above. Once they see that you have talents in other departments you may find you get much more than just accounts to do. That's what has happened to me in the past and I ended with more work I can even manage!

smart51 - 5/12/08 at 09:08 AM

quote:
Originally posted by maartenromijn
Easy access to materials, offcuts etc.


You want to make a locost out of off cuts of ship? That will be one heavy car. You could crash through walls, though, without even slowing down.

speedyxjs - 5/12/08 at 09:23 AM

quote:
Originally posted by smart51
quote:
Originally posted by maartenromijn
Easy access to materials, offcuts etc.


You want to make a locost out of off cuts of ship? That will be one heavy car. You could crash through walls, though, without even slowing down.


You could justify it by putting a jag engine in
Good luck with the new job Maarten

maartenromijn - 5/12/08 at 09:45 AM

quote:

good news, like said above. Once they see that you have talents in other departments you may find you get much more than just accounts to do. That's what has happened to me in the past and I ended with more work I can even manage!


Delegate is the key-word!



quote:

You could crash through walls, though, without even slowing down.


Before I can crash trough a wall I first need to get the car ready, and more-over, solve the question how to get it registered!

To be honest I am sometimes thinking of giving up the build and buy a registered and running car. I guess that wil wil the most cost efficient solution... Maybe even cheaper then to finish the build and use an existing registration (ref. topic yesterday)

[Edited on 5/12/08 by maartenromijn]

neilj37 - 5/12/08 at 09:55 AM

So does that mean you will be building a boat-cost

maartenromijn - 5/12/08 at 10:13 AM

quote:

So does that mean you will be building a boat-cost




Yep, and I will be needing a proper engine then!


omega0684 - 5/12/08 at 10:26 AM

5mm steal plated side panels!

maartenromijn - 5/12/08 at 11:03 AM

Wheel design:


stevebubs - 5/12/08 at 12:42 PM

Wheel spinners are *so* 5 years ago...

maartenromijn - 5/12/08 at 01:26 PM

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Wheel spinners are *so* 5 years ago...