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Surprised this is still here, I had the Type R HKS intercooler, its a fantastic piece of kit and over £1000 new on its own !!

Used Foster for most of my career, always seems to deliver the best results with very smart professional looking units that have very little break down issues, they are expensive The market is flooded right now with quality second hand catering equipment and restaurant furniture and I feel I could set up a great shop with minimum overheads I know there is not a huge mark up in Fish and chips and volume is the key, a big change from my years cooking in fine dining restaurants and hotels !!

Looks like one of those magic eye pictures, think I just see it now, even through my ex's thick skin

Amazing, congrats It has come some way from the grey outline i had 9 years ago of my little girl, I had to sit nodding at the nurse pretending I could see what she was seeing Still kept the picture though

Very valid point and I would be happy to cater for veggies, quality pies and perhaps battered tofu I also think fresh home made fish cakes would be a nice option

its not just fish and chips...........its Dean's fish and chips, ,,,, oh wait thats been done already

Bingo, just what I am looking for, that is what makes this forum so special, no matter what you need someone has the answers, who needs 118 118 !! As you know mate I can cook, I have some amazing recipes for fish batter including a wonderful crisp light batter I used for several years in one of the brasseries I used to run, we had people from miles around come and queue for our "traditional" beer batter with hand cut chips I plan on having a selection of fish including the favourites, Sustainably sourced cod and haddock, with the traditional batter then some less well know fish that this country should be promoting, skate, lemon sole, halibut, pollock etc I also plan to add some interesting options like home made pies and fresh battered cod roe The premises will be bright, spotless and have fresh fish on display on ice, you would be able to buy fresh fish as well, just like a fishmongers Being on the coast I would also invisage seafood being available (an Essex favourite) I have big plans and dont plan on opening a run of the mill chippy, however it will be a gradual opening with the reputation of the best fish and chips being the most important Kids portions are a must and priced accordingly I would use only fresh ingredients and fry in a "good" oil, a rapeseed blend is a very special fish frying oil I will be on the lookout for a cook to take the helm and build the team, I would really like to make this a start of a possible chain of shops that brings the reputation of fish and chips back to the status it used to hold, including pointing out that in moderation it is a healthy option if cooked correctly Exciting times I hope !

Cheers Col I am heading out for an hour now to talk to friend on the subject but will get a list of questions together

Will give it a try

Thats the train of thought Gaz, I love really GOOD Fish and chips with crisp batter and plump white fish with a good English grown hand cut potato chip, lashings of malt vinegar and sea salt but try finding this in the UK now, very difficult

This place always seems to come up with some useful info so here goes I am thinking of getting into the Fish and Chip shop market, I have seen a couple of operational shops on the Essex coast that would fit the bill I will not be running the shop, just owning it and setting the standard, I will employ the team to run it I would be looking at "quality" fish and chips with sustainablilty and local sourcing as the key selling point to the site, no pizza etc for me I would not rule out quality Shawarma grill wraps but will focus on the "classics" first, this will include only fresh fish and home made batter Has anyone on here got experience in running a shop, I can cook a bit its just the specific Fish and chip shop experience I am looking for including tips and issues you may have found

thanks Wez, makes sence while the wheels are off, it maybe the one bit of good electrics on the car

Are there any of the discounted priced units left, I have all 4 wheels off for a refurb at present and this would be a great addition to the car

Never had a problem, keep the stock fan set up though if you change the rad, I feel this works best and of course saves money

Knightracer had a set of WED SA70's, not sure if they are sold, they were more than £600 though (did have new tyres) I like the black on black but I am bias as I have owned 2 cars with WED SA 70's I like the Blitz Technospeeds as well, great wheel JamieP's are a nice wheel as well. So much choice but the Wheelmania wheels do seem to have a short shelf life IMO of course

Budget ?

There was no photoshop or airbrush on my cars picture, just fresh paint, and well fitted parts by Supraloopy

I have had all kinds of second cars (Corvette as you know right now !!) I look back at some of the best and they are always the least exciting BUT never went wrong as long as they were serviced, this service was always very cheap as well Ford Mondeo 1.8 SAAB 9000 Volvo (the big box back one !, dont even remember the name) to name but a few The Ford stands out for me, never missed a beat, cheap to run and maintain, nice to drive and loads of space, I also never lost any big bucks on the resale !

http://www.garagewhifbitz.co.uk/index.php?option=com_rdautos&view=detail&id=31&Itemid=64

Stock with active spoiler for me, cant see anything chav about it, or it being pointless

What about Paul Whiffin's black single turbo manual car

Its interesting as my AEM when first mapped controlled the auto box very very well indeed, this was on a HKS T04R single Mapped by Dan Turner

There are many very nice looking rust free UK spec cars on here that have seen 15 old years of British roads including salt, snow, ice, rain, diry, potholes, sun (2-3days) and gritters, they in most cases have held up well, you will be fine, a cover would help but brings its own issues

Supra is not too bad as long as you give the road respect if it is sub zero, my E55 was a nightmare in comparison, as for rust, the Supra is very resistant to rust and only a few spots cause issues (rear hatch around seals for one), I would not worry about it If there is snow on the road most RWD cars will be very tricky