Good job Paul. I think you handled the onslaught very well.
You stood by what you were told but did not take an "ATTITUDE" if you had things could have gotten real ugly. But you did not and for the most part it seemed to stay at "good natured ribbing" while we waited for more info.
I actually feel worse for the owner who obviously fell for the load of crap about original parts lying around in some old garage or whatever.
Stick around there is alot more to learn here, and who knows maybe you will decide to build one yourself. you have already shown that your skin is thick enough.
Have a good one,
Dan
P.S. Thanks Jamo, because of that last crack we may get to the
11 pages that I predicted.