This article might be good reading for you:
http://www.dmcnews.com/Techsection/restoration.htm
Just out of curiosity, how much does shipping a vehicle cost?
I saw a TV show a few days ago about a guy in the UK who buys cars, fixes them, and sells them for a profit. He bought a Delorean in the USA, shipped it to the UK, fixed some things and sold it.
He paid $15,500 USD for it and sold it for the equivalent of $32,000 USD. At the end of the show he bragged about it being the quickest $6,000 that he had ever made. This leads me to beleive the purchase price, repairs, shipping, and taxes added up to about $26,000 USD.
Just something to keep in mind when importing a "cheap" delorean.