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After years of work, a lot of fun drives, sweat, tears, and elbow grease, VIN 1659 is running in the best shape it's ever been, so it's time for me to sell. I worked with the Bring-A-Trailer folks to...

Found it! Thanks so much.

Hey all, I'm finally getting the pieces all back together from a VoD cleanup that's taken far too long!

I can't figure out where to terminate the frame ground points on the rear (right by the rear...

I'm gearing up to do some more work on the delorean this summer, since I wasn't able to get it back to running last fall. My last thread was here:...

It's been a lot of planning and cleaning, but finally making some progress. Here's the latest with...

- Y-pipe reinstalled
- new coolant reservoir installed
- new water pump
- all new...

Do these gaskets (or others) require gasket seal, like permatex? Can't seem to find that documentation.

Thanks, yeah I had to call around a LOT to find a place that would do small batch zinc plating - had to drive down to MA because apparently you can't do that plating work in NH due to regulations.
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Just wanted to update this thread. I've completed my teardown and after 10+ hours of cleaning and scrubbing...

I've gotten from this:
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To this, painted with PoR 15 Engine Enamel:
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Got it! If it's leaking goo, time to renew.



This is super neat. I was going off Dave's notes and ordered stainless clamps. Was planning on pressure testing before building everything back up,...

Earlier this spring I turned over my DeLorean for the first time since early winter (went through some steps to winterize, like eth-free gas) and was greeted with coolant sludge pouring out of the...

While pressing the hub onto the spindle. Essentially the inner shaft of the bearing started to slip out - I caught before it came out completely and pushed it back in.

Thanks for the tips everyone! I got the brakes together yesterday. I ended up splurging and going with the vented rotors from Delorean Go & EBC red, low dust brake pads, though in retrospect I...

As you suspected, one of the caliper pistons on the right side was totally stuck. I took the caliper off and broke it down - it was quite a mess.

Actually to pry the jammed piston out I had to...

Yeah, as you can see in the photo above there's still a lot of life left in there, whereas the right pads are down to the back-plate. That was my concern when I realized those pads wore down so...

Just checked out the left brake and pads look almost new. There is gunk around the bleeder valve.
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So, I sadly wore through my front right brake pad recently. Unfortunately, I was an hour away from home when I realized it. By the time I got back I had gouged the rotor pretty badly (Fortunately, I...

I was able to fix the windshield washer pump. It actually ended up that the contacts were slightly corroded and not making a full connection. This was actually a good thing because when I took the...

Thanks for the help! I took out the windshield washer reservoir and it was full of black gunk. I'm going to soak it in a vinegar solution for a little bit. Otherwise it looks fine. I took the pump...

It's been a while since I posted, but I have the DeLorean out of the garage for a few more projects.

Last year I had the speedometer/odometer fail on me while out on a drive. I replaced the...

I want to update everyone on the from my previous thread a couple years ago:
http://dmctalk.org/showthread.php?10146-New-DeLorean-Owner-Advice

I ended up bringing the car to a local mechanic I...

I choose #1, ha

Ha, thanks. I certainly agree with this. I actually have a covered location to move it to now. There's also a ?custom? fit car cover over the exterior, so damaging the finish isn't as much of a...

Thanks guys. All-in-all, it reaffirms my decision to get it roadworthy and insured. That writeup on replacing the coolant is great. I will definitely check it out.

Hi David, I'm going to play around with car over the course of the summer. For what it's worth, I was driving the car around the block last fall without any issue. I'm going to replace the fluids and...

I appreciate the response. There was not much mileage on the existing tires, and they've been in a garage for ~15 years. They were oiled about once a year, but I would say it's at any buyer's...