Hi All -
I've had car #3015 for around 5 years now. This is the car that Matt Farah drove in "World's Fastest DeLorean" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFEqClpt5ck). Here's some history:
- When I bought the car, it was in terrible condition. The twin turbo GN motor was essentially blown. Wiring harness was really bad. Clutch was horrible. Interior shot. Loads of black widow spiders. I'm positive it had been sitting for years. It was more or less undrivable.
- I talked to Matt about the car a couple years ago. He said it was the worst thing he's driven.
- I pulled the car completely apart. Rebuilt the motor. New suspension. Frame cleaned and painted. Wiring harness replaced (painless). New clutch setup - hydraulic throw out bearing. New interior.
- Car still sucked to drive and therefore sat in our shop for a while.
- We built a Tesla powered Honda Accord (Teslonda - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nhwl-Skxdzo)
- With a new interest in electric power, I decided to build a 250kw inverter from scratch to drive a Nissan Leaf motor.
- My inverter worked! Now to find a home for the Leaf motor - the DeLorean seemed like a good home.
- I installed the Leaf motor, Gen1 Leaf Battery pack, my inverter, etc into the car.
- It drives like a dream.
- It will be at SEMA this year.
- I have a lot of pictures of this build on Instagram (@gotgraham)
These are the highlights. It's been a ton of work. I'll share some of the latest pics just to be concise. If you want to see anything specific or have questions about any of it I'll add it to this thread.