I'm glad to see that you are bringing a Delorean back to life. I hate to see one rotting in a field somewhere.
Location: Houston
Posts: 706
My VIN: 16113
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I'm glad to see that you are bringing a Delorean back to life. I hate to see one rotting in a field somewhere.
Shannon
Location: San Antonio TX
Posts: 13
My VIN: 01537
Club(s): (SCDC) (DCUK)
04DEC19 to 15JAN20
Got the paint (and a ton of body-fill) off 1537's stainlesspanels! I used Rust-oleum aircraft remover to break down most of the paint, and scraped it off using plastic razor blades.
All that body-fill though... would not come off, and on top of that the stainless was covered in millions of scratches, some of them significantly deep.
So I took a very risky and unorthodox approach.
Busting out my palm sander loaded with 220 grit, I slowly and carefully sanded off the body fill (some places caked on over 1/2 an inch). Using worn out sand paper discs, I also sanded down the steel and smoothed out the scratches.
Before you string me up, just know that this was a desperate measure. A ton of the scratches were severe.
The end result left a smooth but "wavy" pattern in the stainless, which I got rid of with a bit of brushing using a 3M blending pad.20191204_082141.jpg20200115_191918.jpg20200105_114426.jpg20200103_161203.jpg20191212_231915.jpg20191211_193004.jpg20191209_200056.jpg20191207_191015.jpg20191207_175453.jpg20191206_120109.jpg20200115_191940.jpg
Best regards,
Brent V.
1981 DMC-12 #01537
1992 3000GT VR-4
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Posts: 104
Looking forward to the adventure! Subscribed
Location: Orlando, Florida
Posts: 2,734
My VIN: 01643
Club(s): (DCF) (DCO) (DCUK)
I don't think you should get much pushback. I've actually heard this be done quite a bit in the past. Sometimes an orbital sander is the only answer. Once you get it smooth enough, you can go back with something like 60grit, either with a sanding block, flap wheel, or dynabrade wheel, and add the grain back in yourself. It's not going to be a fun or easy road for you, but it's certainly possible .
Location: San Antonio TX
Posts: 13
My VIN: 01537
Club(s): (SCDC) (DCUK)
With help from a member of my Club and reviewing articles online, documentation I have on the vehicle, without a doubt it's the twin turbo rotary DeLorean
Best regards,
Brent V.
1981 DMC-12 #01537
1992 3000GT VR-4
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Location: Illinois
Posts: 2,440
My VIN: 11408
Club(s): (DMWC) (TXDMC) (DCUK) (DOI)
Supercharged 5.3L LS4 + Porsche 6spd
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Location: Illinois
Posts: 2,440
My VIN: 11408
Club(s): (DMWC) (TXDMC) (DCUK) (DOI)
any pictures of the modifications to the frame?
Supercharged 5.3L LS4 + Porsche 6spd
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I am not affiliated with Delorean Midwest in anyway.
Location: San Antonio TX
Posts: 13
My VIN: 01537
Club(s): (SCDC) (DCUK)
Shannon Y
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1st angle drive - 58,027 miles (20 years) -- original
2nd angle drive - 48,489 miles (21 years) -- original from donor
3rd angle drive - 26,572 miles (2 years 3 months) -- DMCH
4th angle drive - 21,988 miles (1 year 11 months) -- DMCH
5th angle drive - 7,137 miles (10 months 2 days) -- DMCH
6th angle drive - OVER 113,704 miles and counting (OVER 13 yr 1 month & counting) -- new Martin Gutkowski unit
over 245K miles
Location: San Antonio TX
Posts: 13
My VIN: 01537
Club(s): (SCDC) (DCUK)
Been a while since I've posted on here... there's been a massive amount of work done.
All stainless panels have been completely stripped of all paint and removed, I've fully restored one so far by removing all the dents and scratches.
Interior has been totally gutted, and the body has been lifted off the chassis. All aftermarket crap has been trashed, and the chassis has been stripped 100% of all parts. The new (to this car) PRV has been joined with a lower crankcase and mounted to a stand. Many components that came off the frame are not salvageable, which is no big deal considering we're planning on getting all new upgrades from DPI.
Now to solve the issue of what to do with the chassis since we're getting a new stainless one. We're hoping we can sell it for cheap just to make a little bit of coin to use towards the project but I'm not sure if anyone would want it.
Best regards,
Brent V.
1981 DMC-12 #01537
1992 3000GT VR-4
Instagram: the_road_to_88mph