What have you done to your DeLorean today?

[SBL]

I installed this battery switch. I favor hefty purely mechanical switches. No chance for even small current drains, no latching relays, no need to reach far back into the battery compartment to the negative terminal, etc.

This one from Fastronix (#303-001) supposedly can handle 1000 amps intermittently and 180 amps continuous. It is quite beefy, but fits in the compartment on the right hand side.

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[er1c]

Nice! What's the plan with the restoration? New frame?

No, I did consider that but I would like to keep the original, there is a chap in the UK who builds frames from scratch (interestingly he is building himself a stainless one) I have had it acid dipped to get rid of the rubbish and its now with him to fix it up, I think it will need a new front extension section and looks like it took a bump at some point so he will sort the rear out. Then hopefully get it galvanised and powder coated in the original colour.

[CyberBill]

The past few days I spent cleaning up the garage and working on tearing down the frame. Today it was finally nice enough that I rolled the engine and transmission out of the way, then pulled the frame into the driveway and pressure washed it. TONS of dirt and nasty crap came off, plus probably a pound of epoxy chips. I then took this chance to walk around the frame and inspect all of the areas of rust:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcTgm-ec3XM

Would love to hear people's thoughts on the state of the frame.

[DrJeff]

I wanted a new instrument cluster lens for my electric conversion. The prior lens was a little scratched up, but with my new digital display I wanted it to be perfect. I also wanted to not have a hole in the lens for the trip counter reset.

I bought a 3mm thick transparent acrylic sheet ($2. I then used a jig saw to cut the sheet to the right shape while flat. I didn't use a paper template, but that would have been easier! I cut a 45 degree edge (40 degrees may have been closer to the original) in a piece of wood and used a heat gun to slowly heat the acrylic up so that I could bend it around the wood. You have to heat it slowly to avoid bubbles forming in the acrylic. It took about 5 minutes before the acrylic got hot enough. I did the bottom edge first, and then fitted it to the instrument cluster to see where to place the fold in the upper part of the lens. I drilled-measured-drilled-measured the holes, starting with the holes along the bottom, and then once screwed in checking the position for the holes at the top. The top also needs holes for positioning pins.

Lots and lots of care needed to get the measurements right and not damage the lens in the process of making it (ask me how I know .

Jeff

[CyberBill]

I wanted a new instrument cluster lens for my electric conversion. ...

Jeff

I'm very excited to see how your project turns out - the binnacle looks great from the pictures you posted in the TesLorean thread!! Do you think going with the dual 9" displays was the right call, or do you have any learnings from it? Like you, I am doing an EV conversion, and like you my first thought was to drive the stock instrument cluster with an Arduino or other microcontroller, but seeing your new setup I definitely think you're headed in the right direction. There are just so many things I don't particularly like about the stock instrument cluster. And of course there are a lot of things that don't make sense in an EV conversion.

[mr_maxime]

Got the washer bottle model done except for the threads. Not super close cause it's not a precision part.

[Lwanmtr]

Got the washer bottle model done except for the threads. Not super close cause it's not a precision part.

How are you planning to do the thread and get it the same?

[mr_maxime]

How are you planning to do the thread and get it the same?

Do a cross section of the pipe. Havent done threads like that yet, but I dont imagine it'd be too hard compared to the rest and the parts I've done for work.

Here's a shot from the scanning software and the references I use to make the model.

[iflights]

Changed engine oil, ATF fluid, and Final Drive oil. ATF and gear oil ran clear. Sending sample of engine oil to Blackstone to get an analysis as I always do.

Met another talk member, DukeNukeIt as he stopped by after seeing my car on the lift.

[Lwanmtr]

Today I put parts on my car, instead of taking them off.... I put on the new buffer strips for the louvre (ok..I assumed thats where they go, cause they fit just right).

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