- OCT81 DeLorean DMC-12 Vin 5312 "DeLores"
- 1978 Lotus Esprit S2 "Problem Child"
- 1995 Mazda Miata Turbo "Happy Daily Driver"
I repair Lotus's with DeLorean parts
DeLorean DMC-12 (October 1981)
Manual transmission. Grooved hood. Grey interior. Rear antenna.
Obsessive perfectionist and 64th annual 2019 Hillsborough Concours D'Elegance class winner.
Location: Burnsville MN-Moving to Kalispell MT. in June 20111
Posts: 886
My VIN: 2691
Just did "social distancing" car dragging Main Street.
hundreds of spectators watched from their cars. A nice
safe way to have fun.....
I fixed my replacement LFF as best as I could. Personally, I doubt I'll ever feel as proud of something and it really wasn't as hard as it's made out to be.
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New Damage
Straightened. Will have someone at work weld up the crack
There's a bulge above the wheel arch, but it's really only noticeable at certain angles. I dont think I can fix it with the tools I have.
Location: Ellensburg, WA
Posts: 190
My VIN: 5510
Hi everyone - well, not something I've done today, but this week...
I bought a DeLorean. Picked up VIN 5510 from Mike in Fall River, MA. If all goes well it'll be in an enclosed trailer next Monday, May 4th, and over a week or so it will travel the 3000 miles to Mill Creek, WA (Seattle area).
It took a lot of coaxing to get my wife to be on board with this, haha!
- OCT81 DeLorean DMC-12 Vin 5312 "DeLores"
- 1978 Lotus Esprit S2 "Problem Child"
- 1995 Mazda Miata Turbo "Happy Daily Driver"
I repair Lotus's with DeLorean parts
Justin Trabue
DPI Radiator, condenser and brackets
Front frame extension welding and reinforcement
New Bushings for lower and upper control arms
Front lower arm support kit from Delorean go
Lower Ball Joints British made
DMC Tie Rods
DMC Dampers
Steering rack bushings
A lot of elbow grease
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Justin Trabue
Found the little end cap on the Carb inlet on the charcoal canister was crumbling apart - replaced it.
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So would that cause a vacuum leak? or just a smell when warm?
Posts: 4,807
My VIN: 3937
I got a replacement auto trans dipstick tube installed. That seal on the bottom of the tube is no picnic to get in properly. Something about trying to centre something over and behind your head, that you can't really see and that is limited to how much you can move it around because of what the other end is pushing up against.
Anyway, it's in. So that's new dipstick tube plus fuel filter and fuel lines all the way from the accumulator to the distributor on the engine. Still need to clean-up my air deflector shields and wow are they filthy!!
Here are some pics including what the auto trans dipstick looks like in the tube with the end of the dipstick sticking out. For reference if ever wondering where the level is compared to that seal.
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Sept. 81, auto, black interior