What have you done to your DeLorean today?

[DMC-81]

Got some stainless dent repairs done as well as a full regrain.

Wow, that looks awesome Jonathan!

[81dmc]

Removed supply and return lines and lifted the mixture unit, injectors, cold start valve, WUR, and frequency valve as one unit. Makes things easier when you don't have to worry about 30 or so copper washers...

Cleaned the rotor and cap contacts. Both simply looked too new to replace.

Installed 8mm wires and Bosch Iridium 9608 plugs to complement my Pertronix coil. The plugs already come pre gapped at .044" so no problem there...

Reinstalled everything, and it fired up immediately! I will take my car on a long Memorial Day drive to verify all is good.

[Jonathan]

Wow, that looks awesome Jonathan!

Thanks! Hard to do it justice with the photos alone. It's amazing to me how much lighter or brighter it is. Like after a layer of darkness or filth or oxidation got removed. Closer to what it might have looked like when it rolled off the line in Dunmurry years ago.

[Col Bennett]

I finally found time this holiday weekend to detail my engine bay. 8 hours later, she looks quite lovely.

It all started with my light switch bracket - possibly the ugliest part on my car. I finally got it off to strip, blast and powder coat it last week. Cardinal Flat Black E300-BK147 is a nice powder match to the original flaky paint if your ever going to refinish yours.

With the bracket looking so good I started detailing the resistor, the screws, the wires… the list goes on. I didn’t go quite as nuts as you crazy (but amazing) lot that wire-wheel your whole engines. I kept it to visible hand-reachable wipeable areas only.

Not the most glamorous of cleaning tasks but the effort is definitely worth it if you sweat the details.

Now go grab your own toothbrush.

[Jonathan]

That looks really good. I've had the same thoughts recently about the resistor bracket. Mine is flaking too. Figure I'll pull it off for a clean-up and repaint pretty soon. Going to do the intrusion brackets up front as well as I noticed they have gotten a little worn looking over time.

[ritztoys]

While my interior is 'open' ( no seats, console ) I've cleaned my carpets and after a few days, when I went to check their dryness, I noticed a dark looking piece sitting on my hood. On closer inspection it was the mirror glass from the passenger side door. It fell from open door(s) on to the hood, which was protected by some extra carpet laying on the hood.
So I went to check the mirror on the open drivers door, barely touching the mirror assembly, it fell into my hand!
I guess I'm blessed, because now I won't have to do the hair dryer method of removing the glass. The mirror itself is very faded and doesn't reflect too well, off to buying a new pair!

[the_watcher87]

Engine bay looking fantastic, mine isn't bad but makes me want to get out there and start cleaning it!

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[Col Bennett]

That looks really good. I've had the same thoughts recently about the resistor bracket. Mine is flaking too. Figure I'll pull it off for a clean-up and repaint pretty soon. Going to do the intrusion brackets up front as well as I noticed they have gotten a little worn looking over time.

Engine bay looking fantastic, mine isn't bad but makes me want to get out there and start cleaning it!

Cheers guys.

[DMC-81]

I finally found time this holiday weekend to detail my engine bay. 8 hours later, she looks quite lovely.

It all started with my light switch bracket - possibly the ugliest part on my car. I finally got it off to strip, blast and powder coat it last week. Cardinal Flat Black E300-BK147 is a nice powder match to the original flaky paint if your ever going to refinish yours.

With the bracket looking so good I started detailing the resistor, the screws, the wires… the list goes on. I didn’t go quite as nuts as you crazy (but amazing) lot that wire-wheel your whole engines. I kept it to visible hand-reachable wipeable areas only.

Not the most glamorous of cleaning tasks but the effort is definitely worth it if you sweat the details.

Great work Colin!

[jackb]

I crossed 78,000 miles!