Location: Tacoma, Wa
Posts: 2,208
My VIN: 4877
Club(s): (PNDC)
Rob Depew
Tacoma, Wa
'81 DeLorean 4877 Grey, Auto, 4 wheels
The Ressurection of 4877......
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Location: Austin MN
Posts: 579
My VIN: 03500
Location: Ellensburg, WA
Posts: 190
My VIN: 5510
Woot! Last night I got my new rear suspension almost completely built on both sides!! I did mess up and knocked the helicoil in the rear brake caliper mount loose. I didn't realize that's what it was, and I was cleaning up the threads with a tap, and noticed a little bit of metal sticking out of the hole. When I pulled on it, it uncoiled and came out... OOPS! So, new helicoil kit coming in today.
Tonight I will be trying my best to press in new upper control arm bushings. Step 1 of that is to build a helper tool to keep the flanges spaced properly. Turns out they are almost exactly 1" apart, so I think I'm going to pick up some 1" square tube and thin it down as necessary, and weld it together to make a little Y-shaped piece that I can use. I may also give it a go with two 1/2" pieces of plywood. Once I have them pressed in I can finish up the front suspension and install the front brakes.
Location: Danvers, ma
Posts: 104
My VIN: 4328
I bolted the lip of my rear fascia between the tailpipes back onto the mounting plate, looks so much better now. Also epoxied the ripped out screw hole that help my engine cover hold up bracket on and installed a new 4 hole hold up bracket on so my engine cover stays up on it's own. Next to come are rear brake pads an oil change and diagnosing the lambda system to try and get the car into closed loop idle.
Luke S :: 10270 :: 82 Grey 5-Speed :: Single Watercooled T3 .60/.48 :: Borla Exhaust :: MSD Ignition :: MS3X Fully SFI Odd-fire EFI :: DevilsOwn Methanol Injection
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If you ever get tired of the stock engine cover bracket system, consider installing this: https://www.delorean-parts.com/produ...-support-clip/
Cheap, easy to install, and holds the engine cover higher up than stock. It also reduces stress on the engine cover.
Location: Ontario, Canada
Posts: 217
My VIN: 1983 canadian model
I arranged something similar on my. But the one from Northwest looks way more stylish and sturdy. They make very good parts and I wish I ordered that one from Toby with the recent purchase of the third brake light, from them as well👍🏼
Location: Ontario, Canada
Posts: 217
My VIN: 1983 canadian model
Just installed the third brake light, from Northwest. I decide to fish the wire trough the space between the stainless steel quarter panel section. The instructions that came with the parts were clear and easy to follow. They also use wax paper instead of plastic for their parts wrapping. 👍🏼
Location: Las Vegas
Posts: 749
My VIN: 6720
Club(s): (AZ-D) (LVDG)
That’s clever. I did something similar by drilling a small hole where that bracket screws into the upper louvre, then taking a thick metal coat hangar, cutting a short piece of the metal, and bending it into a S shape. I used the S shape hook to hang through the hole drilled in the upper louvre and hold up the lower cover by same method as the linked hook.
5 speed, grooved hood, grey interior (Nov '81)
QA1 coilovers, Delorean.eu LCA brackets, DPNW Poly swaybar bushings, DMCMW shock tower bar, Deloreana.com convex mirrors, DPNW Toby Tabs, DPI exhaust, C4 Corvette third brake light, PJ Grady tail light boards, Bitsyncmaster relays
Location: Ellensburg, WA
Posts: 190
My VIN: 5510
Last night I was able to successfully press the upper control arm bushings in! It was actually pretty simple. I picked up some 1" square tube from Lowes for about $12, cut off two 8" long pieces or so (didn't measure) and then chamfered the edges a bit so it wouldn't dig into the powder coating. I stuck those inside the 'pocket' of the arm and it worked perfectly to prevent the arm from crushing!
I did run into a slight issue - it appears one of my UCAs was slightly bent inward, and also the 'dimples' that the bushings go into was kind of loose on one of them. So, I flattened the dimple down a bit in the press - so it holds the bushing much tighter now - and I used a floor jack to spread the arm open a bit (about 1/8" or so) and now it all fits perfectly! I was worried I was going to crack the arm or something, but went slow and pushed on it about 10 times with the jack until fit.
That means I now have a 100% installed front suspension!
I moved onto the brakes after that - fixed the helicoil in the rear, super simple - and I've now got both calipers installed on the passenger side. Tonight I'll do the driver's side and then finish up the brake lines all around. This weekend I should be able to get the engine and transmission back in the frame and all hooked up!!