The Restoration of VIN 4363

[Mike C.]

Sigh, looking back now, you can just smile about that day and say it was 'fun'...

Oh, don't forget to email me the vids

Good for you man... I've been thinking the same thing lately... guess you just beat me to it. Let me know if you need any help with anything.

Big E! How you doing?!? Man, if you return to D- land too, FL will be jumping with owners again!

[DMage]

Looking forward to getting the fuel system back in and seeing if we can get it up and running before pulling everything apart again!

[Cory W]

This appears to be some sort of custom fan control relay. The larger controller appears to be a temp sensor, since there is a lead running into the coolant pipe from it.

That looks similar to the new fan control switch Toby and Misty sell trough DPNW. I bought one earlier this season after going through 3 otterstats in 3 years (I blame the wildly varying temperatures in this climate) It's not the same unit (or was modified from original) with a lead that long.....stock is maybe a bit longer than a foot. Of course, their unit is meant to be mounted in the engine compartment...

Is there a control knob on the side we can't see? On the DPNW part you can adjust what temperature you want the fans to come on.

[Bitsyncmaster]

With that wiring mess, I would consider buying a new harness from DMCH. You will never know how many things the PO did.

I was lucky on my drive home when I bought my car but the PO had been driving it once a month. But I knew nothing about the car on that 250 mile drive home.

[Morpheus]

Looking forward to getting the fuel system back in and seeing if we can get it up and running before pulling everything apart again!

At this rate, the fuel system won't be going back in any time soon. I need a new cover plate for the tank first.

Is there a control knob on the side we can't see? On the DPNW part you can adjust what temperature you want the fans to come on.

Yeah, there's an adjustment knob on the other side. From the looks of the engine bay, the PO tried to rig up an alternative solution to fan control before settling on this one.

With that wiring mess, I would consider buying a new harness from DMCH. You will never know how many things the PO did.

That's exactly what I am going to do. It's not worth the many hours it will take me to trace down every circuit and fix whatever was done. The main harness alone is $600, so I will be doing that part slowly.

[Morpheus]

spectacular oil pressure too!

Check out the vid I posted for an even more spectacular view of the oil pressure gauge!

[Morpheus]

Good for you man... I've been thinking the same thing lately... guess you just beat me to it. Let me know if you need any help with anything.

Oh, this is going to be a work in progress for a long time. I'm getting ready to pull the motor and tranny now. If you get a hankering for some DMC action, come on over!

[jmrydholm]

Morpheus, that is great! I'm still struggling with 10715, but I love her. (In a car-like way.) I LOL'ed at the gratuitous ass shot haha, that was great Happy for ya!

[dvonk]

If you get a hankering for some DMC action, come on over!

man, if i lived closer i would be elbows-deep already! im itching to get to second base with a DeLorean!

[dvonk]

...ok, ill admit it; i havent even been to first base with a D yet.