4 seater DeLorean is finished!

[dmcjohn]

My 4 seater conversions is finally finished, so just wanted to share a few pics!

VIN #2449 has a custom chassis (built by Joe Cahill in Ireland which uses the complete rear subframe out of a Renault Alpine GTA - engine, transmission, suspension, etc), and a modified fiberglass body to make room for the rear seats.

The project was started in Ireland in 2010 and was at Eurofest 2011 in Belfast as a rolling chassis, but I then moved to the US for work and the project was on hold for a number of years. With a huge amount of help from Marc Levy and Tom Sweeney here in the US, the car was finally on the road at the end of last year, and since then I've worked on getting the interior finished. This past weekend we took it for it's maiden voyage with my wife and 2 kids aboard - it was a long wait but it was worth it!

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Thanks,
John

[dodint]

Really interesting, I admire the perseverance! Where was the battery moved to?

[dmcjohn]

The battery, fuses & relays, etc was moved inside the rear left pontoon

[Dangermouse]

Fantastic work John.

[MML]

Brilliant! Hope to see it in person some day!

[Michael]

Awesome work! Truly a one of a kind car!

[Domi]

Very good, perfect for the ride with kids :)

[DMC5180]

Love the seat color and sculpted upholstery styling in the spirit of Proto -1.

Hope your kids will be able to enjoy it for a few years or at least till they hit that growth spirt.

Well done


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[Rich_NYS]

I love it...!

[dmcjohn]

Quick video of our first trip in the car, took the kids out for ice cream in the 4 seater!


https://youtu.be/JMWbjLjAPF4

https://youtu.be/JMWbjLjAPF4

[Henrik]

Brilliant John! You have realized what JZD had planned. Your car is truly one of a kind.

BTW, what are those wheels? Would you mind PM'ing me the specs?

Thanks,

Henrik

[vwdmc16]

Brilliant, any more pics of the frame/underbody redesign?

[peternikkiskinner]

Awesome work. I really like what you have done.

[Hill Valley PD]

Extremely cool and really like that you went with the prototype's tan interior motif. Now the whole family can go for a ride at the same time. Brilliant!

[Hill Valley PD]

Quick video of our first trip in the car, took the kids out for ice cream in the 4 seater!


https://youtu.be/JMWbjLjAPF4

https://youtu.be/JMWbjLjAPF4


What exhaust are you running? It sounds great!

[cis6409]

Absolutely brilliant John, delighted for ya, a credit to you and all that helped.. an inspiration!
Love it
Enjoy

Cheers
Shane

[DaraSue]

Nice! Are you going to bring it to DCS so we can all gawk? :)

[dmcjohn]

Brilliant John! You have realized what JZD had planned. Your car is truly one of a kind.

BTW, what are those wheels? Would you mind PM'ing me the specs?

Thanks,

Henrik

Hi Henrik,

Thanks!

The wheels are as follows:

https://m.rimstyle.com/alloywheels/wheel/lenso_bsx_gb

Lenso BSX, 15x7 front (running 195/50R15 tyres) and 16x9 rear (running 245/50R16 tyres)

John

[dmcjohn]

Brilliant, any more pics of the frame/underbody redesign?

There are some older pics on pages 5 and 6 of this thread:

http://dmctalk.org/showthread.php?230-DMC-24-4-seater-DeLorean/page5&highlight=seater

I'm putting a website together with all the pics and videos I took during the build - so if you want to see a video of a DeLorean being cut in half with an angle grinder, stay tuned! :smile:

[dmcjohn]

What exhaust are you running? It sounds great!

It is using the original Renault Alpine GTA manifold and 2 inch stainless pipe into twin stainless Flowmaster mufflers. It's really loud in person! I need to fit some sound deadening into the car.

[dmcjohn]

Extremely cool and really like that you went with the prototype's tan interior motif. Now the whole family can go for a ride at the same time. Brilliant!

Thanks! Yep I've always loved the prototype interior so wanted to emulate it somewhat with this.

[dmcjohn]

Nice! Are you going to bring it to DCS so we can all gawk? :)

Unfortunately no, I can't make it to that show this year. Maybe some other year!

[NorthEastJBD]

You did a wonderful job on these changes. Real hard to believe there is enough room but WOW!

Rims also real set off the car nicely.

[81dmc]

:jawdrop: Wow! Impressive feat of engineering to get it looking that good and functional. Bravo!:thumbup:

[Hill Valley PD]

It is using the original Renault Alpine GTA manifold and 2 inch stainless pipe into twin stainless Flowmaster mufflers. It's really loud in person! I need to fit some sound deadening into the car.

I've actually seen a 1986 Renault GTA Turbo and a 1985 Renault Alpine 310 in person at the Lane Auto Museum in Nashville, TN. They were parked right next to each other. The former reminded me of a younger, distant cousin to the DeLorean. I highly recommend a trip if you want to see some really obscure European automobiles. Again, stunning work!


https://www.lanemotormuseum.org

[Dangermouse]

I was at the Lane last month. Outstanding place, but neither Alpine was on display when I visited. :(

[JBaker4981]

Phenomenal work man! I had been following this through one of the facebook groups since you started and am genuinely impressed! This was no small task and such a major feat of engineering

[skill]

Nice Job John! 10, 10, 10, 10, 10's! :race:

Any plans for future cup holders on the back center console? Lovin' the interior color! A+

[DMC-81]

You did a wonderful job on these changes. Real hard to believe there is enough room but WOW!

Rims also real set off the car nicely.

+1 Congratulations on a one of a kind car!

[Lwanmtr]

Very cool. The color does work very well for it too... who says grey or black are the only options...hehe

[Seabee]

Great job. Reminds me of the prototype with the tan interior. Looks like the same room as an 80's Camaro in the back

[dmcjohn]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzRUjJfKZLI

Sharing a video that Jalopnik filmed on the 4 seater for their "Build of the Week" series at the end of June - it gives a good overview of how and why the conversion was done :)

Also, this is the accompanying article they wrote (please excuse the title of the article!)

https://jalopnik.com/worlds-greatest-dad-added-a-backseat-to-his-delorean-to-1829034103

The article also includes some info on how the car was built along with some pics - almost saves me the bother of trying to find time to put together a build diary!

[CFI]

Nicely done sir! Congratulations!

[Beachdrifter]

Pretty amazing work, and patience. Most people would have not even reached as far as you did and finished. Great way to represent the Delorean community.

Enjoy your piece of art for many years to come!