stevie67cars
03-19-2012, 05:36 PM
Hi,
I have posted this on the Irish forum, but thought I would add it here in case anyone is interested. This is a fellow owners car that we restored (I have a small bodyshop). It basically needed everything done to it, had bad interior, frame rust, roof structure rust etc.
I fitted a new stainless frame that has been developed and is being made in Ireland by the owner who has a fabrication company.
I will add some before pics to the thread later, but for now....
Here's a few pics of Mervyn's car when he picked it up yesterday. We carried out a full restoration on it including stainless roof support structure, full interior retrim and redye, with new carpets, seats, headliner along with a fibreglass binnacle which we made.
It was also treated to one of Mervyn's new stainless chassis, definately the first car in Ireland to have a stainless chassis, maybe Europe??
All suspension components were sandblasted and painted with most joints replaced. Steering rack was rebuilt too, followed by 4 wheel alignment.
Engine top half was torn down too to deal with some issues, new seals fitted everywhere along with new clutch, spigot bearing, main oil seal etc.
New bumpers were fitted along with new lights all round after the headlight buckets and brackets were sandblasted and powdercoated.
Most fittings on the car were replaced with new stainless ones or zinc plated where more appropiate.
A full overhaul of the brake system was also carried out with new copper lines at the front and rebuilt calipers along with a new master cylinder.
This is only a very brief description of the work carried out, there is far too much to list. Although a kinda backwards way to do it, I will add some pics of the restoration process over the coming days/weeks.
In the meantime, enjoy!
http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s136/stevie67cars/Mervyns%20DeLorean/DSC00308.jpg
http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s136/stevie67cars/Mervyns%20DeLorean/DSC00307.jpg
http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s136/stevie67cars/Mervyns%20DeLorean/DSC00306.jpg
http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s136/stevie67cars/Mervyns%20DeLorean/DSC00305.jpg
http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s136/stevie67cars/Mervyns%20DeLorean/DSC00304.jpg
http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s136/stevie67cars/Mervyns%20DeLorean/DSC00303.jpg
http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s136/stevie67cars/Mervyns%20DeLorean/DSC00302.jpg
http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s136/stevie67cars/Mervyns%20DeLorean/DSC00301.jpg
http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s136/stevie67cars/Mervyns%20DeLorean/DSC00300.jpg
http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s136/stevie67cars/Mervyns%20DeLorean/DSC00297.jpg
Stephen
#10213
I have posted this on the Irish forum, but thought I would add it here in case anyone is interested. This is a fellow owners car that we restored (I have a small bodyshop). It basically needed everything done to it, had bad interior, frame rust, roof structure rust etc.
I fitted a new stainless frame that has been developed and is being made in Ireland by the owner who has a fabrication company.
I will add some before pics to the thread later, but for now....
Here's a few pics of Mervyn's car when he picked it up yesterday. We carried out a full restoration on it including stainless roof support structure, full interior retrim and redye, with new carpets, seats, headliner along with a fibreglass binnacle which we made.
It was also treated to one of Mervyn's new stainless chassis, definately the first car in Ireland to have a stainless chassis, maybe Europe??
All suspension components were sandblasted and painted with most joints replaced. Steering rack was rebuilt too, followed by 4 wheel alignment.
Engine top half was torn down too to deal with some issues, new seals fitted everywhere along with new clutch, spigot bearing, main oil seal etc.
New bumpers were fitted along with new lights all round after the headlight buckets and brackets were sandblasted and powdercoated.
Most fittings on the car were replaced with new stainless ones or zinc plated where more appropiate.
A full overhaul of the brake system was also carried out with new copper lines at the front and rebuilt calipers along with a new master cylinder.
This is only a very brief description of the work carried out, there is far too much to list. Although a kinda backwards way to do it, I will add some pics of the restoration process over the coming days/weeks.
In the meantime, enjoy!
http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s136/stevie67cars/Mervyns%20DeLorean/DSC00308.jpg
http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s136/stevie67cars/Mervyns%20DeLorean/DSC00307.jpg
http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s136/stevie67cars/Mervyns%20DeLorean/DSC00306.jpg
http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s136/stevie67cars/Mervyns%20DeLorean/DSC00305.jpg
http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s136/stevie67cars/Mervyns%20DeLorean/DSC00304.jpg
http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s136/stevie67cars/Mervyns%20DeLorean/DSC00303.jpg
http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s136/stevie67cars/Mervyns%20DeLorean/DSC00302.jpg
http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s136/stevie67cars/Mervyns%20DeLorean/DSC00301.jpg
http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s136/stevie67cars/Mervyns%20DeLorean/DSC00300.jpg
http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s136/stevie67cars/Mervyns%20DeLorean/DSC00297.jpg
Stephen
#10213