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Yesterday, 05:28 PM

SupercoolBill replied to a thread 1982 Frame Off Restoration in Johnny Z's DeLorean Restoration Shop

Hey guess what showed up today! The special 90 degree fitting. Yeah! Thanks D-Ind! Sent from my SM-S928U using Tapatalk

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06-10-2025, 06:05 PM

SupercoolBill replied to a thread VIN 11596 Frame Swap - a rolling frame-off restoration in Johnny Z's DeLorean Restoration Shop

Yeah that's the guy. I was going to buy one off him but when he told me how much I changed my mind. Sent from my SM-S928U using Tapatalk

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06-09-2025, 07:52 PM

SupercoolBill replied to a thread 1982 Frame Off Restoration in Johnny Z's DeLorean Restoration Shop

Parts from D-go showed up remarkably quickly....as is typical with them. I am still waiting on my replacement part from D-Ind. Sent from my...

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06-09-2025, 10:23 AM

SupercoolBill replied to a thread VIN 11596 Frame Swap - a rolling frame-off restoration in Johnny Z's DeLorean Restoration Shop

There's a guy in the Delorean community that sells a really high quality cross gate cable (his name escapes me) they are expensive though. I am...

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06-08-2025, 01:55 PM

SupercoolBill replied to a thread 1982 Frame Off Restoration in Johnny Z's DeLorean Restoration Shop

Last but not least we worked on installation of the steering shaft and steering column. I installed the steering shaft onto the rack. Next I tried...

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06-08-2025, 01:29 PM

SupercoolBill replied to a thread 1982 Frame Off Restoration in Johnny Z's DeLorean Restoration Shop

I put a jamb nut on the shifter shaft. No big deal but something I keep forgetting to do. Knocking stuff of "The list" we looked the clutch M.C. I...

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06-08-2025, 01:16 PM

SupercoolBill replied to a thread 1982 Frame Off Restoration in Johnny Z's DeLorean Restoration Shop

There was a bunch of debris behind the left fender so I decided to pull the bottom of the right fender out to clean behind it. We used compressed air...

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06-08-2025, 01:07 PM

SupercoolBill replied to a thread 1982 Frame Off Restoration in Johnny Z's DeLorean Restoration Shop

Tam went to work removing the left fender. There was a bunch of shims under the fender. I am not sure if we will need these with the new fender...

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06-08-2025, 01:01 PM

SupercoolBill replied to a thread 1982 Frame Off Restoration in Johnny Z's DeLorean Restoration Shop

We worked on the car from 11:30 till 7:30. This was another "I know this is gonna suck but we just got to do it". I am referring to installing the...

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06-07-2025, 08:07 PM

SupercoolBill replied to a thread 1982 Frame Off Restoration in Johnny Z's DeLorean Restoration Shop

Yeah us too. Sent from my SM-S928U using Tapatalk

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06-07-2025, 10:02 AM

SupercoolBill replied to a thread 1982 Frame Off Restoration in Johnny Z's DeLorean Restoration Shop

Health stuff update. Last week I had follow up appointment with the Neurologist. She reconfirmed that her assessment is P.D. We, well mostly Tam...

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06-06-2025, 10:46 AM

SupercoolBill replied to a thread 1982 Frame Off Restoration in Johnny Z's DeLorean Restoration Shop

Josh from D-Ind said he'd send the fitting out immediately. Still nothing yet and no tracking number. Hoping to get the AC system wrapped up soon. ...

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06-03-2025, 04:55 PM

SupercoolBill replied to a thread 1982 Frame Off Restoration in Johnny Z's DeLorean Restoration Shop

Yeah if it works I wouldn't mess with it. Maybe it is just low on charge? Sent from my SM-S928U using Tapatalk

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06-02-2025, 08:49 PM

SupercoolBill replied to a thread 1982 Frame Off Restoration in Johnny Z's DeLorean Restoration Shop

Of course....that's the fitting I need. I think i can just use my PEX crimp tool. Sent from my SM-S928U using Tapatalk

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06-02-2025, 08:23 AM

SupercoolBill replied to a thread 1982 Frame Off Restoration in Johnny Z's DeLorean Restoration Shop

I was just looking on the D-Ind website to see what the tool looked like for crimping the fittings on. While looking I noticed the connections at...

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06-02-2025, 08:17 AM

SupercoolBill replied to a thread 1982 Frame Off Restoration in Johnny Z's DeLorean Restoration Shop

I just revisited my post on the Delorean technical group on FB. Someone on there had said 6oz total. I did a search and found past discussions...

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05-31-2025, 08:25 PM

SupercoolBill replied to a thread 1982 Frame Off Restoration in Johnny Z's DeLorean Restoration Shop

Probably robotic welded. Not sure though. Lines came from D-Ind but they don't make the fittings. Sent from my SM-S928U using Tapatalk

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05-31-2025, 07:49 PM

SupercoolBill replied to a thread 1982 Frame Off Restoration in Johnny Z's DeLorean Restoration Shop

Before leaving for the day I wanted to put the AC system under pressure. Tam said "Why are the numbers going down?" "Shouldn't they stop?" I said...

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05-31-2025, 07:37 PM

SupercoolBill replied to a thread 1982 Frame Off Restoration in Johnny Z's DeLorean Restoration Shop

Tam worked on removing the right front marker light while I tried to install the accumulator. This is such a miserable job. I installed the...

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05-31-2025, 07:28 PM

SupercoolBill replied to a thread 1982 Frame Off Restoration in Johnny Z's DeLorean Restoration Shop

We re-installed the compressor. After we mounted the compressor we turned it over a few times by hand. I decided to go with the DMCH accumulator...

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05-31-2025, 07:17 PM

SupercoolBill replied to a thread 1982 Frame Off Restoration in Johnny Z's DeLorean Restoration Shop

I had picked up some PAG 100 oil on the way to the shop, two 8 oz. bottles. We drained the oil out of the compressor so we could see how much oil...

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05-31-2025, 07:09 PM

SupercoolBill replied to a thread 1982 Frame Off Restoration in Johnny Z's DeLorean Restoration Shop

We worked on the car from 11 to 5P. I went out there with one goal in mind, get the AC system all sorted, hooked up, and on a pressure test. I knew...

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05-30-2025, 10:00 PM

SupercoolBill replied to a thread 1982 Frame Off Restoration in Johnny Z's DeLorean Restoration Shop

Yeah 8-10 oz is what I seem to keep seeing for our cars. Unfortunately the compressor doesn't say how much is in it and when I Google the compressor...

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05-29-2025, 08:55 PM

SupercoolBill replied to a thread 1982 Frame Off Restoration in Johnny Z's DeLorean Restoration Shop

I had a sneaking suspicion that this SP-15 oil that you can only get from Sanden is not anything special. So I did some more digging. It looks like...

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05-29-2025, 08:47 PM

SupercoolBill replied to a thread 1982 Frame Off Restoration in Johnny Z's DeLorean Restoration Shop

Next conundrum...how much oil do we add to the system and what type? When I removed the compressor plate to swap on the one required some oil was...

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05-29-2025, 08:29 PM

SupercoolBill replied to a thread 1982 Frame Off Restoration in Johnny Z's DeLorean Restoration Shop

As we are getting closer to having the HVAC system back together I am checking what I have for parts, figuring out what we need for parts, etc. For...

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05-26-2025, 07:16 PM

SupercoolBill replied to a thread 1982 Frame Off Restoration in Johnny Z's DeLorean Restoration Shop

The last thing we did is install the HVAC damper door. Sent from my SM-S928U using Tapatalk

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05-26-2025, 07:12 PM

SupercoolBill replied to a thread 1982 Frame Off Restoration in Johnny Z's DeLorean Restoration Shop

I installed a missing wheel well liner in the left rear fender. Sent from my SM-S928U using Tapatalk

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