1982 Frame Off Restoration

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Originally Posted by 82DMC12

I'm really liking that paint I mentioned before. VHT Engine Enamel in Gold Flake and Dupli-Color Engine Enamel Gloss Clear with Ceramic. Also for aluminum stuff I am using Dupli-Color Engine Enamel with Ceramic in DE1650 Cast Coat Aluminum.

You can see in the picture I painted the throttle linkage with the clear so it looks like bare metal but will not get tarnished/rusty. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...8af5ff82c5.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...3c0a1ea08f.jpg

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That's a bit more orange than the original which has more yellow to it. It does look pretty great though.

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Pimped out my work desk today. It was polyethylened Baltic Birch. I had a brushed stainless top made for it. Today I touched up the edges, put it on the desk and peeled the protective vinyl off from it. I think it looks pretty sweet. I am going to order the OEM DeLorean hood insignia to put on the corner just like the hood on the car.Attachment 67839

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With all my "stuff" on it.Attachment 67840

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Could also be the lighting, I will send a better picture once everything is reinstalled. It's very close to the plating I received from DMC Midwest but since it's paint it's a bit more consistent than plating would look.

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This doesn't look stock. I appreciate what they were trying to do but I would rather that it was not modified.Attachment 67844

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Originally Posted by 82DMC12

Could also be the lighting, I will send a better picture once everything is reinstalled. It's very close to the plating I received from DMC Midwest but since it's paint it's a bit more consistent than plating would look.

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Yeah it could be the lighting.

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Originally Posted by SupercoolBill

That's a bit more orange than the original which has more yellow to it. It does look pretty great though.

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When I watched the old video of the DMC plant the throttle link was actually gold too. Not sure if it was maybe just the first cars that had so much gold plated stuff or not.

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This doesn't look stock. I appreciate what they were trying to do but I would rather that it was not modified.Attachment 67844

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Dealer procedure was to cut off the old captive nuts and replace with nuts/bolts if the upper ball joint needed to be replaced.

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Originally Posted by 82DMC12

Dealer procedure was to cut off the old captive nuts and replace with nuts/bolts if the upper ball joint needed to be replaced.

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Yeah do you see the bar stock welded onto it also?

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Originally Posted by SupercoolBill

Yeah do you see the bar stock welded onto it also?

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Oh.... Did not see that. Yeah not stock. But upper A arms are actually not really a failure point so I wonder why someone thought that was required.

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