What have you done to your DeLorean today?

My car has been disabled for a few weeks after hitting a moderate bump on my way home from work. After the moderate bump, strange noises occured on every little bump thereafter. Kinda a cross between a clank and a thud. Car had no other change in behavior. After getting home, I was able to noticeably recreate the sound by pushing up and down on the front (passenger side). FINALLY last weekend I had free time to actually look at what was going on. When I first pulled the wheel, it appeard the nuts and cup washer holding down the top bushing for the shock (2009 Spax unit) at fallen off. Off I go to the hardware store to get new nuts (I already had a hardened washer to use as a substitue cup washer). Once back home, I jack up the LCA to raise the shock back into the mount properly. Then when I go to push the bushing back down, my original two nuts appeared! Apparently the cup washer was forced off of the mount going strait through the retaining nuts. Perhaps those cup washers could use a little more strengthening. Oh well, all is good now still after 150 miles on it. Had to test drive it really good! :cool1:

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Originally Posted by dmc6960

My car has been disabled for a few weeks after hitting a moderate bump on my way home from work. After the moderate bump, strange noises occured on every little bump thereafter. Kinda a cross between a clank and a thud. Car had no other change in behavior. After getting home, I was able to noticeably recreate the sound by pushing up and down on the front (passenger side). FINALLY last weekend I had free time to actually look at what was going on. When I first pulled the wheel, it appeard the nuts and cup washer holding down the top bushing for the shock (2009 Spax unit) at fallen off. Off I go to the hardware store to get new nuts (I already had a hardened washer to use as a substitue cup washer). Once back home, I jack up the LCA to raise the shock back into the mount properly. Then when I go to push the bushing back down, my original two nuts appeared! Apparently the cup washer was forced off of the mount going strait through the retaining nuts. Perhaps those cup washers could use a little more strengthening. Oh well, all is good now still after 150 miles on it. Had to test drive it really good! :cool1:

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I had the exact same thing happen. The washers Spax chose for the front are garbage. I don't understand why they didn't use the same washers in the front as in the back.

Took it to a Drive In last night and saw Cowboys Vs Aliens.

Good times.

I thought really hard about how to acquire a 5-speed frame for my project.

Drove my car to Sarasota. while to trying park in a parking garage I "Touched" a concrete barrier with the right front bumper. I now have my first "Ding".

There is no real damage just a pucker of the paint on the fascia and a mark on the Black Bumper.

CRAP CRAP CRAP!!!!

Sanded my LCA's after a tripping bad day at the office. It was a good way to unwind.
The LCA's had to come out, to change bushings and ball joint replacement. Tomorrow final cleanup and first coats of paint.

Now its time to sit back, relax, and enjoy a little movie. (It's 21:00 in Europe now).

Started, fired right up and revved freely. :shocked:

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Originally Posted by SIMid

Detailed and entered in the local show with the locals, created a bit of a stir :)

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Local show with the locals? Is that kinda like how the back door is in the back?

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Originally Posted by Jonathan

Is that kinda like how the back door is in the back?

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? Dont get ya there ?

Near my home, on nice Sunday mornings, the owners in the local area bring out there pride and joys and park them near this cafe on the main road. So its like a meet and great with people. Some awesome cars rock up, including my Delorean. :headbang:

Stripped and primed the shock towers, preparing for their 10 coats of paint.

I'm almost halfway through painting the suspension components.

Pics in mid to late September.

Bill Robertson
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