What have you done to your DeLorean today?

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Originally Posted by jawn101

Guys - this is just happening because your board is warped and sagging. Probably nothing has come loose, just the carboard underneath the fabric is starting to bend under its own weight. I fixed it by removing the board and epoxying a thin piece of aluminum bar stock (available at Lowe's, etc) to the underside of it. Thin enough that I can bend it slightly to get the board to match the curve of the roof, but strong enough that it will never sag again.

http://dmctalk.org/attachment.php?at...5&d=1364141335

Unless when you remove the board you find what Dennis did, that your clip isn't installed properly :)

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Thanks Jon. I'm not done my speaker install work yet, so I can still take a few more things apart before everything goes back together. I'll take this headliner piece off and look for the sag as well as this clip. I'll let you know how it goes as soon as the weather warms up some more and the polar bears move out of my garage.

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Originally Posted by Lenny

I towed my D to DMC FL to get the clutch fixed. I hope they get it done this week so I get the car in time to go to the Celebration car show.

They had 13 Deloreans in the lot and a bunch in the showroom getting worked on. There were several Corvettes and a couple of Mercedes in the lot also.

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http://dmctalk.org/attachment.php?at...6&d=1364089386


One of the cars that their in the middle of working on is mine. :wrenchin:
It's also having the clutch worked on, among other things.

I Miss it...

George

I took the car out of the garage today and tried to get it idling and running properly. I think I got it. It drives beautifully with plenty of power and runs with an even idle. I can't wait till the weather gets better so I can bring the car home, get it serviced, and start driving it regularly. Old man winter is being a real bastard this year, though.

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Originally Posted by jawn101

Guys - this is just happening because your board is warped and sagging. Probably nothing has come loose, just the carboard underneath the fabric is starting to bend under its own weight. I fixed it by removing the board and epoxying a thin piece of aluminum bar stock (available at Lowe's, etc) to the underside of it. Thin enough that I can bend it slightly to get the board to match the curve of the roof, but strong enough that it will never sag again.

http://dmctalk.org/attachment.php?at...5&d=1364141335

Unless when you remove the board you find what Dennis did, that your clip isn't installed properly :)

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Thank you very much for posting this. I just got done with the doors, and I'm moving to the T-piece and back piece near the rear glass next. How are these pieces held in? My understanding is there are NO fir trees holding these two in. How do you go about properly getting them down ?

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Originally Posted by DMC5180

Please post some day/night comparison photos. Preferably with Standard bulbs on one side and LED on the other. The LED (experimenting with various bulbs) has yielded several looks.

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How about I do you one better and send you a video?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MBuS...pP1uw&index=52

The answer is in the other thread you posted in. http://dmctalk.org/showthread.php?65...ll=1#post95603 Post #7

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Originally Posted by DMC5180

The answer is in the other thread you posted in. http://dmctalk.org/showthread.php?65...ll=1#post95603 Post #7

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Good stuff - guess I just wanted to hear from a 2nd source. Sometimes, hearing the same things in different ways helps.

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Originally Posted by DeLorean03

How about I do you one better and send you a video?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MBuS2z0zSc&list=UU793wU6qbaHKdMaxYZpP1uw& index=52

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Nice video and very interesting leds for this price.
One question though, I am trying to locate the salesperson on Ebay.
Can't find the person so can it be possible to write down the ad or the contactperson?
Thank you

I started pulling various parts off the engine and frame to be sent to the powder coater to be zinc coated. I think I only found half of the parts I have identified on my spreadsheet.

Took the car for a run and tested out the new Rear Window/Mirror defrost circuit and also the auto-dimming rear-view mirror. You press the Defrost button once (a new momentary switch) and then the new relay starts heating for ~12 minutes. The light comes on when the heating is active, so the light also goes off automatically after ~12 minutes. You can press the defrost button again (before 12 minutes runs out) and the heating circuit will switch off. [Defrost on the stock D is on while the button is switched to On. The defrost stays on until you switch it off.]

The mirror wasn't too big a problem, although I did need to get switched (LGW) power to it. Getting it mounted was a challenge (yes, I did not use glue).

Of course, since I'm in Houston, I won't need it until around December :)