What have you done to your DeLorean today?

Took her for a 200km spirited drive with the Lotus Club yesterday. Tested out the new Eibachs and Spax shocks, Handled very well, better than expected. Only hiccup was the Auto box seemed like she was slipping when shifting down unless you gave it a real hard boot. Checked when I got home that the Auto fluid was very low. Put in roughly 200ml and she shifts really nicely again. :)

I'm finished doing the door headliner.
Next will be the T-panel in Alcantara, pictures to follow.

Found a torn O-ring under the intake manifold and figured a vacuum leak there was the cause of a terrible, stumbling, missing idle that I've had for months. Replaced all six O-rings and buttoned everything back up tight as can be. Started engine and got a terrible, stumbling, missing idle, only now the engine wants to die under 900 RPM. Got a million mosquito bites, sweat all over my glasses, water all over my feet, and a headache. Said "Fuck this car" and walked away.

Farrar

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Originally Posted by chef4u

I'm finished doing the door headliner.
Next will be the T-panel in Alcantara, pictures to follow.

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Is that picture with all the wrinkles the "final" product?

Not a single thing...

I installed Ed Uding's lower control arm braces (outriggers). The install when fairly smoothly. I was able to hammer the new bolts in while pushing the old ones out. No disassembly required. I did run into a slight hitch on the drivers side. The bolt that attaches the control arm to the frame was in the wrong way. I could punch the new bolt in the limited space. So I had to cut the head off the old bolt so I could punch in the new bolt. That was kind of a pain, but other than that, fairly smooth.

I'm finally finished with the T-panel, wrapped in Alcantara fabric.

I have enough of this to cover my whole Dash and Binnacle. That would be in a later date.

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Originally Posted by Chris 16409

I installed Ed Uding's lower control arm braces (outriggers). The install when fairly smoothly. I was able to hammer the new bolts in while pushing the old ones out. No disassembly required. I did run into a slight hitch on the drivers side. The bolt that attaches the control arm to the frame was in the wrong way. I could punch the new bolt in the limited space. So I had to cut the head off the old bolt so I could punch in the new bolt. That was kind of a pain, but other than that, fairly smooth.

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Chris, the bolts should go in from the rear-side of the car, so the nuts are closest to the radiator... at least that what Ed told me. I don't think it really matters, but it sure helps installation!

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Originally Posted by robvanderveer

Chris, the bolts should go in from the rear-side of the car, so the nuts are closest to the radiator... at least that what Ed told me. I don't think it really matters, but it sure helps installation!

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It would have been much harder to install the bolts so that the nuts were facing the radiator. Like you said, I don't think it really matters.

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Originally Posted by Chris 16409

It would have been much harder to install the bolts so that the nuts were facing the radiator. Like you said, I don't think it really matters.

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How do you mean, harder? What I did (the first time i put them on) was use one of the new bolts to drive the old one out, and then installed the other new bolt to drive the temporary bolt out. A fellow owner told me to do it like that and it works like a charm.