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There are a couple of different solutions to this problem. Some folks put vacuum caps on the switch plungers. A previous owner of mine glued a small square of plastic to the door, about 1/4" thick, to where the plungers contact. Either method seems effective.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jonathan
Farrar
I drove my DeLorean to a video shoot tonight. Along the way, I noticed my dome light blinking erratically. I removed it to find that it had broken: one of the legs of the clear plastic part had broken, making ground contact intermittent. The "door ajar" light was on and so the courtesy lights wouldn't shut off; I pulled the fuse so that I could see out my rear-view mirror. (Drawback of my parcel shelf light mod: no off-switch. I may have to implement such a feature in the future, probably using one of two extra rocker switches I bought from DMCH a while back.)
Before I went to the video shoot, though, I had to put gas in the tank. Public Service Announcement: NEVER fill up your tank across the street from a bar with outdoor tables. The instant I opened my door, I heard:
"Heeeeeey! Marty McFlyyyyyyy! Are you goin' back to the future?"
*wolf whistle*
"Woooooooo!"
"Hey, when you get back to 1955, tell my mom and dad I love 'em!"
...and so on.
I offered no reaction, but I was thinking "Holy shit, it's the Redneck Comedy Tour." And they didn't quit. My gauge had read empty, but after putting nine gallons in I had had enough, so I split.
The engine misses like crazy but does not die, and all of my other modifications seem to be doing well. I parked the car at home with the feeling that I had accomplished something today. Along the way I got to impersonate Ozzy Osborne, so that was fun.
Farrar
Exhibited the Delorean at the Euroa Show and Shine Sunday gone.
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Won a trophy, even though I wasn't competing! :lol:
I was wondering why Coolio never called me.Quote:
Originally Posted by Farrar
Just removed all 4 tires and gave the wheel wells and good cleaning, plus gave the tires and rims some much needed attention. Wire wheeled the brake calipers and various parts. Wiped down and Armeralled to make it shine again....PRETTY......:cool1:
This was a different video shoot -- mine was for a rock band made up of evil/mad scientists: one member of the band thwarts the development of heavy metal by going back in time and giving Ozzy Osbourne a flugelhorn in 1966... unfortunately, this leads to the development of ska music as the dominant form of popular entertainment, so he tries to correct this by going further back in time, where he gives Little Richard a trombone... and hilarity ensues.Quote:
Originally Posted by stevedmc
Farrar
Sounds like Consortium of Genius to me.Quote:
Originally Posted by Farrar
Yup. They even have a (VERY) rough cut of the first part of the video up. The most impressive thing to me is that they had me park the car in front of a giant blue tarp, and simply used that video plus a picture from Google Maps to put the car into Birmingham, UK, 1966! The band sure is going to a lot of effort for a single show... but as a lark, it's pretty funny.Quote:
Originally Posted by stevedmc
Farrar
I put in my K&N filter and cold air intake hose and took her for a spin, results as follows:
The car has a lot more horsepower
The graining on the stainless is now perfect
The glass is clearer
I have 15% more tread on my tires now
my horns are louder...
OK, maybe not. It might have a little more power lower in the rpm range - hard to say. It does idle a bit smoother (I have DMCCA cams so it was a bit lopey before, it is smoother now). Certainly no ill effects - I'm happy. BTW - the "old filter" was DMCH NOS and about 2 months old.
Waiting now for my Stage 1 Exhaust... I kind of expect it all to spell mother at that point.
Not sure what to call it then BTW - it will have taller cams, cold air intake and K&N filter, fresh coil and O2, and stage 1 exhaust. No port and polish however. I know I won't be getting a Stage II tag in the mail for my trouble - but it's closer to that than anything else at that point. I was thinking "Level 2" or "Mark 2" or even "Gen-2" (GEN II is taken, as some of you will recall) - but in memory of Wernher von Braun I'm leaning toward calling it a V-2 Engine...
Tom
I think you should call it a "double flap engine."
Farrar