I hit 200 km/h on the coquihala highway in August, at least according to my GPS.
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I hit 200 km/h on the coquihala highway in August, at least according to my GPS.
Ok, that makes more sense now. Picture was blurry enough I was thinking it was MPH with an updated speedo.Quote:
Originally Posted by sdg3205
Elvis is in Germany also, which helps
One of the UK guys claimed 136mph on a trip to Germany last year, stock apart from a Volvo distributor iirc.
I have seen such speedos, calibrated like shit or not at all...
on my picture you can compare tach and speedo - 5th gear...do the math...
Well, the Earth rotates at about 1,000 MPH, and it travels around the sun at about 67,000 MPH, so...Quote:
Originally Posted by DavidProehl
...sorry, I suck at math. So I'll just say "fast-ish."
I know of one owner and vendor who has hit 140 mph in a stock Delorean.
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Originally Posted by sdg3205
140 qualifies as fast. I've never taken mine past 91, now I have a goal to aim for ;)
Today I took some vacation time to visit the Blackhawk Auto Museum and to take the D into San Fran for the first time. A couple things I learned:
- Blackhawk is worth the trip if you are in Northern California
- Driving stick on San Fran hills is no fun.
Here is one photo from the day:
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What the crap, you went without us?? Prepare to be heckled roundly tomorrow, my friend. Glad you liked Blackhawk, that place is off the hook amazing. Did you do Twin Peaks?Quote:
Originally Posted by DavidProehl
For the record, I went solo. No Mrs. She still needs to go on this drive as well. And I didn't do Twin Peaks, still need to do that drive. There is still a San Fran trip needed, and we will hit the bridge, worry not! I was more than halfway there by the time I got to Blackhawk and had daylight left, so I figured why not?
Fitted new outer door seals.
First some history : First time I went with the stock outer edging and used 3M 8008 black adhesive for trim. It was a royal PITA and I got black mess everywhere. I could clean up the excess adhesive, but the worst bit was that I couldn't get the outer trim placed evenly. When the doors would close the trim would stick out in some places and recess in others. It was almost impossible to get it to stay and set in the right place.
But Now! : Since I wanted to fix the door bounce and bolt down the roof I had to re-do the outer door seals. This time I got 25ft of 93085K91 from the McMaster-Carr website - listed on the Delorean crossover part listing. This seal comes with adhesive backing already fitted. I was able to place it exactly where I wanted it so that it runs evenly. The adhesive even allowed for a little adjustment and has stuck in place really well. The 93085K91 cost just under $1 per foot, so that is $25 plus shipping to do RH and LH, front and rear (other options are much more expensive).
I don't think I would have pulled off the old seal unless I had too (for a roof bolt down), not because the seal is hard to remove, but rather because cleaning up the panel edges from the 3M 8008 was probably 3 hours in total work. If you pull the front outer seal you can also end up scratching the windshield surround - I found it impossible to get the 3M 8008 off the surround without scratching it - which of course meant refinishing and repainting the surrounds.