What have you done to your DeLorean today?

Replaced my throttle assembly that had the sealed closed deceleration valves with my other assembly with working deceleration valves. Also installed that solid aluminum spacer that replaces the OEM rubber spacer under the throttle assembly.

Adjusted the curb idle screw to two turns from non contact. Went for a drive and when I got home the idle was a little high so backed it off to 1 3/4 turns from closed. Will see if that curb idle setting will work on the next drive.

It was 80 deg. today and the "Norm" AC was blowing 42 deg. from the center vent on blower #3. So looks like I'm not leaking refrigerant for another year.

Washed it and changed out the passenger door strut

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Originally Posted by Patrick C

Roughly $980 shipped. Yes, they come with new balljoints and polyurethane bushings installed.

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Looks like regular nyloc nuts on the ball joints. I read that one of the recalls was to replace those with the castle nuts with the pin going thru them. Should that still be done with the aftermarket LCAs & ball joints, or does that only apply for the OEM units?

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Originally Posted by Gregadeth

Looks like regular nyloc nuts on the ball joints. I read that one of the recalls was to replace those with the castle nuts with the pin going thru them. Should that still be done with the aftermarket LCAs & ball joints, or does that only apply for the OEM units?

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These aftermarket units actually have two nuts: a thinner nut goes on first, and then the larger nylock acts as a locknut on top of that. One could use a castle nut and drill a hole through the balljoint to add a cotter pin if they wanted, but I feel confident in the double nut method.

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I've got one of those too. I'm interested in what you think about it. Post back after you go on that test drive.

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Went out for the test drive today and I could feel a noticeable difference. In Edinburgh there are lots of cobbled uneven streets and the car normally fights me to stay in a straight line, but with the strut bar installed it was greatly reduced which was a benefit I wasn't expecting. Once out of town and getting to throw the car about a bit at speed it was less noticeable but still felt tighter.

Overall I'm pleased with the results, though the installation with the acorn nuts doesn't line up with the board backing my carpet nicely and I was forced to drill holes in the back board to get it snug. I was planning to replace it anyway, but it was surprising since the bar is advertised as fitting under the carpet entirely.

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Fitted remote central locking to the existing OE locking system

Went for a nice scenic drive on the back roads of Lake County, ending at a marina to spend the day on a boat celebrating a friend's birthday. The weather was perfect! Saw this little guy just off the dock...
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Last week I had the car out in the driveway, ready for a wash, and realized my driver's window was starting to come off the front track. So no car wash, but I did spend most of the week with the door apart doing odds and ends.

Got the window back on and secure, reglued the felt to the rubber strip that goes on the inside bracket against the window, reglued my pull handle rear cover back on as it had come loose, removed the door latches for a thorough cleaning, did both the latch and lock rod adjustment procedure and then fished out a half dozen screws, fir trees and other things that were rattling around inside the door.

Went for a good drive yesterday and the car drove nice. Got home and had a quick look in the engine bay. It either seemed like it was warmer than usual or the smell seemed off, like burnt rubber. I could see a short strand of the alternator belt hanging on to the forward side edge. It looks like maybe there is some interference with perhaps the cooling fins on the alternator. It doesn't appear to be close enough to touch the belt, but I thought I read someone recently mention these cooling fins will deflect at high RPMs and perhaps begin to interfere?

So, might be on to the next issue, lol. I am still running the original Ducellier alternator, and have not had charging issues since I have owned the car. It's not oozing anything, but it's not brand new looking either, far from it. I see on the DMCH parts store they have a replacement 120 Amp alternator that includes a new belt, the fastening hardware you need and instructions. This a good package to upgrade with? I assume there is a thread or two on these replacements, so I'll go search for that now.

Nice 'gator, Brandon! Lets just say a Canadian kid coming down to vacation in Florida might have been surprised seeing those on the golf course! And man do they get big! If your ball rolls into the water in those parts, just forget it and grab another one out of your bag!!

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Overall I'm pleased with the results, though the installation with the acorn nuts doesn't line up with the board backing my carpet nicely and I was forced to drill holes in the back board to get it snug. I was planning to replace it anyway, but it was surprising since the bar is advertised as fitting under the carpet entirely.

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I had the same problem. This is what I ended up doing:

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I also glued some rubber risers by the front edge of the board so that the board wouldn't wobble. The carpet lays pretty flat now. I even lined the sides of the trunk with carpet. It's all removable in case I want to go back to the original look.

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I had the same problem. This is what I ended up doing:

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I also glued some rubber risers by the front edge of the board so that the board wouldn't wobble. The carpet lays pretty flat now. I even lined the sides of the trunk with carpet. It's all removable in case I want to go back to the original look.

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Fantastic! Thanks for sharing :) I had cut in just enough to get the baseboard to fit, but that idea with the rubber risers is a good idea that I'm going to copy :cool1: