Very nice work, did you do a frame off?Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark D
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Very nice work, did you do a frame off?Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark D
No, but looking back on it now it probably would have made things easier if I did. I left the frame attached to the body and took pretty much the whole chassis apart. I spent about a year and a half from start to finish disassembling everything, plating and powder coating parts, painting the frame, installing new radiator, hoses, fuel lines, brakes, shocks, springs, bushings etc. and then putting it all back together.Quote:
Originally Posted by DMC81
Oh, and thanks for the compliment :-)
Mark D, your work looks awesome....I might stop posting my pics after seeing that! :jawdrop:
Thanks again :-)
And I'd love to see more pics of your restoration. It's a really rewarding experience to do all that work and it's fun to share with others who have done or are doing the same thing to their car.
Here are a few of the front suspension work that I did.
http://dmctalk.org/attachment.php?at...9&d=1391179503
http://dmctalk.org/attachment.php?at...8&d=1391179503
wow!
Would feel sorry to but that back on the road!
Where did you get the cover for the Angle drive? I didn't know that kit was still available.
Also as long as as your in there your probably going too want to put Back up washers on those LCA link bushings. I ended up doing this to stop the links from migrating inward and Touching the frame in certain suspension travel scenarios.
Do you mean the black rubber angle drive cover on the inboard side of the wheel? The car had that installed by the the PO, so presumably sometime between 2001 and 2007. I figured it wasn't stock but I didn't know they were unavailble now.Quote:
Originally Posted by DMC5180
Off the top of my head I'm pretty sure I added extra washers between the frame and LCA support bushings to help mushroom the bushing out and hold the links in place. There was some other thread a while back and it was probably you or Dave S. that recommending doing it. I'll double check though sometime to make sure I put the extra washers in there.
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Originally Posted by Mark D
I think that little cover was part of a service bulletin add on. I've only seen it it on a a few cars. Yours looked so clean It looked NEW. I always thought it was a clever idea. Whether or not it made a difference I have no idea.
Your restoration looks great.
:wow:
Me:
(looking down & saying quietly) um...i replaced my steering column bushing.....ya, um...pretty psyched about it....seems much better now.
lol
Awesome :thumbup:Quote:
Originally Posted by Rich_NYS
I took the car out to Tower Shops last night. Before I went though I swapped out my rear louvers (had cracks in 3 places) for the ones off of 1045 as well as the struts as the ones on the car weren't holding it up in cool temps anymore. Not much fun to align alone but the latch secures the louvers properly now. The sun came out today so I'll be working on pulling parts to ship today.
Cars & Coffee, Charlotte!
Fixed my fuel pump issues, with a lot of help....
Full details are here: http://dmctalk.org/showthread.php?80...l=1#post132755
Summary: It *was not* the new DMCH combo unit's fault, so I really hope my issue will not taint anyone's impression of that part.
Finished installing convex mirrors from Tomcio at deloreana.com
Got my baby shipped to me in New Orleans from Los Angeles. Washed it, and polished it. Driving it around the french quarter turning heads. Getting ready to be in another movie next week.
Have to figure out the fuel smell in the interior now. :( its always something :)
Installed this bad boy!
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Nice!
Paid her a visit tonight, just some caresses and an engine start! I was with a friend so she fired up the first try (to avoid me embarassments)... go 3305, go!
:race:
I installed this new license plate:
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I hope to confuse many Harry Potter fans.
Dinner tonight will be a French - Swedish delicacy.
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So the wife was not home today:hihi:Quote:
Originally Posted by sdg3205
Escargot?Quote:
Originally Posted by sdg3205
Well.... I hope you ran them through the dishwasher 1st....:rofl:
I was going to say "You must not be married".Quote:
Originally Posted by Bitsyncmaster
Does it surprise anyone that I got in trouble when she got home?!
"My house smells!"
Clever boy...Quote:
Originally Posted by rdarlington
I was thinking TARDIS would make a good custom plate, but there no good way to do it in 7 letters without it coming across wrong, as trdis is already taken in California.
I want to do this just to see my wife's reaction..haha!Quote:
Originally Posted by sdg3205
Resealed the windscreen on the car and started the MOT prep, but had the chance to take her out for some fun on a race-track!
Wait, I thought the UK was under water at the moment?
Quiche DeLoraine?Quote:
Originally Posted by sdg3205
Valve Cover Gaskerole?
I'll see my self out........................
Quote:
Originally Posted by Dangermouse
Some terrible half-baked puns there Dermot...
Fortunately Scotland has been spared from the most of it!Quote:
Originally Posted by Dangermouse
Icing what you did there!Quote:
Originally Posted by MML
Drove my car to work and back in the rain and it was glorious.
Replaced the OE courtesy lamps with bayonet-style LED lamps.
Much brighter in there now.
Nighttime before-after shots with same exposure:
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There's a big difference between them :wink:
Good! The next time someone asks if they can put my car in a video or something, I can give YOU their info!Quote:
Originally Posted by jfirios
P.S. - Welcome to New Orleans.
Installed an iPad mini and relocated my air vents to the kneepads.
http://youtu.be/4AO7POo8Izc
http://dmctalk.org/attachment.php?at...7&d=1391901680
Needed to turn the engine by hand so attempted to remove the muffler. Got the clamps off, but the 2004-vintage "Performance Exhaust" muffler is rusted solid to the cat pipes. Soaking the cat-to-header flange join/hardware with penetrating oil overnight to see if I can drop the muffler that way.
Seriously thinking of converting to dual exhaust in light of having to dismantle this godawful setup. I'd hate to put that big-ass muffler back only to do this all over again in the future.