Mine sounded EXACTLY like that (well, when it wasn't howling hideously); I used a Four Seasons 35589.Quote:
Originally Posted by DavidProehl
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Mine sounded EXACTLY like that (well, when it wasn't howling hideously); I used a Four Seasons 35589.Quote:
Originally Posted by DavidProehl
Today I didn't do anything with my car, but I did get to see someone else's car. While I was in town for an interview, Rich and I were able to meet up and check out his car. It was really great to see the car and know he's happy with it and with the advice many of us shared to help with his purchase. Best part though was meeting a previously forum-only friend and knowing these silly little cars can bring all kinds of different people together. Just one of the many nice things about our DeLorean's. :)
Today I replaced the Velcro rub strips in the doors that came unglued, allowing my toll booth windows to get scratched. To keep the door at the right height, I used this trick with the seatbelt as I was working inside.
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I will have to remember the seat belt trick! I need to replace my rub strips as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by DMCflux
Today I added 3 strips of 5050 Ultraviolet LEDs to help illuminate the instrument cluster. I have white LEDs that illuminate the trip and main odometers, everything else is now UV. I will post a picture if everything reassembled and on when it gets dark again this evening.
Final testing of the UV's before installing the binnacle back in to the car:
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LED strips installed but off (this is directly above the instrument cluster. the light will shine up, and be reflected back down through the slits to illuminate the gauges.:
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LED strips on:
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I used some 3M adhesive to glue a sheet of aluminum foil to the top of the light box to help reflect the light down on to the instrument cluster:
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And plugged in to the illumination positive and main ground on the wiring harness. I installed connectors so that the wiring is not permanent and the binnacle can be removed if need be:
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Took the D on holiday again and, on arrival a few days ago, found my power antenna stuck up - ironic as I normally never listen to anything whilst driving the D and while away need to put the car cover over her.
Couldn't get it to go down so had to cut into the motor's direct wiring and, being away and thus only having tools not other stuff like spare wire, I had to use a residential extension cord from the place we are staying and some MacGyver paperclips to short 12V directly to the motor itself to force it down.
Thinking of going digital radio so might just remove the power antenna altogether when I get home... for now I've left it disconnected so it doesn't go up and get stuck again.
Replaced louver struts.
You warm weather guys can't have all the fun... today it was time to wake her from hibernation. And she fired right up on the first try!!!
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Looking at the photo though, my "extremely high tech leak monitoring device" kind of looks like a car diaper :shocked:
+1 on the blower motor crossover. I had the exact noise. Problem solved now.Quote:
Originally Posted by DavidProehl
I started working on my sunshade louvre, it's cracked in multiple places.
The PO repaired a crack on the perimeter using a piece of flat stock, but he straightened the [curved] louvre and riveted the flat stock to it. Effectively, he built a stress point into the louvre and 2 more cracks developed as a result.
I started by transferring the curve from the good side of the louvre onto a 1/4" plywood strip that I'll clamp to the edge of the broken side to maintain the proper curve as I make the repair.
I also made a pattern for the flat-stock I'll use for the repair and test-fitted it on the good side of the louvre, so when I make the repair it'll match the good side. I made the pattern out of a piece of wood the same thickness as the flat stock I'll use.
I bought 7 cans of SEM trim black from Advance Auto & used a 50% code. :thumbup:
So far, it's going really well.....
It Depends.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jonathan
Haha... that's just dripping with sarcasm!Quote:
Originally Posted by Dangermouse
Although I think this is already getting marketed under a new "Wings-A-????" product line :)
Wings-A-Drippin'?Quote:
Originally Posted by Jonathan
I pulled off (or more correctly dropped) the fuel tank cover plate. I knew that the master brake cylinder had been replaced by the PO (nice and shinny) and due to some rust on the front of the brake booster, but I'd been warned to look at the fuel tank cover plate to see where else the brake fluid could have gotten to. Well it did get to the cover plate and a section of about 2sqft of the epoxy was bubbled. I scraped it all off (the bubbled bits come off with very little persuasion). Underneath was (thankfully) only a very thin coating of rust. I cleaned that off with Naval Jelly and repainted the plate. I also found some bubbling (maybe 6sqin) at the front of the fuel tank area on the LH side (just under the master cylinder), but it was also easily removed, cleaned, and painted.
Some 'lumps' in the epoxy on the bottom of the fuel tank closing plate turned out to be just that, lumps of epoxy.
I installed the DMOCO SS Shift Plate in my car. But to my chagrin, it seems as though 5875's shift linkage requires some adjustment, as the shifter totally didn't jive with the slots in the gated shift plate. This is something I don't feel comfortable attempting to do on my own, but I would think it be quite a simple fix for someone who know what they're doing, right?
Also, I think I'll have to get DPI's new SS shift stick to go with it!
Anyway, it's back to the leather shift boot for now.
I can take care of this at the tech day. Get in touch with the organizer to formally make the list!
Awesome. I'll speak to the ODOC guys soon enough. I'm also planning on another trip out to Ohio this year for a few maintenance items.Quote:
Originally Posted by DPI JOSH
I went into the garage to make sure it was still there.
It was.
Installed some new front tires in preparation for a long club drive at the end of the month. The car had NCTs in the rear and one Falken and one Douglas tire up front when I bought it. I replaced the NCTs right away with Cooper Cobras, but was too cheap to replace the fronts. Now the Cobras are no longer available, so I'm running Cooper CS4 Tourings in the front. Front and rear still don't match, but at least they are the same brand as the rear now and same tire left to right!
I've learned over the past year (in some cases the hard way) that certain things aren't worth putting off replacing to save a buck - and tires are near, if not at, the top of that list.
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Also, in the "What did you do last weekend?" category, I went on a drive with Jon (jawn101) out on Hwy 128 headed west from Winters, CA. Yes, it is a funny name for a California town that has no idea what winter is like. :)
Along the way we stopped at a park, a great brewery, and tapas dinner. An absolutely amazing drive!
I put the suction cup GoPro mount I got for Christmas to good use and made this video. It clocks in at 4:30 and includes a few pictures from the day and one of the many great waves we got. I thought it turned out decent enough for a first try.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jt8ym-VvqvA
Later that night, on my drive home, I got pulled over for the first time in the DeLorean (had it since Aug 2008). Here is a rough transcript:Officer: First off, very cool car!
Me: Thanks!
Officer: Before I turned on my lights I told dispatch 'I think I am about to pull over a DELOREAN!' I pulled you over because I couldn't run your plate in the computer and wanted to make sure no one stole your very cool car. Can I see your license and registration?
Me: Sure (I hand it to her)
Officer: Oh! I needed to put an "HV" in front of the numbers for historical plates. Have a great night!
Kind of funny that even the cops don't know how to run historical plates. Also found it funny how excited she was about pulling over a DeLorean.
More than decent, that was very nicely shot and edited.Quote:
Originally Posted by DavidProehl
Until somebody comes up with a better technique I think you've set the standard for mounting video cams on DeLoreans. The door-swing sequences are great and thanks for hiliting the waves from other drivers.
Glad you all had a great time showing the stainless - and enjoying some brews. Thanks for sharing it.
Agreed, some great stuff there. And you got a hell of a day weather-wise!Quote:
Originally Posted by Rich
Thanks, that is very kind. I wasn't quite sure where to mount it so I tried a couple still shots in my garage prior. I'll probably try a couple other locations, but this one seemed like a good balance between capturing the car and scenery at the same time. I wish I had a second camera to mount near the wheel. The more angles the better.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rich
Yes, it was a perfect day! We are coming out of our rainy season so we should have a few more days like this to come. This is the kind of driving I bought the car for.Quote:
Originally Posted by MML
YES! That's what I said too. The hands down best parts of the video were when the doors went up and down.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rich
We had a great drive - the weather was perfect.
WTF - they stopped you for that?!?!?! :shock:Quote:
Originally Posted by DavidProehl
Unless there was a DeLorean in the area that was reported stolen, I don't see where the probable cause was for effectuating such a stop. There's real crime going on, and they waste our (taxpayers') time and resources on this nonsense! Not to mention the FACT that the officer was apparently inept at actually doing her job.
If I ever got pulled over in such a manner... let's just say that it wouldn't be very pretty :nutkick:
He was in my town, and there are two DeLoreans here - mine and another. I know that neither were stolen....Quote:
Originally Posted by NightFlyer
I had the same thought. What was she doing running the plate without probable cause in the first place? Makes me wonder how closely they are keeping tabs on me. Unless perhaps they know my car, and thought it was me but with strange plates on. It is a very small town, after all.
The HV plates are extreeeeeeemely rare. David's is actually the only one I've ever seen.
That is Orwellian freaky, IMHO, and I'm NOT even tin foil hat extreme. :nervous:Quote:
Originally Posted by jawn101
I actually ran bogus (expired April of 2011, not to mention from a different state) plates on my car all last year. I was followed by cops, given the thumbs up by cops, and even had one get along side me and carry on a conversion through open windows with me at a stop light. NONE ever ran my plate, as I gave them no reason to, otherwise my rear end would have been in a little bit of trouble. I don't plan on pushing that luck this year though, so I'll be properly registering it before driving it this year - only have to decide what state to register it in and what kind of plate I want to get...
http://dmctalk.org/attachment.php?at...1&d=1385532436
I'm guessing that people dedicated and responsible enough to have a car that qualifies for historical plates shy away from the dumb stunts that get you pulled over.
I think the thread title might be better listed as: What have you done to your DeLorean this week as I don't get on here every day.
I sold the wheels off of 1729 and got rid of the drag radials. I mounted a set of dark grey wheels that seem more fitting to me on a gas flap hood car and got new Coopers at the same time.
I also replaced my cross-gate cable AGAIN. I replaced it with another 33 year old cable, but we'll see how long this one lasts. The 2nd one stopped working when my wife was trying to take the car to work, seriously bad luck for me!
Replaced my fuel accumulator - what a total and utter nightmare trying to get at that hardline let alone those old stiff as shit hoses.
However, new hoses plus installed Hervey's stainless braided replacement for that hardline - took the accumulator back out again TWICE for shits and giggles, boy it's such a piss easy quick job now without those old hoses or hardline! :) :) :)
Replaced my fuel filter while I was at it, figured might as well been on the road now for nearly two years, and jumpered the pump to bleed the system out.
I have the exact same combination. Cooper Cobra 235s in the rear and Cooper CS4 195s up front.Quote:
Originally Posted by DavidProehl
It really wasn't a big deal. The officer was very professional and easy going about it. The probable cause was that my plate didn't run, which was her fault, but if a plate doesn't run I'd expect to get pulled over. In California not only can they run your plate whenever they want, there are automated systems that run ALL plates.Quote:
Originally Posted by NightFlyer
Excellent! Good to know I'm not alone. I have also had Cooper CS4 Tourings on my Honda Accord for the past 4 or so years. Kind of funny to run the same tires on the DeLorean as my Accord.Quote:
Originally Posted by pezzonovante88
Looks like I'll be staying away from CA in the foreseeable future - that's insane IMHO. I suppose that's their solution for battling auto theft - too bad things have gotten that bad in CA that it has come to that...Quote:
Originally Posted by DavidProehl
Ya... That is a reason to stay out of CA, cause we ALL get pulled over several times a day for no reason... REALLY? :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by NightFlyer
Craig
As of 2012 Automated License Plate Recognition is used by >70% of police departments nationwide in the U.S. And it's similar outside the USA.Quote:
Originally Posted by NightFlyer
By the same token it is not employed everywhere in California.
It's possible that the officer who checked on David was doing a "manual" check or her ALPR was fooled by his CA Historical plate.
In any case drivers in most parts of most Western countries, including the U.S., have no reasonable expectation of anonymity (the records will display the registered owner) when on most public roads.
NSA! OBAMA! WORSE THAN HITLER!Quote:
Originally Posted by NightFlyer
...right?
Ouch, I went through that with Vin 5188. After 4 months of trying to get it corrected I brought a lawyer into the equation and the seller immediately said he would buy it back. NJ does not like title jumping which is what the seller was trying to do, as it seemed he didn't want to go through the trouble to get it registered and correct titles from the original owner who passed away. Anyway, it worked out for the best as I got a much better car with 1494 :DQuote:
Originally Posted by timothymoore
Today I placed an order for a MaxJax from Costco ($2000 incl. Shipping until the end of March). I've spent plenty of time under the car on ramps and jack stands, so this will be a very nice change.
I just don't like 'big brother' tracking my every move. If you're fine with 'big brother' watching/tracking your every move, that's fine - more power to you. But I don't. Other states have more respect for privacy rights, thus I'll stick with those states. If CA wants me to visit, then they should enact laws to protect my privacy, as opposed to destroying it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Silverbullet
David didn't do anything illegal. In order to conduct a stop, the police must have at a minimum a 'reasonable suspicion' that a crime is being committed. In David's case, there wasn't a 'reasonable suspicion' of any crime having been committed, thus the stop constituted little more than an unlawful false imprisonment. He could technically sue the police department for damages, but he'd probably lose given the current status of the CA judicial system.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rich
Bottom line is that I don't like it when my rights/privacy are slowly eroded away under the guise of bettering the collective. I'm not a Borg drone - I'm an American who values the principles upon which this nation was founded.
I could write a whole book on this, but I'm afraid that I'd get in trouble for getting political. I will say that Hitler was far more honest than Obama has been...Quote:
Originally Posted by Kane
If believing in the sanctity of privacy and protection of that privacy against extreme governmental intervention makes me an honorary member of tin foil hat gang, then so be it - I'll wear such a hat proudly. I least I stand for principles that adamantly believe in and am willing to fight for.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a61fPIgJfgs
Annnnnnnnnyyy waaaaayyyyy.
I brought 3205 home last night. It had been living under traps at a friends compound while work on 3922 took place this winter. It's obvious I've got some work to do.
1. The gas pedal was stiff as a board - my guess is it's time to replace the throttle cable and really clean out the sheath with detergents and compressed air. I noticed in the past it was getting stiffer, but this is almost unusable - it may snap if i drove it like this. You can really exert a lot of force with your legs.
2. I got locked in for the first time ever. One of the latches on the drivers door would not release. It's been 4 years since my last lock'n latch procedure on 3205 so I guess I was due for a nice little lock-in.
3. Brake and clutch flush - it's been 3 years. I'm due.
4. Coolant flush - it's been 4 years. I'm due
5. Based on the previous 4 and my DeLorean related OCD I've come to the conclusion I need to do a frame off restoration. Hah.
You should submit your video to GoPro for their own channel. Nicely done!
I did the 6th oil change on my car since I got it 18 months ago. (Every 3,000 miles).
I went with Synthetic oil this time based upon an original owners suggestion.
I watched David P's "Winters Drive" video and Loved it, :thumbup2: So much that
I went out and bought a GoPro setup that I'm still trying to figure out how it works. (I've also downloaded the App).
I bought the suction cup mount and I didn't make it down my driveway before it fell off. :sad30:
I'm must be getting old because the best I could do with the GoPro, (So Far), was one pic.
This pic will Scare you....
George