I just finished putting my evaporator box back together.
Tomorrow, reinstallation.
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I just finished putting my evaporator box back together.
Tomorrow, reinstallation.
got a stainless steel label kit very nice just in the middle of fitting it :-) anyone got clear info on locations ?? my manuals all over the shop with numbers etc , tyre id one ?
Holy sh1t, batman. That's pretty gross.Quote:
Originally Posted by 240z
This past weekend I pulled the fuel filler neck access panel for better access to remove the brake master cylinder and found a pile of something (mouse nest?) inside.
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I dunno if the mouse crap above or the inside of my brake reservoir was more disgusting. This photo was after I cleaned out the worst of the gunk with a turkey baster and there was still a bunch of gross stuff left at the bottom. I don't know how I even still had functioning brakes. I should have flushed all the fluids when I first got the car 3 years ago. Lesson learned.
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Busted a transmission mount.
Actually broke last Thursday but I only just today had a chance to diagnose why I lost 1st and 2nd gears. With snowfall likely less than a month away it looks like my daily driving season is over. Oh well, it was a good one. Now to write up my driving season summary.
I now have fully functioning, 100% awesome heat.
This is a big deal to anyone who has taken their evaporator/heater boxes out. I knew it was going to be a big job, but not that big!
Here's how it broke down, and for the record, everyday was 10-12 hours.
Day 1 - remove entire interior (I used this as a chance to re-dye everything and fill cracks in the binnacle and dash).
Day 2 - split box, remove old Dum Dum and rotten foam, clean, apply new foam and Dum Dum, swap heater cores, put box back together
Day 3 - reinstall box and the rest of the interior. Nothing ever fits like it first did.
Day 4 - trouble shoot and bleed cooling system.
Day 5 - go for drive and enjoy gorgeous weather and new heat with windows down and heat cranked.
Perfect weather here today. Came home early from work, went for a really nice drive out to wine country, sat outside and had a glass and watched the world go by. Most of the world was stopping to gawk at the car but I just kept my distance across the street. Verified that my otterstat still works - since we put the new water pump and all the new hoses in, the car hasn't heated up enough to kick it on.
I resolved to finish putting the fuel system back together Saturday morning and fire it up.
Fortunately, the car is very patient. :)
Farrar
Let's hope the word "Fire" is only figurative.
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Originally Posted by Farrar
Ha -- you have a good memory, Lenny! After that incident (cut short by my fire extinguisher, which I recommend every car owner own) I added a second engine block ground and placed a fuse in the ignition circuit. So far I've had no problems.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lenny
Farrar
Got a ton of stuff to put in my car. Got all my battery wire. Got the copper block to cut a buss bar. Got my new dome lights. Got new TABs. Got SS LCAs. Got poly LCA bushings. Got the 4 AWG terminals but the 2 AWG are backordered. Got 7 idle ECUs.
GOT NO TIME :mad:
Dave, did you get the lower control arms from Pearce? I'd like to see some pictures. Do they come with ball joints?
I got them from DMCH. I had built up my paypal and DMCH accepts that. No ball joints with them from either DMCH or Pearce. I bought a set from John. I think I will need to make a spacer so the "C" clip locks them in.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chris 16409
Very nice looking. What made you go with these as apposed to Byrne's offering?
worked on the interior. The PO was a maroon, he changed so many things, trying to make sense out of it all. Wires unpluged and just taped together, ground wires just dangling, ran his own power wires for something, still trying to figure it out, but I got all the speakers working again.
So there is that.
Maroon?
A classic old Bugs Bunny reference.... :)Quote:
Originally Posted by steve6864
I removed/reinstalled my headlight surrounds and finishers so people (read: Clint) could *finally* stop pointing out that they were installed wrong ;)
Thats a real nice looking LCA, Dave. I'd love to see the pics when you get these installed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bitsyncmaster
Nothing. I'm still stuck in this land of bleh for another 2 months :(
Threw some fuel stabilizer in, went for a drive to mix it around, and then parked the car for the winter. The driving season is over for another year, but another winter projects season is just beginning! Planning on putting my DIN bracket in and a new stereo and speakers, as well as taking my instrument cluster off to do a few things in there with the bulbs and gauges. Oh, and my speedo drive too. And a few misc cosmetic things :)
This little article was in one of the papers here yesterday:Attachment 6439
Yay, more misinformation...Quote:
Originally Posted by Jonathan
Agreed, sigh...Quote:
Originally Posted by Dracula
On a high note (at least for me!) all these winterization threads really make me appreciate the California climate... driving season never ends here! :) I'll be out of commission for a few rainy weeks while doing some transmission and brake work though.
What parts were not accurate in your opinion Chad?Quote:
Originally Posted by Dracula
The company was NOT revived; they're a new entity operating under the same name.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jonathan
They also don't sell 10 "new" DeLoreans a year; they've only sold 15 new-build cars. That's wrong on two counts: the cars AREN'T new, nor do they sell 10 per year.
Yes Chad, we all know that. Need we really scrutinize every piece of press? I know beer and cigarettes aren't healthy and I don't need to be reminded. Sometimes it's just nice to enjoy them without the criticism.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dracula
He was just sharing something in a local paper.
Here's a fun fact. I have a scrap book of DeLorean articles out of Canadian newspapers from my childhood and I'm sure american papers were the same. All of them were negative and focused on "crappy, gimmicky" cars and cocaine busts. I think it's a breath of fresh air these past few years reading blurbs and articles about the new DMC, electric DMC, NEW BUILD DMC's because you know what? If I have a choice between reading inaccurate information about coke busts (i.e. spending time in prison that never happened) or some fuzzy lines about where the old DMC and new DMC began or information on new DMC projects, I'll take the latter.
PS - Went for a 200 mile fall drive and it was beautiful. That's what I did today.
Thank you David, that's what I was getting at. The general public's perception of what is wrong with an article or piece of information about a DeLorean is very different than what some "afficionado's" consider wrong. Case in point my $200 Diamond Select flux capacitor. No one in the history of car shows and cruise nights has ever pointed out that it is not the right shade of gray. Was it $1,000 and an exact match to the movie? No. So is it wrong? Yes, to some, but to the majority, it doesn't matter.Quote:
Originally Posted by sdg3205
Took mine for a drive for the first time in 5 months. Great to be back behind the wheel.:race:
Then the list of to-do's started forming again in my brain...........:bigcry:
Installed one of Bitsyncmaster's new digital RPM relays and took 1258(Delores) for a test run to the Post Office. She ran very well, with no noticeable difference in operation. So I'd call it a success! Thanks again Bit!!
Yesterday I took the D out for the first drive in a few months. Been so busy lately with my grand kids it's been sitting with no road running. It was quite cold when I started it (about 40 deg F) and it did need the CSV to start. Remember I have unplugged the CSV and my cold start relay actuates the CSV after 1 second of cranking. But after that 1 second it fired right up and ran great.
I need to find a way to stop my brake peddle from "creaking" in that cold weather. Clutch felt a little sticky at first also. Tires had flat spotted but quickly got fixed after a short drive.
I did the post-500 mile break-in service on my rebuilt/upgraded engine, then went for a spirited test drive. It's so much more fun to drive now, I feel a lot better about spending so much time, energy, and money on it!
Now back to the project car...
Travis
Put 2 dents in the truck lid and busted my windshield. Drove the the car 300 mi RT to DMCMW. Fixed a failed Spax Front shock upper bushing and crown washer. Got the FIRST look at the New Fiberglass Front Facia. An Excellent Reproduction and a perfect fit to the car. Can't wait to see one fully Painted.
Other than that, not much.
Oh no, how did that happen? Good thing there's new windshields on the way :)Quote:
Originally Posted by DMC5180
My wife left for work this morning and as the garage door stopped after closing I hear a crash in the garage. I go to investigate and find a box of left over Pieces from a Composite railing kit laying on the hood. It had fallen off an 8 ft high storage shelf. They had been up there about 2 years. I guess and over time of moving things around on the shelf and Vibration from the The garage door, they shifted around unbenouced too me and decided to fall this morning. The interesting thing is that I had backed the car into the garage yesterday. The first time I'd done that all year. Otherwise it would have hit the top center of the louvre. I would have rather had that happen and get new louver that have to go through fixing the hood AGAIN. I had the whole car fixed and re-grained by Chris Nicholson a year ago.
Oh man, that really sucks. Sorry to hear it. A similar thing happened to my daily driver a few months ago, but it was a bunch of paint cans that fell from the 8' high shelf. That was an ugly mess that *really* would have ruined the D. Good luck getting it cleaned up!Quote:
Originally Posted by DMC5180
- Installed a new steering rack
- Installed lowering springs
- Installed new rear shocks
- Fixed some rust / epoxy damage under the steering rack from a brake master cylinder leak
- Fixed a minor fuel leak [I know, no fuel leaks are minor]
- Fixed an issue with the throttle return spring
- 3 new tires + alignment
Did I mention that this is my daily driver? It was a busy weekend!
--buddy
3? Don't you want to replace tires in sets of 2 or 4?Quote:
Originally Posted by nullset
Yesterday - Drove 1049 for the first time with EFI.
Nice! How did it go? Was it worth all the work involved?Quote:
Originally Posted by opethmike
You'd think so, wouldn't you?Quote:
Originally Posted by sean
One of my fronts had sidewall damage. The other is fine (they're both fairly new). Both the rears are being replaced.
So that adds up to three. It's weird, I know.
--buddy
I literally just finished installing a set of the stainless fuel lines from the UK because I noticed one was leaking. I also seem to have lost the adjustment screw plug, so a bobber is now taking its place.