I installed the headlight wiring harness in place.
Before we went home I drilled out the rivets on this piece. I did this because the rivets were loose and so I can have the plate painted separately.
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I installed the headlight wiring harness in place.
Before we went home I drilled out the rivets on this piece. I did this because the rivets were loose and so I can have the plate painted separately.
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The waranty replacement parts from DMCH finally showed up yesterday.
For a "Rush" order it sure took a long time to get here. The brake line looks to be correct and the washer fluid pump doesn't look like a used one this time. So that's good.
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A couple of weeks ago, Tam got rear-ended while she was stopped waiting to pull into our driveway. The insurance company ended up totaling the car, so I grabbed the nice new jack and luck wrench out of it before it got towed away. I do have the original jack for the Delorean but it's not as nice as this one. The lug wrench is too small so I won't be using that.
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Today, I dropped off the front facia, rear facia, engine cover, and rear louver cover for bodywork and painting.
I told my bodywork guy that the bumper part is supposed to be buffed out and just be the black that the facia is made out of. He thought that was wierd. He looked everything over and said he thought that trying to buff the bumper part was not the best way to go. He wanted to paint the bumpers instead. I pointed out the reasons for not painting the bumpers one more time, but he was not convinced. So the bumpers will be painted. He said it would look better and assured me it would hold up well. I'm going to trust him.
The other disagreement we had was the paint mix for the facias. I gave him paint codes I found on the internet. He suggested shooting a good area on the facia with his paint scan gun to get the proper paint code. He said he'd spray some samples for the silver and the black and have me look at them before painting my parts...deal!
Right before I left, I looked him right in the eye and said, "It's important that this is done right...what I am saying is I am not looking for a deal." I may regret this later when I get the bill
My point though being that in the past he has given me a deal. I didn't want him to cut any corners to give me a deal this time.
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Looks like you're locked in on your fascia refinishing plan.
In case you aren't locked in you can tell your bodywork guy that the black bumpers and lower areas of the fascias really were not painted. The fascias were made of black UV-stabilized urethane, nothing weird about it. See p.21 of the DeLorean Buyer's Guide by Espey.
Also tell him the factory-look restoration of the black urethane is *not* to buff it out unless you mean *polishing it*. Use a random orbital polisher and liquid polish to take out the fine scratches and get it back to a deep black look. Deeper scrapes may call for deeper polishing. Deeper polishing won't change the color since the fascia is black through and through. You might ask him to polish just a short portion of the black area for you both to look at before finalizing the plan. It wouldn't take more than 10 minutes including setup - there's no downside to that test.
The polishing results in a satin look, not too shiny.
Yes, black paint can work. Good luck whichever method you end up with.
Originally Posted by SupercoolBill
I told my bodywork guy that the bumper part is supposed to be buffed out and just be the black that the facia is made out of. He thought that was wierd. He looked everything over and said he thought that trying to buff the bumper part was not the best way to go. He wanted to paint the bumpers instead. I pointed out the reasons for not painting the bumpers one more time, but he was not convinced. So the bumpers will be painted. He said it would look better and assured me it would hold up well. I'm going to trust him.
Right before I left, I looked him right in the eye and said, "It's important that this is done right...what I am saying is I am not looking for a deal." I may regret this later when I get the bill
My point though being that in the past he has given me a deal. I didn't want him to cut any corners to give me a deal this time.
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It doesn't really say too much other than the obvious.
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We worked on the car for a few hours tonight. Tam put the new brake line on.
It fit correct this time.
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While she was doing that, I swapped out the washer pump and plugged on the wires. They didn't plug on as far as I had hoped they would. It should be fine, though. I smeared some dielectric grease on the connections for good measure.
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Next we bled the brakes and checked for leaks.
After bleeding the brakes I went over every part of the brake lines again. My heart sank when I saw this spot of sticky residue.
I removed the coolant pipe clamps and tightened the fitting a bit more. I hate tightening these fittings because I never know how tight to go. I cleaned the fitting with glass cleaner.
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While checking the brake lines, I found fluid under the clutch master. Ugh... that is not good. I think the rubber hose may just be leaking. I may just need a better clamp.
With the brakes squared away, we installed the parking brake assemblies onto the rear calipers.
Tam tightened the screw until I couldn't spin the caliper then backed it off one full turn and made sure that the caliper spun freely. Then the cotter pin went in. We did the other side also.
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