What have you done to your DeLorean today?

**Patrick C** · 08-12-2013 07:09 PM

Originally Posted by Josh

So if i drive to your house will you fix my doors? hahaha. I am going to keep picking away at mine. The problem with mine is there are many more variables in play. The door shells have been swapped so I am tinkering with lock and latch adjustments. Also, the hinge bolts need to be tweaked as well. The exterior door handle cable is causing issues as well.

I would be more than happy to help you if you find yourself in my neck of the woods! I would suggest getting the door locks and latches adjusted first. You can do this with the doors open and using a screwdriver in place of the striker pins to close and open the latches (simulating the door opening and closing.) You obviously want both latches to open at the same time, not one and then another. This is key to getting a smoothly opening door when you pull the handle.

I had problems with my exterior handle cable at one point too, and flushing the cable sheath with WD-40 and then putting lightweight oil down it fixed everything completely. Good luck!

**Josh** · 08-12-2013 07:49 PM

Originally Posted by Patrick C

I would be more than happy to help you if you find yourself in my neck of the woods! I would suggest getting the door locks and latches adjusted first. You can do this with the doors open and using a screwdriver in place of the striker pins to close and open the latches (simulating the door opening and closing.) You obviously want both latches to open at the same time, not one and then another. This is key to getting a smoothly opening door when you pull the handle.

I had problems with my exterior handle cable at one point too, and flushing the cable sheath with WD-40 and then putting lightweight oil down it fixed everything completely. Good luck!

I may take you up on that offer one day haha. I have already done you have described to ensure the function of the latches. I am going to try and swap out my front latch, it seems to have problems unlocking, leaving the door jammed closed. I can always reset it by pulling the rod and unlocking it.

**Farrar** · 08-13-2013 03:29 PM

Originally Posted by Jonathan

Did you get this addressed already, Farrar?

The part you described as "strangeness stomping on the gas from a stop" sounds to me like the adjustable linkage going between the throttle spool and the lever arm on the butterfly valves needs to be shortened/lengthened. Something along these lines happened to me on my car and it was at least partly related to the linkage having too much slack in it. It's not the easiest thing in the world to adjust, but not too terribly difficult. If you can get away with doing a full 360 degree length adjustment (by dialing in/out the one end a complete revolution) you can avoid getting in further and disconnecting both ends. Being able to adjust both ends though is likely the better way to go to get it right.

No, I didn't get this addressed. I haven't driven the car since that day (been out of town) so I haven't been able to see if it would happen again. Will check trans fluid first, though -- that and oil were the only things changed before the symptom appeared. Maybe I didn't put enough fluid in...? Will also try to get video evidence of problem so others can chime in to help. Was unlike anything I experienced before.

**DeLorean03** · 08-14-2013 07:54 PM

A little bit closer...

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All speakers hooked up and remote wire to head unit ready.

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Tentatively sitting in place - most wires not hooked up yet.

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Bringing the DeLorean to the modern world with Bluetooth, HD Radio, Pandora capable, iPod ready, and aux in as well as USB plugs in the back. It's going to be awesome!

**Jonathan** · 08-14-2013 08:10 PM

Looked intently over my left shoulder while sitting in the drivers seat and noticed there is a little stick figure type image of a car with the hood open on the engine cover release pull handle. Had never seen that before. Mind you it's an image of a car with the hood open... on the front of the car

Do they all look like this?

**opethmike** · 08-14-2013 09:07 PM

Originally Posted by Jonathan

Looked intently over my left shoulder while sitting in the drivers seat and noticed there is a little stick figure type image of a car with the hood open on the engine cover release pull handle. Had never seen that before. Mind you it's an image of a car with the hood open... on the front of the car

Do they all look like this?

Mine does.

And today, I experimented with different noise filters in my MS ECU.

**DavidProehl** · 08-14-2013 09:13 PM

Originally Posted by Jonathan

Looked intently over my left shoulder while sitting in the drivers seat and noticed there is a little stick figure type image of a car with the hood open on the engine cover release pull handle. Had never seen that before. Mind you it's an image of a car with the hood open... on the front of the car

Do they all look like this?

5 years of ownership and using it regularly, but never noticed that. Must be a generic hood release pull.

**Nick774** · 08-14-2013 09:33 PM

Well after a lot of welding and POR-15 and a touch of Lab metal, 774's new donor frame is finished! Now to connect all the frame components. New motor mounts, blue silicon hoses everywhere, cleaned and painted the fuel lines and coolant pipes, transmission mounts and a few other goodies on the way. Im quite happy with how my front extension turned out. I test fitted the rack and its smooth.

Note: Please Disregard the rusty suspension components. I have been sandblasting all the susp. parts from the first frame and will be replacing everything. I just left these on to keep the frame mobile. Next I have to strip those wheels. I really want the machine finished wheels. Anyways enjoy

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**Jonathan** · 08-14-2013 09:41 PM

Originally Posted by DavidProehl

5 years of ownership and using it regularly, but never noticed that. Must be a generic hood release pull.

Yea, same here. I normally don't even look in there as I reach for it... mostly just grab it by feel. I happened to be sitting in the driveway with the door open and when I was looking around checking stuff out, the sun got that particular area nicely lit. Surprises aren't normally all that great on our cars, but this one was ok.

Now, as for reaching up and around near the rockscreen and skirting... one of the captive nut brackets was literally just sitting there and I grabbed it. Crazy rusty piece of junk was all that is left of it and not capable of holding anything in place. Upon further inspection, I don't think there is a single fastener still technically holding any of that rockscreen or radiator shroud in place. I think it is being held in place with the Force. It's all coming out pretty soon though and I'll put new fasteners back in when I do. I see Josh at DPI has a nice SS replacement bracket kit complete with nuts and rivets. Anyone put this in on their car? Seems like a nice upgrade part worth getting to me.

**John U** · 08-16-2013 04:09 PM

Spent a long time going over the suspension and shift rods looking for what made the horrible clunk on my way home from a car show.......turns out it was a can of window cleaner that rolled and hit the inside wall of the trunk

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