What have you done to your DeLorean today?

[DMC81]

I've been going strong so far this winter not peeking under the car cover every day. This cold weather is killer though and I've already got the bug to get out and drive the DeLorean. It'll be at least another 2 months before the snow and salt is gone.

I was also looking through some pics from when I restored the frame and chassis parts... Here are a few before and after shots.

Very nice work, did you do a frame off?

[Mark D]

Very nice work, did you do a frame off?

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.

Oh, and thanks for the compliment :-)

[Rich_NYS]

Mark D, your work looks awesome....I might stop posting my pics after seeing that!

[Mark D]

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.

[ALEXAKOS]

wow!
Would feel sorry to but that back on the road!

[DMC5180]

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.

[Mark D]

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.

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.

[DMC5180]

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.

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.

[Rich_NYS]

Me:
(looking down & saying quietly) um...i replaced my steering column bushing.....ya, um...pretty psyched about it....seems much better now.

lol

[NightFlyer]

Me:
(looking down & saying quietly) um...i replaced my steering column bushing.....ya, um...pretty psyched about it....seems much better now.

lol

Awesome