What have you done to your DeLorean today?

[SKnight]

Awesome upgrades! I really like the Momo wheel.

Thanks, the Momo has ended up being one of the best upgrades I've made so far! It looks great and combined with the new suspension, almost makes it seem like I'm driving a different car.

[Shuttleman]

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[durech]

DMCMW makes the logo plate and also sells the wheel and adapter as a kit. It's a fairly easy install as long as you have the correct hardware to use with a steering wheel puller. You can usually rent those at an auto parts store if you don't what to by one. The bolts you need for the puller are M6 x 1.00 x 100 mm Long and a couple appropriate sized washers under the bolt heads.

What is the cost of the complete steering wheel package?? Wheel, adapter & logo plate

[SKnight]

What is the cost of the complete steering wheel package?? Wheel, adapter & logo plate

DMCNW packaged the whole thing to me for around $295 I believe. That included the knock-off Momo wheel, adapter, and logo plate.

[Michael Babb]

Knocked out a few items last night that had ben bothering me:

• Recharged AC - nice having cold air again!
• Drivers door adjustment, door was sticking on front pin
• And, the surround around both of my drop windows were getting pretty worn and nasty:

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So I taped up both sides and re-painted the surround with Rustoleum satin finish black:
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And here is the final with all tape removed:
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[vps3922]

knocked a few small things out the other day

painted the frunk. and window cowling. both were faded/dirty and just made the front of the car look worn when the hood was up. now it looks just shy of factory fresh.
also replaced the windwhield wiper arms as they were faded/pitting

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Also finally replaced the dome lights with LEDs only thing left to switch over to LEDs is the binnacle. (ignoring the glovebox light and headlights)

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no LED compatible timer yet (I'll be contacting you eventually, bitsyncmaster!) so I just have to manually turn the lights on and off. not that big of an issue for me though.

Awesome paint job!

I got Dave's dimmer module for my LEDs and it works like a charm. I also added foot-well lighting into the LED circuit and it dims them as well. Well built product and worth having if you want to give the interior lighting the old/modern feel.

[johnyrottin]

4846 got:

The biggest project was the brakes. Getting the original hoses out of the hex holder brackets was a nightmare. Once they were out we replaced all 4 corners with stainless braided lines and rebuilt the calipers with stainless steel pistons. One piston was really stuck fast. Some garage engineering found a way to get it out! Way ground a small notch on both sides, slide a large washer into the notches, and used a ball joint fork to turn the washer, thus turning the piston. We also replaced the brake master cylinder.

While we were under the car we inspected the complete frame. It looks amazingly clean...except one spot. The standard brake master leak had recently started so some of the epoxy had bubbled. We scraped the tank plate all down and ground off what we could then POR15 and painted every tiny spot on the frame we could find. Ace Hardware Medium Gray 17076 was a pretty spot on match for color. While were at it I hit some suspension parts with some black rust reformer to keep that under control as well. POR15 was like water and went on really thin so I did a couple coats. Wear gloves because its drippy! One tip Marty gave me on the POR15: don't open the top just poke a small hole in it and cover it with a small bit of duct tape then saran wrap. That will keep it usable for a looooong time.

We put some 90 weight gear oil in the steering rack and smoothed out the steering. Nice touch Marty!

We put in new pigtails for the front marker lights. One of them was pretty destroyed and needed replacement so we did both. I already had LEDs all the way around that Ian Y. and I did earlier.

Marty showed me how to rebuild a mode switch and the magical way a Zen master can reach into the dash and feel his way through the removal and replacement. That was a joyful task but it turns so smoothly now. That turning smoothness came from Marty's attention to detail. He hand polished the aluminum face inside the mode switch itself. That, my friends, is passion!

We installed the stainless steel three screw strips on both sides that hold the two aluminum inspection/protection plates. That one was quick and easy.

Thanks again Marty!

[novadmc]

Awesome paint job!

thanks! hopefully the paint holds up!



Today i replaced the driver's side axle flange and seal with parts from PJGrady.

hopefully no more transmission leaks now that this is done!
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[DMC-81]

Today was a loooong day but I got the business end of the car completed:

Here are the parts that I started the morning with (DMC EU adjustable shocks, lower links converted by Marty Maier, lowering springs, re-waxed rubber insulator, and re-painted spring cups):

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Here are the end results. I also installed the previously completed brake rotor and calipers:

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Yesterday, I installed the front shocks as well. Up next is bleeding the brakes....

[Shuttleman]

Today was a loooong day but I got the business end of the car completed:

Here are the parts that I started the morning with (DMC EU adjustable shocks, lower links converted by Marty Maier, lowering springs, re-waxed rubber insulator, and re-painted spring cups):

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Here are the end results. I also installed the previously completed brake rotor and calipers:

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Yesterday, I installed the front shocks as well. Up next is bleeding the brakes....

Good job