What have you done to your DeLorean today?

[Aaron Cake]

Installed the permanent fix to the engine cover latch catch issue I developed on #5637. Works well. Will be posting a thread about it soon. No more pulled out engine cover latch catch!

[Timeless]

Installed the permanent fix to the engine cover latch catch issue I developed on #5637. Works well. Will be posting a thread about it soon. No more pulled out engine cover latch catch!

Interested in this. I recently removed the engine cover latch to replace the spring and left it our due to it being a PITA to reinstall. It never popped up enough when released even with new robust bump stops and proper clearance with the fascia.

[Bitsyncmaster]

Used BLACK MAGIC TITANIUM MATTE tire finish on my D today. Real easy, spray it on, wait 3 minuets wipe it off. Looks real good. Took off all the normal browning on tires. Will have to see how long it lasts.

[Timeless]

Used BLACK MAGIC TITANIUM MATTE tire finish on my D today. Real easy, spray it on, wait 3 minuets wipe it off. Looks real good. Took off all the normal browning on tires. Will have to see how long it lasts.

After 30 years I found a rubber care product I LOVE. Recently acquired a bottle of this and it is great. Holds up better than any other rubber/vinyl protectant I have used before. I never use tire specific shine products for the mess they cause, dirty wheels, etc...

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07CRNKGQB...sin_title&th=1

This is 2 weeks of driving:
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[Bitsyncmaster]

I have a bad wind noise on passenger side door when driving. Never had this before I removed and installed the fender after modifying the door latch bracket. I'm just guessing because the door is higher in the front, now the bottom seal is not working. They are real hard rubber anyway so I'm going to replace those.

The new lower door seal did not fix the wind noise. I think it's wind blowing on the side of the car rather then the wind caused by forward motion. I wonder if the new door handles need some sealing. I don't hear it on the drivers side. It sounds like wind getting inside the door. Now my doors don't have that plastic sheeting sealing of the inside of the doors. I may need that also. I'm going to tape up the passenger side door handle and see if that stops it.

[JohnZ]

Finally replaced radiator and cooling fans! It was long overdue, because my setup was original! Also we put in a new screw-in otterstat, as well as a bleeder kit for the rad! (I already had the self bleeder back in the engine)

I have to say that although we used a lift... It was a pain! I can't imagine doing that job on the ground! This is the main reason for that: the damn screws on the air dam(n) and on the rock screen...they were ALL seized! We ended up inventing new things to have these items stay on, such as bolts and inserted rivnuts! And it worked very well and everything is well secured now, but the toll was very high, since we lost something like three hours just to adapt things and deal with setbacks!

Of course we are very used to that, because at this point we never ever expect to do a straightforward session on the DeLorean, but still it was annoying and made us work from 9 AM to 9 PM... We took our time because there's no need to rush, especially with this particular aspect of the car.

12 hours including refill, fan test, bleeding, checking for leaks. I must say that in the end everything went well and I'm really satisfied with the new stuff from DeloreanGo! Now the fans feel powerful and less noisy, and also they seem to cool the car down much faster. Not that the system didn't work before, it did... but now I kind of feel "safer" I know you know what I mean.

We didn't really take a lot of pictures, we were busy as is... But at least a couple of those shows what a pair of goofballs we are!

[Aaron Cake]

Interested in this. I recently removed the engine cover latch to replace the spring and left it our due to it being a PITA to reinstall. It never popped up enough when released even with new robust bump stops and proper clearance with the fascia.

Here's the thread: https://dmctalk.org/showthread.php?2...ullout-on-5637

[Timeless]

That is great. I was hoping it was a solution for the latch and catch - not just the catch. I hate the latch design.

[Bitsyncmaster]

My battery has been no problem. Cranks and starts instantly. But in the past when I charge it at 14.50 volts it gets down below 100 ma charge current. Now it kind of jumps around 200 ma. So I pulled out the battery and see the date I bought it it was 4/13. So I think it's time to replace it.

[JBaker4981]

My battery has been no problem. Cranks and starts instantly. But in the past when I charge it at 14.50 volts it gets down below 100 ma charge current. Now it kind of jumps around 200 ma. So I pulled out the battery and see the date I bought it it was 4/13. So I think it's time to replace it.

13 years on a battery is truly insane