On that red car, pull off the drivers side headliner and you will see "Bay City Rollers" written on it. Mark On Sunday, December 14, 2003, at 11:16 PM, Samuel wrote: > For anyone that actually read the msg, here are some pics, if you care. > > http://www.lightspeed.cx/lightning/delorean-5096/Work%20-%2012_13_2003/ > > Samuel wrote: > > >Boy didn't I have fun today. Dragged Walter over to my house, again, > and > >started working on the car. I'll post a link to pictures later, have > to > >resize them first. > > > >Before walter showed up, I started replacing the vacuum hoses with new > >silicone ones. About the time I figured out that the thermal control > was > >bypassed (vacuum solenoid connected directly to the manifold), my > >neighbor down the street came up to let me know he was going to be > doing > >some fiberglassing and if I wanted the engine compartment cover > fixed. > >I unbolted the engine cover and took it to him. There was a crack > >between the 2 bottom screens and the holes for the U bracket that the > >louvers latch to had the nuts pulled thru. > > > >About the time that I finished grinding the surface down and had > gotten > >the fiberglass on it, Walter showed up. We went and got a brake > bleeding > >kit and bled the new master cylinder out. Got the new one on the car > and > >proceeded to loosen the lugnuts on the tires. The rear tires were on > >tight enough that walter and I were jumping on the ratchet trying to > get > >it undone before we broke down and pulled the large bar out. Before > the > >swap, the original had a leak and you were required to push the brake > >pedal to the floor to get the car to slow down, not stop, just slow > >down, when traveling at a slow 5mph speed. Note, the only reason I > >managed to stop the car originally is due to living on a hill and > >letting the engine die by releasing the clutch while in first. > > > >I needed to check the angle drive due to the speedometer not working. > I > >figured the angle drive was toast. Sure enough, it was unturnable. The > >cable itself was also unturnable and the end cap spun freely (center > >stripped). After some 90 weight oil and some working with pliers, the > >angle drive freed up. It now turns very freely and functions. And this > >is on a +60k milage car that sat in a barn for 10 years. Impressive > >(also impressive is the very little to no frame rust). > > > >After we got the brakes bled, without issue, we proceeded to bleed the > >clutch due to air in the line (gears grinding on the short trip from > the > >albertsons around the corner where the car was dropped off). While > doing > >the bleed, we also swapped out the line for the stainless steel line. > >The car was ready for a test spin. Being I have the interior all > apart, > >I had to hunt around to find the switch for the lights (wasnt plugged > >in), connect up the battery, and go grab one of the seats. In grabbing > >the seat, I remembered I took the track off to clean the rust and free > >it up. So I just stuck the seat in, without any track. > > > >Oh boy was that fun going around the block. Car stops when you try to > >brake and no gear grinding. First place I goto monday, the tag and > title > >building. Guess I need to get the interior back together. 3 weekends > >after getting the car and it is drivable, no longer has a strong odor > >inside, and seems to be shaping up nicely is good. Of couse I would > have > >had an almost exact post of this last weekend if it wasnt for the poor > >weather. I have a bunch of parts sitting next to my computer that go > on > >the car. See how much of this I can get onto the car. > > > > > >Samuel > > > > > > > >To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > >DMCForum-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > > > >Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > <image.tiff> > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > DMCForum-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. Come see all of my Photo's at my Website. http://photos.yahoo.com/snextime [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT <http://rd.yahoo.com/SIG=12c93s63e/M=267637.4116732.5333197.1261774/D=egro upweb/S=1705126215:HM/EXP=1071618103/A=1853618/R=0/*http://www.netflix.com /Default?mqso=60178338&partid=4116732> click here <http://us.adserver.yahoo.com/l?M=267637.4116732.5333197.1261774/D=egroupm ail/S=:HM/A=1853618/rand=193053339> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DMCForum-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> .
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