[DMCForum] attn: Bill R. [Re: Lit Bump (Farrar)]

["EJ Chambers" <marmieej@xxxxxxxxx>]

Farrar:

To give you a background on me, I spent $7500 on my DeLorean knowing
the engine and tranny were good, but fuel, brakes and clutch being
bad. I had no, i.e. ZERO, automotive experience. I knew how to change
a tire and the oil. Past that, nothing. Seriously.

It took me a better part of 3/4 of a year, but I got my D up and
running, having to replace about every other part I ran across. I have
found it to be a fun process all in all learning about my DeLorean.

I understand why you want a working and running DeLorean. But I can
tell you that I will never have a bigger thrill than the ones where I
got the car up and running off the fuel system and the first day I
went driving with my DeLorean knowing all the work I put into it to
make it work.

Later!
Ej

--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Farrar Hudkins <fhudkins@xxxx> wrote:
> Heya Bill,
> 
> content22207 wrote:
> > Bad news Farrar: you don't replace just the black "bumper" portion
> > (use the word "bumper" loosely -- behind it is nothing more than foam
> > rubber). Whole back end of the car is one giant piece of plastic.
> 
> Yeah, I know. But to call it a "fascia" sounds so ... so ... foreign. ;P
> 
> > We really need to get a DeLo in your hands to play with. Would you be
> > willing to consider a fixer upper?
> 
> Not really. Since I have very little actual mechanical experience 
> (replacing belts, thermostats, water pumps on cars that otherwise 
> function perfectly does not count), I am not willing to buy a car that 
> has any serious mechanical problems. I need one that I can drive home. 
> (And as soon as I get there, replace the TABs. Ha ha.) I don't have a 
> garage, engine hoist, lift, etc.; instead I have a bunch of wrenches, 
> metering equipment, and ramps.
> 
> I might as well state my ignorance for all to see. I know some basic 
> info about cooling systems, and how everything works, but I've never
got 
> into the meat of an automobile. I have never been inside an engine -- 
> never done a ring job, replaced a head gasket, nothing. I have never 
> operated on a transmission of any kind. I have the manuals for the 
> DeLorean and have studied them (especially the parts manual -- it's
good 
> to know where everything comes from and where everything goes
-before- I 
> get the car). I'm a bright guy, a quick learner, and very intuitive 
> about stuff, but I don't want to dive headlong into something that 
> doesn't work. I'd rather fix it after it breaks, since I knew what kept 
> it running before. At the moment I've never done that.
> 
> That having been said, electrical stuff is no problem. I've been
working 
> with electrical stuff since I was a kid, and I love it. So if it runs 
> like a top but none of the lights work, I don't care. (Well, except for 
> that pesky "driving at night" bit.) I just don't have the vocabulary.
> 
> As for the cost, well... At one point I was trying to save up between 
> eight and ten grand thinking that I'd do all right. Not so now. Most 
> DMC-12s I have seen that sell for less than ten grand would be horrible 
> for me -- I'd probably go and kill the thing out of frustration after 
> spending a fortune trying to get it running. So I'm still saving... I'm 
> aiming for between ten and twelve grand. Sure, it'll take me a while 
> longer, but I have been waiting ten years already. (I considered the 
> raffle on a whim, but didn't go for it. Maybe in 2006 I'll buy a ticket 
> or two.)
> 
>  > I disagree with the rule of 20.
> > Have $11,000 in mine ($900 of which is a replacement engine). Doesn't
> > look like much, but runs reliably and well. Surely I could get a whole
> > new interior and even a replacement door (dent is too low to pound)
> > for $4,000, and still come out 25% lower.
> 
> I don't much care about the interior, and couldn't care less about 
> "stock". If it looks like a DeLorean and runs reliably, it's for me. I 
> have no experience taking an engine apart, and I know there's no one in 
> the area who could just stop by and help me out if something goes wrong 
> -- the nearest owner to me, as far as I have seen, is Andrei, and he's 
> ten hours away. I'm on my own down here.
> 
> I can fix electrical stuff and repair the interior to my heart's
content 
> over a period of time. Since I fully expect to never get rid of the 
> thing after I buy it, I don't mind taking forever to get it pretty. The 
> most important thing for me would be satisfaction -- if it doesn't run, 
> I get no satisfaction from having bought the thing. Having carbureted 
> your engine to get it running reliably, I'm sure you understand.
> 
> I guess after reading this some people will say I shouldn't get the
damn 
> thing because I'm such an ignoramus and it would rot away under my
care, 
> but oh well, I'm committed. (...or should be, heh heh.)
> 
> --Farrar

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