To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews ------------------------------------------------------------------------ There are 7 messages in this issue. Topics in this digest: 1. Mistakenly Deleted Post From: "Mike Griese" <mike.griese@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 2. Re: DeLorean pricing From: "fivetwofive <CBL302@xxxxxxx>" <CBL302@xxxxxxx> 3. Re: 140 MPH Speedometer Face Plate From: kayoong@xxxxxxx 4. Re: Long Term Storage From: "David Teitelbaum <jtrealty@xxxxxxxxxxx>" <jtrealty@xxxxxxxxxxx> 5. RE: Re: Long Term Storage From: "Mike Griese" <mike.griese@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 6. Re: Re: Long Term Storage From: id <ionicdesign@xxxxxxxxxx> 7. Toby TABs From: "Darryl Tinnerstet" <darryl@xxxxxxxxxxxx> ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 1 Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2003 20:14:35 -0600 From: "Mike Griese" <mike.griese@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Mistakenly Deleted Post To the list member from Indiana who is selling their car - I managed to delete your post instead of sending it through. Please send it again. Mike G. the embarrassed Moderator of the Week ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 2 Date: Tue, 04 Mar 2003 02:26:05 -0000 From: "fivetwofive <CBL302@xxxxxxx>" <CBL302@xxxxxxx> Subject: Re: DeLorean pricing It goes something like this:selling/retailing for $32,500.00 minus $10,000 for a used Delorean=$22,500 minus $16,875(75% labor/profit margin)=$5,625.00 to replace defective parts/upgrade parts, for a grand total of $32,500. This is MY estimated SAMPLE of what a Typical "rebuilt"car retailing/selling at $32,500 would amount to for expenses.Remember this is MY estimate,as a SAMPLE only,and NOT to be taken as the absolute pricing. Claude 00570 --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Mark Noeltner <mark@xxxx> wrote: > IMHO, the reason that they quoted $30k is due to labor costs. If you are a > decent auto mechanic and have the time to do your own work I think the > figure is more in the $20-24k range to end up with a car as good as they > sell. If you have to have the stuff done at a shop, the price goes up > accordingly. > > Mark N > VIN 6820 > > [moderator snipped same quote again] ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 3 Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2003 21:31:43 EST From: kayoong@xxxxxxx Subject: Re: 140 MPH Speedometer Face Plate Does anyone have for sale a 140 MPH speedometer face plate? I presently have the 170 MPH face plate on my DeLorean and I would like a lower scaled one. If you have one for sale, you can e-mail me privately with the details at: kayoong(at)aol.com Kayo Ong #5508 Lic 9D NY [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 4 Date: Tue, 04 Mar 2003 03:18:49 -0000 From: "David Teitelbaum <jtrealty@xxxxxxxxxxx>" <jtrealty@xxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: Long Term Storage Here are my recomendations for long term storage (over 1 year) Remove battery (if you can't charge it regularly or put in another car it will go bad after a couple of years) Drain ALL fluids especially the fuel and brake and clutch fluids Place on jackstands to remove weight from suspension Leave 10 psi in all 5 tires Put mothballs under seats Slobber leather conditioner on seats and steering wheel Remove everything from car that doesn't belong Put heavy blankets on car and a tight fitting cover over that and cardboard over that. Try to leave in heated garage, or at least one with a floor (a Carcoon is probably the best). Make sure the car is closed and no small animals can get into the garage. Leave the keys and manuals in the car along with any spare parts Make sure the title is in a SAFE place and you can find it Don't store anything ON the car and keep heavy objects away from it. Keep some kind of storage insurance on the car in case of theft, fire, or damage. Arrange for someone to check on the car regularly All too often I have seen cars left in long-term storage completly unprepared. By time the owners (or the inheritors) decided to do something with the car it was way too long and unprepared. By doing all these things you or someone else could take the car out of long-term storage with a minimum of work and exploring for things long forgotten. Too many times a car is just to be stored for the winter and then 10 years later someone is trying to sell the car or just take it out of storage. David Teitelbaum vin 10757 --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Delorean17@xxxx wrote: > Hello List, > I plan on moving to Montana when school gets out this spring. > Unfortunately I must leave the DeLorean in Michigan at my rents place. I > don't think it can make the commute up to Big Sky during the winter. > > If my car was to sit for 3-4 years. what should I do? Will it be necessary > to completely drain the fuel system? I replaced nearly every component in the > fuel system exept the gas tank and fuel dist so I don't want that going to > hell again. I don't want to come back in a few years and have a pile of sh*t > again. I plan on doing the following. > > Flush all coolant > Amsoil Oil change > Flush all brake fluid out(last done in spring) > put up in air a bit(to save new shocks & tires) > Drain gas? what do you think? > Detail car, condition interior > > Anything else I'm forgetting? > > Thanks > > Peace > Dave > 6286 > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 5 Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2003 21:28:50 -0600 From: "Mike Griese" <mike.griese@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: RE: Re: Long Term Storage Pretty good advice overall, but I would not recommend removing weight from the suspension. This will damage the suspension bushings. Too much droop over time will separate the steel inner sleeve from the rubber bushing, destroying it. If flatspotting tires is the concern, buy some cheap tires and have them mounted up for storage only. If your current tires have less than half their tread left, leave them on and treat yourself to new ones when you get the car out of storage. Mike -----Original Message----- From: David Teitelbaum <jtrealty@xxxxxxxxxxx> [mailto:jtrealty@xxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Monday, March 03, 2003 9:19 PM To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [DML] Re: Long Term Storage Here are my recomendations for long term storage (over 1 year) Remove battery (if you can't charge it regularly or put in another car it will go bad after a couple of years) Drain ALL fluids especially the fuel and brake and clutch fluids Place on jackstands to remove weight from suspension [snip] ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 6 Date: Mon, 03 Mar 2003 21:53:00 -0600 From: id <ionicdesign@xxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: Re: Long Term Storage mothballs in car, are you crazy? i stored one of my cars for almost two years with the car on jack stands with mothballs in pie tins under each tire, under front and rear bumper and under each door. it took over 6 months to get the mothball smell out of my car and there were no mothballs in my car and all windows and doors of car were closed. if you have any reason you might think water might be trapped anywhere in the car place a pie tin on the drivers side floor and passengers floor filled with some rice. the rice will take the humidity out of the air and it also makes salt flow freely in salt shakers. coolant needs to be left in the engine so no rust will form inside engine. spray fogging oil in all cylinders and turn over engine once and replace spark plugs to keep rust from forming in cylinders and it keeps the piston rings oiled. the car needs to breathe, so i wouldn't put blankets, cardboard and cover over car so mildew or mold wont form in any water trapped anywhere in car. a good car cover will do the trick, thats all. mark 6683 "David Teitelbaum " wrote: > Here are my recomendations for long term storage (over 1 year) > Remove battery (if you can't charge it regularly or put in another car > it will go bad after a couple of years) > Drain ALL fluids especially the fuel and brake and clutch fluids > Place on jackstands to remove weight from suspension > Leave 10 psi in all 5 tires > Put mothballs under seats > Slobber leather conditioner on seats and steering wheel > Remove everything from car that doesn't belong > Put heavy blankets on car and a tight fitting cover over that and > cardboard over that. > Try to leave in heated garage, or at least one with a floor (a Carcoon > is probably the best). > Make sure the car is closed and no small animals can get into the garage. > Leave the keys and manuals in the car along with any spare parts > Make sure the title is in a SAFE place and you can find it > Don't store anything ON the car and keep heavy objects away from it. > Keep some kind of storage insurance on the car in case of theft, fire, > or damage. > Arrange for someone to check on the car regularly > All too often I have seen cars left in long-term storage completly > unprepared. By time the owners (or the inheritors) decided to do > something with the car it was way too long and unprepared. By doing > all these things you or someone else could take the car out of > long-term storage with a minimum of work and exploring for things long > forgotten. Too many times a car is just to be stored for the winter > and then 10 years later someone is trying to sell the car or just take > it out of storage. > David Teitelbaum > vin 10757 > > --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Delorean17@xxxx wrote: > > Hello List, > > I plan on moving to Montana when school gets out this spring. > > Unfortunately I must leave the DeLorean in Michigan at my rents > place. I > > don't think it can make the commute up to Big Sky during the winter. > > > > If my car was to sit for 3-4 years. what should I do? Will it be > necessary > > to completely drain the fuel system? I replaced nearly every > component in the > > fuel system exept the gas tank and fuel dist so I don't want that > going to > > hell again. I don't want to come back in a few years and have a pile > of sh*t > > again. I plan on doing the following. > > > > Flush all coolant > > Amsoil Oil change > > Flush all brake fluid out(last done in spring) > > put up in air a bit(to save new shocks & tires) > > Drain gas? what do you think? > > Detail car, condition interior > > > > Anything else I'm forgetting? > > > > Thanks > > > > Peace > > Dave > > 6286 > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: > moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx > > For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com > > To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 7 Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2003 22:16:59 -0800 From: "Darryl Tinnerstet" <darryl@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Toby TABs Just wanted to tell all of you who came forward and supported the effort to get more Toby TAB trailing arm bolts manufactured, they came in as scheduled, and were mailed out today! As of now there are still about 20 sets remaining, and I seriously doubt there will be any more made. If you want some, you had better get your $66.00 check or Paypal payment in pronto. Again, thank you for your trust and support. Darryl Tinnerstet Specialty Automotive McCleary, WA www.delorean-parts.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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