[DML] Re: Chevy Engine swap

["usndmc" <usndmc@xxxxxxxxx>]

    I'm mostly a lurker because I'm not yet mechanically savvy enough 
to offer anyone technical advice in good conscience, but I'm gonna 
throw in my non-technical opinion on a few different things here; 
I've not got much else to do while standing a 12-hour squadron duty 
officer watch on a Saturday in the middle of a perfectly good 3 day 
weekend, with nobody working and not a single plane in the air.
    Sure I think it's obvious that Videobob has a bit of an overly 
capitalistic nature compared to many of us on here, but hey, is it 
really that bad? If you don't want to support him, just don't buy 
what he's selling! I've never met him but he still sounds like a good 
guy.
    I've had many thoughts back and forth about to what extent I'd 
allow myself to modify my car from stock, because I want to try to 
keep it nearly identical in the big picture sense to most of the 
other DeLoreans out there, and I get so many people that ask about it 
at stores in parking lots, etc. and want to see it that I like being 
able to show them "The DeLorean" the way it pretty much came off the 
line. But how many of us haven't pulled up next to a Corvette at a 
stoplight and just WISHED that we could play with him? So if you do 
an engine swap in your car for more power, good on you. After all, 
it's your car. Myself, I just take solace in the fact that while I'm 
stopped next to that Corvette, all eyes at the intersection are on me 
and not him. I think it's great that you guys through out your 
opinions on the matter but they did seem kinda harsh for a guy who 
was just asking the opinion of the list for another more powerful 
powerplant to fit in his car, and I stress HIS car (or HER, of 
course), not whether or not it was morally right to swap the engine.  
And yes, I know, part of the posts were to warn him of hidden costs 
and complications, and that was good. Maybe that's just cause I've 
been reading them all back to back to back, but judging from his 
reply to all of it I think though it's obvious that we probably 
alienated a newcomer who might have been a great addition to the 
group. 
    Also on the Toby and Zilla lines (again the back to back to back 
thing) I think it's obvious that everyone who's chimed in respects 
highly both Bob Zilla and Toby and the products and contributions 
they make, it seems like it's just the same thing back and forth 
(moderator mercy?).
    Anyone, to satisfy 1 "beef" at least, thanks AGAIN :-) to all of 
you great people on this list who have helped me with all my 
intermittent problems and things so far, I'm a world away from where 
I was 7 months ago. Time to go now as the watch is almost over and 
the Gators game almost beginning--good things come to those who 
wait....for 12 hours... :-)

Dave
#5968



--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "at88mph" <at88mph@xxxx> wrote:
> 
> I think Darkstar nailed it.  I'd like to add some more comments to 
my
> earlier post.  I didn't do the engine/tranny swap looking to sell 
the car.
> Truth be told, I'll probably NEVER sell the car.  It was my first 
car at 15
> (I'm now 33)  I did the swap so I could enjoy the car.   *MY* 
experience
> with my DeLorean was horrible. 





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