In a message dated 11/8/99 10:32:25 AM Eastern Standard Time, DMCJOE@xxxx writes: << you make it sound as if the engineers knew that the epoxy would crack. At the time of design the epoxy coating was an excellent idea. >> Sorry,if it sounds that way,but Lotus Should have run extensive tests on that process before it was used on our Deloreans,after all JZD already knew the reason why he did not want to use a Stainless Steel frame was,because of possible frame cracking at certain sub-zero temperatures so at the last moment he decided to go with the epoxy coated frames instead,Who knows maybe the DMC2,may be created as originally planned.(If it is ever created). Claude 000570