RE: [DML] Door opening caveats
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RE: [DML] Door opening caveats



This issue of open-door height has come up before:

http://www.dmcnews.com/backissues/dml269.html

Look for the post from Murray Fisher that uses the work "ceiling".


Gus Schlachter
Austin, TX
VIN# 4695



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Christopher M. Hawes [mailto:chris@xxxx]
> Sent: Monday, August 07, 2000 4:05 AM
> To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [DML] Door opening caveats
>
>
> A thread on my food-crunch door vision was not expected.
>
> At time of writing I forgot about the maximum height being less
> than 6 feet
> when open. It just goes to show how well designed the DMC
> gullwings really
> are.
>
> Knowing this you can let your door shoot upwards at speed
> (assuming you have
> healthy gas-struts) knowing that providing nothing is nearer than 12-14
> inches and less than 5' 10" from above the door, it will reach its final
> destination intact.
>
> The low section of roof seemed very low but as a van would be wrecked if
> attempting to 'aquire some grub' it must have been an illusion
> and therefore
> be at a height suitable for all vehicles.
>
>
> Christopher M. Hawes
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> > "Christopher M. Hawes" wrote:
> >
> > some of the fast food drive-in places in the UK have a low roof section
> > to shield the cars from the rain and an inexperienced DeLorean owner not
> > knowing how much height clearance is needed would pull up flick the door
> > open switch and hear the 'crack' of the door mirror and scrapping of
> > stainless steel as it is elevated into the roof of the drive-in
>
> Wow! Just how low are these "low roof sections"? The DeLorean door, when
> fully opened, has an elevation of slightly less than 5'10" from grade (not
> counting the mirror). This means that most any pickup truck or van would
> not clear the roof. And many people (including myself) would bump their
> heads when walking by. I would not think the building code would allow
> that low of a roof over a drive-thru.
>
> As an aside, most people think that it is impossible to get out of a
> DeLorean in a close quarters parking situation when in fact the door only
> extends
> about 11" from the car as it opens, and only about 6" when fully opened.
> This
> would actually make it easier to get out of than a conventional door which
> would
> have to open considerably more that 11" in order to get out. For example,
> the
> door on my 4-door family sedan extends over 3 feet when fully opened. A
> 2-door
> would extend even more.
>
> Ed Thompson (#6419 since 1982
>
>
>
>
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