houston has one of these VARI molds to make the underbody. mark eric@xxxx wrote: > Hey guys > > If Houston made 500 new deloreans, what about the VIRM underbodies? I > presume they require molds to create, and it looked like a pretty fancy > manufacturing process to piece it all together. Could Houston bear the cost > of making molds and dies for the panels and the underbody for just 500 cars? > > my 2 cents > > Eric Itzel > Vin #04433 > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "therealdmcvegas" <DMCVegas@xxxx> > To: <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Saturday, November 09, 2002 11:53 AM > Subject: Re: [DML] Hand Built DeLoreans > > > For a limted run, things probably are not as gloomy as they look. The main > > thing of course is yes, DMCH would need to be able to issue new VIN#'s. > > What that costs, I've no idea, so I'm not even going to begin to > speculate. Body > > dies are of no concern. Less expensive dies can be created for limited > > production runs of body panels, and the cost of things such as torsion > bars > > would help to be absorbed by the sale of new cars. > > > > Crash testing shouldn't b e a problem. From what I have heard, if the > > production #'s are low enough, then the testing is not required. And even > if it > > was, only 1-2 cars would need to be sacrificed. EPA testing is no problem > > either. If the car uses a motor which has already been tested by the EPA, > then > > only a limited milage test would be nessisary for that particular > application of > > the motor within a specific vehicle. Just like the original DMC-12 did > with the > > PRV. > > > > Speaking of the PRV, I don't think that it will be reused in the DeLorean. > It is a > > good motor, I like it, and if massaged and reworked properly, then it has > great > > potential as a powerful engine. In addition, it has been advanced quite a > bit > > since 1982. Not couting the fact that it isn't widley used here across the > pond, > > it still has the stigma of only being a V-6. To really stay competative > with other > > supercars in it's class (which is what this new car will most likely end > up > > being), then it will need at bare minimum a V-8 powerplant. Preferably > with > > some sort of forced induction. And if Houston isreally good, then they'll > also > > make this same motor available to existing DMC-12's as well! =) The price > > range too I would imagine to be somewhere in the $80K+ range. > > > > As far as keeping old designs, I don't think this will be a problem at > all. We've > > now got 22+ years or re-engineering experience behind us, so I have a gut > > feeling that reliability will very much be apart of this car (although I'm > sure that > > new parts will be introduced, not just old recycled ones). However, only > one > > single quesion remains: Will VIRM still be used to make the new > underbodies, > > and if so, are there any liciencing restrictions from Lotus (or their > owners and > > affiliates) that will need to be overcome? > > > > -Robert > > vin 6585 "X" > > > > > > > > To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: > > moderators@xxxx > > > > 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/ > > > > To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: > moderators@xxxx > > 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/