Hi im in need of a left front fender please let me know if you have one available thanks bernie 610-520-2078 --- therealdmcvegas <DMCVegas@xxxx> wrote: > Many, many points taken in your response. With a > vehicle that has sunken > down into damp earth, then yes, I can see the damage > that can occur. > Chassis, suspension, fluid lines, etc. I can > wholeheartedly understand at t= > hat > point why one would consider parting the car out. > Now couple that with the = > > extensive mechanical, and cosmetic damage, and yes, > I can then understand > why you choose to part the vehicle out. Even moreso > in how you described > how the vehicle was removed by violently jerking it > out of the mud with a > chain wrapped around the front end, rather than > appropriately digging the c= > ar > out of the ground. Yes, I can understand now. I > don't fully agree, but I ca= > n > understand. > > However, in the initial posting that was notifying > everyone that you were g= > oing > to be parting the car out, the current condition of > the car was omitted. So= > > everyone here was probably picturing the same > senario that I was: A car tha= > t > was simply parked, and let to sit in someone's > garage, or driveway. Nor > especially the fact that since it was previously > know that this car was > earmarked to be a parts/donor car from the start. I > myself was figuring tha= > t this > was simply a car that was ready for a simply > on-chassis restoration. And th= > at > rather than take the time to restore it, you were > going to chose to part it= > out. > > > > You missed the point. This car was purchased as a > parts car with the hop= > e > of > > marrying it to another good one. I had potential > buyers for the parts be= > fore > > I even looked at it knowing it was trashed. Once I > got it home I began to= > try > > to find a way to get it back on the road because > the little DeLorean > > Leprechan inside was saying SAVE ME SAVE ME. Even > the folks from > Europe wanted in on > > it but after discussions and such it was > determined it is not in the card= > s. I > > wanted a project car and was hopeful my initial > evaluation was wrong. I= > t > > wasn't. I have passed on many. > > To be honest, I take more comfort in actually > knowing that at least a good = > > effort was put forth in trying to save the car, > rather than simply saying t= > hat > sacrificing one car is going to help save others. > Maybe I've got this total= > ly > incorrect misconception, but with the effort being > put forth by so many, I = > just > don't see what parts are so rare that they must be > obtained from parts cars= > . > Torsion Bars? Ok, I can kinda see that. But even > then, DMCH has said that > their reproduction is possible, and may one day be > implemented if the need = > > becomes so. I'm not going to attack anyone, but I am > curious as to what > specific parts are needed from this car, that the > others need so that they'= > ll be > kept on the road? And why don't any of our vendors > have them? > > > > In another part of your comments you said you > don't give up on a patients= > > > > > Ever hear of Hospice. > > What else can I say, but "touché" You are correct > that there is a point in = > which > something is beyond saving. And that the best thing > to do is to let that > something depart with dignity. In this case, > dismantling the vehicle for > salvagable parts, rather than simply crushing it. > > But then again, as so many have pointed out, this is > only a car after all. = > You're > right, and I agree. A person has a finite lifespan. > This same rule doesn't = > apply > to a vehicle. Thru replacement parts, a car does > indeed have the ability to= > > have a longer, normal service "life" than a person. > And can of course be > brought back much more easily from "the brink". > > Now, like I said, I don't believe that a car needs > to be parted out unless = > it has > some sort of catastrophic, irreversable damage to > it. Accident, fire, etc..= > . > Agreeably, major electrical damage in the form of > vermin, and other pests > chewing on the wiring harness is no small > undertaking. Nor is it a cheap on= > e > comming in at around $1,800 or so just for the bulk > of the harnesses, if yo= > u > were to actually replace them completely. So I can > see how both the work, > and price just compounds itself, and makes a > restoration more, and more > grim. But like I say, I'm a diehard, eternal > optimist that every car is abl= > e to > come back, if matched with the right owner. If that > means that the car has = > to > wait, then it waits. Now by saying this, I don't > mean that someone should > become the saviour of all DeLoreans out there. I am > in no way, shape, or fo= > rm > suggesting that a person should purposfully purchase > a car simply to "save"= > it > for the perfect person to come along. Quite the > contrary. I feel that if th= > e car is > in that bad of a shape, that the person who owns it > at the time should sit = > on it > until that right person comes along. > > But also, bringing a car back doesn't mean > concourse, nor does it even mean= > > "original" for that matter! As has been mentioned > before, and brought up by= > > Ron, customization is the absolute way to go for a > car like this. Electrica= > l > bugs? A little bit of wire, and a whole lotta > patience can go a LONG way. > Chassis toasted? Perhaps a bit outside of the norm, > but why not commission = > > a lightweight, tubular chassis? Siezed motor? Why > not now try looking into = > a > nice alternative engine that has been proven by > others whom have done the > conversion? Wasted interior? Try something radicly > different! All one needs= > to > do is pick up a current custom car magazine for > inspiration. Weather it's a= > n off > the wall Hot Rod, or a tricked out Sport Compact, > the things that one can > accomplish are unlimited, amazing, and sometime, > less expensive, with bette= > r > lookng results even depending upon one's own tastes! > All that's needed is a= > > === message truncated === __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com