[DML] Re: Jeremiah's Challenge -> DCS PR (Chicago) Thoughts

["content22207" <brobertson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Did you cut off the unused ear? If not, shouldn't the repaired port be
identifiable as the only one with three bolt holes?

I'll accept your challenge simply because I love to climb under cars.
In fact, I'm hoping Ken can incorporate some parking lot mechanicing
into the show. DeLorean ownership is not all spit & polish -- there's
a significant greasy hands component. May as well showcase that as well.

Also, there are a lot of DeLoreans out there that simply are not
pristine examples of the marque. Some are recently purchased after
years of abuse/disuse. Some are still in the middle of restoration.
And some are simply too far gone to justify the investment necessary
to compete. But they're DeLoreans nonetheless (and made it to the show
under their own power!). Let's include them all, in some capacity.

Of course an owner who has invested thousands of dollars and hundreds
of man hours does not want to be parked next to a suffering or damaged
vehicle, so I don't think a single venue is best. But two separate
areas of gathering would work.

Also, I think it is fully representative of JZD's dream to see 
the gamut of cars out there. Some are maintained to extremely high
standards befitting a "luxury" sports car. Some are driven to the
envelope of design life, often by people who can't afford a true
exotic (as was his original 12K intention). Some have survived
collisions or other damage to remain road worthy. Others are returned
to the road after years of neglect, almost as testaments. 

Since my car seems to be accumulating dents, I'll be parked around
back by the kitchen entrance.

Bill Robertson
#5939

>--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Enid/Jeremiah
<hispanicangeleyes@xxxx> wrote:
> Ok, this was a secret that Casey and I did, but you
> seem to be in quite a jam so I'll let you know what we
> did.  I had a stud break in the block very similar to
> your situation.  As Bill suggested, there are other
> holes in the block along with other holes in the
> replacement exhaust manifold gaskets that line up with
> those holes in the block .  What Casey and I did, we
> got a piece of metal (I think steel or iron) and
> drilled a hole in it similar in size to the holes in
> the engine block.  Then we took that piece of metal
> and welded it to the exhaust manifold so that it acted
> as an "extension".  Now that we had this extra piece
> on the manifold, we could utilize the extra holes in
> the block, and we just left that broken stud in the
> original hole.  Worked perfectly; the "extension"
> piece is even the same color as the exhaust manifold,
> and it looks great.  Whatever the exhaust manifolds
> are made of..that's what the "extension piece' is made
> of.  
> 
> In fact, come a year from now at PR, I invite all of
> you to climb under my engine and try to find it. 
> You'll see how well it blends together with the
> exhaust manifold.
> 
> Jeremiah
> #3299 Exhaust-leak free
> 







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