Steve, What's the number I want to call and get a flux capacitor, and actually see what shows up. And to all, are there any instructions out there on how to build a replica? Owning two cars, I tend to show the SS one and would really like to have a dummy flux capacitor for show. Most people only know the car for BTTF. Thanks, Bernie --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Steve Stankiewicz <protodelorean@xxxx> wrote: > > Gus' story reminded me of one I hadn't shared with the > group yet. This story is true and I have witnesses! > > A few months after I bought 02650 (back in 1997), a > few friends and I were hanging out in the Econo-Lube > that the one friend owned. We started getting goofy > and decide to have some fun with the Pep Boys that was > across the street. (On Route 40 west for any > Marylanders.) So I called over there, got the parts > counter and when asked what I needed, asked for a > "flux capacitor for a 1981 Delorean". I got put on > hold and figured even if this noodle had never seen > BTTF he'd surely ask someone else, then I figured he'd > hang up on me. Well, a couple minutes goes by and he > gets back on the phone. "What sort of part is that?" > "Electrical" I reply. "Hold On..." Another couple > minutes go by. We're starting to laugh our collective > a$$es off when "Hello?, I can't find a reference for > it. I think I can special order it though. It would > be here by next Monday. Would you like to do that?" > I couldn't take it anymore and had to say "no thanks" > before I lost it. In hind sight, I probably should > have ordered it. You never know what I might have > gotten. > > Chalk it up as one time when the Delorean OWNER wasn't > the victim of the BTTF joke! > > > > Steve > > VIN 2650 ("Project Delorean") > www.projectdelorean.com > To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/