Saw one for sale on http://www.az-d.org/flux.html Sean --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Bernie" <bmanderville@xxxx> wrote: > > 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/