Just like the original. John -----Original Message----- From: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Farrar Sent: Monday, March 03, 2008 9:45 AM To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [DML] Door Struts " soft Lift " John, Do these snap on and off like the regular ones? Hope you catch up on your sleep soon. :) Farrar #2613 On Sun, 2008-03-02 at 02:36 +0000, John Hervey wrote: > Group, > I have been holding off on letting the group know that I have now had > a new door strut made to the specification I wanted. > I was tired of the doors banging at the top during the hot summer and > barely lifting the door in winter. The company and engineer that I > worked with used to work at Stabilus in the US so he knew exactly > what I meant which made this project easier. > These are not an off the shelf item with any company. > We need more damper at the top and a little better lift when cold. So > the strut was made to the exact factory Delorean compressed and > extended specification, and we used a more expensive oil for the > damper with a better temperature coefficient so the sun and heat from > the top won't make as a dramatic difference in the oil and how it > effects the damper. And it has a little better lift in the cold > weather due to the oil and gas used. > I didn't spend a lot of time for cold weather problems because the > cars for up north people are in storage most of the winter and for > the southern folks like me we don't have to worry much about cold > lift because we don't have as much really cold weather and if we do > we will drive a different car to the store. > And yes the torsion bars are the factory adjustment. They have not > been messed with on the 2 test cars I worked with in the 40 degree to > 80 degree weather test. > And for you cynics and people that just want to pick it apart, yes I > know it may not work for everyone based on your torsion bar door > adjustments, -4 degrees weather, what you have launching the doors > and so on but if you want to make something different then pay the > fee's and we will do it. I now have a company that will do it any way > we want. > Oh, And did I mention they are concourse / original looking quality > and not black rods like my Stabilus and others. > Oh, And the little balls can screw in and out for a little more > adjustment. > This is just another thing I do when I'm not 2 weeks behind on > orders, on the phone and sleeping. (:)) > John Hervey > www.specialtauto.com > www.deloreanautoparts.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 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/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:dmcnews-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx mailto:dmcnews-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> 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/