Re: [DML] Bad Mouthing DeLorean Flaws versus Correcting DeLorean Flaws

[Jack Singer <jack4545@xxxxxxxxx>]

Bill, that is fine to identify a flaw and offer an improvement and I welcome that.  Let's keep that positive attitude and I will be your biggest supporter.  

Jack

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On Apr 11, 2012, at 11:45 AM, "content22207" <brobertson@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> That is how I interpreted Message #84233.
> 
> Bill Robertson
> #5939
> 
> --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Kevin Abato <delorean@...> wrote:
> >
> > Went does this keep coming up? I have not seen anyone badmouth anything
> > recently.
> > On Apr 11, 2012 11:40 AM, "content22207" <brobertson@...> wrote:
> > 
> > > For the record: I do not merely bad mouth flaws my DeLorean was built with
> > > -- I actively correct them:
> > >
> > > Front suspension: my impression (shared with Mike Loasby) is that the
> > > production front suspension is inadequate. I replaced what I considered to
> > > be problem components on both my cars with ready made aftermarket
> > > alternatives.
> > >
> > > Electrical grounds: my impression is that production electrical grounds
> > > are inadequate. I added ground buses to both my cars and tied every single
> > > factory junction into those buses. In the process I also found a junction
> > > hidden behind the central A/C duct, which is where the instrument cluster
> > > is in fact grounded, not via the radio bracket as was conventional wisdom
> > > as long as I had owned my car (since 2002). My buses render the braided
> > > block ground redundant with a weather tight battery connection inside the
> > > car.
> > >
> > > Fuel delivery: my current engine has no provision for multiport injection
> > > of any sort (no injector bungs), so I carbureted it at installation in
> > > 2004. Another owner asked for the same in 2008. Sand cast manifolds
> > > suitable for carburetion were rare even then, so I designed and fabricated
> > > my own intake manifold. Since then, at owners' request, 11 more carbureted
> > > intake manifolds have been fabricated and put into service (9 of them as
> > > part of a "kit" with all other necessary components). I also have made
> > > adapters to mount American (Motorcraft) carburetors on three Peugeot 604
> > > manifolds. Altogether I have helped 15 other owners, at their request,
> > > carburete their DeLoreans. Only those owners can speak to adequacy of the
> > > multiport injection they converted from, or adequacy of the carburetors
> > > they are currently running. As stated, in my own case there was no
> > > reasonable alternative to carburetion (K-Jet or EFI couldn't be installed
> > > in my heads).
> > >
> > > Exhaust: my impression is that the production exhaust system cumbersome
> > > and an impediment to engine maintenance and repair, that it is restrictive
> > > and reduces performance, and that a muffler across the back of the car
> > > creates heat that can damage the rear fascia and belts/seals on the front
> > > of the engine. I designed and installed my current exhaust setup as an
> > > alternative in 2003.
> > >
> > > Ignition: my impression is that stock DeLorean ignition voltage, and the
> > > plug gaps it is able to jump, is inadequate even by standards of its day
> > > (1981). I have increased my primary coil voltage to 1981 standards (12v,
> > > not charging voltage). I am running a contemporary high winding Made in USA
> > > coil. My plug gaps are 1981 standard .05". I also use spiral wound metal
> > > plug wires, primarily for durability rather than performance. Since they
> > > are custom made, plug wires for the passenger side of my engine, and the
> > > coil, take off straight from the 45 degree angle of the distributor cap
> > > rather than bending back on themselves from 90 degree terminals (I have no
> > > clearance issues from a fuel/air mixture unit).
> > >
> > > Door latch/lock internals: my impression is that the sharp reverse bend
> > > the outer door cable makes inside the door is an impediment to smooth
> > > operation, so I added simple 50 cent return springs to my bellcranks to
> > > ensure they always returns to the fully retracted position (dragging the
> > > outer cable through that sharp bend in the process). My impression also is
> > > that plastic retainers are inadequate to keep the front lock rods from
> > > flexing inside the door, so I replaced them with steel eyes.
> > >
> > > Rear illumination: my impression is that stock rear illumination is
> > > inadequate, so I modified my boards and housings to double the amount of
> > > tail light illumination, and increase brake light illumination 50%.
> > >
> > > Spare tire: my impression is that the stock spare tire is inadequate, so I
> > > replaced it with a full size steel belted 50,000 mile radial on a rim that
> > > fits both front and rear. When I sliced a sidewall while traveling in 2009
> > > I was able to drive on this spare to multiple tire shops looking for an
> > > in-stock 235/60-15 replacement. Had it been necessary I could have driven
> > > home, at highway speeds, on the spare. If I ever get a flat after hours or
> > > on a weekend, I can drive on my spare until tire shops open.
> > >
> > > There are 1,001 other improvements I have made to my car, from a custom
> > > headlight circuit to custom courtesy lighting, to headlights that can be
> > > aimed and changed without digging around in the front fascia, which also
> > > evidence that I do more than simply bad mouth flaws my car was built with
> > > -- I actively fix them.
> > >
> > > Bill Robertson
> > > #5939
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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