> By the way, (and this will be moderately on-topic), what's the status of > your various vehicles? I'm curious. I always find time to play on the computer but rarely find time to work on the cars. My "daily driver" (WATSDAT) VIN 03633 has not been driven for several months now. Funny you should ask because just today I picked the car up and spun the wheels to avoid flat spots. I did everything I needed to fix the a/c and then the evaporator started leaking. While it's been apart I decided to start some tangent projects such as reengineer the defrost vent to have a flapper door so that the windshield doesn't fog on humid days. Another tangent project is that I thought that while the a/c is out of the dash that it would be a good time to add sound-proofing materials. It's funny how such a simple a/c job can snowball. Family member #2 is a basket-case restoration project, VIN 17086. I haven't wanted to mention to anyone before that I even own this car. A previous owner left it to sit out in the weather for about 10 years, so it has about everything wrong with it that a DeLorean can have wrong with it. The only thing that makes it worth saving (if it even is worth saving) is that it is a Canadian spec car with metric gauges. I intend put off restoring it until I can have time to do it as a full-time job. If that happens it will be like Dave Stragand's Project Vixen. Family member #3 is a testament to my stupidity, VIN 02418. You can still see it at the following link: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=31830&it em =1875368605&rd=1 It looked like a great deal. DeLoreans rarely bring their full value on eBay. I get my cheap thrills bidding on things knowing that the reserve isn't met or someone will surely outbid me. This time I got caught, but the seller says I should be pleasantly surprised. :-) The car hasn't been shipped yet, so I'm really excited to see what I got. I intend to bring it up to daily driver conditions (repaint fascias, fix upholstery, repair a/c, window motors, etc.) and then turn it for a quick buck -- IF that is possible. If it isn't then I will have something to drive while the other two are down. The fractional car is what you would have if you put all my spare parts together. That consists mostly of two frames (one is new SS), an engine, 2 trannys and various body panels. I am turning into my father! This is disgusting. I grew up trying to mow around old Model A Ford frames strewn about the yard. The family cars sat out in the weather while never-ending restoration projects clogged the garage. My dad called them A's -- short for Model A's. I call mine D's -- short for DeLoreans. This is too coincidental. Somehow I don't think my father would be proud. But if he pointed a finger at me, he would have three others from the same hand pointing back at him. Walt To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DMCForum-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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