Re: [DMCForum] Re: Videos

[Josh Haldeman <jhaldeman@xxxxxxxx>]

As I understand it, the front end recall just reinforces/strengthens the 
connection where the stabilizer bar connects to the front frame 
extension, and addresses issues with the types of nuts used on the 
stabilizer bar/lower link and lower link/ball joint connections.  From 
what I can tell, this didn't have anything to do with crash 
testing...it's really only a suspension modification.

You could crash if the original or first set of replacement nuts fell 
off the car while you were driving.  However, the strengthening 
bracket's purpose is to add and distribute support of the connection 
that the stabilizer bar has to the front frame extension.  It does 
absolutely no good if your front frame extension is rusted to pieces, as 
I'm sure Mike Luckey can tell you. (haha)

I suppose that the strengthening brackets might have a secondary effect 
on reinforcing the front end in a collision...but I don't believe that 
was it's intended purpose.

I may be wrong...but this is my interpretation of this setup, after 
reading the recall and seeing what little effect it has in an actual 
collision.  My front end was crumpled badly, but was not torn off...in 
fact it looked very similar to the type of damage seen in the 36 mph 
video, but to a lesser extent, because I wasn't traveling that fast.  I 
believe the crash tests show an accurate representation of what would 
happen to a production DeLorean in this type of collision, except for 
the airbag going off of course.  (haha)

-Josh



therealdmcvegas wrote:

> Now, a couple of things to remember about these tests. Firstly, you've
> got to remember that these are pre-production cars that were
> hand-built. These are not cars that were used in IISA tests, like you
> see on TV. In those cases, brand-new vehicles are purchased right off
> of a dealerships lot, and are sent in to the labs to be crash-tested.
> The engineering on these cars was not yet complete. Especially since
> we know that the front-end recalls had not yet been issued. Another
> thing is to compare this to other DeLoreans that have been involved in
> front-end collisions. Most time, the front-end is completely torn off.
> But the passenger compartment is perfectly intact. Hell, even in cars
> that are involved in roll-overs, the spidercage for the doors is able
> to hold the entire weight of the car! They only deform a little bit.
> We don't see the cars being torn apart, like we do with these
> prototypes that have been crashed in the videos.
>
> -Robert
>
>
>
> --- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Michael C. Babb" <mcbabb@xxxx> wrote:
> > http://tinyurl.com/8xka2
> >
> > 
> >
> > Some pretty cool video clips of the car taken from movies, promotional
> > materials, documentaries, etc.  2 very disturbing ones of DeLorean crash
> > testing (appears to be BTTF related????) at 35 and 40MPH - and a
> very weird
> > one called "Fast Cars & Beautiful Women"
> >
> > 
> >
> > Michael
> >
> >
> >
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