--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Walter Coe" <Whalt@xxxx> wrote: > I keep raggin on Samuel that he needs to have the car look > nice at least from the outside. I suggested that he > _at_least_ get some cheapo red spray paint to restore the > stripped blotches on the stainless. Nope, not a chance. > Well, soon he will find out just how non-anonymous these > cars are, so it is important to always look your best. I > get people all over town saying hi and telling me about > other DeLoreans they see around town. Funny how I never > find them. I hear about a red one and a green one both with > really bad paint jobs flaking everywhere. Now Samuel is > going to be driving another red one with a really bad paint > job! ;-) > Walt doesnt realize that for the process of stripping a car, it has to be partly painted at some point as you strip areas off. Think I will start on the front and work my way back. I know the driver rear panel is likely to be replaced. Overall, I think the car is in decent condition considering it sat for 10 years. I know it needs work but if it just sits there I'm not motivated to do things. If it is usable then I will use it and am more motivated to fix things. > More funny things to mention about Samuel's car: the > previous owner butchered the connections to the cooling fans > and started running new wires to power them. Luckily they > didn't do any permanent damage except maybe shorten the > wires coming out of the fans. The next worst thing was the > trailing arm bolts. One side was obviously replaced, but > they put the shims on the wrong side where they don't do any > good. I knew something was wrong when the car touched > Florida road for the 1st time. The wheel was way too far > toe-in. Someone butchered the connections, but, I have the original connectors and am getting a crimper to put the new molex terminals on. Easy fix. I'm going to swap the trailing arm bolts out anyways with better bolts so the toe-in wont last long. Samuel Yahoo! Groups Sponsor <http://rd.yahoo.com/SIG=12cb610ih/M=259395.3614674.4902533.1261774/D=egro upweb/S=1705126215:HM/EXP=1069778349/A=1524963/R=0/*http://hits.411web.com /cgi-bin/autoredir?camp=556&lineid=3614674?=egroupweb&pos=HM> <http://us.adserver.yahoo.com/l?M=259395.3614674.4902533.1261774/D=egroupm ail/S=:HM/A=1524963/rand=878439291> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DMCForum-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> .
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