[DML] Re: Doors Touching and Roof Section Rust (was: Structural Question:)

["DMC Joe" <DMCJOE@xxxx>]

Steve,
Roof cage rusting is extremely rare, in 14 years we have only seen two cars
with this problem. As you had mentioned it looks as if your roof was not
properly sealed.

DMC Joe / DeLorean Services / <dmcjoe@xxxx>
Web Site: <http://www.deloreanservices.com>

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> From: Steve <dmc@xxxx>
> To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [DML] Re: Doors Touching and Roof Section Rust (was: Structural
Question:)
> Date: Wednesday, May 05, 1999 5:37 PM
> 
> The reason I discovered the following problem, was that I removed the
roof
> T-Panel in order to try and prevent my doors from touching it. I still
> have not corrected this problem, but have been told that it is normal for
> the rear corners of the doors to slightly touch the inside corners of the
> roof T-Panel, and that a lot of cars came from the factory that way.
> 
> 
> On Tue, 4 May 1999, DMC Joe wrote:
> > The entire roof section is reinforced with steel, the factory refereed 
to
> > this as the "roof cage" or "spider".
> 
> On this topic, I thought I'd bring up a problem that I had with my
Delorean.
> This has been mentioned by Bob Brandys before, you can find it in the
back
> issues. I was very surprised to find that the above mentioned steel
section
> was rusting rather badly inside. Especially since my Delorean #17117 was
at
> about only 10,000 miles and had been garaged and supposedly never driven
in
> the rain! The only mention of this problem I could find in the back
issues
> was Bob Brandys' account. He stated that he fabricated a stainless steel
> replacement.
> 
> I consulted Rob Grady, who stated that he usually re-sealed the cavity
and
> sprayed body wax inside after removing most of the loose rust using
> compressed air and a magnet. Since I did not yet have any appearent
> structural damage, this is what I did. (I finally had to order the body
> wax as most of the people I spoke to here in Florida didn't even know
what
> it was)
> 
> Appearently my main problem was that the factory did a very poor job of
> sealing this cavity, there was very little RTV on the wirelooms running
to
> the doors, and none of it was in the right place... There are also screw
> holes in the steel section for an access panel that never existed, mine
> weren't sealed in anyway, thus allowing water into the roof easily.
> 
> I'd be interested in hearing other people's comments on this problem,
> perhaps other more permanant solutions. (I do plan to replace this
> section as Bob Brandys did if I ever find myself removing my doors)
> 
> -Steve <dmc@xxxx>
> VIN 17117
> TAG N0V05 55
> 
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