Re: Permanent solution for engine cover hinge rust

["jtrealty@xxxx " <jtrealty@xxxx>]

If you have a problem with the engine cover hinges there are three 
things that you can do:
(1) don't park the car outside where they could get wet
(2) remove and repaint the hinges when they rust
(3) call rob grady and get powder-coated hinges (they look real nice)

David Teitelbaum
vin 10757



--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx, delorean31@xxxx wrote:
> I have seen the German site offering the Stainless Steel louvers as 
mentioned 
> here recently. Obviously the louvers rusting is not a problem
since 
they are 
> not metal. Of course they suffer from their own faults, or more 
common the 
> lack of gentleness some use when lowering them down, which causes 
them to 
> crack or break. However I still know of no one who has reproduced 
the engine 
> cover hinge in stainless, or any other metal for that matter. The 
hinges are 
> prone to rust and more common, is that the bolts tack welded to the 
hinges 
> break off if you try to tighten them. My hinge had no signs of 
weather, and 
> still looked new, but the bolt studs often rust in area where you 
dont see, 
> until you try to adjust them. It is the weld that corrodes away in 
most 
> cases before the hinge itself shows signs of weathering. So be 
careful if 
> your engine cover starts to loosen and you want to tighten the 
hinge. The 
> studs are attached in a fairly weak manner to say the least.
> 
> Gary Gore
> Activities Director
> DeLorean Mid Atlantic
> VIN 3360
> 
> << Hey guys, the Delorean steel products company is, apparently, a 
German 
> company. I stumbled upon it by accident. I simply typed in the 
web site 
> address that they provided. I saved it in my favorite files and 
will 
> forward 
> it to you if I can. Again, the company does offer a stainless 
steel louver 
> panel for Deloreans. >>