[DML] Re: Rust under T Panel

["twinenginedmc12" <twinenginedmc12@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "jmlaux83" <jmlaux83@xxxx> wrote:
> Over the past few months I have been going over my delorean and 
> checking everything since it has been sitting since 1997. Today I 
> removed my T-panel to find that the weatherprood tape over the wire 
> harness has rotted, however the seal was still intact so I figured 
> that no moisture got in. I decided to check under the seal anyways 
> just in case. When I opened it up the entire lid on the inside had 
> rust on it. I reached inside the hole and felt that both the top 
and 
> the bottom had rust on the inside as well. I will eventually have 
to 
> replace this which looks like an involved job. The facility in 
Texas 
> would probably be able to do this, right?
...
> Jason
> Vin#2256


Hi Jason.

My car had similar rust in the roof support.  I removed it from the 
underbody, had it sandblasted, repainted it, sealed it heavily and 
put it back in.  You are right.  It is a very involved job.  If 
you're mechanically inclined, you could do it yourself.  I'll share 
my experience with you if you do.  If you don't want to do it 
yourself, I would recommend you hire Rob Grady to do it.  No matter 
who you hire, expect to pay a lot.  It's a lot of work, unless your 
doors are already off.  I bet a lot of cars are driving with this 
problem, and predict this will be a bigger problem with lots of 
Deloreans as the fleet ages and the roofs start to buckle.  Perhaps 
you should just ignore it until it causes structural trouble.  I only 
did mine because I had the car completely apart already.

Rick Gendreau 11472




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