RE: [DML] Re: DeLo's In Year 'Round Use

["Videobob Moseley" <videobob@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Rich,
thanks for the adjustment.
I can take it.
I don't mind constructive critizism mixed with a little busting as long as 
it comes
from someone who knows what they are talking about.

I know I am new, and compared to you guys I will always be new.
I have put about 25K miles on the car since I got it last November.
Since then I have crashed it, rebuilt the whole front end,
replaced the entire brake system, all the hoses and belts, taken the 
internal parts of the
doors apart and repaired the door locks and windows, removed most of the 
interior
to re-wire the stereo systems, GPS, etc..., re upholstered the seats, 
replaced the windshield,
the rims, the tires, facia, radiator, fans and a bunch of other junk.
It has been a long year.
I have been totally consumed by the car and related materials for last year 
now.
Every single day is a DeLorean day.

Aside from my own car, I have made a name for myself (good or bad) in the 
DeLorean
community in a short period of time resulting in nothing more than growing 
pains.

All that said,
All I said in the begining was that I don't want to drive the car in the 
rain,
it doesn't perform as well as a modern car in the rain and I would just 
assume
leave it at home to be on the safe side.

The end.
- VB


>From: "d_rex_2002" <rich@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [DML] Re: DeLo's In Year 'Round Use
>Date: Fri, 03 Dec 2004 23:07:47 -0000
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>Other than the occasional incorrect BTTF reference, such as no
>NCT's used on Deloreans in any of the three BTTF movies, there
>is another more important reason why VB seems to rub people the
>wrong way and that's a lack of behind wheel time in a Delorean.
>
>I have owned one or more Deloreans since 1985 and have logged
>tens of thousands of miles driving several different Deloreans,
>in all kinds of weather conditions, but I do not feel the need
>comment "this is the way all Deloreans must be" just because it
>happened in one car, under one set of circumstances.  It's these
>type of incorrect comments that paint a bad picture of Deloreans.
>
>VB is still a new owner with less than a year of behind the wheel
>time in a Delorean (especially since it was down for repairs),
>yet the casual or new member to the DML may think he has years of
>experience by the way he states his opinions.  I remember some of
>VB's first posts, when he was comparing his Taurus to his Delorean
>when discussing braking (he still posts about the Taurus).
>
>My point here is not to bash VB's incorrect assumptions, but rather
>to recommend looking at the big picture and consider other things
>that may be the root cause of the poor braking conditions of his
>Delorean.  Sometimes you have to look at a problem a little deeper.
>Some of you have already mentioned other possible contributing
>factors and it may be a number of these things all together.
>
>Type of tires, age, condition and air pressures.  Condition of the
>brake master.  Type and condition of the brake lines (rubber or SS)
>Type and condition of brake fluid.  Condition of the brake pads
>(even if new, one or more pads can easily get glazed).  Type and
>condition of rotors and the operating condition of the calipers.
>Alignment also plays a big part in stable braking conditions.
>
>Other items that are not usually thought about with braking on
>other types of cars (like the Taurus) is the condition of the
>trailing arm bolts (bent, loose, tight but shims missing, etc.)
>and the condition of ball joints and suspension bushings.
>
>Another item often overlooked by possibly half of all Delorean
>owners (because this only applies to Deloreans with automatics)
>is the effects of heavy braking, wet or dry, when combined with
>the downshifting of the automatic transmission.  The automatic
>Deloreans do not downshift like a Taurus and this could result
>in an unnerving effect during heavy braking or a panic stop.
>
>My advice to VB would be to look beyond what appears to be the
>obvious and seek out the advice of more experienced Delorean
>drivers.  Go out and drive your Delorean when the weather is bad
>but AWAY from others and adjust you braking style with the car.
>Check all the components listed above on a regular basis and
>get more behind the wheel miles in to gain more D experience.
>
>Later,
>Rich W.
>
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>--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Videobob Moseley" <videobob@xxxx>
>wrote:
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> > Put in a copy of BTTF 1, just after Marty goes back in time and
>leaves
> > Peabody's farm
> > he is driving down an old country road and then slamms the brakes.
> > The cars slides on the front wheels and then jerks to the left
>hard.
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> > There is your DeLorean braking system.
> > Of course, those were a set of Goodyear NCT's but the also on bone
>dry
> > asphalt.
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