Found D 4 Sale....question?

[bigbenb84@xxxx]

Hey everybody,
There has been a DeLorean for sale in my area (Pensacola, FL.) since 
the end of October. I went at the beginning of November and sat in it and 
looked it over but never talked to anybody. It's at a rinky dink used car 
lot, and Wednesday I went back up there and actually talked with the owner of 
the lot. Turns out some guy nearby (Gulf Breeze) owns it and is selling it on 
the guys lot. All the guy said was "It's an '81 model, Volvo 
engine"....that's it! And I noticed that it hasn't been moved since I first 
saw it around Holloween. I asked him if the A/C works windows etc. or if the 
engine ran at all and the guy said he didn't know....just that the guy did 
drive it up to the lot. What he DID KNOW about the car was that the battery 
was dead and the alternator was shot. But from what I saw.....
The body (stainless steel) is not dented and looks good even though it 
has been sitting for months. I couldn't see any rust on the frame AT ALL, 
from what I could see. The dash is not cracked, it has black interoir 
w/5spd, hood lines w/flap 117,000miles. The passenger seat has a little part 
of the black missing where I think it has just been worn, but not to bad, the 
headliners are great. The plate said July '81 and the VIN# (which ended with 
2144). The trunk (or hood?) area looked good with orignal spare tire and the 
carpeting. The louvers were not cracked and went up great. The engine 
compartment looked untouched (good or bad?) the coolant bottle was plastic. 
The doors went up fine, but did sag a little but it was 50 or 60 degrees out? 
but did stay up if pushed up. AND ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS, THE PRICE 
$$$$$....he has had $14,800 written in the window but the car lot guy said 
that the owner might let it go for $10,000!!! which I believe because the 
owner hasn't even been in contact with the dealer and hasn't even came by to 
check on it......probably just happy to get it out of the driveway. 

SO MY QUESTION IS.....I wanna get that engine started to see what works 
and what don't......Is there an alternator that I can pick up at Autozone, 
NAPA, Advanced Auto, or something like that, that I can put in there? I heard 
of a Delco, but do you have to get a bracket or something?? and I hope I can 
just jump it from another car and the alternator will keep that battery 
charged enough to check things out. Jumping a DeLorean is ok right? I 
remember seeing a note in the engine bay or cover about it I think? And is 
there something I should check for since it is a July '81?.....like a very 
important or exspensive update?

Ben
VIN#....maybe 2144 someday...