Marc and others, After having inspected and dismantled a worst case scenerio DeLorean frame for flex (DeLorean roll-over damaged frame), I believe there is very little to worry about on this center section of the DeLorean frame, shifter area or otherwise. Even on a DeLorean that had been rolled over at expressway speeds, there are little or no signs of cracks in this area. Having dismantled several DeLoreans with significant Midwest RustBelt damage, this center frame area shows very few signs of rust damage, even on really rusty frames, which would be the primary way to substantially weaken the center section. If enough people are interested, I may be able to setup a damaged frame display area at DCS 2006, to show of the good and bad aspects of the epoxy coated steel DeLorean frame. Setting up next to Pearce Design could motivate SS frame sales. Later, Rich W. --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "malevy_nj" <malevy_nj@...> wrote: > > Resubmitted- > > snip < > > WHEW! With all of that said, I guess this is not a problem that > anyone has seen in the DeLorean.. Having just looked at the Lotus > frame, I see it is galvanized steel. Looks to be a bit thinner than > the DeLorean frame (weight consideration?). > > If anyone has their center console and shifter out, you might as well > spend a few minutes inspecting the area anyway. Could not hurt! > > > > --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Daniel Shane <daniel.shane@> wrote: > > > > Im with mike on this. I've been around Lotus' for years, I've > owned and > > worked on Esprits for years and I've never heard of this either. > > > > Dan > > > > DMC Ltd > To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/