Re: [DML] What I Did Over Thanksgiving

["content22207" <brobertson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

We used a tiny dot of yellow paint to represent a melted Fuse #7. There's also a tiny melted inertia switch connector under the dash. 

Bill Robertson
#5939

--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "content22207" <brobertson@...> wrote:
>
> It was unbelievably difficult to take a Vitesse model apart and make a scale replica of the factory maze of ground jumper wires, using super thin black thread (to accurately represent undersized wire gauge of a real car), but the final result is impressively complex. Too bad it prematurely killed the miniature fuel pump motor. 
> 
> Bill Robertson
> #5939
> 
> --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Stephen Rice <stevedmc@> wrote:
> >
> > I must chime in and say this carbureted Delorean is not mine.  I have
> > had zero fuel pump problems since I ran a direct ground connection
> > from my battery to my fuel pump.  I've logged at least 3k miles since
> > then, including a drive to/from Seans house (an hour north of Atlanta)
> > all the way from Baton Rouge.  Even if my fuel pump dies again, I
> > probably won't be doing the coke bottle trick since I carry a spare
> > fuel pump.
> > 
> > On Sat, Dec 24, 2011 at 10:02 PM, content22207 <brobertson@> wrote:
> > > That actually is a DeLorean with a Nissan engine and a dead onboard computer. The carbureted DeLorean shows up as a little silver blur at 3:18. Its fuel pump is acting up, but the owner is still able to drive his car a mile at a time by simply refilling the bowl manually from a scale model Coke bottle.
> > >
> > > Bill Robertson
> > > #5939
> >
>




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