Pete's Delorean
My DMC
Given that the Delorean is such a unique car and definately my most finicky, It really warrents it's own page to keep up with the status.
Current Car:
- 1983 Delorean DMC-12 #16059
- Tires: Rear 15" (generic truck tires) Front 14: Firestone
- Engine: Stock PRV6 - 130hp (if that)
- Stereo: none
Original Condition
- 1983 Delorean DMC-12 #16059
- Scrape - rear left corner
- 2 small dents - front right quarter
- Stereo - junk, broken
- doesn't run, problemed starter
- emergency brake needs adjusting
- no working interiour light
- horn doesn't work
- leather is in good shape, but the otherwise, the interior
is trashed
- central locking doesn't work
- window problems
- front right wheel warped
What we've done so far
- Replaced the starter (8/97)
- New horn (one instead of 2 now) (8/97)
I'll be looking at an airhorn eventually
- Fixed & adjusted the "auto-adjusting" parking break (8/97)
- Fixed the cold start issue... starts right up now :) (9/97)
- Replaced lateral transmission linkage, shifts smooth now :) (5/98)
- Replaced cold-start relay sensor (working on the hard start problem)
(11/98)
- Replaced the fuel accumulator (really fixed the starting problem) (2/99)
- Forced to replace the rear tires.... bang! (3/11/00)
- Replaced the clutch slave cylinder (10/5/00)
- Replaced the clutch line with a stainless steel braided line (10/4/00)
- Finally got the second window switch (3/22/01)
- Added visors (never knew the car was supposed to have them (4/12/01)
to be done in order of importance (as of 9/9/1)
- get it starting again, I suspect it may be a fuel pump issue.
- alignment!!!!!
- decide if i want to keep it
- parking break again
- A stereo would be nice
- replace the spark plugs
- window motors make too much noise
- charge the A/C
Some Pictures
On the lot, pre-purchase
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Arrival on the Truck
hmmm... doesn't work [1]
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Road Trip!
Fixing the parking break
Winter Storage [1]
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