VIN 4566 Restoration

[MikeWard]

Re the DeLorean fuel tank, Chris Nicholson also has them if you get stuck.

Hello Mike, I've just seen the beautiful pictures of your interiors! are the rear speakers panels redyed or retrimmed? and the "A" pillars? any troubles in reinstalling them?

Best regards

A combination of both, the panels themselves were re-dyed, but the arm rests (bolsters) were re-trimmed.

The 'A' pillars are the only interior parts which were not removed from the car (on Lee's advice), Lee gave me some of the dye he had used on the interior pieces and I re-dyed the 'A' pillars in situ.

[Dan Willis]

Good point. He has stacks of them, too.

I'm in no hurry anyway. I suspect the car will need to visit Chris (more than once) too.

[MikeWard]

Unless his pricing has changed, it will cost you about £10

[Dan Willis]

That's very reasonable!

[Dan Willis]

The sun was out today, and so it was time for the DeLorean to do the same. With recent work, she's been on axle stands for a while. Today, I dropped her down and wheeled her out for some work. Without brake calipers, she moved very smoothly (I just had to be careful I could stop the momentum!).

Outside:
Delorean_work_180415_001 by willisit, on Flickr
DeLorean work by willisit, on Flickr

Some interesting stuff today. First off, I have really only had access to one side. I got the passenger door open today and was going to replace the gas strut, but discovered this:
DeLorean work by willisit, on Flickr
DeLorean work by willisit, on Flickr
DeLorean work by willisit, on Flickr

That'll be an expensive fix! Oh well, when she finally gets to have her cosmetics done, it'll be on the list for Chris to fix

This door also had a piece of trim hanging off. But, by a screw and not a clip. I have no idea why people own these cars and feel it's easier to do this sort of thing, but since the interior is being retrimmed at some point, I guess it'll be okay.
DeLorean work by willisit, on Flickr
DeLorean work by willisit, on Flickr

Headliner off and more.. writing of sorts:
DeLorean work by willisit, on Flickr

Some pics of the poorly interior. Very much sun-damaged, along with the smashed windscreen and broken rear-view mirror. Again, all known about and I'm not bothered much. It'll all get fixed/replaced as and when it's time to do so.
DeLorean work by willisit, on Flickr
DeLorean work by willisit, on Flickr
DeLorean work by willisit, on Flickr
DeLorean work by willisit, on Flickr
DeLorean work by willisit, on Flickr
DeLorean work by willisit, on Flickr

Today was, in fact, all about seeing if I could turn the engine. I took out the plugs, and disconnected what was left of the fuel system at the engine-end. Nothing worries me here, but most of the hoses are going in the bin - they are cracked or broken in places and there are few seals.
I popped off the leads and this one wasn't attached:
DeLorean work by willisit, on Flickr

Luckily it's only the top:
DeLorean work by willisit, on Flickr

The rest are okay but the tips are far from consistent. This'll be an interesting build:
DeLorean work by willisit, on Flickr

Flickr has a ton of pics of plugs and rats nest wiring I need to look in to - feel free to browse.

But, attach a battery, I did:
DeLorean work by willisit, on Flickr

A turn of the key and we had lights! All door lights worked, even the headlights and indicators. The wipers moved.. so all in all, it could have been worse. Then, of course, it was...

Without brakes, I used the gearbox to keep the car still. I turned the key and the bloody thing shot off! Turning off did nothing - the starter kept on going. Luckily I got it out of gear and got the battery disconnected - and when reconnected it was okay. Odd. Anyway, the engine turns quite happily (not exactly planned that way, but still).
There are electrical gremlins here - a starter that won't quit is an interesting one. It might be barrel, fuse or even relay related but I'm not looking in to that just yet.

A pretty constructive day all in. More dismantling to come as I've found a partner to get the frame off and stripped/re-coated, so it's going to be an interesting summer!

[Dan Willis]

More work:

Brakes are off for refurb or replacement:
DeLorean work by willisit, on Flickr
DeLorean work by willisit, on Flickr

Broken aerial is out too. It's knackered. Not entirely sure it's worth replacement, but I'll consider it nearer the completion:
DeLorean work by willisit, on Flickr

Frame number (4778):
DeLorean work by willisit, on Flickr

The engine is coming out soon and the entire exhaust system (such as it is) is going in the bin:
DeLorean work by willisit, on Flickr

Accessible bottom :
DeLorean work by willisit, on Flickr

More writing on the frame. Different the welded panel:
DeLorean work by willisit, on Flickr

Part of the work over the weekend was removing all frame bolts. Pretty much all were hand tight. Not sure if that's normal (doubtful!):
DeLorean work by willisit, on Flickr

I'm restricting myself to 2 hours a day on this. It keeps me interested and saves me waking up the next day feeling like I've been hit by a train. So, slow progress!

Anyway, I had to stop - garage work is starting Wednesday and the car has to sit on the lawn for three days, so I can't do any more without making it impossible to move.

[A Van]

Your making good progress, thanks for uploading

[astralflood]

Can I ask how much you originally paid for the car? trying to get a rough idea on the amount of work needed on how much you spend for a Delorean?

[Biff]

Good work fella.
Just out of interest are there any up-rated/later, more powerful, callipers that just bolt on or with adapters?

[MikeWard]

Good work fella.
Just out of interest are there any up-rated/later, more powerful, callipers that just bolt on or with adapters?

Get the original calipers refurbished (send them to Big Redd), fit a 50/50 bias master cylinder from a Saab 900, and EBS Redstuff pad's.