Update time again
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I have been semi busy since the last update, so I made a start on the driver door internals after practically finishing the passenger side (minus vapour skin, door trim, sill seal and top seal) and oh boy was it a mess
, all rods for the latches were rustier than the titanic and a mouse nest that filled the bottom of the door (the joys).
2 of 3 door lights had had the wiring chewed through so had to completely replace 1 and repair the other with all new plugs/ connectors, window motor was removed and replaced, the grab handle bracket was heavily rusted where the screws were located.
now its all nice and shiny, clean and all functional again including my ability to fix the latch issue i was having with the door not requiring the handle to open by the magic of WD40, metal handle and a spring
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now the biggest job finished was finally replacing the windscreen, thankfully i managed to find a local windscreen guy who lives a few streets away who came to check out the car since he'd never done a DeLorean windscreen before, i'd done my research into the process too and we arranged to replace it while our garage door was being replaced, so the 17th rolls around and I got the car started (after lots of attempts)and onto the drive, got all the window trim removed and the roof support in place (2 ton trolley jack, 20cm of 2*2 wood and a rubber disc). the guy arrived and started cutting the original adhesive only to find out it keeps re-sticking to the glass so it took both of us to remove it by pulling it away as it was cut. I proceeded to remove both A pillars so i could refit them better and install my extra wiring (dashcam hardwire, backup camera and handsfree microphone) oh yes "Ryuko" got some upgrades
, new windscreen got prepped and put in place nice and aligned, closed the doors gently and left her to sit for the day in the sun.
I also decided to make a start on removing the paint from the door since i had lots of space to get at it and I took the right grill out from my engine cover as it was semi out already thanks to the split
which i'll be addressing very soon so i can get her ass rebuilt XD.
managed to completely finish the left rear panel today and in a odd turn of events with the window trim off i noticed the top piece had some missing paint which i planned to repaint but i remember something Rich Hutch mentioned a little while back that that part is stainless sooo you can imagine what happened instead, completely stripped it just to see what it would look like on the car just out of curiosity. opinions are welcome on the look
Registration documents are being sent to DVLA tomorrow!!!!
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