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Thread: Pilot Delorean for Sale
Post: Pilot Delorean for Sale
| Hi all,
I will shortly be putting Pilot 20 up for sale, as I'm really not getting the time or opportunity to use it - and I'd rather it be used/displayed a lot more.
I need to do some work on the ca... |
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PJ Grady (Europe) |
DeLorean Cars or Parts For Sale or Wanted |
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1,807 |
12 Aug 2011, 14:58 |
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Thread: The Newest DOC Member has arrived :D
Post: Re: The Newest DOC Member has arrived :D
| Beautiful! just beautiful! Congratulations Claire and Phill! only a few days ago I saw you! amazing addition to your lives life as you know it has changed lol
Best wishes!
Chris |
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PJ Grady (Europe) |
Off topic talk, general chat etc |
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9,171 |
13 Oct 2009, 19:19 |
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Thread: URR 686* spotted!
Post: Re: URR 686* spotted!
| Hi
Yes the car left us on Sat morning, lovely car, interior and body is top kotch!
Best wishes!
Chris |
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PJ Grady (Europe) |
Members Cars |
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9,929 |
20 Sep 2009, 22:58 |
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Thread: Delorean seen on Canvey Island??
Post: Re: Delorean seen on Canvey Island??
| Ahhh! that makes sense! Thanks for letting me know mate.
Best wishes!
Chris |
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PJ Grady (Europe) |
General Discussions on the DOC / Car / Company / JZD |
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2,795 |
27 Jul 2009, 23:26 |
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Thread: Delorean seen on Canvey Island??
Post: Re: Delorean seen on Canvey Island??
| Hi Tony
I did not think it was you.. my father knows you well lol. Just wondering if anyone was tring to find me! their are no other Deloreans on the Island, apart from one i am about to sell to a ne... |
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PJ Grady (Europe) |
General Discussions on the DOC / Car / Company / JZD |
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2,795 |
26 Jul 2009, 13:40 |
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Thread: Delorean seen on Canvey Island??
Post: Delorean seen on Canvey Island??
| Hi All.
My Father saw a D go very close to my house today.. Anyone?
Best wishes!
Chris |
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PJ Grady (Europe) |
General Discussions on the DOC / Car / Company / JZD |
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2,795 |
25 Jul 2009, 21:52 |
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Thread: back in oz....
Post: Re: back in oz....
| Quote:leading us to to believe that she was "Pilot 10"
Lol - she's definately not Pilot 10, as that was a Lotus build. 510 we believe has the 10th underbody cast in NI, which is early in it's own ri... |
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PJ Grady (Europe) |
General Discussions on the DOC / Car / Company / JZD |
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01 Jul 2009, 16:08 |
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Thread: Coolant leak - I think!
Post: Re: Coolant leak - I think!
| I Can chime in here.. The rad is hot at the top and bottom, and the rear hoses are hot, certainly she should have her fans kicking in at the right temp.
Hopefully you can see the pictures I promised.... |
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PJ Grady (Europe) |
1 - Engine |
69 |
27,544 |
26 Jun 2009, 03:58 |
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Thread: Coolant leak - I think!
Post: Re: Coolant leak - I think!
| Oh you are the man Tony! i owe you a lot! :lol: I think i will be the one having a coffee break while i watch you!
Best Nic |
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PJ Grady (Europe) |
1 - Engine |
69 |
27,544 |
24 Jun 2009, 19:37 |
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Thread: Coolant leak - I think!
Post: Re: Coolant leak - I think!
| Hi All
I spoke to Carl today with his overheating problems. To date the electrics are fine, and only possible areas that are suspect are the rad, or the engine. The coolant bottle may be in need of r... |
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PJ Grady (Europe) |
1 - Engine |
69 |
27,544 |
24 Jun 2009, 18:09 |
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Thread: Delorean convertable on ebay
Post: Re: Delorean convertable on ebay
| Hi Dave
I think the car could be saved and made safe again. Of course on resale of the car it would really need to be mentioned to the new owner!
To be honest I have not looked that carefully at the... |
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PJ Grady (Europe) |
DeLorean Cars or Parts For Sale or Wanted |
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5,562 |
06 May 2009, 01:00 |
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Thread: Delorean convertable on ebay
Post: Re: Delorean convertable on ebay
| That does look like a good project car!
Of course a full rebuild/new sections to be added to the car, and you have a delorean again! You never know what other damage is under that lot through.
Rob h... |
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PJ Grady (Europe) |
DeLorean Cars or Parts For Sale or Wanted |
11 |
5,562 |
05 May 2009, 02:33 |
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Thread: Finally Pilot 19 Has Arrived!
Post: Re: Finally Pilot 19 Has Arrived!
| Hi all,
Quick answers to questions:
> Car was in a barn in California - not that far from where it was used for emissions testing. The owner before me had swapped it for a plane.
> The 50,00... |
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PJ Grady (Europe) |
General Discussions on the DOC / Car / Company / JZD |
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5,578 |
30 Apr 2009, 15:39 |
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Thread: Finally Pilot 19 Has Arrived!
Post: Re: Finally Pilot 19 Has Arrived!
| Restoration time? It'll be a while. Despite the obvious cosmetics (painted red, etc) the car has also sat unused in a barn for 25 odd years - so all fuel system, etc is likely to be dissolved!
With... |
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PJ Grady (Europe) |
General Discussions on the DOC / Car / Company / JZD |
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5,578 |
29 Apr 2009, 15:30 |
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Thread: Finally Pilot 19 Has Arrived!
Post: Finally Pilot 19 Has Arrived!
| After months of waiting - P19 has finally arrived! Car was paid for in September - and we've had all sorts of fun and games with the shipping process.
Car is stored away from the workshop for now - ... |
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PJ Grady (Europe) |
General Discussions on the DOC / Car / Company / JZD |
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5,578 |
29 Apr 2009, 12:36 |
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Thread: Car Importing Rate of Duty
Post: Re: Car Importing Rate of Duty
| Quick post to say thanks to Chris Williams for writing me up a quick letter confirming that Pilot 19 was manufactured within GB.
After a bit more haggling with the tax people - the letter got £3k knoc... |
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PJ Grady (Europe) |
General Discussions on the DOC / Car / Company / JZD |
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4,182 |
25 Apr 2009, 10:16 |
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Thread: Car Importing Rate of Duty
Post: Re: Car Importing Rate of Duty
| Hi Gez,
P19 is sitting in a warehouse at Chatham docks whilst we 'negotiate' over a few thousand pounds worth of import duty. Should get resolved this week - for collection next week. Then we just ... |
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PJ Grady (Europe) |
General Discussions on the DOC / Car / Company / JZD |
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4,182 |
16 Apr 2009, 11:20 |
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Thread: Car Importing Rate of Duty
Post: Car Importing Rate of Duty
| All,
The rules for importing cars have changed slightly now we're in the new tax year.
In the past, saying that a car was manufactured within the UK was good enough - and you'd get the 10% duty rate... |
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PJ Grady (Europe) |
General Discussions on the DOC / Car / Company / JZD |
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4,182 |
16 Apr 2009, 09:25 |
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Thread: Chris N & PJ Grady UK
Post: Re: Chris N & PJ Grady UK
| Hi all
Just wanted to say thanks for all the kind words from everyone! I am back to normal on Monday, nothing is stopping me from finishing the current cars at the shop! truth is we have never been s... |
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PJ Grady (Europe) |
General Discussions on the DOC / Car / Company / JZD |
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11,790 |
05 Mar 2009, 16:32 |
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Thread: Good Starting point DeLorean $5000
Post: Re: Good Starting point DeLorean $5000
| An engine swap done properly doesn't instinctively knock any value off the car - but it does limit your buyers a little bit. Some buyers are looking for originality, others want a DeLorean that goes ... |
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PJ Grady (Europe) |
DeLorean Cars or Parts For Sale or Wanted |
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5,067 |
15 Jan 2009, 15:03 |
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Thread: Importing Question
Post: Re: Importing Question
| Hi Dermot,
I believe that you'll be OK importing the car to the UK with the original title. It doesn't need to be signed over to you, as it would be pointless registering your name on he DMV databas... |
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PJ Grady (Europe) |
Off topic talk, general chat etc |
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4,380 |
11 Dec 2008, 09:32 |
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Thread: Delorean buying / tuning advice
Post: Re: Delorean buying / tuning advice
| Hi Jez,
Check with youir shipping company - as ultimately they'll be the guys that present the documents to the US port authorities and they'll need to be comfortable that the docuentation is in orde... |
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PJ Grady (Europe) |
General Discussions on the DOC / Car / Company / JZD |
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41,014 |
20 Nov 2008, 13:06 |
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Thread: Delorean buying / tuning advice
Post: Re: Delorean buying / tuning advice
| We've never used RORO - as Nick says, a sealed 20ft container is normally best....that way the car is only exposed to theiving mitts whilst it's sitting at the port - not throughout the entire journey... |
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PJ Grady (Europe) |
General Discussions on the DOC / Car / Company / JZD |
97 |
41,014 |
20 Nov 2008, 10:42 |
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Thread: Delorean buying / tuning advice
Post: Re: Delorean buying / tuning advice
| The VAT on the UK side will be for the cost of the car (i.e. the $9000 you paid) plus the cost of the shipping bill.
Technically the VAT should only be applied to the freight element - not the ov... |
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PJ Grady (Europe) |
General Discussions on the DOC / Car / Company / JZD |
97 |
41,014 |
19 Nov 2008, 22:54 |
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Thread: Second Delorean in Malvern
Post: Re: Second Delorean in Malvern
| hana 5284 Wrote:or it could be that chris and darren are joy riding it round your home town for fun.
Sadly not!
Dyf - there IS another DeLorean in Malvern - we sold the car fairly recently...I'm not... |
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PJ Grady (Europe) |
General Discussions on the DOC / Car / Company / JZD |
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2,998 |
18 Nov 2008, 23:15 |
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Thread: Delorean buying / tuning advice
Post: Re: Delorean buying / tuning advice
| $1200 shipping sounds a bit light....I think that quote is literally boat only, so there'll be another £450 of UK port authority fees when the boat gets here.
If you do go with Schumachers - speak... |
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PJ Grady (Europe) |
General Discussions on the DOC / Car / Company / JZD |
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41,014 |
18 Nov 2008, 18:00 |
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Thread: Delorean buying / tuning advice
Post: Re: Delorean buying / tuning advice
| Congratulations on your purchase! I did skim through the eBay ad, but there was no obvious points to confirm a serious issue with the car - it's going to be a case of 'wait and see'.
In terms of shi... |
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PJ Grady (Europe) |
General Discussions on the DOC / Car / Company / JZD |
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41,014 |
18 Nov 2008, 14:20 |
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Thread: Delorean buying / tuning advice
Post: Re: Delorean buying / tuning advice
| No problem,
I'll have a flick through the eBay questions, etc a bit later.
Generally though - the main point is not to think that you're getting the bargain of the century or whatever. Normally, if... |
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PJ Grady (Europe) |
General Discussions on the DOC / Car / Company / JZD |
97 |
41,014 |
17 Nov 2008, 15:37 |
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Thread: Delorean buying / tuning advice
Post: Re: Delorean buying / tuning advice
| This painted car looks OK for that price, but I'm always a bit wary when people are selling on behalf of a 'mate' or whatever - it's a convienient way to remove yourself from any blame when the car do... |
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PJ Grady (Europe) |
General Discussions on the DOC / Car / Company / JZD |
97 |
41,014 |
17 Nov 2008, 11:23 |
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Thread: DeLorean "Test" car on eBay
Post: Re: DeLorean "Test" car on eBay
| I am the test car 'oracle'... :lol:
I don't believe this particular car has any historic value in terms of testing...it was just a company fleet vehicle. It'd be worth something if it belonged to a... |
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PJ Grady (Europe) |
General Discussions on the DOC / Car / Company / JZD |
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3,746 |
12 Nov 2008, 15:37 |
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Thread: Delorean buying / tuning advice
Post: Re: Delorean buying / tuning advice
| Hi - lots of questions!
Here's some of my thoughts...roughly in the order of your questions!
1) If you're going to havily modify a car - there's no point in paying the premium for a mint example.
... |
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PJ Grady (Europe) |
General Discussions on the DOC / Car / Company / JZD |
97 |
41,014 |
12 Nov 2008, 15:34 |
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Thread: Who's cars this on ebay?
Post: Re: Who's cars this on ebay?
| This car was in the shop recently for an MOT, beautiful car one of the best stock D's in the UK.
The current owner is a great guy who was a pleasure to deal with. If anyone is intrested, this is a ve... |
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PJ Grady (Europe) |
DeLorean Cars or Parts For Sale or Wanted |
2 |
1,853 |
02 Oct 2008, 22:47 |
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Thread: Two more Cars for sale
Post: Two more Cars for sale
| All,
Two new cars up for sale.
One belongs to Tony (tcozzie on this forum). The other is one that's just arrived from Florida - with exceptionally low mileage.
http://www.pjgrady.co.uk//GenericCon... |
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PJ Grady (Europe) |
DeLorean Cars or Parts For Sale or Wanted |
0 |
1,380 |
20 Sep 2008, 12:46 |
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Thread: DeLorean Import Guide
Post: DeLorean Import Guide
| All,
A few people have been asking about importing DeLoreans, how to do it, what to look out for, whether you can avoid paying the 10% duty, etc.
Here's an import guide I started to put together a w... |
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PJ Grady (Europe) |
General Discussions on the DOC / Car / Company / JZD |
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2,322 |
20 Sep 2008, 12:42 |
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Thread: P J Grady Europe?
Post: Re: P J Grady Europe?
| Hi Mike,
Different cars come in and out fairly regularly - so I'll keep my eyes open for one that suits you.
The best investment you can make right now would be to sign up for DOC membership - and r... |
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PJ Grady (Europe) |
Off topic talk, general chat etc |
18 |
6,212 |
15 Sep 2008, 08:43 |
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Thread: Go to ASDA Fast!!
Post: Re: Go to ASDA Fast!!
| Well..
I personally hope that the club does get some free shirts at the very least! or the product is removed for sale, the better idea when you consider how much money they make.
When Chris P first... |
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PJ Grady (Europe) |
Off topic talk, general chat etc |
34 |
13,163 |
07 Sep 2008, 19:43 |
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Thread: Go to ASDA Fast!!
Post: Re: Go to ASDA Fast!!
| Hmmm
I am 100% confident that is our kit! only took me 7 months to build the kit, now asda comes along and creams profit from it, i am not happy!
Chris Nicholson |
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PJ Grady (Europe) |
Off topic talk, general chat etc |
34 |
13,163 |
05 Sep 2008, 10:03 |
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Thread: Jim Prentice
Post: Jim Prentice
| All,
Some of you may have heard of Jim Prentice - he was one of the engineers that worked on the design of the Gullwing doors at Lotus. We've spoken to him several times in the past, and he's kindly... |
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PJ Grady (Europe) |
General Discussions on the DOC / Car / Company / JZD |
2 |
2,349 |
14 Aug 2008, 12:02 |
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Thread: Shipping
Post: We use Thamesport because it's closest to where we...
| We use Thamesport because it's closest to where we're based.
I don't think any one shipping company is better than another - after all, all they're realy doing is organising to put your car in a 20ft... |
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PJ Grady (Europe) |
General Discussions on the DOC / Car / Company / JZD |
4 |
2,538 |
06 Aug 2008, 13:11 |
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Thread: Most original Delorean Question I have had
Post: It was a real car that Lotus used - one of the ear...
| It was a real car that Lotus used - one of the early trial build pilots, which had come to the end of it's useful life.
On the subject of frozen chickens, our local train company had a similar mishap... |
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PJ Grady (Europe) |
General Discussions on the DOC / Car / Company / JZD |
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11,015 |
05 Aug 2008, 17:20 |
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Thread: Most original Delorean Question I have had
Post: The 'turn a DeLorean updide down and see if you ca...
| The 'turn a DeLorean updide down and see if you can get out' test was an informal effort by Lotus engineers who were curious to see if it was possible to get out should the car turn upside down.
This ... |
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PJ Grady (Europe) |
General Discussions on the DOC / Car / Company / JZD |
26 |
11,015 |
05 Aug 2008, 14:40 |
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Thread: Most original Delorean Question I have had
Post: Lotus did actually test what would happen if the c...
| Lotus did actually test what would happen if the car was upside down. They put an engineer inside and then carefully placed the car on it's roof to see if he could get out.
The test showed that it i... |
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PJ Grady (Europe) |
General Discussions on the DOC / Car / Company / JZD |
26 |
11,015 |
04 Aug 2008, 08:15 |
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Thread: Shipping Charges & VAT from the US
Post: Same issue.
Only peanuts money, so not worth ge...
| Same issue.
Only peanuts money, so not worth getting into an argument with them over, but I imagine if they do that with everybody, it must add up to a tidy sum!
Darren |
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PJ Grady (Europe) |
General Discussions on the DOC / Car / Company / JZD |
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5,462 |
02 Aug 2008, 15:20 |
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Thread: Shipping Charges & VAT from the US
Post: I paid DMCH £30 ($60) for the shipping.
Fedex w...
| I paid DMCH £30 ($60) for the shipping.
Fedex wouldn't have asked DMCH for any more money.
From what I can gather - the cost of VAT on shipping isn't based on what you paid - it's based on some ... |
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PJ Grady (Europe) |
General Discussions on the DOC / Car / Company / JZD |
12 |
5,462 |
01 Aug 2008, 15:22 |
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Thread: Shipping Charges & VAT from the US
Post: Shipping Charges & VAT from the US
| Hi all,
I'm not sure if anyone else has experienced this, but I recently got a Fedex invoice for a small parts order I placed with DMCH. The total order came to about £100 ($200) which include t... |
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PJ Grady (Europe) |
General Discussions on the DOC / Car / Company / JZD |
12 |
5,462 |
01 Aug 2008, 13:54 |
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Thread: how do we replace the o ring in fuel distributor?
Post: Steve,
Just to double check - when you pulled t...
| Steve,
Just to double check - when you pulled the PPR from the distributor, did you check/replace BOTH of the little o-rings? There's the obvious one that you can see, and there's a secondary one on... |
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PJ Grady (Europe) |
2 - Emission / Fuel Systems |
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6,195 |
31 Jul 2008, 08:44 |
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Thread: Replacing the auto shifter cable
Post: I think Carl has the part - it's just the fitting ...
| I think Carl has the part - it's just the fitting that needs to be done.
As previously mentioned, you can access from the underside, but you really need a lift or a pit to be able to do it safely. I... |
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PJ Grady (Europe) |
4 - Transmission - Manual & Automatic |
6 |
5,271 |
31 Jul 2008, 08:41 |
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Thread: New owner and VIN6383
Post: Hi Dyf
I personally want to thank you, and your...
| Hi Dyf
I personally want to thank you, and your lovely wife for being the one of the most patient owners that we have ever had the pleasure of rebuilding a car for. This is the second RHD we as a com... |
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PJ Grady (Europe) |
General Discussions on the DOC / Car / Company / JZD |
29 |
12,327 |
15 Jul 2008, 00:55 |
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Thread: Fuel pump on it's way out?
Post: Are you sure it's the fuel pump - and not the cool...
| Are you sure it's the fuel pump - and not the cooling fans?
If you think it's likely to be the pump - as Bozzy says, test the rubbers first - and look at possibly a new pickup line.
Not sure if your... |
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PJ Grady (Europe) |
2 - Emission / Fuel Systems |
22 |
14,894 |
12 Jul 2008, 12:27 |
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Thread: She's steaming!
Post: Seal/bung was new as well Carl.
Darren
| Seal/bung was new as well Carl.
Darren |
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PJ Grady (Europe) |
1 - Engine |
39 |
15,286 |
12 Jul 2008, 12:22 |
