The DeLorean Owners Club UK Forum

14 Apr 2022, 12:17

Thread: Gaydon Gathering, 5pm Tues 10th May
Post: Gaydon Gathering, 5pm Tues 10th May

Hi all, British motor museum at Gaydon do a few evening events over the course of the year. Next one is Tuesday 19th May at 5pm. https://www.britishmotormuseum.co.uk/wha...hering-may I went to one ...

14 Apr 2022, 11:05

Thread: VIN#6126 Chassis restoration
Post: RE: VIN#6126 Chassis restoration

Yes, mine has a current MOT anyway. Took V5 to post office and it was done there and then. I had to as my tax was up at end of March anyway. So had to sorn from 29Th March until I was available on 7t...

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08 Apr 2022, 23:37

Thread: VIN#6126 Chassis restoration
Post: RE: VIN#6126 Chassis restoration

Tax free from today!! Happy days. That should offset a small proportion of the fuel costs anyway!!

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07 Apr 2022, 23:36

Thread: Starter Motor part number
Post: RE: Starter Motor part number

Great, thanks Chris. As it happens, problem solved. Just a loose connection on the solenoid terminal. :-)

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29 Mar 2022, 14:24

Thread: Starter Motor part number
Post: Starter Motor part number

Hi all, does anyone know the model number of the OEM Paris Rhone starter motor? Usually something like 8Exxx or something. Cheers Rich

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28 Mar 2022, 17:45

Thread: Delorean ReImagined
Post: RE: Delorean ReImagined

I have tried, but I really can't get excited about it. I'm just not into new cars of any description!!

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15 Feb 2022, 21:06

Thread: Tech Drawings
Post: RE: Tech Drawings

Someone had some new wheels made a few years ago to original design but +1" diameter on each. I think they might have been done in Germany... Possibly worth a conversation with Ed Using or someone?

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10 Feb 2022, 13:55

Thread: Car Show, Cromford Meadows, Matlock. 8th May 2022
Post: RE: Car Show, Cromford Meadows, Matlock. 8th May 2...

Hmm, might consider that one!!

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09 Feb 2022, 19:22

Thread: Valve adjustment
Post: RE: Valve adjustment

Could well be an exhaust port gasket... If so there might be a sooty witness mark around it.

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24 Dec 2021, 12:50

Thread: RHD Project for auction, 1st Sept 2018
Post: RE: RHD Project for auction, 1st Sept 2018

Tell you what, I'll certainly have my photo with it along with my copy of Motor Makers of Ireland before it goes though!!

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08 Dec 2021, 11:00

Thread: Car Lifts
Post: RE: Car Lifts

True, suppose so!!

PARTS: 9 - Miscellaneous

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07 Dec 2021, 22:18

Thread: The DeLorean 1977-1993 Softback Book- FREE Postage
Post: RE: The DeLorean 1977-1993 Softback Book- FREE Pos...

(07 Dec 2021, 12:25)Chris Hawes Wrote: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/165213810549 Oooo. Any chance of a Buy it Now Chris ?! :D

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07 Dec 2021, 22:17

Thread: DOC-UK 2022 Calendar
Post: RE: DOC-UK 2022 Calendar

Meant to say Claire, great job on these. Got mine tucked away. Hope I can find it in January. Then again I'm not going to write in it, this one is a keeper (as mine crops up in it! :D )

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07 Dec 2021, 01:27

Thread: Car Lifts
Post: RE: Car Lifts

There's a used one on eBay for £400 at the moment by the way... Are we ok with lifting the car by the sills though? I normally would try to avoid that...?

PARTS: 9 - Miscellaneous

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07 Dec 2021, 01:23

Thread: REAR SUNSHADE / LOUVRE
Post: RE: REAR SUNSHADE / LOUVRE

Sorry to hear that, that is bad news. Have you got any pics? They can be fixed. DGo do a strengthening strip for the central rib and it may be possible to do the same down each side with strip or alu...

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07 Dec 2021, 01:14

Thread: Top Gear 5th Dec 2021
Post: RE: Top Gear 5th Dec 2021

I've just plucked up courage to watch it. Classic 'shit sandwich'. Good bit, bad bit, good bit. Shock horror: not every new car uses 100% bespoke new components! Don't know exactly what is meant to ...

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07 Dec 2021, 01:07

Thread: DeLorean News Issue 90 (20)
Post: RE: DeLorean News Issue 90 (20)

Splendid news, well done and thanks to all your helpers!

Latest DOC News

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24 Nov 2021, 22:32

Thread: VIN-5222 the dream has arrived
Post: RE: VIN-5222 the dream has arrived

I always thought the vents were supposed to be Jaguar XJS but it's actually quite different HTTPS://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/JAGUAR-XJS-FA...635-2958-0

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20 Nov 2021, 00:20

Thread: Lap of Lights at Silverstone
Post: Lap of Lights at Silverstone

https://booking.silverstone.co.uk/select...11b54890c1 An illuminated "lap of lights" event coming up at Silverstone. Obviously they have my email address from the summer. Could be tempted to go al...

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16 Nov 2021, 12:08

Thread: DGo Cat bypass / exhaust test pipe kit.. easy/good?
Post: RE: DGo Cat bypass / exhaust test pipe kit.. easy/...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Delorean-Exha...635-2958-0 Just spotted this on the 'bay. Nothing to do with me. Doesn't say why it was removed though.

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15 Nov 2021, 17:46

Thread: NEC Classic Car Show 2021, Nov 12-14 Nov 2021 & AGM Notification
Post: RE: NEC Classic Car Show 2021, Nov 12-14 Nov 2021 ...

Arrived back fine. Discovered a stack of DOC Leaflets under my wiper this morning! Oops...

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15 Nov 2021, 17:42

Thread: Xmas Meet Up, Sat 4th December 2021
Post: RE: Xmas Meet Up, Sat 4th December 2021

Sadly I'm double booked that day so I won't be able to make it.enjoy!!

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15 Nov 2021, 13:44

Thread: Car covers
Post: Car covers

Hi all, anyone have any good or bad experiences of using car covers? I see Ed does a DMC Branded one..

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08 Nov 2021, 23:41

Thread: Weird Binary Fuel Pump Starting issue..?
Post: RE: Weird Binary Fuel Pump Starting issue..?

That's true, Freq valve is RHS. I've not really tracked it down! But yeah,it happens whatever it is and has no noticeable influence on starting or not. It's always been a pretty good starter FWIW.

2 - Emission / Fuel Systems

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08 Nov 2021, 14:38

Thread: Weird Binary Fuel Pump Starting issue..?
Post: RE: Weird Binary Fuel Pump Starting issue..?

I get exactly the same issue. I think it's the frequency valve. Sometimes the speed of turning through key Position 2 affects whether it happens or not! I have noted it as a quirk and continue to ig...

2 - Emission / Fuel Systems

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08 Nov 2021, 11:39

Thread: Xmas Meet Up, Sat 4th December 2021
Post: RE: Xmas Meet Up, Sat 4th December 2021

Thanks Will, I'm still a tentative at the moment due to family birthdays around then.

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02 Nov 2021, 00:50

Thread: Xmas Meet Up, Sat 4th December 2021
Post: RE: Xmas Meet Up, Sat 4th December 2021

Got a few family birthdays around then Claire so I'm not sure, but put me down as a tentative please! Thank you!

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27 Oct 2021, 09:46

Thread: NEC Classic Car Show 2021, Nov 12-14 Nov 2021 & AGM Notification
Post: RE: NEC Classic Car Show 2021, Nov 12-14 Nov 2021 ...

Hi all, so the current status is that I can make it for the setup, and for Friday and Sunday, but I am not available on the Saturday. Hoope that's ok. I may make it on the afternoon with my younger ...

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19 Oct 2021, 14:21

Thread: NEC Classic Car Show 2021, Nov 12-14 Nov 2021 & AGM Notification
Post: RE: NEC Classic Car Show 2021, Nov 12-14 Nov 2021 ...

(18 Oct 2021, 17:02)Guinney1971 Wrote: Our covid passes arrived today. Rich Hanlon/Dicky H, if one of you are going on set-up day, can you take the calendars with you? Certainly, no problem.

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19 Oct 2021, 01:17

Thread: Temp guage issues
Post: RE: Temp guage issues

Dang. Ah well. Interested that someone has been in before. Don't throw the guage out. It might be fixable. I've had old Renault gauges fixed here before: http://www.speedograph-richfield.com/ They'...

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16 Oct 2021, 21:49

Thread: Temp guage issues
Post: RE: Temp guage issues

Ah ok. The reason I mentioned that is that the copper leaf tabs where the multi-plugs go on to the back of the binnacle tend to be fairly thin and flappy. I had a similar issue on a car of the same ...

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15 Oct 2021, 17:27

Thread: Temp guage issues
Post: RE: Temp guage issues

I guess if it's reading full scale deflection it must be getting the unadulterated battery voltage through it, not the reduced voltage caused by the variation in the resistance of the temp sender. So ...

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15 Oct 2021, 15:15

Thread: For sale: Good front tyre
Post: For sale: Good front tyre

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/353722025935?...635-2958-0 [attachment=1224] Just stuck this on eBay - Anyone on here can have it for a fiver! Nowt wrong with it I just put a new pair on during restorati...

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13 Oct 2021, 11:51

Thread: Temp guage issues
Post: RE: Temp guage issues

[attachment=1222] This seems to show that if the sender (183) is open circuit then you'll get full deflection at the voltmeter. So it looks like a break in the wire or a failure of the sensor 183. T...

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11 Oct 2021, 23:23

Thread: Craig radio 9-pin plug diagram?
Post: RE: Craig radio 9-pin plug diagram?

The only one I remember is that the orange is the 12v continuous feed so the radio remembers the stationpresets etc.

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08 Oct 2021, 09:12

Thread: Chassis trolley : free to club member
Post: Chassis trolley : free to club member

I made this trolley up to manoeuvre my chassis around during restoration. Now no longer needed. Free of charge to any club members doing a chassis separation job, collection from Belper, Derbyshire....

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01 Oct 2021, 14:13

Thread: VIN#6126 Chassis restoration
Post: RE: VIN#6126 Chassis restoration

So this is likely to be the last post of any significance from me in this thread. A number of you have now seen my car post- restoration and apart from a few relatively trivial bits I'm now really hap...

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29 Sep 2021, 19:06

Thread: Prom nights
Post: RE: Prom nights

Ah yes, some of this is coming back to me now. Plus getting CRB checked etc!! I now vaguely remember looking into this many years ago, obviously the car has been off road since 2015! Yep, seems like ...

TV/Film Hire and Work Requests

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22 Sep 2021, 00:03

Thread: Prom nights
Post: Prom nights

Hi all, doing a prom night dropoff for a friend's son. No charge, as I know them well, but just wondering what people are charging for a couple of hrs and say 20 Mile round trip these days. Just in ...

TV/Film Hire and Work Requests

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20 Sep 2021, 13:11

Thread: PJ Grady visit
Post: RE: PJ Grady visit

Can't help I'm afraid, but I'd appreciate it if you were to keep this thread updated if you get anywhere as I am also partially considering this. Costs, turnaround time etc.

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20 Sep 2021, 13:07

Thread: VIN #2045 (Bessie) Is Here!
Post: RE: VIN #2045 (Bessie) Is Here!

Excellent news. It's a major landmark. Now you just need to think of a suitable acronym!!

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17 Sep 2021, 16:37

Thread: Super fuel causing problems?
Post: RE: Super fuel causing problems?

I'm convinced this is due to the bolt bottoming out before it's fully squished the coppers up. I had to double up on washers and it sealed just fine.

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17 Sep 2021, 16:34

Thread: DeLorean Cars Required For BTTF Musical Premier
Post: RE: DeLorean Cars Required For BTTF Musical Premie...

There are many pics I could upload, but these are some of my favourites: [attachment=1199] [attachment=1200] [attachment=1201] [attachment=1203] [attachment=1205] [attachment=1204] [attachment=...

Off topic talk, general chat etc

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16 Sep 2021, 16:13

Thread: DOC-UK 2022 Calendar
Post: RE: DOC-UK 2022 Calendar

Bargain, well done, and as you say, yes, nice to support an independent business, and interesting that it comes out about the same price too!!

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15 Sep 2021, 17:26

Thread: DOC-UK 2022 Calendar
Post: RE: DOC-UK 2022 Calendar

Sent you a few :)

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14 Sep 2021, 17:17

Thread: Afternoon from Notts
Post: RE: Afternoon from Notts

Glad you enjoyed the day and meeting and talking to some of the owners! It was a great chance to step back into society after a prolonged absence for many of us!! I think your assessment is similar f...

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31 Aug 2021, 22:46

Thread: Car Museum/show, Belper. Derbyshire. 30th August 2021
Post: RE: Car Museum/show, Belper. Derbyshire. 30th Augu...

Thanks for making it happen Chris, lovely to get back out and about again. Just for a while it felt like Coronavirus had never happened. Nice to see some old friends and new, and certainly the neares...

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30 Aug 2021, 23:44

Thread: Hello from Sweden
Post: RE: Hello from Sweden

That's great, always nice to hear of another restoration project under way! Congratulations on your purchase and thank you for joining us. Plenty of advice on here and searchable too in case the issue...

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26 Aug 2021, 00:01

Thread: RHD Project for auction, 1st Sept 2018
Post: RE: RHD Project for auction, 1st Sept 2018

Woohoo! Fantastic news. Yes you've definitely completed a big piece of the jigsaw there.