Project #3193

[A Van]

Yes they do Tony, but DPNW kit is superior

[Barson]

Toby?

he does four bushes (for the lower arms) two bushes that attach to the front of the frame (his kit also has the two brackets and nuts, etc) $99 for the kit.

[bozzzydmc]

http://delorean-parts.com/Merchant2/mer ... de=K1006DP

Tis a very good little kit this .... shame the £ - $ makes it more expensive atm thou its still very good value ...

[Dan6457]

I bought this kit for my delorean. The bushes are so hard that I can't bolt the anti roll bar to the chassis until I get some weight on the chassis to squash the suspension down a bit and bring the bar up. The old rubber ones were so soft its unbelievable, so it should really improve the wobbling about of the lower arms

[bozzzydmc]

LOL... i can see that Dan


This was the one thing that made a real difference to my handling .. well worth the cash especially after driving two cars with the same 'modification'

Sorry to see you bad news bud ...Likewise i know its a struggle atm but keep at it something will come up.

[Bandit]

I Had the same prob Dan, as soon as you jack it up to some where colse to getting the bolts in, it starts to lift the whole car. I ended up getting it close then used a G clamp to pull it together.

[jerzybondov]

Been away this last couple of weeks so haven't had much chance to post - but WOW is that a project! Is there anything on the car that isn't FUBARed?!

Had you seen the car before you bought it Barson? If not, did you expect it to be this bad?

[NickT]

Dan1986 Wrote:I bought this kit for my delorean. The bushes are so hard that I can't bolt the anti roll bar to the chassis until I get some weight on the chassis to squash the suspension down a bit and bring the bar up. The old rubber ones were so soft its unbelievable, so it should really improve the wobbling about of the lower arms

Mike and I are a good team on suspension jobs like this

I either sit on, swing on or tug at the big stuff while nimble fingered Mike gets all the bolts and fiddly bits in !

Definately worth doing. Don't forget the geometry check on the front afterwards !

NickT.

[Barson]

sorry about the late update :o. Lots of work done. lots of work to do :/

More pictures of further work done so far:

Pics of work done by Ed's welding man:























New rad and condenser set-up:



old and new



Grady's stainless (and seemless) welding work:




The rad that doesn't quite fit (temporarily fitted with hoses and brackets 'till i figure out what to do):





Stainless roof assembly: mock install and fit test:


repairing for the rivets:




rivets and wurth glue/sealant:





installed proper doors re-attached (torsion bar on pass side installed - drivers side awaiting re-install)







Frame arrival and assembly:



Came complete with two trailing arms (for the same side...)














'flexi' fuel lines from Ed:


cheers Ed.

rear linkage spring cups and gear change rods powder coated. had to get them done a second time by a different company because the first well, didn't do a great job and blamed the metal for the pitting....

perfect job here:




rear hubs painted (just the inside where the mettal rim flares out (already blasted):





driver's side rear complete with poly bushes:



pass side rear with polys, etc....





dust build up from sanding and crap in the garage. Must dust under there before i finish the project....








recall plates that don't quite fit. Just like the stainless bracket and the rad. all fettling....





'flexi' fuel lines from Ed:


cheers Ed.



most people probably don't know about these but they hold the front impact absorber on:





new 'uns:





not really that interesting but i thought I'd share it to show the kinds of things I've uncovered and had to work on and pay for to correct same with the door brackets:













rubber mallet:




and so on and so on. more pics on flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/32731331@N04/


Update of work/parts since last year in no order:
Frame’s been off to Ed and come back.
New upper and lower rear link arms. (powder coated)
New recall plates (non on the car to begin with - had to make them fit)
New rotors all the way around.
New hard brake lines
New brake couplings.
New stainless flexi brake lines.
New front and rear wheel bearings
New spax dampners
New springs.
New rubber isolators for springs.
New stainless clutch line (new master and slave not yet installed)
Refurbed steering rack
New tie rod ends
New angle drive
New upper and lower ball joints
Plated in and powder coated lower arms.
New upper arms.
New bolts on all four corners (etc, etc)
Body re-attached to frame.
New door latch brackets (the ones that bolt through the underbody under the quarters and fenders that no one sells or knows about least of all Houston)
Powder coated gear linkage and new bushes.
Powder coated rear hubs.
Blasted and painted front wishbone, calliper bracket
Various brackets zinc passivated.
New windshield wiper hardware
New hood stopper hardware.
Fender antenna hole filled and welded (PJ Grady, courtesy)
Front impact absorber, stripped, repaired and painted along with the three (two) retaining brackets (thanks to the chaps over in Vegas and Al V (and i think Dan?) for the transport on those )
Various riv nuts in underbody replaced. Many more to go….
Rocket support panel and front facia support panel refurb and re-mounted.
New poly bushes all around (that’s rear links upper and lower, lower arms at front, trailing arm bushes and DPNW’s poly kit for the sway bar.)
New TABs
New fuel lines (needed straightening after being transported you can tell from the pic)
New flexi fuel hoses (M Gutkowski courtesy)
New accumulator.
Fuel tank clean out soapy water then acetone a bunch of times. Re-installation with new pad kit)
New coolant hoses for the front. Silicone flexibles.
New aluminium rad (didn’t fit – had to make it fit – not bad for £250)
New AC consenser
New rad fans and shroud (DPNW courtesy)
New upper and lower rad brackets.
Refurbed front two wiring harnesses and replaced failing headlight connectors, etc.
Refurbed storage area (sanded, sanded and sanded again.) painted awaiting jack nuts and other hardware to finish
New infill panels at rear quarterpanels (in the door jar)
Refurbed infill panels at front fenders (in the door jar)
Sway bar and rear crossbrace sand and paint and paint again. Then installed.
Engine ‘bay’ and pontoon upper areas sand sand sand and paint.



The list above is all stuff installed/completed. I have many parts to go on the car, but not yet...







The way forward
Headlight brackets and headlights
Front facia considerations…..
Hood bracket/hinge work ongoing.
Hood main seal install.
Hood install.
Windscreen grill/cowl install.
a-pillar trim repair and install
Windscreen purchase and install
Get PJ Grady to fix the hideous damage to the pass side quarter panel.
Will someone sell me a ***** fuel tank enclosure plate?
Repair fibreglass in pass side wheel well.
Fenders and quarter panel re-attachment…
Pedal box blast, powder coat and re-build.
Stainless steering rack universal joint purchase ($$$)
Get the doors to go into the hole which they were design to fit
Brake callipers strip and re-build.
Re-build door interiors…
and so on.

any questions about any particular aspect of the build?

cheers
Dave.

[Birksie]

Excellent pics and writeup Dave. :wink:
What are your refurb costs so far?

[Chris Williams]

Looks very good, very comprehensive so far, did you get the chassis galvanised after refurb?

Chrs

[Barson]

god knows that the costs are. I'm afaid to add it all up


The chassis got galvanised before the powder coat, yes. although I've no pics.

I've got the pedal box in after re-assembling it after powdercoating. awaiting a steering bush from Houston so i can install the steering wheel.

currently cleaning up the fixed door glass for re-assembling/re-adhering.

[Stuart Rees]

Superb job Dave, Its great seeing such high quality frame offs being done!
Are you still planning on fitting a later PRV engine in the car?

[Barson]

the three litre laguna motor, yes.


not yet though. I've spent all day trying to polish out scratches in my door glass. I think I've gone deaf with the noise of the drill.

pardon?

[Stuart Rees]

Barson Wrote:the three litre laguna motor, yes.

Nice, do you have to do many mods to make it fit?