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VIN 12306 'Auryn' : RHD rebuild
Ah, from the Neverending Story....
DOC 116
VIN 6237
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the what.....

at least I know what Auryn means too, I had been wondering Wink
Claire Wright  - Club Treasurer
Jul 1981 DeLorean - Flopsy #2292 
Aug 1989 Cavalier 1.6L - Guinney
Apr 2021 Mokka-e Launch Edition - Evie
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Bought a new vehicle. Only 60k on the clock but looks a little distressed, also pickup may be trick as the car is in Iowa...

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I think I've taxed worse......
Claire Wright  - Club Treasurer
Jul 1981 DeLorean - Flopsy #2292 
Aug 1989 Cavalier 1.6L - Guinney
Apr 2021 Mokka-e Launch Edition - Evie
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Somebody seems to have left a tea shirt wrapped around the steering wheel ! Big Grin
Chris Parnham

Ex RHD Auto's etc.etc

Main Car.. Kia E Niro 4+
Toyota Vitz 4X4 1999 (the smallest 4X4 by far!)
Toyota RAV4 EV 1999.
1970 Jago Jeep.

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Chris P Wrote:Somebody seems to have left a tea shirt wrapped around the steering wheel ! Big Grin

I'm pretty sure that's the airbag, looks like both triggered from the front impact.

Gearbox fault turned out to be the shifter cable spot-welding together due to bad earthing (took the starter current). Apparently this is fairly common for the DMC-12, lack of metal chasis means random metal parts can end up taking a lot of current if earthing is lacking. Can't blame Ed for missing this as he was only supposed to be dropping in the engine, Chris N is replacing & adding more earths and will replace the shifter cable. Still, glad the problem wasn't the gearbox itself.

Most of the electrics are working correctly now but work continues.
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glad it wasnt something more serious then !!
Claire Wright  - Club Treasurer
Jul 1981 DeLorean - Flopsy #2292 
Aug 1989 Cavalier 1.6L - Guinney
Apr 2021 Mokka-e Launch Edition - Evie
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UK spec rear foglight construction in progress :

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There will be one on each side. The lenses are from a damaged tail light assembly, so they are a size match and the right one even has a 'DMC' logo on it.
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like the turbo embossed in rear fascia, nice touch Smile
Claire Wright  - Club Treasurer
Jul 1981 DeLorean - Flopsy #2292 
Aug 1989 Cavalier 1.6L - Guinney
Apr 2021 Mokka-e Launch Edition - Evie
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Shock Why not mod the original cluster to have the fogs rather than cutting into the fascia?

There is a tutorial on this very site on how to wire up the fog's in such a way that it retains the 4 brake lights: http://deloreans.co.uk/downloads/techni ... ybrake.zip
VIN# 04708, Grey interior, 5 speed, October 1981
DOC 649
ex DOC 562
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MikeWard Wrote:Shock Why not mod the original cluster to have the fogs rather than cutting into the fascia?

Because I think this will give more of a 'factory UK model' look.
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oh
VIN# 04708, Grey interior, 5 speed, October 1981
DOC 649
ex DOC 562
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Usually the only cars with independent factory-fitted foglights are Japanese.
Martin Gutkowski
DeLorean Cars
http://www.delorean.co.uk
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This was the only UK Factory look. Not to everyones taste perhaps. Just writing it up as a matter of fact.
Chris Parnham

Ex RHD Auto's etc.etc

Main Car.. Kia E Niro 4+
Toyota Vitz 4X4 1999 (the smallest 4X4 by far!)
Toyota RAV4 EV 1999.
1970 Jago Jeep.

DOC Club Historian 
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i thought that wasn't a factory change, but a 3rd party adaption to allow the cars to be UK registered in the early 80s? Dusty being an example of a factory RHD which had never been registered and still had the standard rear lights.
Martin Gutkowski
DeLorean Cars
http://www.delorean.co.uk
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