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RHD Project for auction, 1st Sept 2018
#61
Excellent news Chris!! Well done!
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VIN 11477 Jan '82
2010 Range Rover V8
2013 Mini Cooper S Works

Tristan J Carroll
Swansea, South Wales
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#62
Congratulations Chris, knew you were close to it the other day!
Richard Hanlon
Derbyshire
DOC 393

1981 DMC-12 VIN 06126
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#63
I am doing a write up for the club mag, but off the top of head:-

First job spray WD40 almost everywhere...several times..used over 4 litres ! Ive also used a dozen kitchen rolls.

Clean it up...the interior has scrubbed up lovely, including the seats and carpets. The stainless is also very good.
Fitted new gas struts all round, cleaned, wire brushed, painted missing areas on chassis, removed petrol tank, cleaned it out...including all the crud that had fallen off the fuel pump. New fuel pump.... twisty stainless wire up the pickup pipe (thanks for the Video Martin),  new silicone cooling pipes, clean up all the alloy pipes, refasten with double hose clips. New fuel filter (horrible job done yesterday) new injector pipes, flush out petrol system....charge up ancient battery....It all worked!!   Coughed and spluttered ...but it lives again!  I'm so chuffed. Ive got lots of video and photo's , but apparently its too big to post, but I'm sure some of you clever folk would know how to do it.

I've not even tried the transmission or brakes yet....but they are just details.....it lives again!  Angel

I woke up with rotten cold, went to a funeral this morning......but the afternoon was magic 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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#64
Send me the photos/videos Chris - I’ll post them up if you wanted.

Tris

And very well done with all that hard work!
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VIN 11477 Jan '82
2010 Range Rover V8
2013 Mini Cooper S Works

Tristan J Carroll
Swansea, South Wales
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#65
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And a video clip!

Well done Chris!!!!
And of course Mr Westerman Smile



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VIN 11477 Jan '82
2010 Range Rover V8
2013 Mini Cooper S Works

Tristan J Carroll
Swansea, South Wales
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#66
Thanks for your help in posting this stuff Tris, you are a star. Wink
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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#67
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Great pics!  The one above is pretty awesome!
DavidB

VIN# - Pending
2022 Tesla Model 3 LRAWD
2019 Tesla Model 3 LRAWD
2018 Mitsubishi Outlander 5hs PHEV

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#68
Yes, the first time in 35 years that they have been together again. Smile
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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#69
Road trip to Nigel's?
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#70
can I have this one for the Club Calendar?
http://newdelorean.co.uk/wp-content/uplo...39BB6.jpeg
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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#71
Looking at throttle butterflies ..very sticky...and black. My O rings were not much good either!   Now its all got to come apart anyway to refurbish the water pump, which is now leaking badly.

Replaced more of the water hoses and clips and while I was at it, ungraded the otterstat for the new design.


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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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#72
Well done Chris, those pictures and video make me very happy that the car got into the right hands.

Lots to do... but she's saved!
DOC 116
VIN 6237
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#73
nice work Chris!
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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#74
Fantastic progress, Chris. 

Are you going to 'coat' the valley with something? 
This is one job I'll be doing over the winter too...
DOC 116
VIN 6237
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#75
    (the reg. number is  still only a mock up...... at the moment)

I don't think so Stuart.

It has already survived many decades of neglect. I think flushing it out a few times and then checking it has the correct ant-freeze will protect it internally.  I will clean up and wire brush 'the valley' and double check there are no leaks in there.

Painting it could end up like the damaged epoxy on the chassis, or the damp gaps between the alloy pipes and rubber hoses. Stuff seems to fester if it can't breath properly or is constantly damp. Sad

The car will probably spend the rest its life securely dry garaged, (when not in use) and if it does get caught out in the wet...the heat of the cooling engine, will dry off.

  It can't corrode without damp.......its damp days are over now. Smile
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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