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Comment on Disassembly of a Delorean (2009-06-25 20:33:46)
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/05/02/a_tale_of_two_thermometers/ Read it if you want the true story on global warming. And it's not a conservative source, or liberal either. theregister isn't even in this country.. which makes them considerably less biased to either side than any media outlet in this country.
Comment on Disassembly of a Delorean (2009-06-25 20:17:45)
And also. it's MY FUCKING MONEY. I'll spend it how I want. I worked for it, and i'll keep spending like I want until the obamessiah finally manages to pry it all from my evil capitalistic conservative hands.
Comment on Disassembly of a Delorean (2009-06-25 20:15:16)
Hell yeah. fuck this planet.. BTW that volcano erupting in russia right now is going to spew more greenhouse gasses than has been output by every industry on the planet combined in the last 25 years. Such eruptions happened regularly, and happened a LOT more regularly in the distant past yet somehow the temp of the planet isnt 200 degrees? The earth is currently in a cooling trend. and has been for a while. Pony up some hard numbers to prove it's not, that will counteract the hard numbers that says it is, and then we'll discuss global warming. Do we need to curb pollution? Defiantly. But greenhouse gasses are low on the list. The garbage belt in the ocean. Sludging up rivers and lakes, etc, are all issues IMHO that should be getting a lot more attention that failed to be proven global warming.. though I guess that won't line algore's pockets like global warming does, so it's not such a big issue.
Comment on My living room (2009-06-25 10:11:15)
Just your eyes. The TV was off. The screen finish is kind of matte, so what your seeing is the reflection of the opposite wall in the room. Tall rectangle is a door, the one in the top center is the painting hanging over the couch, the ones in the lower right are the monitors in the previous pics.
Comment on Disassembly of a Delorean (2009-06-25 10:05:13)
I never said the body was sheet steel, It's the FRAME that's epoxy coated sheet steel. And actually there are 3 gold plated cars. the 2 amex givaway cars, and the last car off the line was given the 'spare' gold panels leftover from the amex cars.
Comment on Disassembly of a Delorean (2009-06-25 10:02:36)
Go fast. That's funny too. Really proves you know nothing about these at all. The stock delorean motor has about 130hp.. Their lack of performance was the main complaint about them when they came out.
Comment on Disassembly of a Delorean (2009-06-25 10:00:59)
... You really need to actually look at up some facts before you start opening your mouth. FYI a good running manual delorean has less NOx output than an 04 honda accord and gets about 30mph hwy..
Comment on Disassembly of a Delorean (2009-06-25 00:14:30)
But to repeat myself, the car was a basket case. Yeah it may have been shiny, but nothing worked and it was beginning to suffer from frame rust, which is a killer on these cars. It needed a full resto in order to be roadworthy and reliable.
Comment on Disassembly of a Delorean (2009-06-25 00:11:58)
Proof positive nobody reads my comments. :P
Comment on Disassembly of a Delorean (2009-06-24 22:13:11)
Not my fault the water hose was too short.
Comment on Disassembly of a Delorean (2009-06-24 22:12:15)
Lol. Yeah. Only took 2 months for this to make it through the queue.
Comment on Disassembly of a Delorean (2009-06-24 22:10:43)
I am putting it back together. And why would restoring cars be a crime? My D was a basket case project car when I bought it. Was one of those 'unsafe at any speed' deals. barely ran, wouldn't idle at all, all four brake calipers seized, shifter cables rusted solid.. The list goes on and on.
Comment on Disassembly of a Delorean (2009-06-24 22:07:08)
If it does still run, and is in pristine condition. Maybe. My guess is if it's up on jack stands, it hasn't been started since it was parked there. No non running delorean has ever sold anywhere near 50k. Ever. Actually the only deloreans to get near or over that, has been proto1 and the legend turbo prototype cars. Though if you do car to argue the value of deloreans. Be sure sure to head on over to dmctalk.com where your perfectly welcome to argue with other delorean owners. Current market prices on deloreans are: immaculate cars that run and have 0 issues go for upper 30-40k. 'good' condition cars which might only need some cosmetic repairs go for 20-30k, 'fair' condition cars, which mean they run and still are driveable, but need lots of cosmetic, and still some mechanical repairs go for between 10 and 20k. Sub 10k cars are usually considered project cars/restoration projects. This is the classification my D was in when I bought it.
Comment on Disassembly of a Delorean (2009-06-24 21:23:08)
If it's been sitting that long. It would take about $10k to get it roadworthy again. Replace the 28 year old NCT tires, pretty much every component in the fuel system, and a total brake and clutch system rebuild, and a hand full of safety recalls performed. These cars do not fare well when left to sit anywhere for any length of time. The most reliable deloreans are actually the ones that are driven at least once a week.. or have had the Bosch K-Jetronic fuel injection replaced with something else. Either converted to carb or EFI.
Comment on Disassembly of a Delorean (2009-06-24 20:39:49)
That's on the list. but it's only underpowered by today's standards. In 1981 they only had 23 less hp than the corvette. Though the real reason for the rebuild is because of the fact while the body structure may be rust proof (fiberglass with stainless steel panels) the frame is the weak link on these. It's epoxy coated sheet steel for the most part. When the epoxy gets chipped, the steel starts rusting underneath. 3209 had the beginnings of frame rot when I got it, which is why I took it down to the frame, so I could fix the issues before they became critical. There are stainless steel frames available now as well, but I don't have $12k free cash handy to sink on that upgrade.