Stock motor will not live up to the suspension/brakes/tires. But the rear tire dropping 2" in height over the stock 60 series should help with the tall gearing. But as of right now I'm not concerned with power, I just want to drive it.
Fabrication for all the brakes are now complete. So here are some shots. Front rotor comparison: Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login on the car comparison: Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Rear rotor comparison: Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login on the car comparison: Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Rear brake bracket was a nightmare to make, but the machinist was able to come up with a solution. Image Unavailable, Please Login Completed rear suspension, brake, wheel and tire assembly Image Unavailable, Please Login In other news, the Viper had a u-joint strap fail on a WOT 1-2 shift and took out an axle and the rear diff. So 3 of my 4 cars are officially in the air. Image Unavailable, Please Login
Less than 36 hours after the Viper deaded itself we have it back on the road. Only needed a new differential assembly (yolks not available & the axle took a chunk out of the mount), a new rear axle and u-joints. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login today Image Unavailable, Please Login
They are awsome fun. I'll never forget when I first got behined the wheel of one. I could not believe they could legally sell such a weapon to the open public..unreal
Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login My son works at Universal Studios IT guy— he parks next to this one off of James Stewart Way. . He says it’s good up to about 88.
It's ALIVE!!!! ... and hilarious to drive. Need to get a few things in working order, but going to get some miles on it in hopes that they "self correct" Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Took the DMC out for lunch today, it was all good. Such an easy car to drive. Image Unavailable, Please Login On the way home, hit a big bump and a few hundred feet later it dies. Definitely fuel related. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Talk to my buddy who got it road worthy and explained how there was a part of the fuse box with a melted housing for a 20AMP fuse and thought that was the likely issue, he threw in a spare 20AMP fuse in case there was a future issue. I check it and bingo, fuse popped. Image Unavailable, Please Login New fuse in and I'm off. 4 miles down the road it popped again. Image Unavailable, Please Login Something moved when I hit that bump and is grounding out the fuse for the fuel pump. Time to hunt that down. Image Unavailable, Please Login
Just found what you’re doing and loving it already. Interesting history re. The DMC company. I’ve often thought the basis of the car is pretty cool but the motor is weak and the wheels are very outdated (I realise there’s the originality factor) so it’d be interesting to see what could be done with a Delorean. Your build is my new Netflix binge
Ok, I’ve read it all now. Love the brakes and suspension work. Imagine it with a 360 powerplant. Bet those brakes would pull it up no problem with a twin turbo setup. On behalf of the F-Chat community we approve! Looking forward to more reading
Any thoughts about doing an engine swap? https://performanceparts.ford.com/part/M-6007-23TA Ford Performance offers the high tech, 2018 Mustang 2.3L EcoBoost turbocharged engine as a crate engine kit. With turbocharging, direct injection and twin independent variable cam timing (Ti-VCT), this kind of performance comes standard with a dose of adrenaline. The swap possibilities are almost endless; from early street rods, kit cars, most generations of Mustang, to just about any other vehicle build. The Ford Performance Control Pack helps make for an easy plug and play installation (available separately). 2.3L EcoBoost engine as used in the 2018 Mustang 310HP/350 lb.-ft. Torque @ 3,000 rpm (with 93 octane fuel) Designed for traditional rear drive installations Would be quite a step up from the original plus probably weighs quite a bit less.
It's definitely on my mind and we just happen to have a Kia V6TT race motor that is looking for a home. Good for 450whp on low boost.
DMC is back from the detailer, who did an especially great job with the glass and revived the louvers. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Cruising along Image Unavailable, Please Login
The detailer revived the front bumper and lip plastic. Big improvement in how the car looks. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
roofline is at door handle height Image Unavailable, Please Login Also, it drives . . . Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Replaced the sealed beams with H1 & H4 Hella units. before Image Unavailable, Please Login during Image Unavailable, Please Login after Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Then hunting down the radio power issue. After hunting through wiring, plugging in things that were unplugged I found some in-line fuses blown hidden behind the dash (i.e. nowhere near the fuse box). Getting new fuses tomorrow and hoping for the best.