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      1. RE: Engine possibilites
           From: "Darkstar" <darkstarmedia@xxxxxxxxx>
      2. Lund Headlight covers... definitely extinct
           From: deloreanernst@xxxxxxx


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Message: 1
   Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2003 21:38:34 -0800
   From: "Darkstar" <darkstarmedia@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: Engine possibilites

big price tag too on those aluminum blocks and heads although world has
some
really good product for the buck.

Darkstar

-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Brandys [mailto:BobB@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: February 26, 2003 6:09 AM
To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [DML] Engine possibilites
>
>
> Putting a heavy cast iron engine in the rear of a DeLorean can also be a
> safety hazard.  300 ft -lb of torque into 1st of 2nd gear can easily
> bring the front end off the ground and you can loose steering control .
>
> The people with SB Chevys add 100+ lbs of lead to the front end to keep
> in on the ground.
>
> With the engine and the lead weight your D is now 200-300 pounds heavier
> and slower.
>
> An aluminum engine is essential.  BTW aluminum SB Chevy or Ford are
> easily available in the aftermarket if you want that big of an engine
> block.



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Message: 2
   Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2003 06:59:02 EST
   From: deloreanernst@xxxxxxx
Subject: Lund Headlight covers... definitely extinct

Spoke to Lund directly last week about any chance of working up a special 
order of headlight covers, the way I was able to arrange new Colgan Custom

DeLorean nose bras awhile ago.  Here's what they said:  1. The tooling has

been scrapped. They could be redone for a price (which I hated to ask $$$)

2. They only do runs where they can sell 200 units a year.  At their peak,

they sold about 15 a year for DeLoreans, hence the discontinuation.  3.
So, 
how many was I thinking I wanted?  Ahem.  Well, not 200!  (I gather it
took 
them nearly twenty years to run out of stock. Well, at least I asked....

Wayne A. Ernst
vin 11174


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