Re: Modified Deloreans

["d_rex_2002" <rich@xxxx>]

Mike and List,

You really need to look at what your specific goal or goals are in
building a highly modified Delorean. Sometimes one project cannot
meet all your goals, then you need to either compromise or build
more than one project to meet your goals.

Although D Rex has a lot of HP and Torque, it does most of its more
impressive work off road than on the street or at the race track.

My High HP Canadian D with an 84 Grand National 3.8L Buick Turbo V6
should be more impressive on the street and at the race track.

Jim's 3-rotor Delorean should give my Canadian D a good run for the
money, but I do have a lot of extra suspension and brake work done.

Rick G. (twin engine Delorean) will probably dominate the dragstrip
once he gets everything "hooked up" and ready to rock and roll.

As for some of the fabrication ideas you mentioned and ones that
have already been discussed by others, the best advice I can give
you is do not under-estimate the engineering, time and cost for a
highly modified Delorean project. Plan to over-estimate costs.

I am currently working on two other High HP Delorean projects, of
which one is a rear engine, tube frame design, while the other is
a light weight, front engine - rear drive layout that I am calling
my NASCAR Delorean project. I use the NASCAR reference since most
of the models of cars that are currently used in NASCAR are really
front engine, front drive and have little in common with the street
cars that they are made to resemble. The NASCAR project Delorean
is based on a 2000 Corvette drive-train platform (shortened 10").

Whatever you decide to do, plan it well, make it perform well and
look good, and above all, do whatever it takes to get it done.

Zoom Zoom.

Later,
Rich W.


--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, MPolzin@xxxx wrote:
> Considering I had little else to do on a Friday night I went over to 
visit
> with my mechanic. Just to give everyone a little bit of background, 
this my
> "mechanic" used to build monster trucks, engine, frame, everything. 
>
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