[DML] Re: RUSTED FRAMES

["Dave Swingle" <swingle@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Unfortunately you already are dealing with more than you bargained 
for, depending on the bargain you got. This is probably about the 
worst thing to have to deal with on the car. Based on your 
description its probably unsafe to drive. 

"Fine" is a relative term - if you find someone that knows what they 
are doing with a welder you can buy some time, but eventually it's 
going to need some serious work if you just keep welding more steel 
on top of bad. The steel itself is pretty light gauge, and based on 
your description there is not much to weld to. It's hard to get to 
everything that you need to with the body in the way. I've seen some 
very good attempts at welding repair, and some really awful work too -
 stuff that looks positively agricultural. 

Faced with this, you want find a good welder and make sure its safe 
enough to drive while you go shopping for a good frame. That will 
take the pressure off and allow you to do some shopping/learning/ 
planning.  They are not all that hard to find from cars getting 
parted for other reasons, and the swap job can be done in a weekend 
if you have a large group of semi-motivated people (Hi Josh!). 
Working more normally figure between a week and a couple of months 
depending on your garage and attention to detail. 

Dave S


--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "cajunsprint" <carldavis@xxxx> wrote:
> 
> 
>  Hello, I was wondering if anyone knew if a rusted front frame on a 
> 81 Delorean could be welded and be fine, I just found that the 
right 
> front extension to the wheel is rusted through and also the same 
> side at the top where a smalled bar goes back  into the body, when 
> you push up and down on the sway bar(when the vehicle is in the 
air) 
> the whole frame will move with it, appreciate any info as this is 
my 
> first Delorean and do not want to get into more than I bargained 
for.








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