Re: [DML] Crashed

[Cliff Andrews <fen2k@xxxx>]

Ill have pictures emailed to you saturday night of the
pad. 

-Cliff


--- Dan RC30 <Danrc30@xxxx> wrote:
> Having a friend who worked in the QAC in NJ, I think
> I can respond to this 
> e-mail with some certainty.
> 
> My friend told me many stories of repairs he had to
> do on the cars that 
> entered the QAC. One story in particular was
> swapping the frames for 3 or 4 
> cars (can't remember exactly which it was). He said
> that these cars were 
> delivered with damage to the eye hooks/loops on the
> frames. During the 
> transport, the seas were rough, and all of the
> rocking of the boat caused 
> the loops on the frames to be ripped off. He told me
> that the chassis on 
> these cars were swapped... he added that the crews
> did all of the swapping 
> on one weeks time. Pretty fast huh? Anyway, the
> point is that many cars did 
> come in damaged from transport, but they were
> repaired. Panels were swapped 
> at the beginning, but it was discovered early that
> panels with minor damage 
> could be repaired and they were. He said that he
> repaired some panels 
> himself on cars. As far as totalled cars, I can't
> say for sure, but I would 
> guess that they were dismantled and used to repair
> other cars with damage, 
> or put into a parts supply stock. I'll have to ask
> him what happened to cars 
> that arrived with extensive damage. I'll let you all
> know if I find anything 
> out.
> 
> ---Dan Vin# 5493-Black/Gold? Well, not after this
> weekend...ugh... :o( 
> That's a whole other story I'll get into when I
> can...
> 
> 
> >From: senatorpack@xxxx
> >Reply-To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx
> >To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx
> >Subject: [DML] Crashed
> >Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2000 22:36:03 EDT
> >
> >
> >
> >Dear DML,
> >
> > I need your help.
> >Please look at your car with the doors closed. Pay
> particular attention to
> >the Gap between the door and the front fenders.
> >
> > How many of you have a more pronounced gap at
> the sill area?
> >
> > I have been trying to research what ever
> happened to DeLorean cars 
> >that
> >were damaged while inside the cargo ships en route
> to the United States. 
> >Some
> >of these DeLoreans had intensive damage.
> >
> > I have a contact that worked at the QAC's. He
> said a number of 
> >DeLorean's
> >suffered from damage. He was responsible for
> chassis damaged. He simply had
> >the chassis replaced since there was a continuous
> supply of chassis. He 
> >had
> >knowledge of destroyed cars and cars that were a
> total loss. He went on to
> >say, how the cars were thoroughly inspected,
> repaired, replaced damaged 
> >parts
> >and rebuilt to be sold. This seems evident
> especially in the early days.
> >
> > However, I have seen photographs of DMC-12's
> that had severe, 
> >extensive
> >damage in the front areas of the cars. The bonnet
> area looked beyond 
> >repair.
> >The damaged resulted from chains that secured the
> cars down, breaking free
> >and the cars sliding into each other. The VIN
> numbers in the photographs
> >indicate that the cars were built in Sept of 1981.
> I.e. VIN # 3000-3999.
> >
> > The purpose of my inquiry is to determine why
> the Body panels of cars 
> >in
> >this VIN # range are out of alignment. My
> determination is to conclude that
> >these cars either;
> >
> > 1. Had suffered from lack of door shims at the
> factory. This would
> >conclude that the factory was running out of stock,
> or changed the
> >specifications for the shims. This resulted in
> doors completely out of
> >alignment. ((Look at the area of your car with
> doors closed. The "Gap"
> >between the front fenders and the doors))
> >
> > 2. The more probable, cars damaged during
> shipment, and repaired at 
> >the
> >QAC's. The cars having the stainless steel panels,
> or VARI sections 
> >replaced
> >at the QAC in Long Beach or New Jersey. Resulting
> in body panels out of
> >alignment. However, the really early, and late
> VINs' seem to have the 
> >panels
> >aligned.
> >
> >So did the company have damaged cars
> repaired/rebuilt to be sold, or did 
> >they
> >have them destroyed since the cars looked totaled?
> >
> >Your input is very much appreciated.
> >
> >
> >
> >
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