Does the DOC have a paypal account that I can pay into for club membership?

I picked up my new DeLorean from PJ Gradys two weeks ago and now I'm finally getting around to posting about it.
For those that don’t know Darren & Chris, let me tell you they are giants among men. What they have done in little over four months is truly astounding and I thank them.

The car its self is a pleasure to drive, far more than I was expecting. I'm getting used to the lack of power steering and reduced field of view. I getting used to the turning circle and the gearbox. I'm getting used to the Breaking and the onlookers. BUT the finger prints, oh my God the finder prints… I had read in the forums many times about finger prints and thought it slightly exaggerated. What do people be doing ? I stop into a shop and come out to paw marks on any exposed surface, it's flattering and maddening.

Since I started looking into buying a DeLorean almost 6 months ago I always had a little niggling fear of "Don't meet your heroes" I was worried that I have build it up in my head so much that when I actually received the car it wouldn’t be all I had hoped. I was wrong, the car is all I hoped and more. You get a great feeling that you are actually driving the car, making it go, being a vital part of the car. It's very satisfying as opposed the feeling in a modern car that you are the weakest link, only there to point it in the right direction while all the real driving is left to the cars computer.

Anyway this post turned out longer that I had expected. Here it what I really wanted to show you. The pictures!
Thanks again Darren & Chris!!

http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/RichardHyn...aJpnGDdBww

Richard H

Does anyone have a distributor and/or ignition module that they would be interested in selling or can anyone recommend a good supplier?

Cheers

Paul

Obviously, money matters are always a personal thing, but on this occasion I think it would do me good to have a visual representation of my saving progress for a DMC 12. I think perhaps i'll make it into a signature as well, as you can see below it will show the progress towards the £16,0000 that I think i'll need

Please excuse the crudeness of the line drawing

.......and how often do you drive it?

Well, here ya go guys and gals...........like this isnt a total suprise anyway.... :roll:

Historiccartax - epetition reply21 June 2007

We received a petition asking:

"We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to change the tax exemption laws for historic motor cars."

Details of Petition:

"Currently cars have to have been constructed before a set date - the 1st January 1973 to be eligible for historic car tax exemption. We the undersigned would like the date to be move as it has been fixed for a number of years. A number of cars which were built in British factories are becoming few and far between and would like the Government to help preserve these cars by offering and extension on the current exemption date."

Their response:
The Government is committed to using Vehicle Excise Duty as a means of bringing environmental factors into consideration when people choose to take ownership of a car. Vehicle Excise Duty also helps to support the Government's wider policy objectives by providing a valuable source of revenue from which important public services may be funded.

The Government recognises that many historic car owners would have been disappointed when the 1998 Budget decision was made to freeze the rolling 25 year exemption at 1973. However, the Government continues to judge that in the light of its environmental focus for Vehicle Excise Duty it would be inappropriate to extend the exemption at this point in time.

It should be noted that the current exemption remains in force, currently benefiting some 307,407 vehicles, many of which will be maintained in careful preservation by their owners. The exemption applies equally to all historic cars built before January 1973 irrespective of their country of manufacture.

Some other types of historic vehicle are also exempt from payment of Vehicle Excise Duty. This Government decided to make all steam powered vehicles exempt from April 2001, benefiting vehicles like preserved steam powered road rollers and traction engines. Historic lorries built before 1973 are also exempt, provided that they are not used commercially.

The Government believes that it has got the balance right in the current exemptions it offers. In considering the case for further exemptions or changes to existing ones the Government has to consider the stability of its tax measures, the consistency of its environmental signal, and the costs of delivery - these would include initial implementation costs and ongoing administrative costs.

What a load of old cr@p!!! What the hell is taxing beleagured "motorists" who mostly use classic cars for pleasure and do bugger all mileage, gonna do to save the planet exactly? Green taxes my ar$e! :evil:

Looks like we're gonna have to keep coughing up for a few more years.... :roll:

Whilst browsing for sapce invader machines on ebay I came across this which I have not seen before. It' a BTTF thened pinball machine. Not sure of the make but does not seem a bad price to me... There are videos on the ebay posting.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BACK-TO-THE-FUTUR ... dZViewItem

This sale has nothing to do with me BTW

Just passing on info, wish I had the money to buy it though. Would go well with my other machines.

Chris

Just came across this site (sorry if it's been posted as i'm new) - but they're selling raffle tickets to win a Delorean, I thought i'd give it a pop as it's only £27

http://www.deloreancarshow.com/delorean-raffle-car.html


..as they say, if you're not in - you can't win

Hi all,

I just want a few peeps to make me feel a bit better - I have perused the forums sections here about bleeding air from the cooling system. I wont say how, but last week my rad cap came off in spectacular style releasing all the coolant from my engine (I steam cleaned my garage and myself (with burns to prove it)). The temp was well above the middle line as my fans had not come on. I only realised this as the system disharged the contents into the engine bay. Anyway, I refilled with hot water and bled the system. The cooling fans are now on a manual switch which I basically keep on all the time now (the otterstat switch is at fault). Since the cooling discharge event the car has done 500 miles to France, all going well. However, on its leg back form France the car mysteriously got too hot (220) with fans on and boiled over when the car came to a stop.

The car was cooled down and refilled, it made it back to England fine with no overheat. I started the car today (3 days later) and after 3 miles or so, the temp was 220 with fans on. I stopped, and bled the system, there was lots of air in the system. The temp went back to normal. I drove it 200 miles round trip to Cambridge, on getting home I stopped for 30 mins, got back in the car and started the engine again, the temp shot back up to 220 within about 2 miles. The radiator and attached pipes were not hot at all. I pulled over and re-bled the system. Lots of air again.

The car runs fine but it is asthough air is getting in, I am just concerned I may have a leaky head gasket or crack that is allowing super hot air into the cooling system. Looking at the forum just now, Claire says she seemed to get air in from nowhere and its what is happening with me. I am just concerned by the quick time it took to get real hot after starting up and the amount of air that appears to be in the system after I apparanetly bled it. The car doesnt rock or splutter. I have just noticed I have not bled the system to your recommendations here, i.e. with the heater on and the rear of the car up reference the front of the car. I also did not bleed direct from the radiator as well.

I will do this and see what happens. I am under the impression that the cooling system is a real pig to bleed, I just want someone to agree that it is unlikely it is a crack in the head or the gasket. It wouldnt make it the miles it has done like that surely?

To summarise my essay, if I bleed the system to whats recommended here, I think the problem of quick overheating will go away, I guess as the air lock makes its way around the system and collects, it reaches a position to allow overheating. I will buy the auto kit ASAP and pop that on. Does the system really take this long to bleed and can air really appear to come from nowhere and would it take nearly 500 miles to get round to causing a problem?

Please tell me it is not my head gasket

Thanks in anticipation...... I'll buy someone a crate of Magners......

Sorry it's a bit late, but here's a video of all the shots I got from the Sunday of Eurotec. Ive sent Birksie a message about the fact he can use my footage from Eurotec for the DOC DVD if he wants, not sure if you got it mate? If not get in touch, then I can send you the DV tape.

YouTube link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNmP84zQjcA

High-quality version (Right click, 'Save As/Save Target As'):
http://www.jonnyjones.co.uk/WORK/DOC%20 ... 202007.mov

Enjoy!