DeLorean Restoration
This section will guide you through the complete frame-off restoration of a DeLorean, namely VIN #3281. My goal is to restore this car to an extremely nice, drivable, and reliable example. It's not intended to be a concours competitor, so I will be replacing common failure-prone components with the standard community-accepted upgrades in order to achieve greater reliability and/or performance. However, I do plan on keeping it as close to original as possible, so you won't be seeing any wild modifications either.
I've crafted a plan in the most logical order that I could think of and it turns out that the whole project has only five steps! Simple, right?
The table of contents below outlines various points in the project. Use the navigation buttons in each page to view other pages that aren't listed below. Start from the Beginning or jump to a particular section (not every page has a listing below, just the major sections):
Preface:
Chapter 1: The Frame & a Few Things Connected to It
Chapter 2: The Engine, Transmission, & Finished Rolling Chassis
- Motor Time
- Taming the Rust Monster
- The Frame Arrives
- Engine Assembly
- Frame Build-up
- Suspension Installation
- Transmission Overhaul
- Transmission Wrap-up / Engine Install Prep.
- Engine Installation
- Body Re-attachment
- Phase 1: Before and After Comparison
- Back from the Dead, Part 1
Chapter 3: The Body & Underbody
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Chapter 4: The Interior
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Chapter 5: A Few Finishing Touches
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