Ever since I put the new stereo system in the car, I’ve been longing for a subwoofer. I got top grade speakers in all 4 corners, but because of the sizes (3.5″ round up front and 6×9″ in the rear) ...
Muffler coating
So a bunch of the local owners got together and had our mufflers ceramic coated at a local shop in Sacramento. Shameless plug for this place since they did a really great job and turned the parts a...
Clint’s fusebox and cabin air intake mod
2 small updates for this week. On Saturday I stopped by Clint’s place and installed the new fusebox I got for him. His car’s electrical system has always been a little weird, and while everything w...
Another tech day
So the NCDMC guys had another get-together at Stephen’s place this past weekend. The main goal was to help him tear his motor down for its first VOD job in 13 years. Given how pristine his car is e...
Been a while!
As the title says, it’s been quite some time since my last post. That’s because things have been humming along perfectly! I’ve been driving the car at every chance – around town, to work, to tech d...
Windows back in business
An update to the window regulator situation. After determining that the motor in the drivers’ side door was beyond salvage, I ordered a new set from A1 Electric. They arrived in only two days! T...
Can’t catch a break.. unless you count things breaking
So I’ve known since I got the car that the power window regulators were original and very failure prone. But I had been lucky, up until a few weeks ago when the driver’s side motor started clicking...
Fuel problems resolved!
So after troubleshooting on my own for days – including tearing the whole top half of the motor off – Clint finally came over with his car and we compared some test results. Hours of testing, retes...
Fuel problems
Earlier in the month, I made particular note of how well the car was running. I was amazed by how much more power it was making in cold weather than in the 110 degree summer heat. Guess I spoke to...
Had a chance to see the gold DeLorean in Reno today!
We were in town for Thanksgiving with some friends and stopped off at the National Automobile Museum on the way home. They have one of the two gold-plated DeLoreans built for the American Express h...