Re: Delorian look alike? (fwd)

[Hotblack Desiato <dan@r42h173.res.gatech.edu>]

> 
> > > Of course the difference is the Deloren body is 
> > > 100% brushed stainless steel (bulletproof) 
> > 
> > Nah, it's not bulletproof. In fact, the alloy used in the D (SS316, I
> > believe) is more brittle than other stainless alloys, the better to resist
> > door dings with.
> 
> ahh I mean the glass, guess with this 103 fever i dont think as well 
> as I type..the glass is bulletproof right?

Nope, just regular glass, it shares the same windshield as the Lotus
Esprit (Lotus was contracted for a lot of engineering work), the rest of
the glass is DMC specific.
> 
> > > I sure do love those gull wings, and as 
> > > soon, if ever! my bodykit is installed my next step is to convert to 
> > > gull-wings.
> > 
> > Could be tough. That's where a LOT of the development money Delorean spent
> > went. The door is counterbalanced with a cryogenic torision spring,
> > essentially a bar of spring steel that is twisted, cooled in liquid
> > nitrogen and allowed to slowly warm back up to room temperature.
> 
> hrm then how does Lambo and al the rest do it? that spring way? I was 

I don't know how Lambo does the jackknife doors. as for other Gullwing
cars, the Mercedes 300SL used very lightweight half-doors (it's kind of
like sitting in a bathtub when the doors are open, look at
http://members.aol.com/GullWing4U/index.htm) 

The Bricklin used pneumatic cylinders and an air tank in the trunk.
opening the doors was slow, like 15-20 seconds to wait before you could
get out.

> just thinking of using powerful air shocks like on hood lifts, I 
> thought that's what I saw being used on the Deloreans.
> 
Yes, it uses them as well. They help support the door when it is open and
the spring has untwisted a quarter turn. The biggest problem with the
gullwing doors is leaking. DMC got it sorted out after a modification
mid-production. Bricklins leaked like a sieve.

I would like to own a DMC someday, but I don't look at them as a sports
car, more like a collectible that is actually affordible. I have seen pics
of a DMC with a Buick GN engine and with a Chevy 350 & a B&N supercharger.
That would be cool.
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