Removing the rear steering gear. Originally I intended to have four wheel steering, but later decided that it would have been overkill, and costly in terms of weight, money, time, and risk, for only a marginal increase in the overall outrageousness factor of the car.
The part of the draglink that connects to the tierod was cut off, and welded to the frame to lock the steering. I don't know what they make those draglinks out of, but they're really hard to cut.
The rear suspension, from "above".
From the front.
Back on the ground, from above.
A friend of mine, Bill, volunteered to sandblast the suspension components, which were solid on the whole, but in need of surface rust removal. Here's his company's sign at ARCH Equipment and Truck Repairs. They have an enormous spray booth with an advanced convection system of their own design, which I'm told is so good that it is frequently copied by others. I've never seen anything like it. When a truck leaves this place, it looks new.
Here's Bill, the owner of ARCH Equipment and Truck Repairs. He really knows his stuff.
Here's Joe, the actual sandblaster. He was very thorough and produced a quality of work that I could get genuinely excited about.
After sandblasting, the suspension components had a really good surface for painting.
Getting ready to paint the suspension components. There are some actual stock Delorean parts in there, too. The roof supports, door hinges, and seat brackets had been pretty rusty from the good old salty Gloucester air. Not any more. They're as good as new, maybe even better with that granular sandblasted surface.
New ball joints, new tie rods, everything sandblasted and painted, new brakes. What an improvement.
The front is looking better too. The ROH Snyper wheels in the bolt pattern used on the front were only available in a one offset, which was a little too high for this setup, hence the spacer.
Forward to Steering, brakes, and transmission mechanism.
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