ozziesironmanoffroad

i i am thinking of buying a delorean from my stepdad that has a blown engine, he is selling it to me for 800 bucks. i just need to pick it up from reno, somehow. has anyone ever dropped a 22r or a 22re or maybe even a supra v6 in one? is it even possible?

stormin94

Should be pretty easy. The whole thing is hand built, so fab work should(in theory) be pretty simple.

ozziesironmanoffroad

yeah, in theory. all ive ever fabbed is a 650cc street bike engine onto a 350 3wheeler frame... haha. i think the yota motor on the del would be a bit different... or would anyone reccomend just having the engine rebuilt of DMC of texas or LA?

stormin94

LA, all the way, that's close enough to Vegas. I think they can even do Turbos and stuff there too. Can you imagine, a Turbo DeLorean?

ozziesironmanoffroad

yeah i can imagine. deloreans arent that fast to begin with... 135HP? was he on crack? oh wait.. my bad... he was on coke, wasnt he? thats right, the snowman...

stormin94

Yeah, but they didn't weigh THAT much. I think only like 2200pounds. I think the 351Windsor is a common swap for these cars. Now supercharge that, and you might just go Back to the Future.

ozziesironmanoffroad

true. i saw a picture of a del that was lifted with big swampers on it.. imagine wheelin and lookin over and seein a lifted del beside you... kodak moment

stormin94

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/b...4/delorean.jpg


Like this one?

ozziesironmanoffroad

stormin94

Close, I beat you to it.

ozziesironmanoffroad

ya.. you read my mind

stormin94

That thing has a body lift from Hell!!! Look at those gap guards under the door. I wonder what that guy did for gears on that thing... Probably swapped out the axles, I can imagine.

ozziesironmanoffroad

now while i think its a good idea to keep a del as original as possible while giving it your personal touch, that offroad del is something thats just awesome

ozziesironmanoffroad

its from hell alright.. its awesome.. i just wonder how much cash he poured into that thing... probably worth every penny too... i also wonder if hes running the stock del engine or if hes got the 351...

stormin94

Yes, awesome, indeed. Now you have to build a 1000+ horsepower Del, so you can show that guy up.

ozziesironmanoffroad

haha, if i wanted to do that id take grave diggers frame and mount the del body on it

ozziesironmanoffroad

oh, and his engine too.. might as well finish the job of robbing him...

stormin94

Don't forget his paycheck, too!!! That wouldn't hurt the cause either.

ozziesironmanoffroad

good idea... cant do much with it if i dont have his paycheck to pay for the fuel for that thing

stormin94

Yeah, It's probably REAL thirsty. Maybe not that bad, though... I bet it gets at least like 11-13GPM(thats GPM, not MPG) . I saw someone put an RX-7 rotary engine in their Del, now there's an Idea.