presentation - red GTA RHD ex F448RLL from Italy

Hello guys,
I'm Andrew from Italy.
I'm a Delorean owner ( Martin Stunned Monkey knows me from other forums ) and I just got a red Alpine GTA RHD atmo:
this car came from UK, his last license plate is F448RLL , it was involved in an engine bay fire and went to the Netherlands, where a friend of mine took out the engine for a Delorean, and then he gave me the car for gift...
The car is quite complete apart the engine and the rear glasses wich was crashed by the fire. The fiberglass in the engine bay is a bit burned but not so bad.
I would like to restore the car with time, and put inside it a new engine ( i have some spare PRV's here...)
I will send photos of the car in some days.
Does someone know more of the history of this car ? Previous owner, what appened etc... ?
Thanks! See you!
Andrea

[phildini]

Buongiorno Andrea. Mi dispiace ma io non posso aiutarti con la storia passata della vettura, ma se c'è qualcos'altro che posso aiutare, cercare alcuni pezzi (essendo uno dei miei compatrioti). Quindi non esitate a scrivermi. Quale parte d'Italia vieni? Io sono da Venezia, ma vivo qua in Inghilterra da 20 anni.

Use google chrome to decipher guys.

I think it says the pasta sauce in Venice is very good

[phildini]

I think it says the pasta sauce in Venice is very good

And the women are very passionate

................ but have hairy armpits

[phildini]

................ but have hairy armpits

Venetian girls don't!!

Venetian girls don't!!

I'm sure I've heard many are visually impaired

[Alpineandy]

I thought it said something about sleeping with fishes

Buongiorno Andrea. Mi dispiace ma io non posso aiutarti con la storia passata della vettura, ma se c'è qualcos'altro che posso aiutare, cercare alcuni pezzi (essendo uno dei miei compatrioti). Quindi non esitate a scrivermi. Quale parte d'Italia vieni? Io sono da Venezia, ma vivo qua in Inghilterra da 20 anni.

Do you know I had one of those, but the wheels kept falling off

si211

thanks for the...funny welcome ^^
I live in the north of Italy, near Garda lake, so no pizza, mandolino and similar...
I'm working again some rust this days with the GTA... i removed the seats, cleaned a bit, and i'm trying to start to remove the rear subframe but is quite difficult, lot of bolt seized.
It is quite easy to remove the front subframe like the rear, also ?

[stephendell]

No, front subframe is bonded in so not easily removeable.

I have a new one though if you need it!

Thanks for the info !

The works started.
Here some photos
https://picasaweb.google.com/cinemanver ... TAF448RLL#
working agains rust...
if you think is better, put my topic in the project car section.



This rear subframe is really better to work on than the Delorean engine bay

Let's see if you still think that after removing the driveshafts....