Delorean Frame Touch-up

Delorean Repair: Front Frame Surface Corrosion
(note: This was actually accomplished November of 2005)


One of the first things you should do when restoring or maintaining a Delorean is to 'secure' the frame. The DMC-12 uses a mild steel frame coated in Epoxy for corrosion resistance. Unfortunately the epoxy can become brittle and allow corrosion to occur, sometimes without obvious external indication.

The following repair was made to touch up the front crossmember section of my Delorean's frame.

1) The first step is to remove as much of the epoxy (scrape+heat) surrounding the area as is necessary to expose the corrosion. Hopefully you'll find, like me, that it is only surface corrosion.

If so,
2) remove loose rust
3) clean the area with your favorite degreaser
4) coat with POR-15 (Grey)

5) follow up with frame-matching grey paint.

Cherokee XJ For Sale

It was a shockingly difficult decision to list my 1998 Jeep Cherokee for sale. It is very unique in my opinion because it is based on a literal implementation of a 1984 era design, an era of dream-cars for geeks (Deloreans, Ferrari 308s, Jeep Wranglers, Mercedes-Benz Roadsters, and even Jeep Cherokees).

So here it is;

1998 Jeep Cherokee ‘sport’
122,xxx miles
4x4 - Command Trac
four speed automatic
Cruise Control
Power Mirrors/Windows
Remote entry


Good Points
Paint is very nice / clear
Frame/Tub Floor is POR-15 protected (will likely never rust)
All options/functions are fully operational (except A/C as noted below)
Clear title
Extremely clean inside (removed seats/consoles and carpets every 20,000 miles to do a thorough cleaning)
one-year old tires
new rear shocks
one-year old front shocks
regular oil-changes @ 4,000 miles (mobile 1 synthetic)
classic styling



Mechanical Defects;
Door guard trim on driver door has been removed (it was pulling away from the double sided tape.)
AC doesn’t operate. Holds refrigerant fine, looks like a defective low-pressure switch (best case @ ~$15) or a clogged condenser (worst case @ ~$400).
Front-to-rear brake line recently burst (rare event for any car, I replaced it with dot-approved line, but in the interests of full disclosure you should know that).
Hood release handle (plastic) is broken, hood is opened by pulling on the cable itself.

Body/Interior Defects:
Couple of very slight dings on the hood (can’t usually see but if you get the light to hit correctly you can find a couple)
Steering wheel is leather wrapped, however it is dried-out-looking (hence the cover).
Passenger-side rear seat is missing its three point belt (I have all the mechanisms/receivers however the OEM belt was damaged before I bought the car, so I removed it).