South Bay DeLorean Installation

My Empeg car just arrived today. I'll hopefully be installing this thing in my DeLorean the weekend of Feb 22nd. (or perhaps the next weekend).

I'm not very well versed in car audio and I really want to be sure that I do this correctly. This will be the only unit in the car (no radio or cd player). Amp is already installed. Plan on installing front speakers (stock location - they're just missing right now).

If anyone would care to give me a hand, I'd be happy to buy you dinner. Great Mexican places around here.

-Christian

If you can wait a week, I'll be in the south bay for Consonance the weekend of the 1st, you could just show up at the hotel and we could hack at it in the parking lot.

"Wait a minute, wait a minute, Doc, er... Are you telling me that you put an empeg... into a DeLorean?"

"The way I see it, if you're going to put an entire CD collection into a car, why not do it with some style?"

Of course, when you install the empeg, you're going to have to make a boot logo like the attached graphic.

And do you make the empeg you're main head unit, or do you slave it to the flux capacitor?

Edit: Oops, pardon the download text on the left of the graphic. Just yanked the graphic from another site and didn't edit it.

ROFL, good one.

Hey, I always wondered... How would one repair dents in a DeLorean?

Tony,

Sounds good. That hotel's not far from my place. I took the car in for a clutch replacement the other day. It's expected to be done by the weekend of the 22nd, but could run past. I think the weekend you're in town would be the best bet. How much time will you have?

I'm told that repairing dents in the stainless isn't that difficult. You just need to find someone who knows what they're doing.

And one more general question, when connected to a computer via USB, does the drive need to be plugged into a wall outlet?

And one more general question, when connected to a computer via USB, does the drive need to be plugged into a wall outlet?

Drive?

The drives are not separate. It's a pullout stereo. You take the whole thing out of your dash and take the whole thing into the house. And yes, it needs A/C power, an A/C adapter is included with the unit.

As far as the timing goes, I'll probably have a few hours to spare around midday on Saturday the 2nd. Plan on being there around 11am to early afternoon sometime. I'll try to remember to pack my tools for the Consonance trip. I'll probably be checking into the hotel Friday evening sometime, so call on Friday night and leave a message for me saying when you plant to show up, and I'll just look out for a stainless-steel car around that time.

Why don't you just set the date for the future, then the player will already be installed.

You guys just kill me.

Cuz then he'll end up kissing his mother or something.

Have you guys seen any of the "painted" Delorians? .... sad really. Or the stainless ones that havn't been taken care of? Surprisingly, there are a handleful of them in Dearborn alone.

Or the stainless ones that havn't been taken care of?

I thinks some folks get the impression that "stainless" is really stainless. Only true up to a point, especially if you have dings, cracks or other defects. Painted stainless??? Ouch.

Ok, these two pics have got to be the funniest thing I've seen in a while...

And...

Holy cow, did you see that Delorean Motor Company has a website?

www.delorean.com

Heh, they have Purflux filters...

http://www.delorean.com/technical.asp

Is the joke dead yet?

Is the joke dead yet?

No, I thought that was hilarious.

Yup, www.delorean.com is for the DeLorean Motor Company, but not the original company that manufactured the car. When the original company went out of business, these guys came in and bought all the extra parts. They're good guys, I know almost everyone there. They now sell parts and restore original DeLoreans to like-new condition to sell. You can find 'em cheaper, but not better.

-Christian

that looks like a pontiac aztek

dude this is great..im gunan make u boot logos for your car.. hehe.. another cool car to add tot he list of empeg.. cant wait to see whats next.

The creater of the DeLorean (John Z. DeLorean) has a new project.

I don't know if I want to pay that much for it though, funny how it has to do with time...

Lemme know when you guys do it if you actually do... i'd like to drop down there and check it out. I've never checked out a DeLorean up close... other than the one at Universal Studios... bah. We can all stand around and say... "yup" =]

Just show up at the hotel on Saturday, Loren, the more the merrier.

Rides can only be one at a time though.

Hey, Loren, make sure your playstation is working, so you can show off, too.

I actually did some work on one of the BTTF cars.

Check these links:

http://www.samnet.net/alfaguy/timemachine/time_machine_pics.htm

http://www.samnet.net/alfaguy/timemachine

That was my 10 seconds of fame

Jeff

That is a friggin' AWESOME story to tell chicks!

Not bad to tell guys, either! Great story! Great pics!

As if women would be impressed with car stories.

im more impressed with there hair.. and that belt buckle.. but thats just me..whahaha..

So what does the dash look like in a Delorean? Do you think we'll need some kind of an install kit or does it already have a DIN-sized hole? Do you have a digital camera, can you take some pictures?

You say it's already got an amplifier, what are the specs of the amplifier?

Also, I'm out of shrink tubing and/or crimp connectors, might be a good idea for you to get some at the local rat shack before heading to the hotel. I should have my tools in the trunk, though.

A stock Delorean has a shaft style stereo by Craig. I have seen numerous photos of Deloreans with DIN stereos. Owning a Delorean has always been a dream of mine. I guess I won't be the first to put an Empeg into one.

So I would want to make sure that the car had already been modified to accept a DIN slot. If he already has amps in there, I would guess it's been modified for a newer stereo already.

Yeah, when I bought the car it already had an aftermarket stereo in it. I replaced that one with a POS Sony one which just recently quit playing CDs. I ended up buying the empeg because it simply cannot play CDs - therefore the CD playing capability can't break.

I've never seen a standard DIN slot, so I don't know what to expect. I know that the RIO will fit. The only sort of sketchy part is that the only thing to stabalize the unit is a metal strip with holes in it at the rear of the stereo (which I imagine is what the screw hole is for on the back of this and other units). I installed the Sony that died after 2 months, but I really think it was a symptom of the Sony and not my installation. I only have that confidence because it was a cheap unit and it seemed to be quite stable.

I can't give you the specs on the amp because it's in the car which is in a local shop getting a new clutch. I'll have the car by tuesday or wednesday and can give you the lowdown then.

See you on Saturday.

-Christian

Yeah, before getting the empeg, I went through a few Sony CD players. They do tend to stop working after a few years.

Looking back on it, I don't understand why I kept getting Sony brand CD players. I think that each time I went to buy a new one, the Sonys had the best feature-set for the price and I figured that the amortized cost of the player was still acceptable as long as I got a couple of years' use out of it.

Yes, the hole on the back can be screwed to that metal strip to stabilize it. Does the edge of the stereo "hole" look like it will hold the bent tabs of the player's sled? If so, we could be golden. Make sure to locate a proper screw and the necessary washers to screw into that back hole.

Re: Sony

I'm a big Sony fan, but I gotta admit, they make horible phones and home speakers! I think they just make "too much" meaning that they sell everything from $20 boom boxes to $30,000 video cameras (with no tape transport!). Their video stuff is top notch - esp. the professional stuff. Walk into any, I mean ANY professional TV studio, up-link facility or what have you and all the video monitors will be Sony's. I do like my Sony HDTV and ES audio amp. My Sony cordless phone is a good paper weight though!

Yes yes it was ages ago, but did you guys get to joyride?

We did take a quick ride out to lunch, yeah. The DeLorean is an amazing looking car, but under the hood it's pretty ordinary. They have four-cylinder Volvo engines. Still very fun, though.

Pics here.

They have four-cylinder Volvo engines.

It is a 6 cyl. developed by Peugot, Renault, and Volvo. Read the FAQ.

It is underpowered, but you can tune it to about 190HP NA. Of course, you can also add a turbo charger or two.

A friend spotted of mine spotted this DeLorean on ebay.

Okay, it looks like I'm watching Back to the Furture for the billionth time tonight.