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Stage 1

Once a concept drawing, has now begun as a project. I began by removing the doors and rear quarter panels from this car (which were in very good condition), to be used on future projects. The damaged T section of the underbody was prepared for cutting by removing the rear window. Major work will be done on the design of the convertible components, but frame repair also needs to be done, along with interior restoration/customization. This project demands a lot of planning, so progress will be somewhat slow, but in the end, the result will be spectacular. :-)

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Stage 2

The foundation was set for the "look" of the convertible DeLorean. The main cuts were made to the T-section, and the rear section of the roof. These edges will change in the final design, but it never hurts to cut "long" and trim down later, since final designs on the rear fabrication piece are still being made. The doors being used are from a fire damaged car, and were severely burned. Currently I am working on lightening the doors by removing the original inside components/structural pieces in order to allow for the scissor doors to operate. Lighter weight reinforcement will be added a little later. Stay tuned for future updates!

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Stage 3

The two most important parts of the convertible project are getting the doors to work in another fashion, and to manufacture the rear piece of the car in order to have it continue the lines of the car. I enlisted the help of my talented friends, Eric Weber and Marni Patrick to help with the fabrication of the fiberglass piece. These pictures show how the fiberglass was molded to fit the lines of the car, and then painted to match the existing engine cover. The piece came out great, but is not the finished product. I plan on improving on this piece, as well as manufacturing a different engine cover to resemble what is found on a Lamborghini.