This has been my favorite car my entire life. I recently got to drive a Back To The Future replica on my wedding day (me and my wife arrived in it to the venue - awesome, isn't it?).
I have NO experience in restoring cars. As far as working on them, I've stuck to bolt on mods, interior enhancements, things like that. In general, I can find the source of a problem but I've held back on executing the solution.
I've always kicked around the idea of trying to restore a car myself, and what I find stopping me are things like repairing rust, and rebuilding an engine which seem like huge tasks. I figure body-work is greatly simplified on a DeLorean because there's no need to paint it. Most of the panels come apart, and it doesn't look like there's any welding involved. Never mind that I don't have a lift or an engine crane, I probably don't have many of the necessary tools (not yet). What I do have is patience and a willingness to do things right, research, and think about things before I do them. I have an electrical/computer engineering background so I'm familiar with basic engineering concepts and I learn quick.
I recently found this guy on ebay:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/DeLorean-DMC...US_Cars_Trucks
I want someone to give me an idea of how difficult this would be for a beginner, and possibly how much I'd end up spending down the line to get this car fully restored. My first step would at least be repairing the rust (which might mean stripping the car down to the frame). Then, getting it running/driveable.
Things that are wrong:
- It doesn't run (duh)
- There is frame rust ... ouch.
- Interior needs a lot of work - but not as bad as some other project cars I see on ebay
- Needs a flux capacitor
Your discussion is appreciated!