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09-06-2019 , 10:27 PM

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txdome

Carpal \'Tunnel

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Can you actually travel through time with these things?

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09-06-2019 , 10:28 PM

#27

Delorean

newbie

Join Date: Sep 2019 Posts: 45

Here's a photo of the time circuits. Unfortunately, you can't just walk into a store and buy them.

The keypad works exactly like in the movie, with a few easter eggs hidden within certain dates. The original keypad was from a defunct home security system. Super difficult to source now. So this keypad had to be recreated, but looks exactly the same. The security system logo is even added to the bottom left corner.

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09-06-2019 , 10:29 PM

#28

Delorean

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Join Date: Sep 2019 Posts: 45

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Originally Posted by txdome

Can you actually travel through time with these things?

Sure. All we need is a little plutonium. When you get some give me a call to let me know you got it and will go anywhere you like. 301-688-6311

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09-06-2019 , 10:39 PM

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sirswish6

Iron Sharpens Iron

Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 7,055

have u ever considered inventing hamburger earmuffs?

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09-06-2019 , 10:45 PM

#30

de captain

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Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 5,514

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Originally Posted by Delorean

The entire DeLorean Time Machine is a tax write off because it's a business expense for my movie car rental business.

How many movie cars do you have? Which ones? Who rents them? What's the going rate for a General Lee?

How much do you expect the build to cost? Are you doing the work yourself?

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09-06-2019 , 11:00 PM

#31

Delorean

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Join Date: Sep 2019 Posts: 45

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Originally Posted by de captain

How many movie cars do you have? Which ones? Who rents them? What's the going rate for a General Lee?

How much do you expect the build to cost? Are you doing the work yourself?

This is my first. But i'm building a network for the rental business. $500-$1000/day depending on the venue/location for a General Lee.

If you pay someone to build it for you it cost between $50,000-$75,000 depending on the level of screen accuracy you desire. Example the top of the plutonium chamber is from a Rolls Royce engine for a military helicopter. Real ones (when you can find it) go for $5,000. See photo example below.

I'm expecting my build to cost about $25,000. I'm doing a lot of myself but getting the help of other time machine builders for a lot of the parts that they have already mastered.

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09-06-2019 , 11:05 PM

#32

Howard Beale

Formerly red

Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 22,190

When you get to the past would you do me a favor and tell me to buy as much Microsoft as possible?

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09-06-2019 , 11:32 PM

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All-inMcLovin

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Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 49,575

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Originally Posted by Delorean

Sure. All we need is a little plutonium. When you get some give me a call to let me know you got it and will go anywhere you like. 301-688-6311

I called the number and the NSA picked up.

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09-06-2019 , 11:40 PM

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txdome

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Originally Posted by All-inMcLovin

I called the number and the NSA picked up.

I called the number and I had a hair perm, like everyone else, and I am now enlightened.

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09-07-2019 , 12:23 AM

#35

All-inMcLovin

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Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 49,575

How long do you think it'll take take you to restore the DeLorean to screen equivalent?

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09-07-2019 , 07:43 AM

#36

Delorean

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Join Date: Sep 2019 Posts: 45

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Originally Posted by All-inMcLovin

How long do you think it'll take take you to restore the DeLorean to screen equivalent?

It will never truly be finished. Obtaining 100% screen accuracy is like trying to get to the end of a rainbow to get the pot of gold.

But 99.9% of people won't be able to tell the difference between my car and the one in the movie by summer 2020.

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09-07-2019 , 08:06 AM

#37

rickroll

oddly catty

Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 22,709

i've seen more cost effective and less time intensive strategies to lose your virginity

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09-07-2019 , 08:12 AM

#38

ElSapo

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 5,471

Thread picking up potential. More part-sourcing!
How much does a mint DeLorean cost?

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09-07-2019 , 08:12 AM

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ElSapo

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Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 5,471

$140 for a 40 year old cassette deck? Were you bidding against other BTTF builders?

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09-07-2019 , 08:14 AM

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LektorAJ

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 7,826

Grunching. Will it be plutonium or lightning powered?

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Originally Posted by Howard Beale

When you get to the past would you do me a favor and tell me to buy as much Microsoft as possible?

I did this for myself but I thought I meant buy as much Microsoft software as possible. fml.

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09-07-2019 , 11:33 AM

#41

Delorean

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Join Date: Sep 2019 Posts: 45

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Originally Posted by ElSapo

Thread picking up potential. More part-sourcing!
How much does a mint DeLorean cost?

A mint condition Delorean goes for $63k. An excellent condition Delorean goes for $44k, a fair condition goes for like $25k

More part sourcing coming up.

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09-07-2019 , 11:36 AM

#42

Delorean

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Join Date: Sep 2019 Posts: 45

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Originally Posted by ElSapo

$140 for a 40 year old cassette deck? Were you bidding against other BTTF builders?

I actually got it for the min bid. Problem is when the owners of these items find out what it’s for the price gets jacked up.

Here’s another person selling the same cassette player I bought for $399
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?m...2F123832713899

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09-07-2019 , 01:23 PM

#43

JABSolstice

journeyman

Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 227

Fun build. I had a friend a long time ago that owned one. His license plate was "5NOV55."

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09-07-2019 , 01:24 PM

#44

JABSolstice

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Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 227

Does the keypad actually control the dates? Did you have to build that from scratch?

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09-07-2019 , 04:24 PM

#45

18000rpm

old hand

Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,392

"I'm a Delorean Time Machine Builder" - DeLorean Time Machines built:0
"My movie car rental business" - number of movie cars owned:0

It seems like you have barely even started (you bought a radio).

OP you probably would have gotten a better response if you had said "I'm building a DeLorean Time Machine. AMA" instead.

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09-07-2019 , 06:06 PM

#46

Delorean

newbie

Join Date: Sep 2019 Posts: 45

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Originally Posted by 18000rpm

Radio was just my recent acquisition. The entire interior is mostly complete. I have dozens of cars already in my movie rental car business.

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09-07-2019 , 06:07 PM

#47

Delorean

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Join Date: Sep 2019 Posts: 45

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Originally Posted by JABSolstice

Does the keypad actually control the dates? Did you have to build that from scratch?

Yes it does just like in the movie. No I found someone that builds these and got one from him.

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09-07-2019 , 06:29 PM

#48

de captain

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 5,514

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Originally Posted by de captain

How many movie cars do you have? Which ones? Who rents them? What's the going rate for a General Lee?

How much do you expect the build to cost? Are you doing the work yourself?

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Originally Posted by Delorean

This is my first. But i'm building a network for the rental business. $500-$1000/day depending on the venue/location for a General Lee.

If you pay someone to build it for you it cost between $50,000-$75,000 depending on the level of screen accuracy you desire. Example the top of the plutonium chamber is from a Rolls Royce engine for a military helicopter. Real ones (when you can find it) go for $5,000. See photo example below.

I'm expecting my build to cost about $25,000. I'm doing a lot of myself but getting the help of other time machine builders for a lot of the parts that they have already mastered.

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Originally Posted by Delorean

Radio was just my recent acquisition. The entire interior is mostly complete. I have dozens of cars already in my movie rental car business.

I'm sure you can understand our confusion.

Let's try again, how many movie cars do you have? Which ones? How long have you been in the business? How'd you get into the business?

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09-07-2019 , 08:04 PM

#49

do u love me, too?

grinder

Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 480

can we have sex?

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09-08-2019 , 02:26 AM

#50

rickroll

oddly catty

Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 22,709

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Originally Posted by de captain

I'm sure you can understand our confusion.

Let's try again, how many movie cars do you have? Which ones? How long have you been in the business? How'd you get into the business?

bingo

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