Last month, I was in Orlando for the DeLorean Car Show. One of the 'events' they had was the raffle. No, not the car raffle...they had that, too. Just a regular raffle for prizes. You know, things like DVD's, prints, apparel, various gift items, memorabilia, etc....oh, and car parts. Tickets were twenty dollars for forty tickets. I figured, why not?
The prizes were not revealed until just before the ticket was drawn. There were some great prizes, some worth up wards of $150+, like the Shock Tower Bar. With every prize, winners were also given a Jeggs hat and stickers. I like stickers.
The items were donated by various attendees and vendors, including DMC-Florida. As you know, I have at least one part on my car from every DMC vendor, except Florida. So, I really wanted to win some parts.
My number was drawn and I won a DVD. Meh, not bad, basically got my $20 back. Not that is matters, but John DeLorean's grandson presented me the prize. As other items went up, I got anxious as I wanted some of the items.
Another one of my numbers was called. This time Donald Fullilove, better known as Goldie Wilson, gave me my price. I like the sound of that. The item? A shifter boot.
Awesome! I finally got my part from DMC-Florida. The 'missing' part for my car. Did I mention that I have an automatic? This item, out of all the items that were up for raffle and nicely made, is totally useless to me. I guess I could sell it to someone at the convention. Or, I could just keep it in the car and say I have a part from each DMC vendor. Luckily, Tony Ierardi, President of DMC-Florida, said I could just exchange it. I would just need to return it and get the full value as credit for anything in his shop. I basically got the shift boot for free, now I have about $88 credit.
I decided to go with the new Fuel Pump/Sender Module. At $399, it was a lot to just throw down. But with the credit and a chance to get a part from DMC-Florida, I went for it.
I sent in the shifter boot, paid the difference, and got my fuel pump. All I need to do is install it. I think I am going to take it down to DMC-Californa and let Don and Danny handle this one. Messing with the fuel tank might not be a good idea for someone who takes two hours to fix a window switch. There is a lot of safety precautions that my garage is not equipped to deal with. You know, things like a flammable substance getting all over the place. It may be a while before I take it down to Garden Grove and have this thing installed. The original unit I have is working fine, so I can wait. Plus, I have done so much to my car this year, al beit mostly minor projects.
The prizes were not revealed until just before the ticket was drawn. There were some great prizes, some worth up wards of $150+, like the Shock Tower Bar. With every prize, winners were also given a Jeggs hat and stickers. I like stickers.
The items were donated by various attendees and vendors, including DMC-Florida. As you know, I have at least one part on my car from every DMC vendor, except Florida. So, I really wanted to win some parts.
My number was drawn and I won a DVD. Meh, not bad, basically got my $20 back. Not that is matters, but John DeLorean's grandson presented me the prize. As other items went up, I got anxious as I wanted some of the items.
Another one of my numbers was called. This time Donald Fullilove, better known as Goldie Wilson, gave me my price. I like the sound of that. The item? A shifter boot.
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| Shifter Boot |
I decided to go with the new Fuel Pump/Sender Module. At $399, it was a lot to just throw down. But with the credit and a chance to get a part from DMC-Florida, I went for it.
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| New Fuel Pump/Sender Module |
I love stickers!!
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