To Chicago

Thursday 8.12.10 We picked up the Penske truck and car trailer.

Friday 8.13.10 we take to the open road. First stop North Carolina for a visit with the family. Chris and Annette, Mummy and Deaddy. Dinner and then back on the road.

Destination, Chicago Comic Con! But first we drop the car off at DMC Midwest for a visit with the DeLorean Doctor, Dave Swingle, Saturday afternoon. My brother Joe and his wife Judy pick us up at the truck drop off and we have a great Italian dinner in the pretty town of Crystal Lake, IL.

Sunday we make a trip to the Apple Store for some assistance with our phone and have dinner with my Brother Eddy and his daughter, Stephanie. Did you know that Webber Grill has a restaurant? They do and it was good!

The company made it even better!

Monday we spend a good amount of time at the DMC garage. Oli and I test drive the car to make it heat up, but the weather is so nice that it’s not until we return to the shop that she overheats. Engine trouble, now what do we do?

We discuss the options for engine replacement and repair and with 200,000 miles on the old engine, the logical choice is replacement. We decide on a stage 2 engine, for better performance and for the plain fact that it comes with a new stainless steel exhaust system and water pump. We’ll be replacing the a/c compressor and a/c hoses along with the hoses for the engine. A lot of work to get to, but now we wait for Houston to rebuild, modify, powder coat and ship the new engine. At least we know that the car can run short distances and we decide to leave her at the garage until Wednesday when we have to load into the Rosemont Convention Center.

With these decisions made we can now enjoy some time in Chicago!

Tuesday we drive into the city for a foodie tour. First stop: olive oil and balsamic vinegar tasting. Interesting. We 'drink' small cups of different flavors.

Now the spice store, green peppercorn for me! Now for lunch at the Polish deli, perogi, sandwich and a fudge brownie!!!! Now a stroll through Old Town past Second City, then to the Jewish Deli for a marble rye, a stop at a tea shop and a walk through the zoo. The weather is perfect. We finish up at Oz Park to see the Tin Man, Lion and Scarecrow statues, very nice indeed.