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Replica DeLorean Time Machine (VIN #4549), "Mr. Fusion" version.
License plate: "IN FLUX" (front plate by law in BC, Canada.) This car is a privilege and honour to own and get to share with people.
"IN FLUX" interior w/custom Nike mags. Grey leather (like screen) + automatic transmission (unlike screen, conscious choice) is the most rare combo, it turns out.
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The bottom half is pretty clean, but there are a few drips of mud(!?!) or other organic material from whatever the top was hit with.
Absolutely filthy volume slider board. Did this unit possibly get flooded while in Japan?
Water / vinegar didn't work - scraping with fingernail, OK - but isopropyl alcohol, nailed it. Maybe it was food / organic stuff.
Water spots and some mud or other material on main button PCB.
Much improved, after IPA + toothbrush + sponge + Q-tips.
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Tascam 234 pinch roller wheel. Looks almost new, but upon close inspection you can see cracks in the rubber. It also wears off and leaves black residue when rubbed with pressure.
Capstan motor belt, from 1983. This rubber has seen better days.
Tascam 234 tape assembly and innards. Note the belt on the white plastic wheel, I believe this is the cam motor belt, which has simply broken toward the right end.
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Tascam 234 capstan belt, decomposing rubber (with admittedly cool patterns) before removal.
Tascam 234 tape transport overhead. Note belt gunk on the "cam" gear, after removing its belt.
Multi-hour Tascam 234 tape transport procedure. A challenge, but doable without removing the front face plate.
Partial aftermath of cleaning tape idle wheel assembly. One of two "tires" was an absolute mess.
Get a Tascam 234, they said. It'll be easy, they said. 🛠️😰
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