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    DIY DeLorean

    What makes a BTTF costume complete? Your very own DeLorean! 6 steps to send your costume back to the future.

    Alina Rietze
    by Alina Rietze

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    Step 1: Build frame around existing wagon.

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    The way I see it, if you're gonna build a time machine into a car, why not do it with some style? - Doc Brown

    Step 2: Cover frame with cardboard.

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    If you put your mind to it, you can accomplish anything. - Marty McFly

    Step 3: Add Thrusters

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    If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour... you're gonna see some serious shit. - Doc Brown

    Step 4: Add Detailing

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    Doc: Let me show you my plan for sending you home. Please excuse the crudity of this model. I didn't have time to build it to scale or paint it.

    Marty: It's good.

    Step 5: Fine tune the flux capacitor.

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    Marty: Are you telling me that this sucker is NUCLEAR?

    Doc: No, no, no, no, no, this sucker's electrical, but I need a nuclear reaction to generate the 1.21 gigawatts of electricity I need.

    Step 6: Take it for a spin!

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    If you put your mind to it, you can accomplish anything. - Marty McFly

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    Next Saturday night, we're sending you back to the future! - Doc

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