Countach, the ultimate supercar - Page 495

**roytoy2003** · #**9881** 05-31-2011, 11:46 PM

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Originally Posted by ralfabco

Aside from the windshield, I have removed everything. The suspension has also been removed and taken apart + all the flares. The car has a lot of rivets and old silicone. The panels and frame underneath the car have just been finished.

Yes a PIAN in the bUUUU

We had to secure NOS copper rivets from source in Italy..took forever..and cost it as well..

We were lucky to have secured a NOS windscreen for the LP400..we thought it would and did crack upon removal..

**roytoy2003** · #**9882** 05-31-2011, 11:48 PM

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Originally Posted by joe sackey

Roy you are looking at pics of paint-stripping in progress prior to dis-assembly. There is no option with the glass if you want to do it right, its got to come out.

Gald to hear..pain, but worth it do make it right..

What about the flairs..I know that rubber seal is a bear as well, or did they just spray over the old black seal..?

It appears that way in the pics..?

I dont even know what you would do with those, lucky did not have to deal with flares
on the 400 Periscopa..

**joe sackey** · #**9883** 06-01-2011, 12:09 AM

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Originally Posted by roytoy2003

What about the flairs..I know that rubber seal is a bear as well, or did they just spray over the old black seal..?

Oh no! You cant simply paint over the old seal. Its removed prior..

**joe sackey** · #**9884** 06-01-2011, 12:12 AM

I don't have a close-up of the flares to illustrate (so this rear panel shot will have to do), but the trick with the seal is to make it nice & uniform, and I must say Bobileff did a wonderful job with that throughout the car.

**joe sackey** · #**9885** 06-01-2011, 12:14 AM

Primered body panels including the epic rear wing..

**joe sackey** · #**9886** 06-01-2011, 12:20 AM

The wing.. copper rivets & all.

mikael82 · #**9887** 06-01-2011, 01:47 AM

I was lucky to find old box of 1000 coper rivets, that are identical to original rivets. Some old-days-hardvarestore somehow got few of these boxes on shelf. Shop it self is kind of museum that only sells old construction stuff.
Even the box itself is old thik black carboard.
(I'll have to see if they got rest of them on shelf...)

Why did Lamborghini use copper rivets?

raymondQV · #**9888** 06-01-2011, 05:27 AM

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Originally Posted by mikael82

Why did Lamborghini use copper rivets?

The cheapest available?
For sure it doesn't make sense since it helps the corroding process of the alu body...

**joe sackey** · #**9889** 06-01-2011, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by raymondQV

The cheapest available?
For sure it doesn't make sense since it helps the corroding process of the alu body...

I agree it was a matter of what was available to them. At any rate, it really doesn't matter because most of them are completely painted over.

**Redlambo** · #**9890** 06-01-2011, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by joe sackey

Primered body panels including the epic rear wing..

If I didn't know that picture was of parts from a 30+ year old Countach, I would swear it was modern art

Maybe you just unveiled a new art form called timeless art.

**em42** · #**9891** 06-01-2011, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Redlambo

If I didn't know that picture was of parts from a 30+ year old Countach, I would swear it was modern art

Maybe you just unveiled a new art form called timeless art.

In the same idea, I also love this one.

flxzcat · #**9892** 06-01-2011, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by roytoy2003

We had to secure NOS copper rivets from source in Italy..took forever..and cost it as well..

Available at www.mcmaster.com for $4 a box.

Cheers,
Paul

2aftercannonball · #**9893** 06-01-2011, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by raymondQV

The cheapest available?
For sure it doesn't make sense since it helps the corroding process of the alu body...

http://www.berridge.com/Preventing%20Electrolysis.pdf

**Floyd** · #**9894** 06-01-2011, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by joe sackey

Thank you.

The car was delivered with silver wheels, this as verified from Jay Felter who had the pleasure of collecting it at Sant Agata in April 1979 on behalf of His Royal Highness. I find that silver wheels suit the white interior best, whereas gold wheels would suit a tan interior best. At any rate, the silver wheels are in keeping with the car's original livery as now fully restored.

Absolutely stunning car with great color scheme. The original coloured wheels suits the car perfect. Wonderful! (And love your Miura bible!)

**E40racer** · #**9895** 06-01-2011, 05:45 PM

Till last year I thought that Countach wings were "flat". Last year at Spa Italia I saw this yellow example I noticed the beautiful curved wing. I assume this is the same type of wing?

**joe sackey** · #**9896** 06-01-2011, 06:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Floyd

Absolutely stunning car with great color scheme. The original coloured wheels suits the car perfect. Wonderful! (And love your Miura bible!)

Thank you very much for your kind sentiments.

**joe sackey** · #**9897** 06-01-2011, 06:36 PM

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Originally Posted by E40racer

Till last year I thought that Countach wings were "flat". Last year at Spa Italia I saw this yellow example I noticed the beautiful curved wing. I assume this is the same type of wing?

The wing is the same. But the supports are different as you can see here.

CarloR · #**9898** 06-01-2011, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by joe sackey

I must have a hundred images of the process that you gave me - I will have to post them up.

Yeah it was such a great and interesting restoration.. I really enjoyed photographing it as the work went on and seeing the transformation

Are you planning to take your car up to Monterey this year or show it?

**joe sackey** · #**9899** 06-01-2011, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by CarloR

Yeah it was such a great and interesting restoration.. I really enjoyed photographing it as the work went on and seeing the transformation

Are you planning to take your car up to Monterey this year or show it?

It has been accepted at the Quail Motor-sports event in the Supercars class (an interesting class in which we have the very Last USA F40 built, chassis number 93627). Beyond that, there are no specific plans..

**joe sackey** · #**9900** 06-02-2011, 01:47 AM

LP400 prototype being used recently in Rome to promote the Aventador.