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September 2, 2016 Pack 13. Stage 41. Assembled right rear hub and connected the brake lines, wishbone bracket, suspension arm and driveshaft. Stage 42. Connected rear hubs to the rear shock absorber bracket and installed the whole assembly unto the underbody panel B (a bit ahead of schedule but I couldn’t wait)! Stage 43. Connected underbody panels A & B assuring a good tight fit. DaveSea attached the following image(s): Completed Building Walter Wolf's Lamborghini Countach LP 500S, Harley Davidson Fat Boy, Suzuki GSX 1300R Hayabusa, Honda CB750.
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Stage 44. Added the metal chassis frame and the lower bracket; it’s now really starting to take shape! Connected brake duct cooling hoses with added PE clamps. Painted suspension arm ends with brass enamel and installed them; and polished out the annoying “Made in China” inscription on the underbody panel (it’s supposed to be an Italian car after all!). DaveSea attached the following image(s): Completed Building Walter Wolf's Lamborghini Countach LP 500S, Harley Davidson Fat Boy, Suzuki GSX 1300R Hayabusa, Honda CB750.
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Now for some more custom mods. Fabricated handbrake rocker from thin sheet steel (painted with brass enamel) and connected handbrake lines to it. DaveSea attached the following image(s): Completed Building Walter Wolf's Lamborghini Countach LP 500S, Harley Davidson Fat Boy, Suzuki GSX 1300R Hayabusa, Honda CB750.
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Fabricated transmission support/vibration dampener from sheet metal, plastic tube and M2x8 mm hex socket head cap screws with M2 nuts; painted black. DaveSea attached the following image(s): Completed Building Walter Wolf's Lamborghini Countach LP 500S, Harley Davidson Fat Boy, Suzuki GSX 1300R Hayabusa, Honda CB750.
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Below are the pictures of this assembly on the real car. DaveSea attached the following image(s): Completed Building Walter Wolf's Lamborghini Countach LP 500S, Harley Davidson Fat Boy, Suzuki GSX 1300R Hayabusa, Honda CB750.
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Attached brakes lines and added some more wiring into the transmission opening of the underbody. It now looks appropriately busy and much more realistic! DaveSea attached the following image(s): Completed Building Walter Wolf's Lamborghini Countach LP 500S, Harley Davidson Fat Boy, Suzuki GSX 1300R Hayabusa, Honda CB750.
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The extra details are really incredible. Where have you been sourcing reference pics from? I am tempted to go back to my build and make some of these modifications. Also thank you for providing the link for the bolts earlier. I picked a set up myself and they are quite useful.
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More great work with your mods Dave.
Definitely a joy following you pimping this out, keep up the great work.
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More great work with your mods Dave.
Definitely a joy following you pimping this out, keep up the great work.
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rjfk2002 wrote:The extra details are really incredible. Where have you been sourcing reference pics from? I am tempted to go back to my build and make some of these modifications. Also thank you for providing the link for the bolts earlier. I picked a set up myself and they are quite useful.
Rich Sorry to have replied so late! A lot of my inspiration came from this Japanese blog: http://plaza.rakuten.co....we_blg_pc_lastctgy_more (I don't read Japanese although I do know a bunch of words and characters but there are good pictures). Some of my mods were a bit different as I think this modeler had mixed LP400, LP500 and LP5000 models. You can also download parts drawings from here: http://www.lamborghinion...ds/factory-manuals.aspx Completed Building Walter Wolf's Lamborghini Countach LP 500S, Harley Davidson Fat Boy, Suzuki GSX 1300R Hayabusa, Honda CB750.
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Dave, I see you are in Seattle.  Not sure if you knew about this, but every Saturday there is a huge gathering of exotic cars at Redmond Town Center (its called "Exotics @ Redmond Town Center). Its held every Saturday from April through October weather permitting. I usually have my Countach there if you need to see parts up close. Chad's manual resource URL listed is great also. Most of the Lamborghini's that come are the new models (Gallardo, Murcielago, Aventador and Huracan). Seems like I am the only one with the old classic Lambo! LOL! A buddy of mine shows up with his Miura ever so often too. Every week they have scores of Lamborghini's, Maserati's, Ferrari's, Aston Martin, Jaguar, BMW, Mercedes and many others Here is a shot of mine from a month or so ago. Mike Jalpa_Mike attached the following image(s): Aerodynamics are for people who can’t build engines. — Enzo Ferrari
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Hi Mike, So we a neighbors, nice! What a beauty! Unfortunately I only have a model to build I'll try to make it one of these days, I've heard about the car expo but haven't had a chance to visit yet. Thanks for the tip & the invite! Completed Building Walter Wolf's Lamborghini Countach LP 500S, Harley Davidson Fat Boy, Suzuki GSX 1300R Hayabusa, Honda CB750.
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Pack 13. Stage 45. Assembled and installed the spring mechanism and battery box. Used small pieces of duct tape to secure the wires. DaveSea attached the following image(s): Completed Building Walter Wolf's Lamborghini Countach LP 500S, Harley Davidson Fat Boy, Suzuki GSX 1300R Hayabusa, Honda CB750.
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Stage 46. Installed front suspension frame (took a bit of wiggling to make it settle evenly into all the openings), followed by front hubs (with my added brake lines). Connected brake duct hoses (improved with PE clamps) and installed steering tie rod, making sure they turn the wheel hubs when moved back-and-forth. DaveSea attached the following image(s): Completed Building Walter Wolf's Lamborghini Countach LP 500S, Harley Davidson Fat Boy, Suzuki GSX 1300R Hayabusa, Honda CB750.
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Stage 47. Installed left and right front suspension arms with springs, making sure the shock absorber and bar tips are aligned with appropriate openings. Installed underbody panels and secured shock absorber tips with washers & screws. DaveSea attached the following image(s): Completed Building Walter Wolf's Lamborghini Countach LP 500S, Harley Davidson Fat Boy, Suzuki GSX 1300R Hayabusa, Honda CB750.
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Installed tie rod drive plates; installed rear underbody panel. While at it, added the wheels as well so that my underbody now rests on all four wheels. DaveSea attached the following image(s): Completed Building Walter Wolf's Lamborghini Countach LP 500S, Harley Davidson Fat Boy, Suzuki GSX 1300R Hayabusa, Honda CB750.
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Looks like your enjoying this build 
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Looking good Dave
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Pack 14. Stage 48. Improved appearance of the hoses using flat black and silver paint. Installed hose A and water pump T hose. DaveSea attached the following image(s): Completed Building Walter Wolf's Lamborghini Countach LP 500S, Harley Davidson Fat Boy, Suzuki GSX 1300R Hayabusa, Honda CB750.
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Installed my improved ignition coil mount; filled screw holes with putty and painted black. DaveSea attached the following image(s): Completed Building Walter Wolf's Lamborghini Countach LP 500S, Harley Davidson Fat Boy, Suzuki GSX 1300R Hayabusa, Honda CB750.
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