Deagostini Lamborghini Countach LP 500S User guide

Lamborghini Countach LP 500S

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WALTER WOLF MODEL

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Lamborghini Countach LP 500S

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Assembly Guide Stages 01-03 1

CONTENTS

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NOT SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 14. THIS

PRODUCT IS NOT A TOY AND IS NOT DESIGNED OR INTENDED

FOR USE IN PLAY. ITEMS MAY VARY FORM THOSE SHOW.

Stage 01 - The rear wing

Stage 02 - The first rear wheel and tyre

Stage 03 - The cylinder head

Photos used throughout the assembly guide are of

the one-of-a-kind Walter Wolf Lamborghini Countach

LP 500S, which is now owned by a collector in Japan,

hence the Japanese number plates. These will not

appear on the nished model.

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Rear wheel x 1

Rear wheel centre cap x 1

Rear wing stay (left) x 1

Rear wing stay (right) x 1

Rear wing x 1

Parts

Check the shape and orientation of both rear wing stays. When you install a wing stay, make

sure that the wing angle pin is facing in and the highest point of the stay is rearmost.

Tools

None

Materials

Plastic bag

Tissue paper

Pen

1Facing in

Front side

Rear wing stay (left)

Rear wing stay (right)

Wing angle pin

(xed)

Wing angle pin

(xed)

Facing out

Align the pins on the top of the rear wing

stay (left) with the holes on the underside of

the rear wing (inset photo). Make sure that

the parts are orientated correctly.

Push the pins of the stay into the holes in the

rear wing.

The rear wing

Front side

Stage 01

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Wrap the rear wheel centre cap in tissue

paper and place it into a plastic bag, along

with the rear wheel, with the stage number

(1) written on it for reference.

This stage of the assembly is complete.

Store the rear wing in a safe place where

it won’t be damaged, with the rear wing

stays facing up.

Insert the stay’s pins into the holes in

the wing.

Hold the right rear wing stay and the rear

wing as shown. Align the projections on the

stay with the circled holes in the rear wing.

Legend has it that the design of

the Countach’s distinctive

V-shaped rear wing (or spoiler)

was inspired by that of a

powerboat. Initially available as an

optional extra for the LP 400S in

1978, the original version of the

wing was xed, but later models

had adjustable wings, a feature

that is represented on your model.

Rear wing

In Focus

STAGE COMPLETE

If it is dicult to push the stay into the

rear wing, place the rear wing on a at

surface, preferably covered with a

cloth, then push the stay down into it.

However, be careful not to apply too

much pressure when using this

method as it can damage the parts.

Tip

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The black radiator vents of the

LP500S’s longitudinal rear engine –

the initials ‘LP’ stand for the Italian

Longitudinale Posteriore – can be seen

clearly from this angle. The factory

name of Lamborghini’s original

prototype was simply LP 500, but the

title ‘Countach’ – an untranslatable

Piedmontese expression of approval

for a beautiful woman – was given to

the model after legendary car

designer Nuccio Bertone said it

when he rst saw the new machine

in the early 1970s.

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Bonnet x 1

Rear tyre (with inner sponge) x 1

Camshaft cover TR

(with gasket pre-installed) x 1

Camshaft cover TL

(with gasket pre-installed) x 1

Parts

Tools

Toothbrush

Materials

Rear wheel (Stage 01)

After removing the inner sponge, squeeze

the tyre a few times in your hands.

Brush the entire surface of the tyre with an

old toothbrush. This will remove any debris

left over from the moulding process.

Insert the inner sponge back into the tyre.

Remove the inner sponge from the rear

tyre. Be careful not to damage the sponge.

The first rear

wheel and tyre

Stage 02

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Pull the sidewall of the tyre over the outer rim of the wheel.

Push the wheel further into the tyre, being careful not to

damage either part.

Insert the rear wheel provided with Stage 01 into one side

of the tyre.

Your model replicates the exact design

of the Campagnolo wheels and Pirelli P7

tyres used by Walter Wolf’s LP 500S. The

P7s had a very low (50 per cent) prole

– the ratio of sidewall height to tread

width – that oered signicantly

increased grip, especially when cornering

at high speed. The low prole of the

tyres also improved the LP500S’s top

speed. The proportions and style of the

LP500S’s wheels and tyres are accurately

reproduced on your model.

Tyres

In Focus

Turn the wheel around and lift the sidewall of

the tyre over the inner rim of the wheel.

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This stage is complete. Keep the wheel in a

plastic bag with the stage number written on it.

When the tyre is on the

wheel, hold the assembly

between your hands and

roll it back and forth to

ensure that the tyre walls

are fully seated in the rim.

Storage box

Throughout this series, you will receive many parts that won’t be

used immediately or that are sub-assemblies, such as the rear wheel

assembled in this stage. It is recommended that you use a storage

box, like the one shown here, to keep all of the parts safely and make

them easily accessible when needed.

Toolboxes are a good

example of the type of box

to use, as they have a lot of

storage space and separate

compartments in which to

organise the parts.

A small box with many

partitions, like the one shown

on the right, is ideal for

storing smaller parts, such as

screws and washers.

Store the parts from this stage

and Stage 01. Use tissue to

cushion any larger or fragile

parts, such as the bonnet.

STAGE COMPLETE

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Walter Wolf’s exclusively built

Countach LP 500S was based on

Lamborghini’s earlier LP 500, the rst

working prototype of which was

released in 1971. Wolf reinstated the

prototype’s powerful 5-litre engine

(the engines of Lamborghini’s

production models had been reduced

to 4 litres) and upgraded the wheels

to take racing-spec Pirelli P7 tyres.

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Angled tweezers

Cylinder head

Bolts A x 16

Bolts B x 2

Driver’s seat

M2.3 x 6mm self-tapping

screws x 5 (one is a spare)

Parts

Tools

Side cutters

Phillips screwdriver (size 1)

Materials

Camshaft cover TR (Stage 02)

Camshaft cover TL (Stage 02)

Masking tape

Double-sided tape

Use side cutters to remove the 16 bolts A and

two bolts B. Each of the parts is moulded

onto a sprue with a thin section called a ‘gate’.

Place the cutters’ sharp inner edges into this

gate to remove each part. To prevent the

parts dropping o and getting lost, place a

strip of masking tape along the side of the

sprue and parts, as shown.

When you have all the parts separated from

the sprue, keep them safely until you need

them – preferably in a compartmentalised

storage box, like the one in the photo.

The rst step is to identify the camshaft

covers’ bolts A and B, so you know which is

which before you begin the assembly.

Bolts A have shorter bodies than bolts B, as

shown by the enlarged inset photo.

Long

Short

B = 2 pieces

A = 16 pieces

Take the camshaft covers TL and TR

retained from Stage 02, and remove the

gasket strip attached to the back of each

one. Do this carefully to avoid damaging

the covers, and put them both safely to

one side as you will be needing them again

when you get to Step 10.

Mounting

The cylinder head

Stage 03

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The camshaft covers serve a vital role in

keeping the engine’s moving parts sealed

when in use, and are reproduced in your

model down to the smallest detail, such

as the silver bolts tted in this stage.

Camshaft covers

In Focus

Pick up the rst bolt A with the angled

tweezers, the jaws wrapped with some

masking tape or even double-sided tape for a

safer hold. Make sure the longer side of the

part, with the mounting pin (inset photo), is

facing outwards from the tweezers.

Place the bolt A into the indicated hole in the

camshaft cover TL, making sure that you have

the part orientated as shown in the inset

photo in Step 5.

When all the bolts A are in place, reseal both

camshaft covers with the gasket strips that

you removed in Step 4. Note the orientation of

the parts, as shown above – the circled hollow

mounting pins should t neatly into the

gaskets’ holes without needing to be forced.

Repeat Steps 5-8 to t all 16 bolts A into the

holes on the TL and TR camshaft covers,

circled in blue above. Leave the holes circled

in red empty for now.

Use a rm but not hard object to push the

bolt rmly into its hole (the end of a wooden

pencil would be suitable – do not use hard

plastic or metal for this).

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Press the bolt further into the hole with

your nger or thumb, but be careful not to

scrape any of the silver paint from the part.

Mounting

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Hold the camshaft cover TR in between your

ngers and thumb, and lower it onto the

right-hand side of the cylinder head. Make

sure that the orientation of the parts is the

same as that shown in the photo.

Repeat Step 12 to t the camshaft cover TL

into the holes opposite the one tted in

Step 11.

Press the camshaft cover into place, so that

the hollow pins t into the holes in the

cylinder head (see the red arrows in Step 11

and the photo above).

As you did for the camshaft cover TR, press

the part into place so that its hollow

mounting pins are visible from the underside.

Holding the parts in place, turn the assembly

over. You will see the hollow pin sitting in the

hole in the cylinder head’s underside. Insert

one of the 2.3 x 6mm self-tapping screws into

this hole, and tighten it carefully with a

Phillips screwdriver.

Take two more 2.3 x 6mm self-tapping screws

and tighten them into the mounting pins to

secure the camshaft cover.

This stage is complete, so store all your parts

away safely until next time.

Repeat this for the second hollow pin

to secure the camshaft cover TR to the

cylinder head.

Again, check the

orientation against

the photo

STAGE COMPLETE

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To improve weight distribution and make

better use of the available space, the

Countach’s massive 5-litre longitudinal

engine is mounted facing the opposite way

to what you might expect – the gearbox is

positioned ahead of the engine, in between

the driver’s and passenger’s seats. A short

driveshaft runs from the gearbox to the nal

drive unit at the rear of the engine block, via

a sealed tube within the sump.

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