WALTER WOLF MODEL
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Lamborghini Countach LP 500S
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Assembly Guide Stages 55-57 319
CONTENTS TM
Stage 55 - The bonnet 2
Stage 56 - The left air duct hose
Stage 57 - The left rear wheel box
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Lamborghini vehicles Countach LP500S are used under licence from
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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 FROM THOSE SHOWN.
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The bonnet (engine cover),
shown here in its raised
position, allowed access to the
massive V12 4,754cc engine,
though only a highly
competent mechanic would
want to start tinkering with
such a complex piece
of machinery.
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Bonnet strut
Bonnet mesh L
Guard plate A
Guard plate B
Guard plate C
Bonnet mesh R
Double-sided tape
Agip logo sticker
2 × 5mm countersunk screws × 2
2 × 4mm countersunk screws × 5
Parts
Tools
Phillips screwdriver (size 1)
Tweezers
Prepare
Bonnet (Stage 54)
Pen
Peel another strip of double-sided tape from
the sheet and apply it to the other side of the
opening, without pressing it rmly into place.
3
Now push the double-sided tape into the
angle along the edge, as shown, and press it
into place.
4
Place the bonnet (Stage 54) upside down,
and apply the strip of double-sided tape to it,
just above the opening in the side.
Peel one of the strips of double-sided tape
from the sheet provided.
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Apply along the
edge of the opening
Apply along the
edge of the opening
The bonnet 2
Stage 55
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Bonnet strut
Bonnet mesh L
Guard plate A
Guard plate B
Guard plate C
Bonnet mesh R
Double-sided tape
Agip logo sticker
2 × 5mm countersunk screws × 2
2 × 4mm countersunk screws × 5
Tighten a second 2 × 4mm countersunk
screw into the hole at the front of the mesh.
Hold bonnet mesh R next to the opening in
the bonnet, as shown, matching the shapes
of both.
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7
Insert a 2 × 5mm countersunk screw through
the hole at the end of the bonnet strut and
into the post on the mesh.
Align the holes at the front and rear of the
mesh with the posts in the side of the
bonnet. Then press it rmly onto the
double-sided tape.
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8
Tighten the screw into the hole.
Take bonnet mesh R, and, using this picture
as a guide, identify the front and rear ends,
and the inside and the outside, which has a
mounting post.
Insert a 2 × 4mm countersunk screw into the
hole at the rear of the mesh.
Use tweezers to peel the backing paper from
the double-sided tape.
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6
9
5
Inside
Outside (with
mounting post)
Rear end Front end
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Apply two strips of double-sided to the
edges of the hole on the other side of the
bonnet, as in Steps 2-5.
Lay guard plates A, B and C next to each
other as shown. They will be mounted to the
bonnet at the indicated points.
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19
Align the holes at the front and rear of
bonnet mesh L with the posts in the side of
the bonnet.
Peel the protective backing from the
double-sided tape on guard plate C.
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20
Lift the bonnet strut up and down to ensure
that it moves smoothly. If it is too loose,
tighten the screw more, if it is too tight,
loosen the screw a little.
Tighten a 2 × 4mm countersunk screw into
the hole at each end of the mesh.
Tighten the 2 × 5mm screw into the hole.
Press bonnet mesh L into place, keeping the
holes aligned.
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A
B
C
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This stage’s assembly is complete. Use tweezers to peel the Agip logo sticker from its backing. Place the sticker on guard plate B, in the position shown.
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Fix guard plates A and B in place in the same
way as plate C.
23
Prepare the Agip logo sticker, and identify
the top and bottom.
24
Press guard plate C into place on the bonnet.Align guard plate C with the largest hole in
the bonnet, with the double-sided tape
facing the hole.
2221 Top
Bottom
STAGE COMPLETE
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The dashboard layout of the Countach changed
little over the years, retaining its emphasis on
providing the driver with maximum information
with little or no visual clutter.
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Left rear quarter window
Left air intake
Left air duct hose
Left outlet louvre
Right outlet louvre
Left air duct
Parts
The left rear quarter window, left air intake, left outlet
louvre and right outlet louvre aren’t used in this stage, but
it is worth identifying them now for ease of assembly later.
The left air intake has an ‘L’ marked on the inside of it to
identify it.
The left and right outlet louvres have an ‘L’ and an ‘R’
marked on them, as shown.
The left air duct hose and the left air duct are both marked
with an ‘L’.
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The left air duct hose
Stage 56
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The right and left air intakes are a
big part of the Countach’s
distinctive appearance, but the
rst prototype, designed by
Marcello Gandini, did not have
these iconic features. It was only
during later track and road
testing, before mass production
began, that it became apparent
that the cooling of the engine
needed to be improved.
Air intakes
In Focus
Remove the backing from the double-sided tape around
the post at the end of the left air duct hose.
4
Align the post at the end of the left air duct hose with the
hole in the left air duct.
5
Insert the post of the air duct hose into the air duct, and
push the parts together.
6
This stage is now complete, and you have combined two
parts of the left air duct. Keep all the unused parts to one
side for use in the next stage.
STAGE COMPLETE
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The recessed NACA ducts and the air
scoops were designed to be not only
functional parts of the car, but also to add a
stronger, more menacing touch to the
otherwise soft, clean lines.
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Left rear wheel box
Left hot air deector
Left intake housing
2.6 × 6mm Screws × 9
Parts
Tools
Phillips screwdriver (size 1)
Materials
Left air duct hose (Stage 56)
Left rear quarter window (Stage 56)
Left air intake (Stage 56)
Left outlet louvre (Stage 56)
Hold the left rear quarter window over the indicated area
on the left rear wheel box.
Insert the pins on the underside of the quarter window into
the corresponding holes in the wheel box.
Push the window into place.
1 2 3
Left rear wheel box
Stage 57
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Left rear wheel box
Left hot air deector
Left intake housing
2.6 × 6mm Screws × 9
Tighten the screw into place. This will secure the air duct to
the wheel box.
Align the posts on the underside of the left air intake with
the indicated holes in the wheel box.
Align the pin and hole of the left air duct hose with the hole
and the post on the underside of the wheel box.
Lower the air intake into place, inserting the posts
into the holes.
Push the pin into the hole and the hole over the post.
Insert a 2.6 × 6mm screw into the arrowed hole in the
underside of the wheel box.
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4
8
5
9
6
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Align the holes of the left hot air deector with the holes
and post of the wheel box.
Tighten a 2.6 × 6mm screw into the arrowed hole in the air
duct hose.
Push the left hot air deector into place.
Align the four holes in the left intake housing with the four
posts on the inside of the wheel box.
Tighten a 2.6 × 6mm screw into the hole in the hot air
deector, indicated above.
Push the intake housing into place on the inside of the
wheel box.
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10
14
11
15
12
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This stage is now complete. You have begun to
assemble the left rear wheel box.
Push the left outlet louvres into place in the rear wheel box.
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Tighten the 2.6 × 6mm screw into place. Tighten a second 2.6 × 6mm screw into the other hole in
the hot air deector.
Align the pins on the underside of the left outlet louvres
with the corresponding holes in the opening towards the
rear of the wheel box.
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‘L’ mark
STAGE COMPLETE
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Most of the Countach’s panels were
designed to be tted by hand, providing
more strength to the overall structure
than would have been achieved by
making the panels suitable for
automated assembly.
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