Deagostini Lamborghini Countach LP 500S User guide

Brand: Deagostini

Model: Lamborghini Countach LP 500S

Type: User guide

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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Published in the UK by De Agostini UK Ltd, Battersea Studios 2,

82 Silverthorne Road, London SW8 3HE.

Published in the USA by De Agostini Publishing USA, Inc., 915 Broadway, Suite 609,

e trademarks, copyrights and design rights in and associated with the following

Lamborghini vehicles Countach LP500S are used under licence from

Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A., Italy.

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.

Now push the double-sided tape into the

angle along the edge, as shown, and press it

into place.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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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.

Prepare the Agip logo sticker, and identify

the top and bottom.

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.

Align the post at the end of the left air duct hose with the

hole in the left air duct.

Insert the post of the air duct hose into the air duct, and

push the parts together.

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 deector

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 deector

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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Align the holes of the left hot air deector 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 deector 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

deector, indicated above.

Push the intake housing into place on the inside of the

wheel box.

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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.

Tighten the 2.6 × 6mm screw into place. Tighten a second 2.6 × 6mm screw into the other hole in

the hot air deector.

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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Deagostini Lamborghini Countach LP 500S User guide

Deagostini Lamborghini Countach LP 500S User guide

Deagostini Lamborghini Countach LP 500S User guide

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