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  1. Michael Call

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    #51 Michael Call, Jan 3, 2016
    WOW! What an ambitious undertaking. Hats off to you.
     
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    #52 BlueBiturbo, Jan 3, 2016
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    I throw away all the cables in my LM, changed it to Boeing 737 wires. These will stand 30yrs in a plane which means a whole lifetime in cars. Lighter, stronger, fire proof.
     
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    #53 jollygood, Jan 4, 2016


    Are you doing any rust proofing inside the original (and new) frame tubes?
    As far as I know the factory didn't care about this back in the day.
     
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    #54 Michael Call, Jan 4, 2016
    No they didn't.. Obviously they are not digging this deep to come up short. I have (yet) to need to dig this deep into a Countach... These dudes are not messing around!! Again, HATS OFF.
     
  5. DaniT

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    #55 DaniT, Jan 4, 2016
    Thank you all for your motiving answers!
     
  6. DaniT

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    #56 DaniT, Jan 4, 2016
    It was interesting for us to find out that all the tubes we have removed from the tubular frame (Fi and DD) are showing on the inner surface very few corrosion. Even on the exposed locations. The reason might be that the factory was using high quality material.

    It is not looking like the factory was using any anti corrosion treatment for the protection against inside corrosion.

    As a preventive corrosion protection we are going to use ACF50. We will inject the ACF50 trough the rivet holes after painting the tubular frame.
     
  7. joe sackey

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    #57 joe sackey, Jan 4, 2016
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    Gents,

    The factory had nothing to do with the production (or galvanization) of the Countach chassis.

    They simply accepted pre-fabricated chassis from Marchesi & Co in Modena.

    All the factory did was drill holes in them (!) to attach the fiberglass panels used for bulkhead & flooring, and for the attachment of other ancillary parts.

    And there is the initial source of any corrosion.

    Drain holes would have been a good idea.

    So it all comes down t where the car lived, and what sort of life it lead. I have seen some pretty bad corrosion in some cars where chassis members had to be replaced, and I have seen many cars with zero corrosion 30-plus years later. And everything in-between. Many chassis gained significant rust from water entering through rivet holes along the top of the tubes.
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    #59 HMS, Jan 4, 2016
    Crazy
     
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    #60 Ciro Izzo, Jan 4, 2016
    That is incredible . When you see the chassis back at Marchesi it just says so much about how current owners value their cars and how Marchesi is proud of their association with Countach production. It's hard to imagine a more important car ever built for a certain generation .
     
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    #61 Doc_K, Jan 4, 2016
    This thread can only be described as pure automotive pornography. Please post away.
     
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    #62 Ellagirl, Jan 4, 2016
    Agreed, love this post
     
  13. DaniT

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    #63 DaniT, Jan 5, 2016
    Joe, great pics and information!

    I love those pictures from the factory. They can be also very helpful for the restoration process. What about starting a thread only with factory pics?
     
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    #65 Dansc, Jan 5, 2016
    Looking great! Great project.
    Where are you located and who is doing all the work?

    Thanks
    Dan
     
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    #66 Nuvolari, Jan 5, 2016
    Wow that is some fantastic work and also some great historical images in this thread. Thank you for taking the time to post them and I look forward to seeing the progress.
     
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    #67 DaniT, Jan 6, 2016
    Dan, thank you. I am located in the Moravian area in the Czech Republic.
    I am doing almost all the works in my own restoration workshop that is a part of my production plant. In the plant we are producing for our customers complete machines, subassembly and precision components in low batches. We use most modern CNC equipment and have an own R&D department. We are able to produce almost everything.
     
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    #71 DaniT, Jan 6, 2016
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    A brand new oil sump (engine base) on one of our CMM (Coordinate-measuring machine).

    We need exact dimensional data to repair the oil sump of HLA12144.

    The first step is to get the proper dimensions from the new part for the later machining. After that the damaged part will be welded and then newly machined. At the end the part will be again measured on the CMM to assure the quality of the machining.
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    #73 Ellagirl, Jan 6, 2016
    Wow,i am learning something new every day from your posts/pictures, now i know what my oilsump look like innside, far more advanced than i ever thoght, thanks
     
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    #74 jollygood, Jan 6, 2016
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    So you are in fact restoring two Countachs at the same time? One FI and one DD?
    Quite impressive!
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    #75 Ellagirl, Jan 6, 2016
    Your comitment to originality has my outmost respect, personally,i dont know if i possibly would be able to not diving inn to the trap of all the beautiful colors avail, also on the interior. Tahiti blue/white int yum yum.
     
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