Countach Downdraft 1985 to 1988.5

You posted almost 600 of them

 

Joe ,really. Do the Countach owners a huge favor, print this in a start to finish ,how to restore a Countach coffee table edition,NOW, that way my wife can get me one for Christmas, Perfect for Colorado,after a day skiing.

 

275 gtb ,my favorit Ferrari. 2 or 4 valve? My friend got a yellow 2 valve car, drove it a few times, fantastic driver environment, poss next to the Miura,and Countach my all time favorite ,my apologies for sidetracking

 

Nils,
I think you mean two-cam or four. Judging by the style of the wheels, I would guess this 275 is a two-cam "Shortnose."

 

Joe, I've been distracted the past few weeks, so not been on here much. Do you still need ride heights for QV? If so, I'll measure my two tomorrow. Both are parked up on a flat floor, so I should be able to give you a decent reference point..

 

What website are these pics on. My car and I'd like to print off for my history.

 

My mistake, yes 2 or 4 cam, my friends car is a Long nose ,2 cam,torque tube ,6 carb. Acc to him. Again ,fantastic car,

 

Lol. I probably should of clarified. Didn't his wife buy him a pearl white Annivarsario CT recently?



QUOTE=joe sackey;145020394]He obviously thought the Rolls was yours, and was stunned into silence, thinking how could a car connoisseur with taste impeccable enough to own a Downdraft, also own that purple thing? He was just speechless

BTW here is your Downdraft facing off the Fux Rolls at the Lodge @ Pebble Beach.[/QUOTE]

 

Gorgeous! You meant also owned by a DD owner x 2...

 

As a Brit I just can't let this comment stand, though I will choose my words carefully in order to avoid any offence....I hope.

The great British brand of Rolls Royce has a long and distinguished transition, which I appreciate may have gone through a number of changes to adapt to the modern world, however talking strictly in the traditions of Rolls Royce, I am not sure that the old fashioned British tradition of Rolls Royce would see a garishly coloured car, with a white interior and wood tonneau cover (in anything other than a pure wood such as oak etc) as in impeccable taste as is described above.

As a Brit, maybe I am talking about the old world of Rolls Royce, which may be where the discrepancy in what is seen as impeccable taste may lie.

Back to Countachs....

 

as an alternative how about a custom foam filter (with flame trap) instead of the box lid.
that should give the same feel of open trumpets (ie not a closed box) but with a decent bit of filtration included (which the mesh grills wont really give)

example in the links below
open
8. engine_zpsavnyur9l.jpg Photo by my_stuff_4sale | Photobucket

with filter (apologies that the angle is changed)
PICT0022_zpsew2t20ux.jpg Photo by my_stuff_4sale | Photobucket


ps. sorry for bringing up an oldish topic, but im rereading the thread in full

 

The DD has forced intake of cool air and the shape of the airbox maximizes performance.

 

Well, that wasn't as straightforward as I expected..

First off, I checked tyre pressures on both cars, balancing them at 30psi front, 34psi rear. I then pushed the cars forward around a metre or so, to avoid any flat spots from being parked for a couple of weeks or so.
To keep the measurements consistent, I measured from the very base of the sill (along the riveted edge), where the front and rear wheel arch extension intersects the sill edge. Here's what I found:

12165
LF 118mm
RF 124mm
LR 133mm
RR 124mm

12132
LF 130mm
RF 130mm
LR 133mm
RR 134mm

So I now think the ride height on my car needs checking out, as it's not balanced left to right, or front to back. Then while the numbers for 12132 appear to be okay, visually, 12132 looks too high at the front to me.

Joe, I hope these numbers are of some help to you, just wish they had been more even car to car..

 

I don't think battle ship gray was going to work
I think u mean teak wood

 

Maybe it would be better to check the height of the tubular chassis to the road surface but not very easy to access. As 12132 measurements were so consistent, I'd suggest the bottom of the sill is a reasonably good reference point to work from.

My car's sills appear undamaged from jacking, the only difference I spotted between them was 12132 had many more rivets along the bottom edge of the sill than 12165. I wonder which one is as it was done at the factory?

 

Interesting info, thank you.

Looked back at the dimension graphics you posted earlier, regarding this issue of ride height. Shame they don't include a side-on diagram but then all the dimensions seem to relate to the height of lights etc, rather than to chassis height. Original sill height must exist somewhere..