Amazing work so far. Is the piece of foam lying behind the rear wheelarch in the photo some sort of sound insulation. Factory installled (doubt as would assume long perished?)? I would of thtought that Foam + hidden crevices + moisture + italian steel = Yikes!
There was no foam in mine. But there was fiberglass insulation between the body and the tank on the sides. That compartment houses the gas tanks and has what seems like a million drain hoses going through from the roof, from the rear hatch and both fuel filler areas. All of which is great. But the compartment itself has no drain hole and dirt can enter it from the rear where Bertone mysteriously forgot to seal up the joint between the that compartment and the rear of the car. In humid environments the gas tanks can sweat due to the temperature differential and that condensation can drip down and settle in with all that road grime/dust/dirt and make mud. You find corrosion on these cars in those spots.
when i had the tanks out on my GT4 recently that little nook in front of the rear wheel had a lot of (california) dirt just begging for some water to start a rust fest. Its now in CT so I got that dirt the hell out of there!
Hi ! Wanted to show picture of restored centre console , and some of the seats. Seats are completely redone from the steel frame and up. (new latex / rubber castings inside also...-one off production only , sorry I cannot sell parts.) Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
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Hopefully you guys can help Chad with my Jarama: lamborghini in their great wisdom in producing a manual for the Jarama/Espada, show all the fuses. BUT not one picture or any words about the bank of relays located on the inner fender panel. Does anybody have any information on these relays. I am working on a car and cannot get the wipers to turn on, or the headlite covers to rotate. I have checked wiring to headlite covers and have no power there, I am sure one of the relays control the covers, but which one? Chadbourn Bolles 803 532 6257 803 798 3044 cell email: [email protected]
This one has just come up for sale, a US import the add says: http://nl.autoscout24.be/Details.aspx?id=214674080 Any thoughts or information about this car?
Few weeks ago I did a small inspection on this car. Car is running but need a lot of work. A rather rare feature is the sunroof which is probably factory installed (the only S2 I know with this option). Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Is the sunroof electrically operated? The shape looks similar to an assembly that was made by American Sunroof Co here in the states from around '70-74 or so. It was a "plug" that was self contained and was welded into the roof opening. It was power operated but had a manual emergency crank in the same position as the picture. In the case of Ford for example, the cars were pulled off the line and sent to ASE for the conversion, then sent back to Ford for dealer delivery. That would be a neat coincidence as I have one complete unit and some spare parts waiting for just the right car.
Automatic 9558 now for sale on Ebay: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1975-Lamborghini-Espada-Seires-III-Low-Miles-Automatic-/221043143727?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item337732b42f Philippe S2 7987 www.lamborghinimiura.com
That was the one on ebay a couple of month ago. The seller had 3 or 4 photos then added 2 more. Very vague shots though.
It was electrically operated, so far I know one S1 and five S3 with this option, also the sunroof on the Faena is the same style. Most of these cars where US delivered but also #9422 (a RHD) has a sunroof, which support the theory that this was done by the factory. ILR report the sunroof as an option on the S3 but Ive never seen it recorded as an option in the factory leaflets or road tests. Beside there are some Espadas with moonroof but these all look after production modifications (with the exception of #7293 which was a one-off).
Hi all, Checking in, gas tank reworked, hood frame straightened, shaping rear quarter panel. Next step is completing the quarter panel which will be two pieces upper and a lower. Made test dies for the quarter panel creases. I will make the dies this Saturday out of steel. Robert Huber Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Gary, We REALLY don't want to go there! But yeah, I just wish he was close to where I live. Bob, have you thought about putting some drains in those cavities where the tanks sit? That's where the rot begins. Also, at the very rear of those cavities on the S2 cars at least they never actually sealed up that area from the outside. They left a huge gap and over time dust and moisture gets in from there. Mine had an inch of fine powdered mud deposited at the bottom in the front. I coated my gas tanks inside with the Bill Hirsch kit. On the outside I removed the spotty rust areas, primed and then sprayed an aerosol can of truck bed liner on them. It's tough and maybe it will prevent the tanks from sweating humidity? I believe this drips down to the bottom of those cavities does it's nasty thing. That last picture looks like an Espada getting a quadruple bypass.
Hi Bob, Yes, good idea, I will add a drain line on each side. I will dip the tank and seal it. It was sealed once before. Robert
