LP400 S3 - 1121374 - Nut and Bolt Restoration

Pursuant to what was done in the past, Brad will go over the entire body & chassis.

 

Soda blast. You can do it in your driveway & wash it down the drain afterwards.

 

I was considering that, but I do have a bit of corrosion that will be challenging to deal with if I use sofa.. plus I read that neutralizing the surface afterwards can be challenging. With dustless, all of the media is in puddles in my driveway and can be reclaimed..


More blasted pics!!!

 

Not in my California neighborhood!

 

Or most anywhere.

 

I was there today to behold the birth of yet another epic Countach restoration!

I will be following it closely...

 

Love it. Are you doing the Engine in house? If not,who is ? True def of not and bolt resto.keep posting,lots to learn.

 

Would you consider taking on this task on a Espada? Complete as this s3?

 

Early cars are very noisy inside because of noise leak thru the shift gate.
Do you treat this problem in this nut and bolt restoration?

 

The in-cabin gearbox noise experienced in any 4-liter Countach is an inherent part of the car's character as a result of the insulation on the transmission tunnel, or lack thereof. IMO it sounds the 'box in a 70s Group C race-car, its awesome.

My thinking would be, why dial it out? If you do that, what other inherent characteristics of the car do you also change, and where do you stop?

I think what Dugan Enterprises tries very hard to do is an authentic restoration.

 

Group C started in 1982 IIRC.

 

I agree.

 

You are right.

But I said 70's intentionally.

I wanted to illustrate the point I made in the other thread http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/145079353-post20.html that being a human, I could make a mistake

 

i agree on this point ....the noise is not an "issue"
is part of the carachter to me

 

Bear in mind that it is the old Lamborghini-manufactured 'box and that by itself is noisier.

The ZF 'box for the QV onwards is a quieter unit.

 

Yeah, LP400 boxes do whine a bit, it may annoy you first few seconds, then it sounds pleasant.

This video illustrates better
https://youtube.com/watch?v=6wupBsgjVoM

 

You might want to try dry ice blasting. It's also pretty noisy, but leaves no residue whatsoever. Although the real purpose is cleaning of parts, especially good on oily ones. Sometimes it can remove paint, but not often. More deep cleaning is done with plastic media blasting.

 

Thanks- Yea, that would be a cool one. (No pun intended)

Part of me is back to straight up dry blasting. I'll be doing it at my home, thinking of building a little tent inside my garage. Some ventilation. I am really not looking to make an awful mess. haha.

 

Hi in New Zealand we use either soda or another popular media is crushed walnut shells really good for removing layers of paint without damaging the softer surfaces beneath

 

walnut is being used for cleaning the intakes and valves on direct injected engines like the Gallardo V10 or Audi V8.
But walnut shells I wouldn't use for soft surfaces.