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Welcome to “Building a Lamborghini Countach” these plans show you how you can build a fiberglass Countach body on a VW type 3 chassis with a modified D.R.B Magnum steel sub frame. You will have to see your local A.D.R approved engineer before constructing this vehicle. As the frame was already approved by the Department of Transport you only need to submit the proposed changes with an engineer. This is what I had to do when I was building this car.
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I have also included in this manual two designs for a space frame version of this car. Please note that the space frame is not approved so it will have to be certified by and engineer before hand.
You will have to follow these steps in order to finish the project successfully:
You will construct the body first
Then
Make the support frame for the body
As you are hand making the body it will always differ in size, so once you construct the body you will take measurements from the inside of the car and start on the frame.
The core material to make the body is going to be foam and 600g chop strand fiberglass mat with Polyurethane resin. There are two types of foam you can use:
1. Polyurethane = Cost 2.5m x 1.2m x 20mm = $50
2. Polystyrene = Cost 2.5m x 1.2m x 20mm = $6
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To make the project as cheap a possible we are going to be using Polystyrene. To get around the
expensive Epoxy resin we will coat the body after we have shaped it with Plaster (normal wall plaster).
This will not only save you money but also allow you to shape the body better before applying the resin and fiberglass. Like any other projects you may have done in the past it is very important to pay attention to detail. I strongly recommend you study pictures go to a library and hire out some books with Countach illustrations and photos. Remember your project will only look as good as you want it to look. When I build the first car I spent weeks looking at photos from different angles to get a feel for the car and you should do the same.
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