De Agostini MODEL SPACE Lamborghini Countach LP 500S User manual

WALTER WOLF MODEL
Pack
20
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Lamborghini Countach LP 500S
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Assembly Guide Stages 65-67 375
CONTENTS TM
Stage 65 - The chassis
Stage 66 - The boot liner
Stage 67 - The left headlight lenses
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Lamborghini vehicles Countach LP500S are used under licence from
Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A., Italy.
NOT SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 14. THIS
PRODUCT IS NOT A TOY AND IS NOT DESIGNED OR INTENDED
FOR USE IN PLAY. ITEMS MAY VARY FROM THOSE SHOWN.

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The plaque on the inside of
the driver’s door, identifying
this as the Lamborghini
Countach LP 500S built
specially for Walter Wolf.

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Check the words on the plaque to conrm which edge is
the top. There is a protective lm over the front and
double-sided tape on the back.
Remove the double-sided tape from the back of the plaque. Hold the plaque at the edges and peel the protective lm
from the front.
1 2 3
Chassis
2.6 × 3mm screws with washers × 7
2.3 × 5mm screws × 3
2.6 × 6mm tapping screws × 3
Plaque
Parts
Tools
Tweezers
Prepare
Soft cloth
Top edge
The chassis
Stage 65

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Locate the point indicated in the next step, and place the
plaque there, with the top edge facing inwards.
Once the plaque is in position, press it against the chassis. Wipe the surface of the plaque with a soft cloth. The surface
of the plaque will easily pick up dirt and grease, so try to
avoid touching it with your ngers.
456
Chassis
2.6 × 3mm screws with washers × 7
2.3 × 5mm screws × 3
2.6 × 6mm tapping screws × 3
Plaque
This stage is complete. Store the chassis away until a
later stage.
Place in the middle
of this section
STAGE COMPLETE

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Here you can see the rear storage
compartment with the boot cover
(assembled in the previous pack)
raised, to give you an idea of the
internal size.

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Boot liner
Boot lock
Parts
Tools
Tweezers
Peel the double-sided tape from between the two pins on
the back of the boot lock.
Locate the two mounting holes in the back edge of the
boot liner (circled).
Align the pins on the lock with the holes in the liner.
1 2 3
The boot liner
Stage 66

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As the Countach’s cabin is so small, you
would think that the available luggage
space would also be minimal, but the boot
has enough room to t a golf bag
comfortably inside it, while still providing
enough clearance for maintenance on the
engine. The boot liner is made of the same
velour that is used inside the cabin.
The boot
In Focus
Insert the pins of the lock into the holes in the edge of the liner. Press the lock
down into place.
4
This stage is now complete. Store the boot liner in a
closed plastic bag until it’s needed again, because
its ocked surface will easily pick up dust and dirt.
STAGE COMPLETE

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A close-up shot of the front end,
with headlamps in the raised
position and illuminated.

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Left headlamp unit
Headlamp lens A
Headlamp lens B
Parts
Tools
Phillips screwdriver (size 1)
Prepare
LED tester (Stage 28)
Main assembly (Stage 54)
AAA batteries × 3
Masking tape
Connect the battery box to the ‘BATTERY’
socket on the LED tester. Align the connector
at the end of the cable from the left
headlamp unit with the socket labelled
‘LED1’.
3
Insert the connector into the socket. This
should illuminate the light of the left
headlamp (circled). Once tested, remove the
connectors from the sockets, and the
batteries from the battery box.
4
Replace the battery box cover and tighten
the screw back into place.
Remove the battery box cover and insert
three AAA batteries into the box.
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The left headlamp
lenses
Stage 67
A B

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Left headlamp unit
Headlamp lens A
Headlamp lens B Apply a small strip of masking tape to each
side of the headlamp, in line with the steps in
the reectors (dotted blue line).
7
Then apply a strip of masking tape to the
upper half of each lens, in line with the step.
8
The headlamps should now look like this,
with both lenses in place. Check the patterns
on the lenses to ensure you have placed
them correctly.
There is a step around the rim of each
headlamp lens (A and B), which matches
the stepped lip in each of the reectors.
Look at the photograph in Step 10 to see
how the pattern of lens A diers from that
of lens B. This dierence will enable you to
tell which is which.
Place headlamp lens A into the headlamp
reector, as shown, then t lens B into
position. The lenses should both t snugly
into place.
Look inside each headlamp reector and
locate the stepped lip (circled and inset).
10
6
9
5
Headlamp lens A
Headlamp lens B
Step
This stage is now complete.
STAGE COMPLETE

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Pull the end of hose B out of the upper hole in the
right radiator.
A
Push the end of hose B into the hole.
D
Remove the oil lter as well.
B
Replace the oil lter.
E
Lift the radiator up slightly and align the end of hose B
with the lower hole.
C
This is how hose B should now appear.
F
In Stage 51, the instructions for connecting hose B to the right radiator were, unfortunately, incorrect. The steps
below show you how to remove it and t it into the correct hole.
Hose B

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A detailed shot of the right-hand
side of the engine, and the area
under the right wheel box that
houses the hose and radiator.

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