too cool! thanks Joe


Will

I've always loved the countach Your build is coming along great, looking forward to seeing it finished

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Back from the machine shop.

This



Plus this



Minus this



Equal these



More latter.

Joe

WOW!

this is very neat....

Will

quote guess ya might want to pm me for the sources, not sure I'm able to post em here due to terms and conditions for posting Will

Hey Will I PM'd you a few days ago (actually did it 2X, got a funny error message on first one) not sure of you got it???

any info you can pass along would be helpfull...

Thanks

John

ok,
here's my list so far

Turn signal parking lamp lenses are made by Carello also used on a Ferrari 308 GTB- here's the part number and link to buy lenses quite inexpensively... Front indicator lens 308 GTB/S clear / orange RHS 30819035 £39.50
http://www.superformance.co.uk/a-308/lights.htm- link to buy

Side markers- European market is fiat 127 there's some on Ebay right now #120466256375. If you go Euro version and not US spec these would be the only ones needed.

OEM inner door pulls - Fiat 500 set on Ebay at moment,,,#220474562030

outer door buttons are Fiat 124. You only use the button and mechanism itself, it's chrome and almost square with a key mechanism in the center. These are difficult to find but can be found, just gotta keep lookin

I'll keep adding to this

quote Originally posted by motoracer838: More latter. Joe

It's latter



Front hub w/ Corvette rotor, still needs the studs. (I'll get them in the morning) And bearing races.



Modified Trans Sport upright w/ S-10 bearing assembly



Set in the wheel.



Close up showing the clearance. On a Countach replica with 12" wide wheels on Fiero suspension, the wheels need to be this close or they wind up sticking out of the flares.

More to come. Joe

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Good morning Will,

here's the latest on your parts.



Prototyping the rear caliper bracket, I find mdf to be a really good matierial to make patterns out of, it cuts and drills nice.



And takes nice threads. Don't worry, the real brackets will made from 3/8" flat stock.









And a few shots of the assembly set in the wheel, it's tight, but I knew it would be, but everything clears nicely.

Joe

Man joe this is so wild to see, and thank you for the explanation of what I was looking at....

BTW everyone, I just got a spot of news on parts for the Countach kits out there,
Just talked to Ged, he's re-opening Black Bull Productions in the UK. This is the Gentleman that made my frames for my car. He'd been out of touch for a while working on a project fro the 2012 Olympics so couldn't talk, but is back now and will be in full swing in two weeks. He's waiting on two machines and will have everything he requires to make Countach's parts again. If you want Wheels older style he can get them cast but will require 10 sets to get them made. They are exact knockoffs of the 5000s wheel cast from aluminum, any offset and will be around 1500 British pounds Sterling. The frames are $322.35 US currency shipped to US or Canada.
I'll take some more pics of the glass pieces resting in the frames so you can see how nice they fit.

Cheers,
Will

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quote Originally posted by 25thCountach: outer door buttons are Fiat 124. You only use the button and mechanism itself, it's chrome and almost square with a key mechanism in the center. These are difficult to find but can be found, just gotta keep lookin I'll keep adding to this

I had also heard that VW ones can work, but I'm not sure which model they are from.

maybe the VW fox have to look more into this

Will

More progress on the brake package.





A couple of detail shots showing how the calipers fit. The second pic also shows the countersunk bolts for mounting the bracket



Transfering the layout from the prototype (it took three prototypes to get the fit that I liked).



Pilot holes drilled.



Drilling and cutting w/hole saw done. Trim layout also done.



Trimming done, all that's left is to tap all the mounting holes. I'm done for the night, time for a couple of Sam Adams!!!

Cheers Beers n Gearz. Joe

Man Joe, awesome work...This car will actually be able to stop just paint everything black or silver lol

Will

Where there's a will, there's a way. Lookin' really good!

amazing work as always Joe,
Can't wait to get all this So I've been sick the last few days and only got over to the shop once. I started removing the cardboard mold flange off the mold edges for the wheel flairs to "pop" the molds. I'll take some more pics shortly once I start grinding and removing the patterns.

Cheers,
Will

Looking good

Will, I sent you a PM

finally figured out the pm thing and checked em...then tried to call ya....try again later today...
Will

Hey Will, are you still sick? hope you are ok...I haven't recieved a responce to my PM to you, I'm not sure its getting thru, but by your comment above it has?
so here is the question I asked in PM...

Where did you get the guage Background overlays and what is the cost? I would like to get a set...
Also is see you have a mold of rear flares that look like the NON 25th (flares wrap around the behind the wheel) is possible to get a set made? or even better a whole non 25th rear Valance would be better, if so how much?

Thanks

John

Hi John,
I tried calling again, no answer, so I left a message

Will

Will, I sent you a PM...

John...

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More fun with parts.



Installing the wheel studs.



Front hubs with studs and bearing races installed.



With rotor in place.



The hubs were designed as a direct replacement for the Fiero rotor, using the Fiero bearings, seals and have the needed 5 on 4 3/4" bolt circle and place the wheel mount surface where it needs to be to accomodate the backspacing of the Compomotive wheels.





Down to fabing the caliper mount brackets.

Cheres Bears n Gearz. Joe

man this is so cool to see all this, thanks so much for all your help on this...can't wait to see the wheel center caps you came up with, those will be amazing...

Will

only a couple of shots tonight.





Got the front brackets worked up, now to make the in steel.

Cheers Beers n Gearz. Joe

I'd love to see a drawing for those hubs showing the internal dimensions. I don't really trust my own measurements for the fiero hubs (or anything else for that matter)

it's extremely cool that we have all these countach kits on here now. ok, it's what, three now? but it's still way cool! I used to dream of building a countach (or testarossa) kit on a fiero when I was younger, so here's me hoping you'll finish this according to plan

Oh thanks, You can bet I'll finish, Mark's car is a motivational tool, every time I see his genuine car, or even look at mine...
just wish these things actually came with Plans, lol

Will

I here you on having plans Will,...All I got was the body + a bunch of parts, no instructions...i call the original owner but he hadn't touched it since he got it in 1997...(i got it last year)
Buts how you get a custom car built to the way you like it, and you meet a bunch of great people give you advice and a helping hand...

John

I bought the body and assembly VCR tapes from Alan at Euroworks before I bought my Mirages S kit. I converted them over to dvds, and chaptered them about evey 10 to 15 minutes, so I can scan through them faster when looking for what I need. They are worth every penny.

Kevin

how much for a copy of the dvds there Kevin, me thinks every little bit helps, ohh and thanks for the call out of VF1Skull on mad mechanics, he's a very negative thinking person

Will

I was thinking the same thing, a copy would be nice if you wouldn't mind...do you know if Euroworks sell tapes separate or part of the kit.

John

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quote Originally posted by 25thCountach: how much for a copy of the dvds there Kevin, me thinks every little bit helps, ohh and thanks for the call out of VF1Skull on mad mechanics, he's a very negative thinking person Will

Will, did his post get deleted, I didn't see anything from him in your thread? aside from that, if you look at my thread at mad mechanics in the mall for my bodies and molds, it would seem that I called his bluff. at this point I really don't have anything positive to say about him, I'll leave it at that.

Joe

Alan should still have just the videos for sale. I'm not going to be selling copies of his copyrighted stuff. Just wanted to point out that they are VERY helpful. Maybe not very professionally made, but full of some nice to know information. Sorry for the confusion.

As for the guy on mad...he still never provided a link, that would take what, 15 seconds to post.

Just click on my web link to see a very small amount of what I have been doing on mine. Just last night I tack mounted the plates on the chassis, to bolt the door hinges to. Moving along a little at a time.

Kevin

whoops.... didn't know the videos were still available through Alan

Will

quote Originally posted by 25thCountach: whoops.... didn't know the videos were still available through Alan Will

I should have provided the link when I found them again...here you go.


http://www.euroworksexotics.com/mirages.htm

Kevin

thanks Kevin, bit pricey for VHS lol for both anyway...
Will

quote Originally posted by 25thCountach: thanks Kevin, bit pricey for VHS lol for both anyway... Will

No cd is worth 300 bucks either, but Microsoft seems to think so.
Keep in mind, you are not paying for the tapes, you are paying for the info on the tapes.
There are little secrets and tips on these tapes, that I have not found anywhere on the web.
I can pretty much promise you, the price of the tapes will be saved in the cost of mistakes and headaches along the way of building a Countach from the ground up.

Kevin

I do have a video of a door assembly, but it's lousy video...is this Alans?

Alan does show in the tapes, how to build the door asembly starting at the hinge plate on a jig. The other tape shows and explains the correct placement for the hinge on the plate, and on the body, using the clam shell stye hinge. They are included on tapes that has tons of other stuff on it though. One thing I thought was funny, while Alan is trying to make the videos his phone seems to ring a lot.

Kevin

the dvd I have shows the placement of the hinge, door strikers, adding the door skin, and alignment of the door, perhaps a little more..but is pretty dark and shaky

Will