Lamborghini P250 Rear control arms

Time to give the rear control arms a clean and repaint. The ball joints are in good condition, but I found a split in one of the rubber boots which is an MOT failure nowadays and will of course cause the ball joint to wear quickly if dirt gets in. Used an off the shelf boot cover found on ebay from these guys http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=171151984973

Lamborghini Urraco P250 rear suspension rebuild.

Now that the weather has set in (and the MOT ran out) I decided it was time to go through the suspension at each corner. There are a few clunks at the front end so the MOT man would likely spot issues.

I've pulled one rear side off and will go through cleaning and painting the various suspension parts. It's in good condition, just doesn't look so pretty and I like things to look nice and clean.  It's very simple technology and really just like most "other" 70's Fiats in terms of how it's put together.

The only suspension issues seem to be the top mounts (of course) which is my first task. It'll be nice to de-rust and paint this lot over the next couple of months back to the factory colours.

Footman James Manchester Classic Car show

My P250S made an appearance on the Lamborghini Owners Club UK stand in September at the Footman James Manchester Classic Car show. It looked great on!

More details on the show here https://www.facebook.com/ManchesterClassicShow

Lamborghini UK gathering at the Silverstone classic with Valentino Balboni

Had a great time with the car sunbathing amongst the largest UK gathering of Lamborghini's - ever ?!

Valentino Balboni, former chief test driver of Lamborghini also attended and was available for a chat! More details on the classic here: http://www.silverstoneclassic.com/page.cfm/action=press/libID=1/libEntryID=72/listID=3

Urraco steering rod ends the same as VW T2 transporter

Fettling for the weekend and potential trip down to Silverstone race circuit for a Lamborghini UK owners club parade and found that one of the steering tie rods was worn out and probably the source of a clank at slow speeds on lock.

 

Turns out the tie rod end is the same as 70's VW T2 bay window and I had one in stock from my other life  and they are cheap. Also took delivery of some proper oil for the car from www.superformance.co.uk

Original Carello driving lamps fitted

Scored some original Carello driving lamps (£20! off ebay), cleaned them up and fitted them tonight. Just need to covers now - anyone have a pair going spare ?

Nice eh ? There is a cut out in the front grill so that the lamps sit perfectly in the front end.

Rear seat belts in a Lamborghini Urraco

Thought about it, measured up and worked out where to fit rear seat belts (lap belts) on the Urraco. Drilled a whole through the side of the center tunnel (first one was too high) which is used for the buckle end with a plate on the rear in the tunnel. 

Outer part of the belt with the tongue bolted through the rear floor at the corners again with a plate on the back. 

The belt pulls up between the seat base and side panels and the buckles pop through a gap between the center pad and rear trim. Feels that much safer for the kids now. 

I used standard Securon 210 real static lap belts.