LamboClone - The Premier Site for Lamborghini Replica Builders
Build Diaries => Diablo => Topic started by: tonypaul on July 05, 2013, 09:34:40 PM
-
Finally done with all my engine mods (for now) so now its time to tear it all back apart for a repaint. Thought I would take it out this afternoon for a leisurely drive since its going to be down for a month or so.
This is a quick and dirty video so forgive me on the quailty~
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vIrhfvTIuQ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vIrhfvTIuQ)
-
A+ wish I would have stopped by I passed through Austin today. Car looks like its running great. Can't wait to see the fresh paint. ::beers
-
Do you have paddle shift working ??
-
A+ tony. Enjoy it my friend
-
Tony, you shouldn't baby it so much. How many points do you have on your license? Are you going to change the color or keep it the "Silver Bullet"? Jim ::bounce ::thumbup
-
Thanks for the ride along. ::thumbup
The car seems to be very well built and the ride is solid... nice job!
Chris
-
Yes the wireless paddle shift works perfect....
I drive the car hard every chance I get.... I only drive it normal when other cars/people are around.. But I do have a "couple" points on my record.
Im repainting it a different silver, a little more bright of silver and more metallic in it....
The car is a lot of fun with the nitrous....
-
Definitely one of the nicest Diablo replicas I have seen. Amazing job!
Mike
-
I love the bull snorting at the end! What did you use for that?
-
I love the bull snorting at the end! What did you use for that?
Nitrous purge....
-
what steering wheel is that???
-
what steering wheel is that???
The actual steering wheel is some cheap ebay racing style steering wheel that came with some aluminum fake paddle shifter handles which I attached some real Audi paddle shifters to. I just looked on ebay to provide a link to what I bought but couldnt find it. Here is a link to a pic of the steering wheel-
http://images.search.yahoo.com/images/view;_ylt=A0PDoV0IadtRhhAAUdOJzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTBlMTQ4cGxyBHNlYwNzcgRzbGsDaW1n?back=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3F_adv_prop%3Dimage%26va%3Dracing%2Bsteering%2Bwheel%2Bpaddle%2Bshift%26fr%3Dyfp-t-900%26tab%3Dorganic%26ri%3D1&w=300&h=300&imgurl=i.ebayimg.com%2Ft%2F320-MM-BLACK-LEATHER-RACING-STEERING-WHEEL-SHIFT-PADDLE-SHIFTER-SMG-%2F00%2Fs%2FODAwWDgwMA%3D%3D%2F%24%28KGrHqR%2C%21pwFCs7Vk%213MBQtYC%297S0%21~~60_35.JPG&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Febay.com%2Fitm%2F320-MM-BLACK-LEATHER-RACING-STEERING-WHEEL-SHIFT-PADDLE-SHIFTER-SMG-%2F121030376798&size=25.3KB&name=...+mm+Black+Leather+%3Cb%3ERacing+Steering+Wheel+Shift+Paddle+%3C%2Fb%3EShifter+SMG+%7C+eBay&p=racing+steering+wheel+paddle+shift&oid=6762a2e864ed94ba11e2bfd7ccf52c9c&fr2=&fr=yfp-t-900&tt=...+mm+Black+Leather+%3Cb%3ERacing+Steering+Wheel+Shift+Paddle+%3C%2Fb%3EShifter+SMG+%7C+eBay&b=0&ni=240&no=1&ts=&tab=organic&sigr=135735plk&sigb=140d6bsn6&sigi=14h88i0i4&.crumb=B3BBlmOPAfM&fr=yfp-t-900 (http://images.search.yahoo.com/images/view;_ylt=A0PDoV0IadtRhhAAUdOJzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTBlMTQ4cGxyBHNlYwNzcgRzbGsDaW1n?back=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3F_adv_prop%3Dimage%26va%3Dracing%2Bsteering%2Bwheel%2Bpaddle%2Bshift%26fr%3Dyfp-t-900%26tab%3Dorganic%26ri%3D1&w=300&h=300&imgurl=i.ebayimg.com%2Ft%2F320-MM-BLACK-LEATHER-RACING-STEERING-WHEEL-SHIFT-PADDLE-SHIFTER-SMG-%2F00%2Fs%2FODAwWDgwMA%3D%3D%2F%24%28KGrHqR%2C%21pwFCs7Vk%213MBQtYC%297S0%21~~60_35.JPG&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Febay.com%2Fitm%2F320-MM-BLACK-LEATHER-RACING-STEERING-WHEEL-SHIFT-PADDLE-SHIFTER-SMG-%2F121030376798&size=25.3KB&name=...+mm+Black+Leather+%3Cb%3ERacing+Steering+Wheel+Shift+Paddle+%3C%2Fb%3EShifter+SMG+%7C+eBay&p=racing+steering+wheel+paddle+shift&oid=6762a2e864ed94ba11e2bfd7ccf52c9c&fr2=&fr=yfp-t-900&tt=...+mm+Black+Leather+%3Cb%3ERacing+Steering+Wheel+Shift+Paddle+%3C%2Fb%3EShifter+SMG+%7C+eBay&b=0&ni=240&no=1&ts=&tab=organic&sigr=135735plk&sigb=140d6bsn6&sigi=14h88i0i4&.crumb=B3BBlmOPAfM&fr=yfp-t-900)
Then there is a carbon fiber cover over the steering wheel and a replica Lamborghini horn button on top of that.
-
Also if you want to can go to my flickr photos- http://www.flickr.com/photos/31604886@N08/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/31604886@N08/) a ways down among all the pics there is some pics of the steering wheel when I made the wireless paddle shifters....
-
How long will it be down?
I would keep driving that beauty till the summer ended
-
How long will it be down?
I would keep driving that beauty till the summer ended
I was thinking it would be down a full month but I got so much done today and still planning on working on it everyday this week so it might be down for only 3 weeks. But honestly Im not in no big hurry I still need to finish the a/c system. With the Texas August summer heat coming the car is just no fun to drive in 100+ degree heat without a/c.....
-
The 100+ degree Texas summer is slowing me down some getting the car painted. I still need about 8 more hours of body prep/sanding before I put the first coat of high build primer. After that maybe 4 hours of finish sanding if nothing major comes up.
Im still planing being in the booth shooting color on Aug 1st, hopefully if progress continues as it has so far.....
-
Ouch! I hate to see her that way but I'm sure it will all be worth it in the end. :)
-
Hate to see her like that also..... Im now at the part were Im thinking "wtf" was I thinking.... Maybe the paint wasn't all that bad, this is a lot of work. But yes I pretty sure it will be worth it in the end.
One thing I have noticed is that there seems to be a lot of little pin holes that were not there before. Maybe the heat over the past 2 years has released some trapped bubbles??? Not sure but its a pain to finding and fixing every little pin hole...
-
what do you mean by "raced"? ::scratch