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You simpletons…I was born in Hungary and later came to the us with my father…so I do know a thing or 2 about socialism !
I also served in Vietnam as a medic with the us army…so I know a thing or 2 about Capitalism/Imperialism
And now I am a citizen of Canada…
I have had a winter home in Curacao for 19 years and have visited Venezuela on many occasions !
Those of you who think that Leopoldo López and his right-wing common-people haters are the answer; should crawl back into your holes !
Paul
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i think a POS engine
What have we here…you must be a long lost survivor of the Battle of Caporetto ! The LS1 motor that Nick put in his Jalpa chassis in Australia was able to turn 13 second quarter miles at well over 160 kmh. A standard Jalpa will turn a time of 16 seconds and 130 kmh !
I have met Mr. Stanzani on an engine development program (non-Lambo) and while he was a competent engineer he would never have compared his handiwork to the Chevrolet motors !
My associates and I have built the most powerful and reliable Lambo V-8s on the planet…and you …how many have you built or know even the basic rudiments of ?
Paul
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Exciting ?...135 mph...on a 120 foot wide runway
those jets need 125 to pickup the nose and 150-160 to become airborne. A good running Ford Focus can do 135 
Paul
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I would keep bugging them ...but nicely...there are probably many other jobs on hold, and you don't want to go to the back of the pack
When you order parts from Je and others make sure you use a "commercial account"...like your engine assembler, you tend to get at least 15 % off list price
That price seems high since they start from pipe stock and CNC (lathe and mill) the part. In other words a repeatable automated process !
Paul
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Hahahahaha.... I got his email if you want it. o.O
Years ago Jim Kaminski who had the original Lambo Owners Club in the US referred to him as the "boll-weevil"...not sure why, but perhaps you guys in the Southland could pipe-in
Paul
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Sorry for the delay. Wanted to get you the best info I could.
Thanks...as I recall the pistons sans rings etc were around $ 87.00 each in the early 1990s vs $ 117 today. We asked Cosworth for a quote back then and it was well over $ 100 each.
The Je parts worked very well and seemed to cure the problem of the cylinder liners going "oval"
Paul
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You're splitting hairs here, the dimensional change is all but meaningless. Measure out with your calipers just what 0.010 mounts to.
As Mr. chad found out on ferrari chat, it is an Alfa part from the 1975-1980 period (an expert from Finland) pointed this out ! Lambo is not going to make a new part for a ten thou dimensional variant...and as Emanon pointed out it is not necessary...so why worry
Paul
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The crown looks somewhat different from the High compression version (11.20-1) that Je first made for us back in 1989...are you using Total Seal gapless rings ?
What does Je charge for these now...?
Paul
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Say chad,
That’s a nice (digital) micro-meter…and you are getting (way) ahead of yourself.
I am currently racing my Chevron B36 in Euro vintage racing…and I have owned quite a few Lamborghinis.
I build all of my own motors and do my own suspension set-ups
I was under the impression that you were a bond broker…or so you claimed…15 years ago ?
And how is your 200 MPH...or was it 300 MPH Jaguar doing ?
Always mind-ful
Paul
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Unless you have the blue print for the part showing tolerances...this is meaning less...Does anyone think that the old part is somehow better ?
Paul
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This 12 cyl head was repaired as well...but quite a bit more money
Paul
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Crank looks good...Do you have a photo of the rod bearings...
Paul
Alright, well.. I thought I was going to have to pay my machinist to take the bottom end apart, because the rings were stuck on one of the pistons, and it was at an angle where I couldn't get a socket on the rod bolt. However, with a bit of finesse (a bench grinder) and a 12mm wrench, I "made" a tool to fit and get it off. The last piston is out, the crankshaft is out, the engine is torn apart completely. Still waiting to hear back from my machinist, left a few messages, no response, which is unlike him.Will contact him tomorrow and see if I can drop the block by.
A few interesting things.... the crankshaft weighs a hell of a lot more than the block. The block is aluminum, so that makes sense. The block is SO light, that I could in fact take the block off the engine stand with my bare hands, no hoist at all (I was extremely careful and lightly loosened the pinch bolt to see if I could "ghost lift" it first).
I have to say, for something from the 80s, I'm impressed. The construction is interesting since all of the cylinder sleeves and cylinders come right out, which makes repairs really super easy. The pistons were a piece of cake to get out and required a light tapping with a dowel. All bearings accounted for, everything labeled. Ready to go into the shop.
Taken apart, getting ready to come off the stand.
Off we go!
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Having owned Lambo V-8 cars from about 1981 to 2010, it’s clear that prices have changed. Back in the early 1980s we could buy P-250s for $ 3-4 K and P-300s for $ 7-10K from dealers in Italy. Motors and transaxles were cheap and we often had an engine or transaxle or other big parts in the container with the cars coming to North America.
Parts now are very expensive and that is a big change!
I have an article in a British magazine from around 1989 claiming that a P-300 is a 45,000 pound sterling car.
I have no idea whether any actually sold for those prices back then but it seems that this is the figure that the better cars bring today…
As for Meraks, and Montreals …I really don’t know
Paul
Thanks for your info, thats good to know.What you expect from price development of Urraco P250 and P300?
There are some 70s sportscar, longtime in the 2nd lane linke
- Maserati Merak SS
- Alfa Romeo Montreal
- Fiat Dino 2400
- Lamborghini Urraco
who have reached quiet impressive price improvements... For me those car have huge potential for the future, but the last increases went probably too fast.
Would be interesting to share your views!
Best regards,
Flueck
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I know the car from more than 15 years ago and it is probably the highest mileage Urraco in the world...something like 235,000 kilometers on the chassis, and the 1st and 2nd gear synchros were worn.
The seats and interior do not match, and the "matching # drivetrain" is meaningless since many P-300 motors do not have any serial #
The Urracos that have sold for the big money have all been either from some TV show or have been cosmetically (not mechanically) finessed to look far better than they ever did new...
The price was very fair for the seller...2-3 years ago it would have received 25 thousand Euros.
Paul
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Seriously …how many Urracos have you owned…in my case it’s 4… (over a period of 30 years) so I have more than a little bit of experience.
Herr Himmel evidently designed the 80-90-100 series Audis in the 1980s…and now designs porcelain
The steering wheel is an abortion and is built out an additional 6-7 inches putting the wheel literally in your chest, and since the diameter is far greater than the very nice original, you can’t fit your thighs under, it unless you are Twiggy.
Where is the evidence of a “great restoration”…the seats are wrong…and strangely it has a 2.5 liter motor in a P-200 ( a 2 liter car)
Since it is hard to get 14” performance tires…the 17 or 18 “ Ruf wheels are meant to compensate, but they don’t work on the car, and the color is wrong.
Keep in mind that the original Campagnolos weigh just 14 lbs…these could be 30 lbs or more… doing wonders for un-sprung weight / handling
Paul
Most of these '70s and '80s Italian exotics suffered from a few things that modern cars do not have to deal with:1) Big bumpers
2) Small wheels with thick sidewall (and not always a pretty design)
3) Too much clearance between fenders and tires
Now obviously this Urracco was restored to a very high level. But even a typical Urracco that maintains a lower ride height and similar wheels is going to stand out considerably.
308s are much the same way, Jalpas too.
512 Boxer from factory has all of these issues.
BTW, a nice way to judge a car's design is to simply see them on a lift with all wheels removed.
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Damn that is nice
Wow...you guys are Urraco experten...that is one ugly... fucked up car...Audi designer... oh my ...wow...We did one some time back with a Mack truck steering wheel...looked really good
Ruf...ruff...tuff gong wheels...can you say ugly
Leave it alone...this "german" designer ain't no Gandini...Rosetti and Leimer had a hand in this !
Paul
ps: Show me a nice looking Audi
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Seems not to have made the "estimate" at all...$ 1.9 million is all it got
Paul
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I get a Sports Car Market magazine every now and then. The magazine is full of theories and speculation on collector car prices. That is probably the best place to get educated theories and opinions.
Well that K. Martin is just like a pink sheets bunko artist...except that NOBODY legitimate gives walk-arounds or how-tos in penny stock "evaluation"...
For those of you at least 50 years old, you may recall that the very same tail-end Jalpas that Lee Io-cacca managed to unload in 1987-1989 as new for $ 65K plus gas guzzler and other taxes...often sold for $ 50K+ in the early 1990s. Then the market collapsed and prices fell to $ 20-25K
Mobsters like Scotti in Montreal routinely asked $ 60K for Jalpas and $ 100K + for Countaches when everyone else was at a much lower #
...so everything is relative !Paul
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There's a little bit more to this simple formula: perceived popularity inflicted by the media = rising demand....
Could be Tom…a friend and I bought new Jalpas in late 1983-early 1984…since we got them from an “operator” (in Scarsdale, NY) ducking and weaving from (DOT/EPA) we paid less than $ 30K…we both decided they were overweight pigs (300-400 lbs. heavier than a P-300)…with really weak performance….so we sold them (at a good profit)… Yet, Joe “Nasty” and Chrysler (Lee IoCacca) were able to get $ 65K out the door for them in 1986-1988…so everything is relative.
Why not look at what a 1986 US dollar is worth today…
Paul
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Here is what Jalpa-Mike had to say about him. "Rezdoc is Louie McAlpine. He has been around for awhile. I've bought stuff from him in the past. Louie told me years ago that he worked at Lamborghini back in the day." I think it was rezdoc who sold me parts in the past. We chatted via email. He told me he built the Jalpa at the Lamborghini factory and left when Chrysler took over. I call rezdoc an expert if the info is true. I guess you could send your paperwork and a job application to the Lamborghini factory but they don't make the Jalpa anymore
To be honest, I would call you an expert as well Paul.
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A Jalpa expert...sounds kinda grand...where do I send my paperwork to become one
Paul
The stuff is on ebay. Just do a a search for Jalpa parts or plug in the seller's ID "rezdoc".
I think this is the car that was offered for sale out of New Orleans, Louisiana. A car that had been wrecked and was combined with another damaged car. It was off and on eBay for about a year being sold without an engine. I met the seller in Monterey last summer and he was hoping to find someone interested in a big project. He had tried to find an engine for it, but was not able to find a good one or at least one at a price he liked.
This is what I know about the car. I think the previous owner who had it before the damage is on another board. A few of us had talked to the previous seller. Jalpa Mike said the current seller is a Jalpa expert.
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By all accounts that car was a mess. I even talked with the seller in Monterey during car week and he did not have a lot of good things to say about it. It was a big project or a part car. Sadly no one wanted to take on the big project, but I am happy that parts are coming available.
I would wager a guess the new owner bought it with the intention of parting it. He knows his Jalpas.
Is this not the car that was "modified" by a guardrail in Virgina
...It supposedly had a fresh motor...what happened to the motor ?Paul
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Can you really fit an ancient Offenhauser (see picture) Chevy-6 manifold with 2 Stromberg 97's on a Lamborghini
Paul
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This is the same thing that happened in the late 80's- early 90's. Lucky, I lusted after these cars back in the day, but could not afford them. I saw many people loose their asses on Italian exotics and real estate during those feverish buying days. 300 for a QV FI is crazy. All collector cars are going up, not just the Countach....can it sustain??? only time will tell
Keep in mind that at the end of that period brand new anniversary C- cars were selling for $ 400K in today's $'s...when the music stopped the jonny -cum-latelys were in trouble, but the earlier buyers simply kept driving their cars, or kept looking at them, or put them in long-term storage.
Things did not end "overnight"
Paul
Very happy Venezuela is changing
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It was towards the end of the conflict…so there wasn’t as much “blood and guts” as say in 1968…and you lived in the mud in tents…unlike today when you have nice air conditioned gyms in theatre.
What one remembers was the increasing number of “planners” from Saigon who would fly-in look around… and go right back to the comforts of Saigon
Paul