SG54 LAM & Evo Fast Fleet

[Jonny5]

Thanks for the mention and the pictures Simon

[lamboandy]

Apparently I'm famous again as well!(not seen it yet!)

Andy.

[Jonny5]

lamboandy said:

Apparently I'm famous again as well!(not seen it yet!)

Andy.

Oh yes ! Can you guess which picture it is

[lamboandy]

Anything to do with stripes by any chance!!

Andy.

[Mosi]

LOL, I got my copy in the post this morning.

Stitched up there Andy!

Nice to see Jonny's Diablo immortalised in the pages of EVO Mag too.

[k50 del]

Was reading mine at lunchtime thinking that Simon's report was like PH revisited!!

[Polarbert]

Is this out in the shops yet? I always go to look and its never there.

[autofocus]

Hi there,

Sorry Andy couldn't resist a chance to post the picture again: -



Haven't seen the new copy of EVO yet as my subscription copy has not yet arrived.

Trying to resist the urge to nip out and see if I can find a copy in the local supermarket.

Regards

Tim

[lamboandy]

Thanks Tim and my old mate Si!!

I'm never going to live that picture down am I? I can see it being re-posted when I'm seventy years old!!

Andy.

[simonspider]

autofocus said:

Hi there,

Sorry Andy couldn't resist a chance to post the picture again: -



Haven't seen the new copy of EVO yet as my subscription copy has not yet arrived.

Trying to resist the urge to nip out and see if I can find a copy in the local supermarket.

Regards

Tim

The top photo of the Murcie on the track is great Tim - they gave you a credit at the bottom of the page! And they printed a couple of Andy's (Rico). I'm honestly amazed they still want words off me every month, its been in there 2 and a half years now..But not for much longer..it will very soon be 'End of Term'

[julesv]

simonspider said:

autofocus said:

Hi there,

Sorry Andy couldn't resist a chance to post the picture again: -



Haven't seen the new copy of EVO yet as my subscription copy has not yet arrived.

Trying to resist the urge to nip out and see if I can find a copy in the local supermarket.

Regards

Tim

The top photo of the Murcie on the track is great Tim - they gave you a credit at the bottom of the page! And they printed a couple of Andy's (Rico). I'm honestly amazed they still want words off me every month, its been in there 2 and a half years now..But not for much longer..it will very soon be 'End of Term'

What will be next Simon?

[Jonny5]

With or without my car mentioned, has been religiously the 1st article i've always turned to each and every month Si

[simonspider]

an update on SG54 anyway..

Thanks to Lambochick & her other half for sharing the info, in a few days its going by truck to the factory. The labour rate there is 50 Euro's (£31) an hour. Lambo London want £120ish an hour in comparison, which on a 60 hour booked job is about £8000 plus VAT, plus parts.(New Crank about £5k retail plus £1k of other bits). Lamborghini agreed to only go 50% on parts tight bug*ers. The factory will charge just £2000 labour for the same job. So its going to get a full bottom end rebuild including crank for about £5k. The transport is being done by a company in Virginia Waters who are charging £1000. So I might as well have the brakes upgraded to the newer spec 'Gallardo' type setup for another £1500. So I doubt it will be back before the white beast materialises end of June But I hope I'm wrong.

[lamboandy]

julesv said:

What will be next Simon?

Si and I have gone 50/50 on a pearl white LP640. We had confirmation last week its due end of June. Sadly not in time for Le-mans!!

Andy.

[mike360]

simonspider said:

an update on SG54 anyway..

Thanks to Lambochick & her other half for sharing the info, in a few days its going by truck to the factory. The labour rate there is 50 Euro's (£31) an hour. Lambo London want £120ish an hour in comparison, which on a 60 hour booked job is about £8000 plus VAT, plus parts.(New Crank about £5k retail plus £1k of other bits). Lamborghini agreed to only go 50% on parts tight bug*ers. The factory will charge just £2000 labour for the same job. So its going to get a full bottom end rebuild including crank for about £5k. The transport is being done by a company in Virginia Waters who are charging £1000. So I might as well have the brakes upgraded to the newer spec 'Gallardo' type setup for another £1500. So I doubt it will be back before the white beast materialises end of June But I hope I'm wrong.

what transport company you using

[vixpy1]

mike360 said:

simonspider said:

an update on SG54 anyway..

Thanks to Lambochick & her other half for sharing the info, in a few days its going by truck to the factory. The labour rate there is 50 Euro's (£31) an hour. Lambo London want £120ish an hour in comparison, which on a 60 hour booked job is about £8000 plus VAT, plus parts.(New Crank about £5k retail plus £1k of other bits). Lamborghini agreed to only go 50% on parts tight bug*ers. The factory will charge just £2000 labour for the same job. So its going to get a full bottom end rebuild including crank for about £5k. The transport is being done by a company in Virginia Waters who are charging £1000. So I might as well have the brakes upgraded to the newer spec 'Gallardo' type setup for another £1500. So I doubt it will be back before the white beast materialises end of June But I hope I'm wrong.

what transport company you using

One supects the Virginia waters motor company, he's in safe hands, they are trusted with the Veyron deliveries.

[simonspider]

vixpy1 said:

mike360 said:

simonspider said:

an update on SG54 anyway..

Thanks to Lambochick & her other half for sharing the info, in a few days its going by truck to the factory. The labour rate there is 50 Euro's (£31) an hour. Lambo London want £120ish an hour in comparison, which on a 60 hour booked job is about £8000 plus VAT, plus parts.(New Crank about £5k retail plus £1k of other bits). Lamborghini agreed to only go 50% on parts tight bug*ers. The factory will charge just £2000 labour for the same job. So its going to get a full bottom end rebuild including crank for about £5k. The transport is being done by a company in Virginia Waters who are charging £1000. So I might as well have the brakes upgraded to the newer spec 'Gallardo' type setup for another £1500. So I doubt it will be back before the white beast materialises end of June But I hope I'm wrong.

what transport company you using

One supects the Virginia waters motor company, he's in safe hands, they are trusted with the Veyron deliveries.

Yep thats the one - they were very helpful

[Polarbert]

Wouldn't it be more fun to drive it down? Or are the things needing to be done things that can't withstand a trip down?

[vixpy1]

Polarbert said:

Wouldn't it be more fun to drive it down? Or are the things needing to be done things that can't withstand a trip down?

I believe, in the words of Shakespear.. the engine is 'lunched'

[Polarbert]

Ah yeah, I suppose a new crank isn't something you buy out of choice.