Diablo MLA12195

Sledge4.2 · 2023-01-25T11:39:22-0500

I took this young man for a short white-knuckler, he had fun

watch this until the end, if this doesnt put a smile on your face i am not sure what will.

(476) young man loves old Lamborghini - YouTube

DiabloClyde · 2023-01-25T14:54:24-0500

Awesome, a ride he’ll never forget and likely will shape his auto enthusiasm for the rest of his life.

SPGlass · 2023-01-25T15:49:02-0500

That's great. Good for you Geno. Paying it forward. I wish more people would do this sort of thing. I was only ever allowed to sit in one Ferrari as a kid at a local dealership. My Diablo was the first Lamborghini I ever sat in. I now go out of my way to give people, especially kids, the opportunities that I didn't have when I was younger and less fortunate. It makes me happy seeing others doing that too.

Sledge4.2 · 2023-01-25T16:34:49-0500

when i was a kid at 16, i worked at a texaco pumping gas, changing tires, and doing oil changes. there was a local plumber who lived in the town trailer park (it was that sort of town), and he had a testarossa. We were the only gas station for miles, and we had recessed hoist that made it possible for him to get his TR on the rack. The gas station was open until midnight, he would come down around 10 o'clock and I let him use the rack to work on his car. in exchange he would take me for rides, and drive me to school from time to time. i remember thinking "well if a plumber has a ferrari, i can have one too".

SPGlass · 2023-01-25T23:20:30-0500

Haha, a Testarossa in a trailer park!? That's awesome! Sounds like he had his priorities straight.

DiabloClyde · 2023-01-26T02:16:51-0500

OK, so the moral of the story, if my reading comprehension skills are sharp still: buying a testarossa will make you have to live in a trailer park and become a plumber! 😜

CCIE · 2023-01-26T15:00:02-0500

I figure Plumbers these days can afford multiple Exotics, I really doubt it they live in a trailer park..... HAVE YOU SEEN WHAT THEY CHARGE THESE DAYS FOR A SIMPLE VISIT!!!!!!!!!?😥

Sledge4.2 · 2023-02-02T15:50:30-0500

Well the clutch is slipping under very heavy acceleration, so the motor is coming out. The prior owner told me the clutch was fairly new, so I think it might be oil on the clutch face caused by leaky rear main or trans seals, but who knows.

the throw out bear and clutch disc are NLA anywhere that I can find, but:

Italian Car Parts in West Linn Oregon will refinish the clutch disc and pressure plate, resurface flywheel and rebuild the TO bearing, and

GTE engineering will do the same, but not the TO bearing.

Has anyone gone this route?