Lamborghini Miura Restoration Log

Week I have no idea anymore, 13 February 2009:

Holy @*&#^*&%^#$ Batman we’re underway again! The chassis is now inverted and the floors have been removed to reveal…more rust! But progress is progress and I’m told much fabrication is underway. The engine work has continued, including some modifications associated with the sump split. We now have a deeper oil pan with baffles, a skid plate to protect the bottom of the oil pan, and an extended oil pickup for the deeper oil pan. The restored airboxes have returned, including the correct silkscreened FIAAM stencils.

Baffles in the oil pan.

Extended oil pickup for the deeper oil sump.

Skid plate for the bottom of the oil pan. Particularly as these cars get older and the springs start to sag and the shocks are no longer at their freshest, the bottom of the oil pan can drag on the ground under normal driving, and in extreme cases crack.

Airbox tops.