Van Diemen Single Seater - Sprint time!

Van Diemen Single Seater - Sprint time!

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MagicalTrevor

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6,476 posts

235 months

Saturday 12th April 2014
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I've been buying a new car today, Van Diemen single seater race car

Here are the photos taken by the seller.












It also comes with an extra set of bodywork to turn it into a Sports Racer, I don't have photos of that bodywork yet but here's someone elses car


Spec is as follows:

Van Dieman spaceframe - Ch RF01-2880
Honda Blackbird 1137cc injected engine c.170bhp
VD dry sump system
Electric reverse gear - currently removed to save weight
DTA management ECU
Tony Law exhaust
Techcraft repackable silencer
F3 4 pot AP brakes with floating discs
OZ 8 & 10" centrelock wheels
Pi Research C-Dash


Altrezia

8,590 posts

217 months

Saturday 12th April 2014
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How flippin' cool is this? Looks fantastic in both sets of clothes.

Very jealous.

mwstewart

7,989 posts

194 months

Saturday 12th April 2014
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Awesome clap

vx220

2,699 posts

240 months

Saturday 12th April 2014
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Get it road legal!

I know, I know... IVA

MagicalTrevor

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6,476 posts

235 months

Saturday 12th April 2014
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I'm quite excited about getting it on a track!

Shadow R1

3,818 posts

182 months

Saturday 12th April 2014
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What class does that race in ?

My dad had a string of formula ford rf80's. smile

MagicalTrevor

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6,476 posts

235 months

Saturday 12th April 2014
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Shadow R1 said:
What class does that race in ?

My dad had a string of formula ford rf80's. smile
I plan on racing it in Sport Libre with the Sports Racer bodywork fitted rather than the single seater bodywork. It'll be more competitive in that class rather than against 350kg 200bhp+ entrants!

Driver101

14,376 posts

127 months

Saturday 12th April 2014
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Looks great fun.

Podie

46,644 posts

281 months

Saturday 12th April 2014
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Blimey, that looks a bit serious!

TimmyWimmyWoo

4,318 posts

187 months

Saturday 12th April 2014
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That looks great - should shift quite well too. I have the same engine, but in a bike wink

Shaw Tarse

31,657 posts

209 months

Saturday 12th April 2014
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Great, keep us updated biggrin

MagicalTrevor

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6,476 posts

235 months

Sunday 13th April 2014
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Shaw Tarse said:
Great, keep us updated biggrin
I fully intend to chap!

MagicalTrevor

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Sunday 13th April 2014
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Podie said:
Blimey, that looks a bit serious!
Yeah, but of a contrast to the 1.6D Volvo! hehe

MagicalTrevor

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235 months

Sunday 13th April 2014
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More relevant to the activities involving the car but I've ordered low chassis stands and a quick lift jack (ultra low and more akin to the F1 pit jacks than a normal car jack). Also bought a second hand Race Technology DL1 (mk2) which is pretty much essential for Sprinting.

Also bought a V2 Elite helmet, I've always heard good things about them. I'm aware of the arguments about more expensive helmets but I'm not circuit racing (much less chance of an accident) and the Elite has much better padding inside.


soad

33,398 posts

182 months

Sunday 13th April 2014
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How cool is that! biggrin

rhinochopig

17,932 posts

204 months

Sunday 13th April 2014
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OP is the 'bird lump dry sumped? If not it really should be. 'birds don't like lateral g even with a baffled sump.

I'd also look at a geartronics system if you have some spare cash - they can find a false neutral with worn dogs which is a 'box rebuild if you're accelerating hard at the time - I speak from expensive personal experience on that one.

Never realised you could run them as a sports proto - looks great.

MagicalTrevor

Original Poster:

6,476 posts

235 months

Sunday 13th April 2014
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rhinochopig said:
OP is the 'bird lump dry sumped? If not it really should be. 'birds don't like lateral g even with a baffled sump.

I'd also look at a geartronics system if you have some spare cash - they can find a false neutral with worn dogs which is a 'box rebuild if you're accelerating hard at the time - I speak from expensive personal experience on that one.

Never realised you could run them as a sports proto - looks great.
"VD dry sump system"

biggrin

MagicalTrevor

Original Poster:

6,476 posts

235 months

Sunday 13th April 2014
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Just need some Ferrari shields for it now wink

MagicalTrevor

Original Poster:

6,476 posts

235 months

Wednesday 16th April 2014
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Look what the nice man delivered today



Might need a bigger garage though...



The additional bodywork took up a little more room than I'd anticipated!

paulm3

657 posts

231 months

Wednesday 16th April 2014
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Want! So much want!!

How easy is it to add the additional bodywork? You could store it all attached to the car?