NZ made Hyper Car

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Sam_68

9,939 posts

246 months

Wednesday 3rd December 2008
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Very nice!

Did the bodyshell (particulalry the rear tub) ever owe anything to the Sylva Striker Clubmans, or is the similarity purely coincidental?

What's the screen made out of? If it's polycarbonate, it'll be interesting to see how it stands up to the sort of aerodynamic pressures that engine ought to be able to impose on it!

Are you planning series production?

joan or ark

144 posts

197 months

Wednesday 3rd December 2008
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oh my god, that is insane, i love it and i want one, hat off to you sir. I too would love some interior pics

hyperDSN390

Original Poster:

27 posts

185 months

Wednesday 3rd December 2008
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You can email me personally at neil@hypercars.co.nz

12joe340

417 posts

196 months

Wednesday 3rd December 2008
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anyone have a youtube link for the dyno run ?

GravelBen

15,726 posts

231 months

Wednesday 3rd December 2008
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Wow, that is absolutely stunning! Top work. driving


PS we have an NZ section of the PH forums too:

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/forum.asp?h=0&a...

arryb

10,550 posts

203 months

Wednesday 3rd December 2008
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That is simply superb - I love it!! +1 for a video of some sort - would love to hear that engine. 650bhp/ton yikes

Kiwi XTR2

2,693 posts

233 months

Wednesday 3rd December 2008
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A for Awesome thumbup

Would love to see it on display at the A1 GP at Taupo in January if you can get it ready in time.

SimJen

46 posts

187 months

Wednesday 3rd December 2008
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Great work, good to see a fellow kiwi showing the world how we do things down here wink
I've got a Lotus 7 that I thought I'd done pretty well on, rebuilding new body, bonnet etc....but now ive seen this it makes mine look lame....
I'd love to see it going in anger...
looks wise I think id prefer a smaller set of aeroscreens like on the Caterham R500 etc.
Someone mentioned the intakes in front of the screen, there will be a dead spot/low pressure of air there which will lead to issues with the injection at speed! but thats just an excuse to make some fancy carbon inlets from the front scooping up around the sides of the motor to the air box on top, all snake like! smile

Keep up the good work and keep us informed of its first shake down runs.....PLEASE smile

AngryS3Owner

15,855 posts

230 months

Wednesday 3rd December 2008
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No, you really need to get more pics up of the build / engine / car that is the best kind of mental!

hyperDSN390

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27 posts

185 months

Thursday 4th December 2008
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I had many styling ques used from Corvettes,TVR alot,Viper, Jaguar and a little from an old stryker clubman.I liked the little upswept tail but modelled the rear quarters so it feels like my wifes butt. Natuarlly her arse ain't the size of the whole back of the car but the quarter definately feels like a cheek.

Windscreen is definately laminated glass, its the only way we can get it road legal, a future goal(not cheap $3200nz).

I didnt keep a build diary cause I'm a machinist not a novelist but I'll have some dash and interior shots in the next few days.

Dyno run- search Synergy 2400 or Simon Longdill - on you tube. sounds great!!!

Back to the shed for me

Neil

Edited by hyperDSN390 on Friday 5th December 05:34

Kiwi XTR2

2,693 posts

233 months

Thursday 4th December 2008
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hyperDSN390 said:
Dyno run- search Synergy 2400 or Simon Longdill - on you tube. sounds great!!!
Synergy 2400 V8 Engine Preliminary Testing

Spleeble

333 posts

203 months

Thursday 4th December 2008
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OMG! You have just made a grown man soil himself! That is simply amazing. Top marks. bowclap

simonparky

115 posts

193 months

Thursday 4th December 2008
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That is a super cool sorts car. I love it and top marks for effort.

Will we get a pistonheads reduction once in production?lol


Kiwi XTR2

2,693 posts

233 months

Thursday 4th December 2008
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simonparky said:
That is a super cool sorts car. I love it and top marks for effort.

Will we get a pistonheads reduction once in production?lol
Reduction?? Like a V6 instead of a V8?


tongue out

Altrezia

8,517 posts

212 months

Thursday 4th December 2008
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Wow biggrin

mjrc

371 posts

185 months

Thursday 4th December 2008
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that is an amazing looking machine! congratulations

fuoriserie

4,560 posts

270 months

Thursday 4th December 2008
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hyperDSN390 said:
After 3.5 years toiling away in my tin shed, out on the farm, I have nearly completed my first car.
I am a CNC machinist by day, car builder the rest of the time.

I have machined all the suspension components from T6061 aliuminium. The engine is also billet, having used two ZX12R cyclinders to create a 2.4ltr V8- Synergy 2400.390hp @10500rpm.A friend Simon Longdill designed it. check out the dyno run on you tube.

The chassis is round tube,tig welded, with ali panels bonded to the exterior of the chassis.
I have a full composite body, where the whole front comes of to assist race preparation. It looks a little like a TVR.

I am on the down hill slope to the finish now having to complete the six speed sequential gearbox to finish our driveline.

The final weght should be around 600kgs. A little flabbier than the new V8 Arial Atom.

Has anyone info on that car??

I call my car DSN390- Don't Stop Now,something I muttered many a late night wondering how I got myself into all this. 390 hp-reasons to keep doing it.

Are there many others out there spending their lives scratching their hair out doing everything themselves?

We in this part of the world don't have the fantastic infastructure for car builders like our european nations so just, diy.

Thats a little about me and my car, heres some pics











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Edited by hyperDSN390 on Tuesday 2nd December 09:34
Hi Neil, tha's a great looking sportscar !, and I have to thank a PH-mate for pointing it out to me today........smile

Great job so far, and my congrats to you guys for this great achevement, looking forward to seeing more pictures in the future.

Cheers
Italo



Edited by fuoriserie on Thursday 4th December 21:03

sniff diesel

13,107 posts

213 months

Thursday 4th December 2008
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I'm in awe at the level of engineering expertise gone into making a car like that your self. And to think of the amount of unfinished kitcar projects for sale cause the owners don't have the time or skills.

spinetti

32 posts

185 months

Friday 5th December 2008
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That's a seriously interesting piece of kit.
Tell us more.

hyperDSN390

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27 posts

185 months

Sunday 7th December 2008
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I have attached a pic of what the headlights will look like for the road car. and a little of the front bellcrank setup. I have the car in a thousnad pieces again while I start running brake lines wiring etc. I'll post a few pics of the workshop tomorrow.