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Sam_68
9,939 posts
114 months
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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?
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joan or ark
144 posts
65 months
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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
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hyperDSN390
Original Poster
27 posts
53 months
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You can email me personally at neil@hypercars.co.nz
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12joe340
417 posts
64 months
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anyone have a youtube link for the dyno run ?
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GravelBen
10,026 posts
99 months
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arryb
5,243 posts
71 months
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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 
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Kiwi XTR2
2,690 posts
101 months
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A for Awesome  Would love to see it on display at the A1 GP at Taupo in January if you can get it ready in time.
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SimJen
45 posts
55 months
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Great work, good to see a fellow kiwi showing the world how we do things down here  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!  Keep up the good work and keep us informed of its first shake down runs.....PLEASE
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AngryS3Owner
15,528 posts
98 months
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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!
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hyperDSN390
Original Poster
27 posts
53 months
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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
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Kiwi XTR2
2,690 posts
101 months
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Spleeble
330 posts
71 months
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OMG! You have just made a grown man soil himself! That is simply amazing. Top marks.  
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simonparky
115 posts
61 months
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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
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Kiwi XTR2
2,690 posts
101 months
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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? 
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Altrezia
6,826 posts
80 months
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Wow 
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mjrc
350 posts
53 months
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that is an amazing looking machine! congratulations
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fuoriserie
4,085 posts
138 months
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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     [ Hi Neil, tha's a great looking sportscar !, and I have to thank a PH-mate for pointing it out to me today........ 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
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sniff diesel
13,036 posts
81 months
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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.
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spinetti
32 posts
53 months
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That's a seriously interesting piece of kit.
Tell us more.
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hyperDSN390
Original Poster
27 posts
53 months
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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.  
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