nicktruman
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| posted on 1/2/09 at 12:38 PM |
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Twin turbo Jag V12 mid engined scratch built Zonda
Hi there, I have been told you guys might be interested in my project.
A year ago I started my kit car, based on a V12 from an XJS with running gear from a Scorpio I have built a full size "Zonda" replica.
The specs are:
5.3l V12 with twin t28 turbos and intercoolers
Audi transaxle
Audi Quatro flywheel and clutch
Megasquirt ECU running twin Ford V6 coilpack "wasted spark" triggered 36-1 trigger wheel (onboard CarPC for tuning)
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Same dimensions as Zonda C12 roadster
power steering Astra
Windscreen wiper, Merc 190
I am now making the body (slowly as it so cold!)
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=oae5AwZIllI
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=d83r2-Z4-CE
http://photobucket.com/NickT
The body will be made of glass fibre and carbon
Regards
Nick
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 1/2/09 at 12:47 PM |
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Can i be your new best freind? 
[Edited on 1-2-09 by speedyxjs]
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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eddie99
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| posted on 1/2/09 at 12:49 PM |
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Looks like a fun project, And a massive Good luck to you.
My only concern is are you sure the front dimensions are same as a c12 because for some reason, the front doesnt look right, but other than that, it
looks awesome so Good Luck.
Thanks
Ed
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nitram38
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| posted on 1/2/09 at 01:16 PM |
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Very nice! 
I've looked at your photos, what is the software running on your flip out screen and what is the setup?
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nicktruman
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| posted on 1/2/09 at 01:28 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by speedyxjs
Can i be your new best freind?
[Edited on 1-2-09 by speedyxjs]
Absolutely!!!
quote:
Originally posted by eddie99
Looks like a fun project, And a massive Good luck to you.
My only concern is are you sure the front dimensions are same as a c12 because for some reason, the front doesnt look right, but other than that, it
looks awesome so Good Luck.
Thanks
Ed
Hi Ed
No its exactly the same, the difference being that my windscreen is off an XJS and is not as raked as the Zonda OEM one. This gives the effect of
appearing that the bonnet is longer - still no room in there for anything ;-)
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Originally posted by nitram38
Very nice!
I've looked at your photos, what is the software running on your flip out screen and what is the setup?
The CarPC is running XP pro (with half the services disabled) ther ECU software is Megatune. the PC itself is a 500 mhz fanless mini board with 2 * 8
gig CF cards for hard drives. bluetooth and wireless keyboard in a custom made case.
regards
Nick
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sucksqueezebangblow
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| posted on 1/2/09 at 02:02 PM |
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Hi Nick,
Welcome to the forum! I'd come and have a look but it's a bit far to walk!
Better to Burnout than to Fade Away JET METAL ~ AndySparrow © 
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nicktruman
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| posted on 1/2/09 at 02:15 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by sucksqueezebangblow
Hi Nick,
Welcome to the forum! I'd come and have a look but it's a bit far to walk!
I don't know, I could pick you up, but its cold and i've got some glueing to do ;-) BTW, thanx for the CF looking fibre board! Probably
going to use it on the centre tunnel.
Cheers
Nick
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A1
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| posted on 1/2/09 at 02:25 PM |
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thats awesome!!!
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andygtt
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| posted on 2/2/09 at 11:18 AM |
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Looks cool... pretty similar to mine in that I am doing a twin turbo V12 mid engined car of similar size to the zonda.
Cant wait to see your finished body, you going open top?
Andy
please redefine your limits.
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nicktruman
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| posted on 2/2/09 at 11:37 AM |
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Hi Andy,
Yes I saw your car on piston heads, that's what inspired me to post there too!!
looks really good, have you had it running, any vids??
My car is going topless, might make a soft/hardtop one day, but its not a major requirement for the moment.
How did you make your body?
I am at he stage of laying polystyrene over the plug, next i am going to plaster it, then GRP.CF over that. The Zonda is quite an easy shape as it
very square.
Whats the performance like with the twin turbos? I tried mine in the road (just the chassis, and blipped the throttle in 1st, damn near knocked the
wind out of me!
Cheers
Nick
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andygtt
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| posted on 2/2/09 at 01:33 PM |
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Im Wayyyyy of getting the engine running. Im still making the body and redeisgning the rear suspension lol.
Im expecting performance to be good tho.
Interested in your twin turbos... was it expensive to turbo the Jag V12... me mates got a V12 and soo wants to get more poerformance from it!
Andy
please redefine your limits.
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nicktruman
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| posted on 2/2/09 at 02:01 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by andygtt
Im Wayyyyy of getting the engine running. Im still making the body and redeisgning the rear suspension lol.
Im expecting performance to be good tho.
Interested in your twin turbos... was it expensive to turbo the Jag V12... me mates got a V12 and soo wants to get more poerformance from it!
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Hi Andy, no not very expensive, turbos are from Nissan 200 zxs intercoolers Nissan 300 zx, cooling fans a big bike, bearing kit, 3.5" pipe, some
bends, a couple of BOVs ala in all £200?
We ran the car through a simulator, the performance is (should be) awesome. 0-60 3.5secs, 0-100 7 secs, top speed 296 kph, wheelspin to 90 mph (no
limited slip dif)
What are the specs of your car, what gearbox etc... more important, how are you shaping the body?
My next phase is to plaster the polysyrene, but i have no idea if this is the right thing to do!!
Cheers
Nick
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andygtt
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| posted on 2/2/09 at 02:11 PM |
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I dont want to end up hijacking your thread lol.
Mines a 5.0L BMW V12 good for 540ftlb at the wheels @10psi, my appliocation is slightly different so no idea what mine will produce... Using a porsche
GT3 cup racer gearbox with a lot of trick bits like Motec M800 ecu twin bespoke alloy rads etc.
The body is like your rally, just being mocked up with anything I have lying around.. its all held together with fibreglass and finished in body
filler. I am going to take moulds from this buck after i have painted it... might use the buck for futher development in the future.
a lot of work for one man with a 60hr week job and 4 kids which is why its taken me years to get this far lol.
looking forward to seeing you body take shape, the zonda is without doubt a fantastic shape IMO.
Andy
Andy
please redefine your limits.
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nicktruman
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| posted on 2/2/09 at 02:26 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by andygtt
I dont want to end up hijacking your thread lol.
Mines a 5.0L BMW V12 good for 540ftlb at the wheels @10psi, my appliocation is slightly different so no idea what mine will produce... Using a porsche
GT3 cup racer gearbox with a lot of trick bits like Motec M800 ecu twin bespoke alloy rads etc.
The body is like your rally, just being mocked up with anything I have lying around.. its all held together with fibreglass and finished in body
filler. I am going to take moulds from this buck after i have painted it... might use the buck for futher development in the future.
a lot of work for one man with a 60hr week job and 4 kids which is why its taken me years to get this far lol.
looking forward to seeing you body take shape, the zonda is without doubt a fantastic shape IMO.
Andy
Hijack! No probs.. GT3 ah, serious money 
The idea of my car was to build a £500k supercar (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=260342864104) for £500, well I
blew the £500 target a while back, but the principle is to build it for next to nothing.
So everything has been sourced for either free or as near as damn it. The big expenses were the ECU, wheels and the speedo (which I flew to the US to
buy!). The fuel cells were cheaper imported from the US than buying here, the huge tyres are part worn but good for a couple of donuts..
I bought 150m of glass fibre matting for £20, and the carbon fibre is £10 a metre (need 15m)
The suspension is x-TVR and the exhaust is a Ferrari mondial box with the tail pipes relocated. Wishbones/suspension/etc all handmade, gearbox Audi,
linkages from a powerboat! clutch and flywheel Audi. windscreen wiper is from a Merc 190 (a must for any supercar). Powersteering is from an Astra and
electric, welded onto the Scorpio's steering rack. Works beautifully, much better than i thought possible.
To get the car to this point has cost around £2/3k.
Do you have a build thread?
Cheers Nick
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andygtt
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| posted on 2/2/09 at 02:50 PM |
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Sounds bloody awsome, my mate would love to chat to you about your engine etc... he's build a Nemesis with a Jag V12 which drives and has just
gone to paint but would l;ove to get more power!
My web page is down currently but the thread on PH still runs
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&t=317680&nmt=My%20project%20supercar
Andy
please redefine your limits.
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nicktruman
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| posted on 2/2/09 at 02:59 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by andygtt
Sounds bloody awsome, my mate would love to chat to you about your engine etc... he's build a Nemesis with a Jag V12 which drives and has just
gone to paint but would l;ove to get more power!
My web page is down currently but the thread on PH still runs
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&t=317680&nmt=My%20project%20supercar
Ah, yes I have read that, but no pics though 
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Fred W B
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| posted on 2/2/09 at 04:59 PM |
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Hi Nic
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How did you make your body?
A different style of car, but you might pick up some ideas in my thread here
CANAMSA body
Cheers
Fred W B
You can do it quickly. You can do it cheap. You can do it right. – Pick any two.
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nicktruman
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| posted on 2/2/09 at 05:31 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Fred W B
Hi Nic
quote:
How did you make your body?
A different style of car, but you might pick up some ideas in my thread here
CANAMSA body
Cheers
Fred W B
Wow, my car is not in your league! I built a chassis on what i guessed the Zonda one would look like (based on the dimensions and a 1:18th scale model
i bought. Once I got the engine and all the electrics running I started on the body. Simply put, I built a wooden skin over the chassis, covered that
in foam (polystyrene) made a huge hot wire cutter.
My next phase is to cover the styrene in plaster, sand it down to a good finish then 2 layers of woven glass matting and 1 of triple ply carbon fibre
matting.
That will give a reasonable finish, then its just a case of painting resin/gelcoat over the top.
I am making his up as I go along as I have never done anything like this before.
The only thing I know, is that I don't want to make a negative mold, I have no where to store it, and it doubles the expense.
I have tried the method on a very small section (the dash) and it seems to work OK. But if anyone has a better suggestion I'm all ears! And if
you want to come over, you are always welcome ;-)
If you get bored of the chassis, there is always the Dino to look at.
Regards
Nick
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nicktruman
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| posted on 3/2/09 at 10:32 AM |
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Just bought a job lot of Savage LED things Can't wait to see what turns up!
btw - Does anyone know how to make this message posting (the box you type in not the one on the forum) box bigger?
[Edited on 3/2/09 by nicktruman]
Regards
Nick
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nicktruman
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| posted on 5/2/09 at 03:04 PM |
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New seats
As the project is now exactly one year old I treated myself to some new seats, I also added a bit more to the rear. The dash is now semi clad in red
leather. -
Regards
Nick
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suparuss
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| posted on 6/2/09 at 08:32 AM |
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howdy! looks like another interesating project, thanks for sharing! but just to rock the boat a bit- i dont get it! if its not going to look exactly
like a zonda in every single way then why bother? 8 out of 10 people will know by looking at it that its not a real zonda. and if you are gong to the
trouble of building you own car then why copy someone elses design? why not have you own very own creation? im not making insults i just thought id
bring it up for discussion, what drives people to replicate an existing design? apart from the likes of fred who are building classics that ony exist
in museums and private collections, i under stand that (plus he has been meticulous in getting it absolutely accurate)
cheers,
Russ.
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nicktruman
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| posted on 6/2/09 at 09:00 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by suparuss
howdy! looks like another interesating project, thanks for sharing! but just to rock the boat a bit- i dont get it! if its not going to look exactly
like a zonda in every single way then why bother? 8 out of 10 people will know by looking at it that its not a real zonda. and if you are gong to the
trouble of building you own car then why copy someone elses design? why not have you own very own creation? im not making insults i just thought id
bring it up for discussion, what drives people to replicate an existing design? apart from the likes of fred who are building classics that ony exist
in museums and private collections, i under stand that (plus he has been meticulous in getting it absolutely accurate)
cheers,
Russ.
Hi Russ,
Honest answer, seemed like a good idea at the time. You have to start somewhere, If the body works OK, maybe I can do another? I have never done
anything like this before, so its a learning curve.
Regards
Nick
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nicktruman
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 posted on 12/2/09 at 04:40 PM |
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SVA warning light requirements..
SVA warning light requirements..
What lights and symbols must i have on my dash?
I have ABS fitted,
I know I need a brake symbol, exclamation in a circle, but does it have to go on the dash where the dials are, or could it go on the centre console?
Is this just for brake fluid/hand brake.
Regards
Nick
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nicktruman
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| posted on 14/2/09 at 01:43 PM |
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Here is an update, the centre console and dash are just about finished, I have cut the aluminium centre section and fitted the monitor and Sony head
unit. The CarPC, Autochanger and amps will fit behind the seats. I have also grafted the Scorpio's glove box to the dash, once covered in the
red leatherette it should blend in nicely.
Regards
Nick
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nicktruman
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| posted on 1/3/09 at 07:58 PM |
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The latest pics - The dash and instruments are nearly all wired up and everything work well, The glove box nowe matches the dash. All the LEDs now do
something (oil, alternator, lights etc..) The light switch is now fitted and working. I have also started on plastering the body.
Regards
Nick
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