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Build Diary

Date: September 17, 2009

Bodywork continuing to taking shape.	Rear bodywork under construction.
Vehicle power and air pressure service panel nearing completion.	Vehicle power and air pressure service panel hinged and secured.
Pilot and main parachute tubes mounted.	Different length tubes for high speed and low speed parachutes.
Trial fitment of engine air intake naca duct.	Rear wheel service panel in trail fitment.
Service panel for transmission air shift bottle and cooling system.	Breathing air tank, regulator and hose installed along with gear shift bottle.
Carbon fibre panel made in house for MoTeC components.	MoTeC ADL dash logger also received a carbon fibre mount.
Cockpit control panel taking shape.	Air speed meter and fire system controls installed.
High speed and low speed parachute leavers installed	Underbody panels taking shape.
Left hand side cockpit view	Rear shock absorber pivots completed.
Shock absorber pivots ready for painting.	Rear suspension pan-hard rod and ladder bars nearing completion.

Date: July 27, 2009

Engine air intake scoop nearing completion.	Rear wheel access panels under construction.
Rear body panels under construction.	Rear body panels under construction 2.
Body side panel in the build. Vehicle lifting cross bar nearing completion.	Nose cone nearing completion.
Lower body panel mould with fresh panel ready for second layer of fibreglass.	Lower body panels ready for trimming and fitment.

Date: June 19, 2009

Canopy nearing completion.	Canopy windscreen frames in place.
Canopy nearing completion.	Canopy and roll body panels trial fitted.
Body access hatch fasteners secured in place.	Looking more like a fighter jet every day.
Not much room in there.	Pretty dark in there without the flash.
Yes, Trevor is in there somewhere.	You wouldn't want to be claustrophobic.
Trevor standing at ground level showing how low to the ground the streamliner is. 980mm or 38.5inchs from the ground to where Trevor's hand is.	Nose cone fresh off the plug.
Nose cone roughly positioned.	Gearbox body panel cover nearing completion.
Rear wheel access panel in trial fitment.	Rear shock absorber pivot mounts installed.
Rear shock absorber pivot.	Top view of shock mount system.
Rear axles and hud assemble completed.	Rear brake calipers installed.

Date: May 31, 2009

Canopy cap and windscreen dummy fitment.	All fibreglass panels produced inhouse by Trevor.
It's amazing what a few body panels has done to the build.	Canopy looking fast just sitting there.
Access hatches holes completed ready for fasteners.	Top fibreglass body panels joined.
Canopy section trimmed to shape.	Engine air intake scope in dummy position.
Engine air intake scope will be fibreglassed into engine cover.	Engine air intake scope in dummy position.
Engine cover & rear body panel mould frame.	Rear air foil completed.
Front suspension travel limiting strap.

Date: May 12, 2009

Top fibreglass body panels taking shape.	Fibreglass panels produced inhouse by Trevor.
Recessed access hatch's for front suspension, battery and pedal controls.	Once completed the two top panels will be fibreglassed together.
Canopy panels taking shape.	An aluminum canopy cap is being shaped. This will be used to create a mould for the canopy cap.
Brake bias value control fitted next to brake fluid reservoir.	Rear air foil ready for final assembly.
One of the onboard camera mounts atop of the rear air foil.

Date: Jan 6, 2009

Hypertune inlet manifold test fitted.	Dual Hypertune fuel rails running 12 Indy Blue injectors plumbed thanks to SpeedFlow.
Engine breather tank nearing completion.	Hypertune manifold plenum test mounted. Lower fuel rail mounting brackets awaiting re-location.
Hypertune manifold plenum test mounted.	Rear air foil under construction.
Canopy templates near completion.	Custom NPC Triple plate clutch assembly.
Custom NPC Triple plate clutch components.	Custom NPC Triple plate clutch installed.

Date: Dec 20, 2008

Left hand fuel tank ready for mounting.	Dual Turbosmart fuel pressure regulators mounted.
Right hand fuel tank ready for mounting.	SpeedFlow handles all the fuel, oil and cooling plumbing.
Left hand cooling system tank mounts.	Left hand cooling system tank mounted and plumbed.
Cooling system pump mounted ready for wiring.	Radiator received a coat of matt black to help dissipate the heat.
Right hand cooling system tank mounted and plumbed.	Helmet hans device straps mounted through behind head rest.
Front brakes plumbed thanks to SpeedFlow.	Radio communication system mounted.
Trevor, deep in thought .....

Date: Nov 20, 2008

Front suspension painted and fully assembled.	Front brakes in final stages of assemble.
Engine oil pump mounted and aligned.	Engine oil line plumbing to dry sump tank etc completed.

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