CraigJ
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| posted on 11/7/07 at 11:34 AM |
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Impreza engined middy
http://www.blastautomotive.com/photos.html
What u lot think?
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Hammerhead
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| posted on 11/7/07 at 11:45 AM |
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looks badly designed to me.
Not sure about the engineering, but it looks a bit fragile to me.
Someone send the guy some french curves!!
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JonBowden
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| posted on 11/7/07 at 11:56 AM |
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Man, that is one ugly car.
How do they use the Subaru gearbox (it's normally a 4wd system)?
Jon
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phoenix70
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| posted on 11/7/07 at 12:40 PM |
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It uses the legacy engine rather than the imprezza engine and a 2wd drive gearbox, I didn't think Subaru made any 2wd cars.
An I note that the special offer on the kit runs out at the end of January 2006, the website is obviously updated regularly.....NOT
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russbost
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| posted on 11/7/07 at 12:47 PM |
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Why do we always have to "knock" anything which is remotely different?
Ok - I happen to think it's Fugly, but beauty is in the eye of the beholder. At least it is modern, different & is NOT yet another seven
clone. I also think it is grossly overpriced, but I can't see too much wrong with the engineering - tho' couldn't see from the pics
whether there is anything substantial to the tunnel, as otherwise it may not be very torsionally stiff. Perhaps he needs Fuoriserie to redesign the
body for him
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scottc
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| posted on 11/7/07 at 01:02 PM |
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I don't mind it from the side, But the diff/box ?? sticks out the back?
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Hammerhead
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| posted on 11/7/07 at 01:32 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by russbost
Why do we always have to "knock" anything which is remotely different?
different isn't the problem. I love the KTM x-bow, Lotus 340r and the sub 3-wheeler, all cars which are very different.
That subaru thing has real packaging issues as the back of the gearbox protrudes from the rear. Not to mention issues with proportion, styling and imo
rigidity.
Just pointing out my observations/opinions which i'm free to express along with everyone else.
On the flip side good on him and others for having a go, nitram38 is a great example and I can't wait to see how motaleira turns out.
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 11/7/07 at 03:03 PM |
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Are you sure its not a volvo with all those straight lines?
Designed by someone loved rulers
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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zilspeed
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| posted on 11/7/07 at 04:02 PM |
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Rather predicatably, I like it...
C'mon the underdog / different...
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Marlon
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| posted on 11/7/07 at 04:35 PM |
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It doesn't do a great deal for me to look at but I bet it sounds fantastic with that boxer motor.
john.
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russbost
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| posted on 11/7/07 at 04:38 PM |
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I wasn't having a go at anyone specifically, but I think comments like "looks badly designed to me" need a bit more justification
than is available from those pics, if by "looks badly designed to me" you meant "badly styled", couldn't agree with you
more. All I was saying is that it is easy to knock something that someone else has done, but, personally I wouldn't knock anything unless I
could say "look at what I've done, it's so much better".
Interesting that you brought up Nitram as I know he took a lot of stick over his first build, but he'd still done something which very few
people can say they have, i.e. built a car from scratch, not a kit or even plans.
" I love the KTM x-bow, Lotus 340r and the sub 3-wheeler, all cars which are very different", don't know the sub, don't
particularly like the x-bow, but whoever restyled one of the prettiest cars ever (destroying the aerodynamics in the process by sticking cycle wings
on) & turned it into the 340r should be hung drawn & quartered! However that is just my opinion - no offence intended.
Love the Lotus 211 in your avatar BTW
[Edited on 11/7/07 by russbost]
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 11/7/07 at 05:19 PM |
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I quite like it, but the screen just looks out of proportion, and the rear view is pretty awful. Wouldn't have taken much to cover up the
gearbox.
BTW, the inappropriately named Imprezza "Sport" is front wheel drive.
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oadamo
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| posted on 11/7/07 at 05:38 PM |
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i like it but the screen is i bit big. but you could always change that. is there size limits for cars and the sva. you could knock somthing up like
that easy.
adam
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Simon
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| posted on 11/7/07 at 07:08 PM |
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Nine grand for a complete kit - including rebuilt motor, isn't overpriced.
Sort of like it, but cannot stand the sound Suburu make, especially with a noisy exhaust. But that's just me.
ATB
Simon
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JoelP
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| posted on 11/7/07 at 07:24 PM |
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if you click the specs link you get a bare chassis pic, which IMHO does look poorly designed. Maybe its a packaging thing, and maybe he's made up
for poor design with stronger tubes etc, but it doesnt sing to me.
Where the hell is the attachment box gone? 2 mins for the pic
 
Description
[Edited on 11/7/07 by JoelP]
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TheGecko
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| posted on 11/7/07 at 11:18 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by russbost
" I love the KTM x-bow, Lotus 340r and the sub 3-wheeler, all cars which are very different", don't know the sub,
http://www.sub3wheeler.com/
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Hammerhead
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| posted on 12/7/07 at 10:24 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by JoelP
if you click the specs link you get a bare chassis pic, which IMHO does look poorly designed. Maybe its a packaging thing, and maybe he's made
up for poor design with stronger tubes etc, but it doesnt sing to me.
Agreed.
As I previously stated badly designed. That includes styling and the chassis.
Styling I know one or two things about, but the chassis I am only basically qualified in engineering to comment on, but to me it looks badly
engineered/designed.
That kind of project is fine for a guy to make on their own for their own use, but the thing looks so unresolved and unfinished to market it as a
product to the general public is pushing things a bit far.
The elise wasn't restyled at all, the 340r is a special edition based on the elise chassis but not 100% same, the elise was still available in
it's original shape.
I found that the Lotus 340r is an amazing car, styling still looks fresh today, and being able to see the wishbones and parts of the chassis was
inspired. I think Ariel took a few ideas from the 340r and ran with them to create something even more extreme.
Having driven a LHD 340r (190 bhp) VHPD and a Elise s1 (190bhp) VHPD I can say that the 340r is alot more focused than the Elise and is probably more
track biased which may not be so good for the road.
It's not about having a downer about people producing something new and innovative at all. This site supports people in whatever they build and
that is why I am here. I'm not building a locost, but I am confident that whatever I and others choose to build now and in the future will be
supported by the community here.
Indeed the guy who built the subaru whatsit would have benefited from coming on here.
Russbost - No offence taken or intended.
[Edited on 12/7/07 by Hammerhead]
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