The Hyundai Imax N Drift bus

October 2019

This was a cool project to be involved with during the early stages of my self employment.

Commissioned by the Australian "N" department of Hyundai without the blessing of Hyundai HQ in South Korea, I was asked to help out on this project by Dennis at Grim Performance in Hornsby who was originally approached about the job.

Putting all the politics and the red tape involved aside, the project was to build a "stock" car that the company never made.

The Hyundai I-Max people mover but in their signature sporty "N" package. This meant ditching the entire driveline and suspension system as well as re-trimming the entire interior.

All the driveline and suspension upgrades were donated from other Hyundai models but not one part was a bolt on upgrade.

The entire firewall was remade as a removable unit to house the V6 twin turbo power plant as well as custom cross-members, shock towers and engine mounts. A new exhaust system and intercooler pipes were also made which got a ceramic coat treatment to blend in with an engine bay full of plastic covers, trims and black rubber hoses for that factory finish.

Part of the reason why fabricators do what they do is to be able to show off your skill sets/creativity so Dennis and I had to restrain ourselves on one hand but on the other hand challenge ourselves to work within the limitations of the project. We are pleased with the end results.