Just placed an order for an Ultima RS

Serpent said:

Did you check out the radical rxc? Those are also street legal, doors go up, light, super rare and I think has a targa top..

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Yeah Radicals are amazing cars and the same "flavor" as this. Definitely more modern in terms of manufacturing and chassis though. Maybe one day. Those start at ~170k and I know I would want all the options, but I can't justify spending THAT much on a car, though this one is turning into more of a money pit than I anticipated. It'll all be worth it though.

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I would tell you to post this on the vette forum in the zed r1 section but those people are HATERS! lol...too bad because it looks to be an incredible build!

ArabianOak said:

I would tell you to post this on the vette forum in the zed r1 section but those people are HATERS! lol...too bad because it looks to be an incredible build!

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Ha, I lurk there, ChiTownZR1 . I know what you mean, too. I did actually see a post in there where someone talked about the new Ultima with the LT5 within a thread about something else.

MinGrey02Stg2 said:

Yeah Radicals are amazing cars and the same "flavor" as this. Definitely more modern in terms of manufacturing and chassis though. Maybe one day. Those start at ~170k and I know I would want all the options, but I can't justify spending THAT much on a car, though this one is turning into more of a money pit than I anticipated. It'll all be worth it though.



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what do you think you’ll have wrapped up into this build?

My94GT said:

what do you think you’ll have wrapped up into this build?

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Ugh. Too much. I was hoping around $135k all in, but I'm at ~$156k. I think I'm like everyone else that has a "project".

MinGrey02Stg2 said:

Ugh. Too much. I was hoping around $135k all in, but I'm at ~$156k. I think I'm like everyone else that has a "project".

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that really doesn’t seem bad for the performance you’ll get. Also the rarity of it a damn cool.

Man, this is freaking SICK! I am excited for you man. Subscribed to your YT channel

ArabianOak said:

I would tell you to post this on the vette forum in the zed r1 section but those people are HATERS! lol...too bad because it looks to be an incredible build!

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Freedom-loving Americans don't say zed R1. JFC

I love it.

gimmie11s said:

Freedom-loving Americans don't say zed R1. JFC

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I don't even say zed r1 lol.

He's just trolling though.

lilcoop03 said:

Man, this is freaking SICK! I am excited for you man. Subscribed to your YT channel

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Thanks man! I'm working on some paneling now and Sunday morning going to weld in a floor where the Tilton pedal box can mount to. It's going to be pretty cool. Hopefully I'll have another video next week.

So I've had the car exactly one month now and have been hitting it pretty hard, trying to accomplish at least something every single day.

I cut out the mounts for the stock pedals, took the whole chassis to a welder, and had a floor welded to the underside (instead of the normal aluminum plate that is riveted there) so that I could bolt up my Tilton pedal assembly.





After that, I finished all the aluminum floor and interior panels which seemed like about 6000 holes later. I coated them with sound deadener before installing so hopefully it will reduce the NVH a tad on the car.



Then I coated the underside in Raptor liner, which turned out really good and really tough.



Right after that, my triple carbon clutch from RPS arrived, which they made custom for me to bolt to a GM 8-bolt flywheel and use a Porsche style input shaft, etc. This thing is a beast.



I also ordered a few high temp Cerakote samples to ask about what color people think I should go with. I'm leaning towards Burnt Bronze, but let me know if you think otherwise.



As the car sits right now, I've got the wiring harness in, the brake lines run, the radiator and intercooler heat exchanger installed, and the luggage side pods. Next up is A/C, steering, suspension, etc, etc.





No days off!

I made some videos if you want to check them out. I'm not here to plug a YouTube channel, nor am I any sort of social media influencer, but if you're a car guy and interested, feel free to take a look.

MinGrey02Stg2 said:

Burnt Bronze

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I agree, looks good. I'll check out the videos later today.

Watching your videos now, really glad your mixing the forum posts with youtube videos. Also, I like the Burnt Bronze on the headers but if that ends up being a little to flashy, Titanium would definitely be my next vote.

Burnt bronze for sure

Thanks for the feedback guys. I think I'm gonna go with burnt bronze for sure.

Very cool. I also agree the mix of posts and you tube is nice. I like the burnt bronze but also the titanium, both will be sweet!
-J