RE: PH Heroes: Ultima GTR
Discussion
Great car, good luck at Donnington (proper big boys track that one!). £55k sounds good value to me, compared to aerial atom S/C, caterham R500 etc.
Ther's a few cars missing from the top gear wall, ultima, caterham, aerial atom(?) I presume they don't count as road cars? Can they go over a speed hump?
an Ultima is more 'real' then a veyron if you ask me...
Ther's a few cars missing from the top gear wall, ultima, caterham, aerial atom(?) I presume they don't count as road cars? Can they go over a speed hump?
an Ultima is more 'real' then a veyron if you ask me...
varsas said:
Great car, good luck at Donnington (proper big boys track that one!). £55k sounds good value to me, compared to aerial atom S/C, caterham R500 etc.
Ther's a few cars missing from the top gear wall, ultima, caterham, aerial atom(?) I presume they don't count as road cars? Can they go over a speed hump?
an Ultima is more 'real' then a veyron if you ask me...
Definitely more real life than a Veyron! I've never understood Top Gear's rational behind cars that go round their track. They've had the Ariel Atom on but not a Caterham (yeah, ok, they had an R400 briefly once in a group test). Caterham/Lotus are one of the classic British cars and they never get featured. Yes, they're kit cars, but so was the original Elan - it was the way Lotus did things in the 60s (to avoid purchase tax).Ther's a few cars missing from the top gear wall, ultima, caterham, aerial atom(?) I presume they don't count as road cars? Can they go over a speed hump?
an Ultima is more 'real' then a veyron if you ask me...
I can only assume they'll only have cars round there if they're "cool". i.e. the Atom's a bit different, whereas the Caterham looks like a classic and is front engined etc.
The end result of course is that people get a really strange view of cars watching Top Gear. The general public probably thinks that some big posh road going supercar with leather seats and air con is the fastest thing you can buy (Zonda, Veyron etc), and don't give a second thought to cars like the Ultima, Caterham, or god forbid a racing car like a Formula Ford or Radical that we can all buy pretty cheaply and enjoy on track. Oh, and what about bikes? Will we ever get a superbike on the track?
LuckyP said:
Thanks for all the great comments chaps. Nice to see all the hard work getting it's 15 mins of fame
For anyone thinking of building, it's a most pleasurable experience. A man size Meccano set!!! Just spec it right first time, set your goals and go for it!!
Mine cost about £55K in parts, with about £10K extra on Dymag carbin fibre rims/magnesium alloy spokes,Quaife ATB, Kumho tyres, uprates springs and race clutch.
I had a wet sump to start with, but I hadn't bargained on all the track work - so the engine came out and got rebuilt by Charles Dunn Engineering,who put the dry sump in and tweaked a few other parts to help the engine survive what trackdays throw at it!! (damn - another £10K)
It also has a knock sensor by Phormula to keep an eye on what's going on!!
Anyway -get yourselves to the Factory and get Ted to give you a test fright!!! You won't be disapointed!!
Cheers
Lucky.
Lucky, this video: http://pistonheads.tv/clip1504For anyone thinking of building, it's a most pleasurable experience. A man size Meccano set!!! Just spec it right first time, set your goals and go for it!!
Mine cost about £55K in parts, with about £10K extra on Dymag carbin fibre rims/magnesium alloy spokes,Quaife ATB, Kumho tyres, uprates springs and race clutch.
I had a wet sump to start with, but I hadn't bargained on all the track work - so the engine came out and got rebuilt by Charles Dunn Engineering,who put the dry sump in and tweaked a few other parts to help the engine survive what trackdays throw at it!! (damn - another £10K)
It also has a knock sensor by Phormula to keep an eye on what's going on!!
Anyway -get yourselves to the Factory and get Ted to give you a test fright!!! You won't be disapointed!!
Cheers
Lucky.
Edited by LuckyP on Tuesday 25th November 00:10
Great car! Enjoyed the video, but at 4 minutes, what the hell is powering that Lotus that lets it get away from you?
It sounds unreal!
kambites said:
Gold said:
kambites said:
How much does it actually cost to buy one of these then?
http://pistonheads.com/sales/list.asp?s=188 - Usedhttp://www.ultimasports.co.uk/gtr/prices.html - Parts
http://www.amerspeed.com/scgi-bin/showultimaengine... - Engines
HTH
Z Cars also had a go at retro fitting twin turbo twin busa motorbike engines to one a while ago resulting in 1000hp and very brown pants!
http://www.zcars.org.uk/ultima/index.htm
Pixel-Snapper said:
Z Cars also had a go at retro fitting twin turbo twin busa motorbike engines to one a while ago resulting in 1000hp and very brown pants!
http://www.zcars.org.uk/ultima/index.htm
Try reading the whole thread.http://www.zcars.org.uk/ultima/index.htm
Zumbruk said:
kambites said:
Gold said:
kambites said:
How much does it actually cost to buy one of these then?
http://pistonheads.com/sales/list.asp?s=188 - Usedhttp://www.ultimasports.co.uk/gtr/prices.html - Parts
http://www.amerspeed.com/scgi-bin/showultimaengine... - Engines
HTH
stuart-b said:
LuckyP said:
Thanks for all the great comments chaps. Nice to see all the hard work getting it's 15 mins of fame
For anyone thinking of building, it's a most pleasurable experience. A man size Meccano set!!! Just spec it right first time, set your goals and go for it!!
Mine cost about £55K in parts, with about £10K extra on Dymag carbin fibre rims/magnesium alloy spokes,Quaife ATB, Kumho tyres, uprates springs and race clutch.
I had a wet sump to start with, but I hadn't bargained on all the track work - so the engine came out and got rebuilt by Charles Dunn Engineering,who put the dry sump in and tweaked a few other parts to help the engine survive what trackdays throw at it!! (damn - another £10K)
It also has a knock sensor by Phormula to keep an eye on what's going on!!
Anyway -get yourselves to the Factory and get Ted to give you a test fright!!! You won't be disapointed!!
Cheers
Lucky.
Lucky, this video: http://pistonheads.tv/clip1504For anyone thinking of building, it's a most pleasurable experience. A man size Meccano set!!! Just spec it right first time, set your goals and go for it!!
Mine cost about £55K in parts, with about £10K extra on Dymag carbin fibre rims/magnesium alloy spokes,Quaife ATB, Kumho tyres, uprates springs and race clutch.
I had a wet sump to start with, but I hadn't bargained on all the track work - so the engine came out and got rebuilt by Charles Dunn Engineering,who put the dry sump in and tweaked a few other parts to help the engine survive what trackdays throw at it!! (damn - another £10K)
It also has a knock sensor by Phormula to keep an eye on what's going on!!
Anyway -get yourselves to the Factory and get Ted to give you a test fright!!! You won't be disapointed!!
Cheers
Lucky.
Edited by LuckyP on Tuesday 25th November 00:10
Great car! Enjoyed the video, but at 4 minutes, what the hell is powering that Lotus that lets it get away from you?
It sounds unreal!
stuart-b said:
LuckyP said:
Thanks for all the great comments chaps. Nice to see all the hard work getting it's 15 mins of fame
For anyone thinking of building, it's a most pleasurable experience. A man size Meccano set!!! Just spec it right first time, set your goals and go for it!!
Mine cost about £55K in parts, with about £10K extra on Dymag carbin fibre rims/magnesium alloy spokes,Quaife ATB, Kumho tyres, uprates springs and race clutch.
I had a wet sump to start with, but I hadn't bargained on all the track work - so the engine came out and got rebuilt by Charles Dunn Engineering,who put the dry sump in and tweaked a few other parts to help the engine survive what trackdays throw at it!! (damn - another £10K)
It also has a knock sensor by Phormula to keep an eye on what's going on!!
Anyway -get yourselves to the Factory and get Ted to give you a test fright!!! You won't be disapointed!!
Cheers
Lucky.
Lucky, this video: http://pistonheads.tv/clip1504For anyone thinking of building, it's a most pleasurable experience. A man size Meccano set!!! Just spec it right first time, set your goals and go for it!!
Mine cost about £55K in parts, with about £10K extra on Dymag carbin fibre rims/magnesium alloy spokes,Quaife ATB, Kumho tyres, uprates springs and race clutch.
I had a wet sump to start with, but I hadn't bargained on all the track work - so the engine came out and got rebuilt by Charles Dunn Engineering,who put the dry sump in and tweaked a few other parts to help the engine survive what trackdays throw at it!! (damn - another £10K)
It also has a knock sensor by Phormula to keep an eye on what's going on!!
Anyway -get yourselves to the Factory and get Ted to give you a test fright!!! You won't be disapointed!!
Cheers
Lucky.
Edited by LuckyP on Tuesday 25th November 00:10
Great car! Enjoyed the video, but at 4 minutes, what the hell is powering that Lotus that lets it get away from you?
It sounds unreal!
stuart-b said:
LuckyP said:
Thanks for all the great comments chaps. Nice to see all the hard work getting it's 15 mins of fame
For anyone thinking of building, it's a most pleasurable experience. A man size Meccano set!!! Just spec it right first time, set your goals and go for it!!
Mine cost about £55K in parts, with about £10K extra on Dymag carbin fibre rims/magnesium alloy spokes,Quaife ATB, Kumho tyres, uprates springs and race clutch.
I had a wet sump to start with, but I hadn't bargained on all the track work - so the engine came out and got rebuilt by Charles Dunn Engineering,who put the dry sump in and tweaked a few other parts to help the engine survive what trackdays throw at it!! (damn - another £10K)
It also has a knock sensor by Phormula to keep an eye on what's going on!!
Anyway -get yourselves to the Factory and get Ted to give you a test fright!!! You won't be disapointed!!
Cheers
Lucky.
Lucky, this video: http://pistonheads.tv/clip1504For anyone thinking of building, it's a most pleasurable experience. A man size Meccano set!!! Just spec it right first time, set your goals and go for it!!
Mine cost about £55K in parts, with about £10K extra on Dymag carbin fibre rims/magnesium alloy spokes,Quaife ATB, Kumho tyres, uprates springs and race clutch.
I had a wet sump to start with, but I hadn't bargained on all the track work - so the engine came out and got rebuilt by Charles Dunn Engineering,who put the dry sump in and tweaked a few other parts to help the engine survive what trackdays throw at it!! (damn - another £10K)
It also has a knock sensor by Phormula to keep an eye on what's going on!!
Anyway -get yourselves to the Factory and get Ted to give you a test fright!!! You won't be disapointed!!
Cheers
Lucky.
Edited by LuckyP on Tuesday 25th November 00:10
Great car! Enjoyed the video, but at 4 minutes, what the hell is powering that Lotus that lets it get away from you?
It sounds unreal!
rhinochopig said:
Pixel-Snapper said:
Z Cars also had a go at retro fitting twin turbo twin busa motorbike engines to one a while ago resulting in 1000hp and very brown pants!
http://www.zcars.org.uk/ultima/index.htm
Try reading the whole thread.http://www.zcars.org.uk/ultima/index.htm
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