Please be sure to pressure test your PC/Nylon final 3d printed part. You may find under boost + heat there will be additional stresses not noticed under normal conditions which may cause leaks. A Sealant coat on the outside of the print may be good for final reinforcement or baking in fine salt to anneal and prep for final use.
Your attention to detail and those solutions you have created are outstanding! Your OCD has found the right place for a win--win reality. Well done, very well done!
The hurry-up-and-wait is the worst when you're waiting for parts. You did a killer job on the dash, and the carpeted interior sides look so good you're tempting me to do the same! You might want to seal up the edges of the rear bulkhead with some aluminum tape too, that will give it a finished look and keep out moisture and debris.
Thanks, Will. I'd definitely recommend the carpeted sides. It took very little time to do and I think it will also help with heat mitigation. Hope you're doing well!
So glad to see you're keeping well, and the progress is looking fantastic. Love the black interior, and attention to detail, it will keep the Florida sun reflections out nicely. That 3D printed PLA intake looks perfect and will look incredible in the Carbon Fibre. Congratulations to you, like others, love your videos and really looking forward to the next exciting stage.
Nice video! Re the 3d printed part, make sure it has the same strength and heat properties as the original. The last thing you want is a fire or shards of plastic going in your engine. Other than that best of luck and enjoy :)
Your build is so awesome! It's probably the most street-able version of an Ultima I've ever seen. I can't wait to hear it once you get it rolling; I want to know how the NVH turns out.
Your build is sick. You should 3D print a cubby for your side pods that cover the wiring and hoses. The rug on the sides looks great, but I thought you'd do alcantara. Looks great.
Good 3D print idea... you've got me thinking now. I considered Alcantara but I haven't been able to find a good source for it, plus it's very thin so all the rivet dimples would show through.
Love your updates, great job. Your doggo cracks me up, sticking the material on the dash, doggo is there checking stuff is going on right. Like a tech inspector.
Awesome work! I really like the Ultima Kit. I'm building an SLC Superlite. This kit seems much more comprehensive. I think I may build one of those after I finish the SLC. Your car reminds me of a McClaren. I can't wait to see it complete and driving so I can get your opinion of the completed car.
I love your style dude!! Nothing half assed, all top notch quality and care!! I would love to see you build an RX7 FC or FD with these same standards! A true rotary with either a 13B or 20B!! God that would be epic! Do it, do it, do it! 🤣🤪
My good friend is working on an FD painted in Lamborghini Arancio Borealis running a 20B with a huge turbo. It is next level and hopefully I'll put it on this channel when he's finished.
@@UltimateUltimaRS hey bro, are you done completely with your RS build or does it need to be dyno’d and tuned still?! Also, have you seen Dan Dulac’s convertible RS build with the Audi R8 engine?! Thing is badass!!
Lotus Elise owner here....I have always admired the Ultima RS and have been following this build and others. Taking nothing away from all the other builds going on this is THE ONE being built that makes me say YES THIS IS SUPER NICE!!! What a beautiful build this is turning out to be. Without seeing this video I kind of figured you may have bumped into a delay somewhere but great to hear you got busy in resolving other issues in the meantime. THUMBS WAY UP - this car is going to be a BEAST!!
Fantastic work! Amazing how much trimming you have to do, so many opportunities for someone without your skills to stuff up that lovely carbon fibre getting a cut wrong. (That fan wire going from red to black and thick to thin triggered my OCD though!)
Good eye on that. The fans are triggered by the ECU, but they turn on by grounding the relay in the Ultima wiring loom, so the wire could be a very thin one.
Glad you went with the transmission insulation, it is much better in performance and life expectancy than the bling ‘gold’ insulation, if it’s not real gold it doesn’t do the same heat rejection.
Good job on matching it all up just perfect, can be (and probably is) a nightmare. I live in Germany and unfortunately it's basically impossible to build these cars for the road due to our very strict Tuv system. As a Dutch guy I just gotte love the orange, greetings from The Nordschleife.
Fantastic work, I just want to send a word of caution about using that 3d printed part as a finished product. Layer lines are potential points of failure (leakage and breakage). Issues are greatly reduced by annealing your parts, but then you will still face the fact that, no matter what fibers are added to your filament, it is still plastic a d can be softened by engine bay temps. If that part is softened by heat a d you slam closed the throttle from high rpms it could suck the plenum closed which means it would be sucked in as well, or a hole could be sucked through if it gives way on a layer line. Weve had issues with 3d printed items softening just leaving them in the passenger compartment with the windows rolled up parked in the sun. 3d printing is a fantastic rapid prototyping tool and depending on the environment it's great for functional parts. But in a harsh (high temp) environment I would not trust it. Can you imagine digging that out from your supercharger, which would be destroyed by ingesting that plastic even if softened. I strongly recommend having that part cast. Look up protolabs or some similar company. Between the tb and sc is not a place to take a short cut. Love your build. I can't wait for the next video!
Good to know and something I will look into. The stock one provided by Ultima is laser sintered nylon which feels very strong, so I feel the carbon/nylon with proper thickness should be equal or better in strength. I am thinking of putting a layer of epoxy and maybe chopped carbon fiber. We'll see...
Alcantara dash, yes. I once had a Ford Capri. I made the mistake of polishing the dash, couldn’t see where I was going until the shine wore off. My yellow kit car has a black dash with yellow stitching. I also printed the air intakes including the hoses. 21 hours per hose to print.
@@UltimateUltimaRS. Yes some of the prints can take a long time. Orientation of the print can be important if your design requires a lot of supports or a raft. It can be a long time but sometimes the only way.
I don’t know if you printed with the nylon CF filament yet. You said you just got your printer. First you need to get a Hardin nozzle because the CF will eat the brass nozzle. The Nylon is very Hydroscopic so you have to dry it out in a dehydrator. After that put it into a sealed air tight with a hole just big enough for the filament to feed though. Also put some dry packs in with the filament so any moisture gets absorbed by them and not back into the nylon.
You should maybe think about getting the part printed for you as this might get quite hard to print properly especially with carbon fibre nylon Filament. I don't know which printer you got but such Filament is rather hard to get a good result out of.
Mate. From oz. Your pre fit and attention to detail is a credit to yourself and your respect for the build. Have you f$&€ed anything up yet? No cheap fixes anywhere
I'd redo that intake with welded up pie cuts. It will be waaay less restrictive and will hold up to the heat, vibration, and stresses in the engine bay infinitely better.
He's got an ultima rs, he doesnt need the extra wank factor for showing off. No reason for it to be pipe in a tight space like that especially with how long it would take to make the odd shapes and ovalized sections line up perfect with each other. Plastic intakes are perfectly fine, most manufacturers use them now.
Yes definitely, but I am still waiting for my seats and want to drill the floorpans first, then add the carpet. Otherwise I would get all kinds of metal shavings in the carpet, etc.
@@UltimateUltimaRS Thanks! The dash doesn't have a lot of complicated surfaces. I think it would be easy enough to skin it in a matte carbon fiber - just thinking out loud :-)
Coming along beautifuly despite the delayed parts (bet you're keen on the seats getting delivered now!). Have you given any thought to sticking the gold heat-sheild film on top iof the silver one? If it's that thin it mightn't be a problem, and although mainly for aesthetic reasons it'll probably be 'belt & braces' style heat protection. Next vid's gonna be a goodun! :)
@@UltimateUltimaRS Try looking into Harris Heller. He has some decent and more mature free tracks. Some of his stuff is "tweeny" too...but take your time and you'll find some "grown-ass-man" tracks in there.
Please be sure to pressure test your PC/Nylon final 3d printed part. You may find under boost + heat there will be additional stresses not noticed under normal conditions which may cause leaks. A Sealant coat on the outside of the print may be good for final reinforcement or baking in fine salt to anneal and prep for final use.
I honestly dont think i've ever clicked on a video faster
You're killing it with this build - very satisfying to watch
Fascinating. Twenty three minutes went by and I didn't notice. You're the Bob Ross of car building.
Thank you! The Bob Ross reference cracked me up as well!
You should 3d print some cup holders. Everyone needs a couple cupholders🤣
Your attention to detail and those solutions you have created are outstanding! Your OCD has found the right place for a win--win reality. Well done, very well done!
The hurry-up-and-wait is the worst when you're waiting for parts. You did a killer job on the dash, and the carpeted interior sides look so good you're tempting me to do the same! You might want to seal up the edges of the rear bulkhead with some aluminum tape too, that will give it a finished look and keep out moisture and debris.
Hope you are feeling better.
Thanks, Will. I'd definitely recommend the carpeted sides. It took very little time to do and I think it will also help with heat mitigation. Hope you're doing well!
Been waiting ages for this next episode. Great work, loving this build. By far the best Ultima build series on the Tube.
Thanks, J!
So glad to see you're keeping well, and the progress is looking fantastic. Love the black interior, and attention to detail, it will keep the Florida sun reflections out nicely. That 3D printed PLA intake looks perfect and will look incredible in the Carbon Fibre. Congratulations to you, like others, love your videos and really looking forward to the next exciting stage.
Nice video! Re the 3d printed part, make sure it has the same strength and heat properties as the original. The last thing you want is a fire or shards of plastic going in your engine. Other than that best of luck and enjoy :)
Wow, love that intake elbow. I’ve hand built a cobra head intake elbow out of aluminum for my LT4 but may follow what you did.
Man this is coming along great! Your attention to detail gives me a chubby. Cheers!
1st.That car is looking awesome.I believe the orange is the best color of any Ultima.U are doing one hell of a job on that car.Looks flawless.
Your build is so awesome! It's probably the most street-able version of an Ultima I've ever seen. I can't wait to hear it once you get it rolling; I want to know how the NVH turns out.
Thanks Ralph!
Dood, the “I just designed in CAD and picked up a 3D printer and made a better version” comment was classic. Like, nbd.
Your build is sick. You should 3D print a cubby for your side pods that cover the wiring and hoses. The rug on the sides looks great, but I thought you'd do alcantara. Looks great.
Good 3D print idea... you've got me thinking now.
I considered Alcantara but I haven't been able to find a good source for it, plus it's very thin so all the rivet dimples would show through.
You’re building a ROLL EX. ABSOLUTELY AMAZING.
This is so awesome you really are going above and beyond with every aspect of this build. Can't wait to see it finished.
Love your updates, great job.
Your doggo cracks me up, sticking the material on the dash, doggo is there checking stuff is going on right.
Like a tech inspector.
Oh yeah... always doing the sniff test on everything!
Awesome work! I really like the Ultima Kit. I'm building an SLC Superlite. This kit seems much more comprehensive. I think I may build one of those after I finish the SLC. Your car reminds me of a McClaren. I can't wait to see it complete and driving so I can get your opinion of the completed car.
I love your style dude!! Nothing half assed, all top notch quality and care!! I would love to see you build an RX7 FC or FD with these same standards! A true rotary with either a 13B or 20B!! God that would be epic! Do it, do it, do it! 🤣🤪
My good friend is working on an FD painted in Lamborghini Arancio Borealis running a 20B with a huge turbo. It is next level and hopefully I'll put it on this channel when he's finished.
@@UltimateUltimaRS please, I would love to see it!
@@UltimateUltimaRS hey bro, are you done completely with your RS build or does it need to be dyno’d and tuned still?! Also, have you seen Dan Dulac’s convertible RS build with the Audi R8 engine?! Thing is badass!!
I was just thinking I hadn't seen an update for a while then the vid popped up. Looking super clean! Nice job on the dash.
Lotus Elise owner here....I have always admired the Ultima RS and have been following this build and others. Taking nothing away from all the other builds going on this is THE ONE being built that makes me say YES THIS IS SUPER NICE!!! What a beautiful build this is turning out to be. Without seeing this video I kind of figured you may have bumped into a delay somewhere but great to hear you got busy in resolving other issues in the meantime. THUMBS WAY UP - this car is going to be a BEAST!!
Thank you!
This series is absolutely the best!!!!!
You've got yourself an awesome build series man. Can't wait for the next one.
Fantastic work! Amazing how much trimming you have to do, so many opportunities for someone without your skills to stuff up that lovely carbon fibre getting a cut wrong. (That fan wire going from red to black and thick to thin triggered my OCD though!)
Good eye on that. The fans are triggered by the ECU, but they turn on by grounding the relay in the Ultima wiring loom, so the wire could be a very thin one.
Lovely work and a great well made video. Thank you for making and posting for us all to enjoy. Steve
Glad you went with the transmission insulation, it is much better in performance and life expectancy than the bling ‘gold’ insulation, if it’s not real gold it doesn’t do the same heat rejection.
love to see a link to the exact insulation product that you are recommended. Love the build!
Good job man, gotta hand it to you for being so patient on your build!
Mate that is coming along beautifully
Absolutely awesome man, attention to detail like no other! Cant wait on the next video.
Great project. Love the detail that you share. The car is going to be epic.
How's my car coming along.
This looks like a giant game of "aaah shit, what am I forgetting". Lol
Excellent work, extremely neat
3 weeks! I'd be nuts waiting for those sills.
Good job on matching it all up just perfect, can be (and probably is) a nightmare.
I live in Germany and unfortunately it's basically impossible to build these cars for the road due to our very strict Tuv system.
As a Dutch guy I just gotte love the orange, greetings from The Nordschleife.
Thank you Rick! The only nightmare is thinking things might not match up perfect... so I just make sure they all do!
This is so different than what everyone else on TH-cam is doing man. Awesome! Plus you have a boxer. 🐶🐕
Thanks Nate! Boxers are the best!
Fantastic work, I just want to send a word of caution about using that 3d printed part as a finished product. Layer lines are potential points of failure (leakage and breakage). Issues are greatly reduced by annealing your parts, but then you will still face the fact that, no matter what fibers are added to your filament, it is still plastic a d can be softened by engine bay temps. If that part is softened by heat a d you slam closed the throttle from high rpms it could suck the plenum closed which means it would be sucked in as well, or a hole could be sucked through if it gives way on a layer line. Weve had issues with 3d printed items softening just leaving them in the passenger compartment with the windows rolled up parked in the sun.
3d printing is a fantastic rapid prototyping tool and depending on the environment it's great for functional parts. But in a harsh (high temp) environment I would not trust it.
Can you imagine digging that out from your supercharger, which would be destroyed by ingesting that plastic even if softened.
I strongly recommend having that part cast.
Look up protolabs or some similar company. Between the tb and sc is not a place to take a short cut.
Love your build. I can't wait for the next video!
Good to know and something I will look into. The stock one provided by Ultima is laser sintered nylon which feels very strong, so I feel the carbon/nylon with proper thickness should be equal or better in strength. I am thinking of putting a layer of epoxy and maybe chopped carbon fiber. We'll see...
@@UltimateUltimaRS if you are going to use it, be sure to study up on annealing of 3d nylon prints.
Great videos, can't wait to see the finished car, surely it will be awesome. Great color btw.
Looking really good and love the attention to detail.
Love your work looking fantastic.
That is a Work of Art.
Thanks for the update.👍
Alcantara dash, yes. I once had a Ford Capri. I made the mistake of polishing the dash, couldn’t see where I was going until the shine wore off.
My yellow kit car has a black dash with yellow stitching.
I also printed the air intakes including the hoses. 21 hours per hose to print.
Yeah I couldn't believe the print times at first! This part took 56 hours!
@@UltimateUltimaRS. Yes some of the prints can take a long time. Orientation of the print can be important if your design requires a lot of supports or a raft. It can be a long time but sometimes the only way.
Nice shirt and car, man. Comin along great so far!
Awesome build I am really enjoying the project
Only thing am worried about is how this ultima rs build is coming along can't wait to we it on the road near the future. :)
Good work! coming along nicely!
love ur work, from Austria 🇦🇹
Awesome job on this build, and a great job on the video!
Mad skills dude! 👏
Amazing project! Subscribed!
Very very nice. Good work.
Great update....getting close!
Doing a great job!
Great build thanks for all the Video’s
I don’t know if you printed with the nylon CF filament yet. You said you just got your printer. First you need to get a Hardin nozzle because the CF will eat the brass nozzle. The Nylon is very Hydroscopic so you have to dry it out in a dehydrator. After that put it into a sealed air tight with a hole just big enough for the filament to feed though. Also put some dry packs in with the filament so any moisture gets absorbed by them and not back into the nylon.
Good tips and those are all things that I did- hardened nozzle, dehydrator, etc.
Awesome! The car looks amazing keep up the video.
what do you do for a living, are you an engineer in every kind of engineering? because you know how to do everything, amazing! awesome build man!
Thanks man. Glad you enjoy! I work at a law firm but have always tinkered with cars/engines/etc.
You are ready to build a kit plane next!
No nit picking. But I would have put some sound dead mat or density foam over dash to give a better feel and more sound absorption.
You should maybe think about getting the part printed for you as this might get quite hard to print properly especially with carbon fibre nylon Filament. I don't know which printer you got but such Filament is rather hard to get a good result out of.
Another great video!!
Thanks, Russ!
Working out great.
Looking good!
Mate. From oz. Your pre fit and attention to detail is a credit to yourself and your respect for the build. Have you f$&€ed anything up yet? No cheap fixes anywhere
Thank you Shayne. There haven't been any mess ups thankfully!
I was waiting for this video
Saw your comment on Cody's video had check out your channel
I'd redo that intake with welded up pie cuts. It will be waaay less restrictive and will hold up to the heat, vibration, and stresses in the engine bay infinitely better.
He's got an ultima rs, he doesnt need the extra wank factor for showing off. No reason for it to be pipe in a tight space like that especially with how long it would take to make the odd shapes and ovalized sections line up perfect with each other. Plastic intakes are perfectly fine, most manufacturers use them now.
Love the videos, subbed and hit the bell 👌 did you think about wrapping the carbon sills in PPF? Would drive me mad scratching them up after the wait
Definitely going to PPF the sills and probably more!
Hope some protective clear vinyl wrap gets thrown over the carbon sill covers to protect them from passengers sliding in and out.
Are more clamps going on the braided from brake lines to keep them off the steering rack? Visible around 19:20
Awesome! Great job 🤗😊🤗
Looks fantastic! Are you planning on any sound deadening for the tub? Like Dynamat or the spray on that DEI makes?
Probably some Second Skin Spectrum. The forward part of the floor is coated in it, but not the seat pan (yet).
this golden is perfect for insulation
Epic !!!
Well done it looks a treat mate! Is there any body sealing needed on the front and fire wall section to stop water or noise?
Yes there is sealing underneath as well as on the sides where there is a splash guard.
Before you rivet the canape don't you think it's a better idea to carpet the floor at first while you have open space?
Yes definitely, but I am still waiting for my seats and want to drill the floorpans first, then add the carpet. Otherwise I would get all kinds of metal shavings in the carpet, etc.
Dope!
You could wrap your brake fluid reservoir in the gold foil insulation also?
Coming together beautifully! Out of curiosity, why did you chose the Alcantara dash over the leather dash?
I just like Alcantara better for its look and feel, plus there won't ever be a worry about the reflection of the dash on a sunny day.
@@UltimateUltimaRS Thanks! The dash doesn't have a lot of complicated surfaces. I think it would be easy enough to skin it in a matte carbon fiber - just thinking out loud :-)
I know you probably want to keep the AIM dash carbon fibre, but don’t you think that would look better wrapped in alcantara to flow better?
If you order custom printed parts, get at least two of each.
Coming along beautifuly despite the delayed parts (bet you're keen on the seats getting delivered now!).
Have you given any thought to sticking the gold heat-sheild film on top iof the silver one? If it's that thin it mightn't be a problem, and although mainly for aesthetic reasons it'll probably be 'belt & braces' style heat protection.
Next vid's gonna be a goodun! :)
I thought about it but decided not to. The aluminum one looks very OEM so I think it's here to stay!
the things i would do to be able to drive one of these track cars..
since you have a 3d printer could you hold a contest for designing something to go on the car?
what 3d printer and filament did you use for the part you printed? @Ultimate Ultima RS
An American versed in the metric system - so they do exist?
Let's not get too optimistic!
Amazing..
By the time you're finished you'll be an old man!
I hope not! I'm only 3 months into the build and almost done!
Can you tell me what nylon carbon filament you are going to print your inlet with, I have a similar problem and I'm worried about the heat transfer
www.sainsmart.com/products/nylon-carbon-fiber-filament-1-75mm-1kg-2-2lb
@@UltimateUltimaRS thanks for the reply, but they won't ship to the UK at the moment 👍
#Respect
this is an amazing project but the music kills me every time. cant wait to see it on the road.
Yeah unfortunately free music sounds... free. The LT5's cam will make some good music so stay tuned!
Yeah...the music reminds me of a teenage girl blog video.
@@UltimateUltimaRS Try looking into Harris Heller. He has some decent and more mature free tracks. Some of his stuff is "tweeny" too...but take your time and you'll find some "grown-ass-man" tracks in there.
Let me know if you need help with the 3D printing. I'm in that industry for the day job.
What design program did you use to design the throttle body?
Autodesk Fusion 360
is it street legal ? In germany?
Be aware that nylon degrade a lot why humidity. I advice you pp Carbone fiber (110°c oil, brake fluid, gasoline, water resistant).
no insolation,noise reduce?? nothing??
They charge a lot of money for carbon that you have to trim
🙃
Which printer?
Creality CR-10S Pro V2.
You should of made the Ultima RS electric it would of made it a rocket with the mostly carbon fiber body