...a workmate of mine has decided he wants to save up for the kit and then built it himself. he reckons it costs £15k for the shell and (he thinks) all the other bits (!), then add the engine of your choice (which apparently is a small block Chevy engine at about £3k). he reckons 75% of the people who build their own Ultima have never built a car before and have done so successfully.

 

i mean no disrespect to him but he is no mechanic or engineer. the fastest car he's owned is an FTO. im sure its just a pipe-dream for him (at 26 y/o) but he is very very argumentative! :headvswal

£40k will be about right for a half decent Ultima self build. Under £20k he is in dream land.

Probably the ugliest super car evAr! (apart from the hideous looking Gumpert)

 

Looks like it's been punched in the face...

 

Edited November 18, 200916 yr by FunkySi

Probably the ugliest super car evAr! (apart from the hideous looking Gumpert)

 

Looks like it's been punched in the face...

 

 

Doesn't matter when it can do things like this http://www.ultimasports.co.uk/Content.aspx?f=recordfxx

And to be honest, in the flesh they do grow on you, they look aweful in pics but there is something about them you love when walking round one.

ULTIMA GTR720 PERFORMANCE STATS

 

0-60mph 2.6secs World Record

0-100mph 5.3secs World Record

30-70mph 1.8secs World Record

0-100mph-0 9.4secs World Record

100mph-0 3.6secs World Record

Standing ¼ mile 9.9secs @143mph

Top Speed 231mph (gearing limited)

Skidpad (200ft) 1.176g World Record

 

 

That's feckin impressive! :bow:

Yes - it will NEED to cost at least 40K to do it justice. Anything less will just be a waste of time and result in a dog of massive proportions! A good well completed kit can sell for a reasonable return (but never what it cost of course) so it's worth doing well.

 

If he is going to be a cock about it - tell him to build a Westfield, Cobra or dodgy Countach ;-))

id love a cobra with a big chevy v8 of some sort

http://www.drinksdirect.co.uk/acatalog/king_cobra_75cl.jpg

 

Are we still talking beer??

pmsl, no an ac cobra kit car lol

ULTIMA GTR720 PERFORMANCE STATS

 

0-60mph 2.6secs World Record

0-100mph 5.3secs World Record

30-70mph 1.8secs World Record

0-100mph-0 9.4secs World Record

100mph-0 3.6secs World Record

Standing ¼ mile 9.9secs @143mph

Top Speed 231mph (gearing limited)

Skidpad (200ft) 1.176g World Record

 

 

That's feckin impressive! :bow:

 

I bet that hurts! :headvswal

I bet that hurts! :headvswal

 

yep im guessing you keep your mouth closed when anchoring otherwise your teeth hit the windscreen! :eek: