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Old Jul 6, 2011 | 07:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Joe Perez
To me, it evokes more of a Noble / Ford GT / Koenigseggisseggggnignigsegigisegggg sort of image.

You're crazy. Ultima > GT IMO..


Once again, I would dump Casey Anthony in a creek with duct tape for a Koenigseggisseggggnignigsegigisegggg.....
Old Jul 6, 2011 | 08:57 PM
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I visited the Ultima Sports factory in Leicester before the GTR came out.
Old Jul 6, 2011 | 09:55 PM
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So, what do all these great cars do when they leave the shop? Do they sit in a garage and collect dust? Do they run the TX mile? What do you do with a $300k Ferrari with $100k of turbo? Probably un-Ferrari-like things.
One of their cutomers (either Lambo TT or Viper TT blew a tranny or something at the standing mile in south Florida iirc.

The guy with the Ferrari already had a Lambo that was TTd by them and was hating how slow the Ferrari felt.

I saw one of their customers blow the tailhousing out of the tranny on a Viper TT at the dragstrip in Bradenton because he was wheelhopping on street rubber.

Some of them probably park theirs in a showroom but most of them seem to try to **** them up so that they can spend more and get more outlandish.

Originally Posted by pusha
I visited the Ultima Sports factory in Leicester before the GTR came out.



Old Jul 6, 2011 | 10:25 PM
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They're called biscuits over there, bitch.
Old Jul 6, 2011 | 10:31 PM
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Aaron!!!! Of course, just hanging out by the fan.... I went to school with that kid.

I assume this is at Heffners?
Old Jul 6, 2011 | 10:36 PM
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need some turb0z for my vette.
Old Jul 6, 2011 | 10:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Joe Perez
Call me crazy, but I really prefer the look (both inside and outside) of the Factory Five GTM over the Ultima.

I like the interior of the FF GTM EXCEPT for the crappy autometer gauges. Autozone special! Barf.

My next non DD car will have to be one of those kit cars.
Old Jul 6, 2011 | 10:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Joe Perez
Yeah, I guess I can see that. The fundamental stance is similar.

To me, it evokes more of a Noble / Ford GT / Koenigseggisseggggnignigsegigisegggg sort of image.

The Ultima just seems like it's trying too hard. The bubble canopy and outlandish front fenders just say "Batmobile" to me.

Funny you say that about the GTM because the Ultima GTR was designed by Lee Noble.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Noble





Anyways, I'll take the GTR with a twin turbo LS something with around 1000whp.
Old Jul 7, 2011 | 12:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Faeflora
I like the interior of the FF GTM EXCEPT for the crappy autometer gauges. Autozone special! Barf.
You can put whatever gauges you want in the GTM dash.

With the Ultima, you're stuck with that Prius-inspired center cluster and World-War-2-aircraft-cockpit styling no matter what.

Is this more to your liking?




Originally Posted by jacob300zx
Funny you say that about the GTM because the Ultima GTR was designed by Lee Noble.
And the bodywork of the Karmann Ghia (the third sexiest car ever created) was designed & built by the same folks who did the Merkur XR4T and the Nissan Micra.

As they say in investment infomercials, past performance is not a guarantee of future results.
Old Jul 7, 2011 | 12:38 AM
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Originally Posted by pusha
need some turb0z for my vette.
Theres a rear mount turbo kit for that
Old Jul 7, 2011 | 12:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Gearhead_318
My homeboy had a similar kit, it was a total piece of ****. He got YANKED by a bolt on ls maro on spray.
Old Jul 7, 2011 | 03:21 AM
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Sick welding!
Old Jul 7, 2011 | 04:14 AM
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This makes my pants tight. Love the welds and the cars said welds are on. +1 for the factory 5
Old Jul 7, 2011 | 07:51 AM
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I know of at least one Ultima with a Miata gauge cluster in it


Originally Posted by jacob300zx
Anyways, I'll take the GTR with a twin turbo LS something with around 1000whp.

I personally like the one with the Toyota 1UZ-FE and twin turbos.
Old Jul 7, 2011 | 08:39 AM
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Originally Posted by chpmnsws6
Aaron!!!! Of course, just hanging out by the fan.... I went to school with that kid.

I assume this is at Heffners?
Aaron was busting his ***! He works and pushes himself so hard. I know it has to be bad for his health. His attention to detail is amazing and most of the welding is his work. He's been training another guy lately, too, so some of that may be his.

Small world.

Originally Posted by pusha
need some turb0z for my vette.
Sorry, they only do high-end cars.

Originally Posted by Joe Perez
You can put whatever gauges you want in the GTM dash.

With the Ultima, you're stuck with that Prius-inspired center cluster and World-War-2-aircraft-cockpit styling no matter what.
I would really like a larger tach and have it mounted directly in front of the driver. It could easily be done any way you want. I would get my upholstry guy to move the center binnacle over and redo the material as necessary.
Originally Posted by Doppelgänger
I know of at least one Ultima with a Miata gauge cluster in it

I personally like the one with the Toyota 1UZ-FE and twin turbos.
Miata gauges are actually laid out pretty well.

This car was supposedly getting a Ford GT powertrain. Ack. I would prefer Toyota power, too. Like the 3UR-FE or the 2UR-GSE with TT.
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Originally Posted by sixshooter
Sorry, they only do high-end cars.
lol, an R32 GT-R is considered high-end? Who the **** are you kidding?
Old Jul 7, 2011 | 08:51 AM
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"Thou shalt not covet"

Bad, man oh man!

And the welding!!
Old Jul 7, 2011 | 08:55 AM
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Originally Posted by pusha
lol, an R32 GT-R is considered high-end? Who the **** are you kidding?
You know why they only do high end cars, right?
Old Jul 7, 2011 | 11:28 AM
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Originally Posted by pusha
lol, an R32 GT-R is considered high-end? Who the **** are you kidding?
People who sell them seem to think so with the price tags.

I like the R33/R34 and all, but they're not even remotely worth what they sell for.
Old Jul 7, 2011 | 11:51 AM
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Originally Posted by elesjuan
People who sell them seem to think so with the price tags.

I like the R33/R34 and all, but they're not even remotely worth what they sell for.
High end by virtue of it's USDM rarity.



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