Hi Dan, greetings from a small village in Germany, 10 minutes from the Nordschleife. Stumbled upon your channel and it deserves a way bigger audience. It's a joy to see the love you experience from this project jump of the screen. Building a car like that is something really tough (almost impossible) in Germany due to Tüv regulation. Thanks for this series, really enjoying it, much love from the most exiting race track in the world🤟
Wow! That was a ton of work and money, but the result is awesome. The car looks amazing and the sound is pure exotic racing car! Congratulations! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Awesome Dan! I’ve followed from the first episode and have been looking forward to seeing the end result of your amazing build. How you have tackled each step has been eye opening, especially the electronics. That’s another world. I can only imagine how you feel. Enjoy the fruits of your work. Roger
Amazing build, Dan. So glad to see you enjoying it. I know the feeling of that first drive but yours must have felt even better after all this time and the endless thoughtful custom touches. Can’t wait to see more!
Saw a comment from a buddy of yours thats 2 YEARS OLD! On the Factory GTM5, he said youll be posting it in a couple weeks, never expecting that 2 year old comment would lead me to skipping years of watchtime for an incredible project! Congratulations Dan!!!
I'm truly delighted to see you driving the car and especially being able to share the experience with your family. I'm still some way off having mine finished, but you're an inspiration as always. Looking forward to seeing the finished clam back on. I think your ducting to the airbox is brilliant.
Congratulations! Beautiful to share this with your kids also, great feeling. Nothing easy is as sweet as something you have to work hard for, great work! Enjoy! 🍁☀️
I’ve mostly watched your episodes dealing with electronics and programming so I missed the rear clam clearance mods. You did an amazing job on that! I’ve been I to Ultimas for 25 years and never seen something like that. Beautiful! Very unique.
Thanks so much! It was definitely something I needed to do out of necessity since the engine is so tall. It wasn’t part of my original build plan and certainly a stressful decision, but turned out better than I thought. Great example of turning lemons into lemonade. 😁. Thanks again for your kind words! 🙏
Im so happy for you brother and proud on what u have accomplished basically a one man build! also having the wifey on the first outing was pretty cool.Congrats and ive been here since day 1 when a big pallet arrived and had tofigure out hot to move it inside, now i know how much weight the home depot wooden dolly can take lol.
Excellent work and now you know the end is now in sight! Love the carbon wrapping etc, what a beast of a go Kart 👍 Looking forward to the next episode. 👍Keep up the good work.
Awesome job as usual Dan. Really is a awesome build… one of the best on RUclips, even compared to professional shops work. Tip when cutting composites like the clam shell have a shop vac nozzle taped down near where you are cutting. Safe for you and means you can see where you are working, and easier clean up afterwards 👍
One thing I am stunned about, is just how time flew, near five years. Hard to comprehend. I've been here since day one, I had no idea it was that long. Of course excited to see and hear it move. I hope the tranny is a simple software fix. All buttoned up and tested will be the next hurdle and compared to everything else, a piece of cake. Great to watch it go.
Been watching for an update closely for the past week. I had the feeling that something was coming. Great to see it on the street! Keep up the great work! Can't wait for more!
Looking good! From what I hear those transmissions have a limp mode that locks in if there is any discrepancy between road speed engine rpm and shift command. If a signal is missing or wrong you may never get it out of second gear
So happy for you Dan, started watching your videos after you were already pretty far through the build, Those dang Vw mechs love to get stuck in second gear when not programmed, Also after unlocking and performing transmission adaptation, after its finish, make sure you shut the engine off and turn it back on, If you do an adaptation then go straight to driving it will still only have 2 gears without a key cycle
Drill a hole in the corner to cut to. Use a large enough bit to create a decent radius. Spot face bits are great for this, they have a tip that runs in a pilot hole and create a smooth hole.
Adding a mess grill under the fender vents will stop you damage the vents and body work from rocks on the road… plus less likely to launch a rock at following vehicles 👍
I did not realise using the DCT was possible without the cars original canbus 😮 I was planning to go manual or run an air shift sequential gearbox on my V10.
"Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent." - Calvin Coolidge
What a huge achievement Dan. You have one of the best Ultimas on the planet! One question, what your key, to motivate you to get it done to this standard? Fabulous job
Thanks for your kind words! I draw motivation from my passion of motorsports and desire to try and learn new things. For me, the journey is the destination. 👍
@@DanDulac few start these projects, even less finish like you nearly have. The journey has many more hours and challenges than the destination. Thanks for sharing the build to us all. Greetings from the UK 🇬🇧
Hi Dan, The build looks incredible, you obviously have well honed skills in many areas to make this drive train look and work like you have. Congratulations. Did you consider RCR superlite as an alternative. I have also dreamt of building on of those.
Love this build. 🥰. Awesome car. Where did you get the waffle exhaust heat schields ? Where did you get the hatch latches that go flat when closed. Thanks. ☺️
Thanks! The heat shields were made using DEI “floor and tunnel shield” and mishimoto embossed aluminum heat shield: simply stick the two together then cut/shape however you want. Works very well. The latches are from Aerocatch (model 120-4000). Hope this helps!
@@DanDulac Hello and thanks. The squad mesh you flare using , is it printer or just from a shop I prefer pentagram shape or octogonal shape. Where to get 🤔😊
Turns out it does have immobilizer BUT as far as I can tell, it’s not active. I believe since we coded out ECM immo, it’s not transmitting immo signal(s) to trans so trans is not activating its own immo. Reverse engineering these communication dependencies has been very tricky! Once we UNLOCK the new mech, we’ll see what happens. 🙏
Very cool combination of an Ultima with a V10! Sorry to be critical but that carbon fiber work on the air box looks awful especially on a car like this. You should hire someone who specializes in carbon fiber to make you a proper one.
Yep, it’s certainly on my list. It was my first ever attempt at skinning and was supposed to be a prototype; but it fit on first try. I’ll be around to building a new set at some point. With the rear clam on,it’s something you can’t see, even with the clam open. But I know it’s there. 😛
Hi Dan, greetings from a small village in Germany, 10 minutes from the Nordschleife.
Stumbled upon your channel and it deserves a way bigger audience.
It's a joy to see the love you experience from this project jump of the screen.
Building a car like that is something really tough (almost impossible) in Germany due to Tüv regulation.
Thanks for this series, really enjoying it, much love from the most exiting race track in the world🤟
Thanks for your kind words! 🙏. It makes me happy to share my passion with others who enjoy and appreciate this journey!
It just looks so beautiful. Great job. The V10 combo is so much more sophisticated than the V8. Now I have to get down on viewing all the other videos
Congratulations, Dan, so exciting that you finally got it all working. Getting a DCT working in something like this is a huge accomplishment.
Wow! That was a ton of work and money, but the result is awesome. The car looks amazing and the sound is pure exotic racing car! Congratulations! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Awesome Dan! I’ve followed from the first episode and have been looking forward to seeing the end result of your amazing build. How you have tackled each step has been eye opening, especially the electronics. That’s another world. I can only imagine how you feel. Enjoy the fruits of your work.
Roger
Amazing build, Dan. So glad to see you enjoying it. I know the feeling of that first drive but yours must have felt even better after all this time and the endless thoughtful custom touches. Can’t wait to see more!
Awesome Dan! Sounds fantastic too... Great to see all the hard work and planning pay off
Hello Dan, what a milestone achieved. This day must have been so excited for You all.
A huge milestone Dan, the car looks and sounds great. Always enjoy seeing your innovation and how you approach various challenges.
Saw a comment from a buddy of yours thats 2 YEARS OLD! On the Factory GTM5, he said youll be posting it in a couple weeks, never expecting that 2 year old comment would lead me to skipping years of watchtime for an incredible project! Congratulations Dan!!!
I'm truly delighted to see you driving the car and especially being able to share the experience with your family.
I'm still some way off having mine finished, but you're an inspiration as always.
Looking forward to seeing the finished clam back on. I think your ducting to the airbox is brilliant.
Well done Dan as usual your workmanship is second to none Kind Regards from Liverpool England.
Congratulations! Beautiful to share this with your kids also, great feeling. Nothing easy is as sweet as something you have to work hard for, great work!
Enjoy! 🍁☀️
but the mirrors!! destoys all
Wow. Huge achievement! Have been following for years, it’s really satisfying to see you drive it. Well done mate!
Very impressive Dan. Well done indeed.
Patience is needed in huge quantities to do a project correctly!
I’ve mostly watched your episodes dealing with electronics and programming so I missed the rear clam clearance mods. You did an amazing job on that! I’ve been I to Ultimas for 25 years and never seen something like that. Beautiful! Very unique.
Thanks so much! It was definitely something I needed to do out of necessity since the engine is so tall. It wasn’t part of my original build plan and certainly a stressful decision, but turned out better than I thought. Great example of turning lemons into lemonade. 😁. Thanks again for your kind words! 🙏
So exciting to see her breathe. Always happy to see the Supra in the background too....sorry, couldn't help myself. Can't wait for next episode.
Ha ha. The MK2 is definitely a fan favorite! 👍
Man, i‘ve been following your project off and on and i‘m so very happy for you at this point!
It’s great to see your project completion… congratulations.
Im so happy for you brother and proud on what u have accomplished basically a one man build! also having the wifey on the first outing was pretty cool.Congrats and ive been here since day 1 when a big pallet arrived and had tofigure out hot to move it inside, now i know how much weight the home depot wooden dolly can take lol.
but the mirrors!! destoys all
Excellent work and now you know the end is now in sight! Love the carbon wrapping etc, what a beast of a go Kart 👍 Looking forward to the next episode. 👍Keep up the good work.
Seriously one of the coolest cars in the world and you built it by hand. Hell yeah dude.
So glad you are back. We need more! Nothing is too boring! Class back in session 😂
Oh, and PPF for sure!!
Awesome job as usual Dan. Really is a awesome build… one of the best on RUclips, even compared to professional shops work.
Tip when cutting composites like the clam shell have a shop vac nozzle taped down near where you are cutting. Safe for you and means you can see where you are working, and easier clean up afterwards 👍
Congrats. Big milestone.
That Ultima is beyond cool. The engine noise is amazing
One thing I am stunned about, is just how time flew, near five years. Hard to comprehend. I've been here since day one, I had no idea it was that long. Of course excited to see and hear it move. I hope the tranny is a simple software fix. All buttoned up and tested will be the next hurdle and compared to everything else, a piece of cake. Great to watch it go.
...once again, you have my vote.....this whole project is fantastic....truly........
So happy for you mate!! What a machine you've built !!!
Been watching for an update closely for the past week. I had the feeling that something was coming.
Great to see it on the street! Keep up the great work! Can't wait for more!
Amazing project! Regards from Portugal
Hey Dan car looks great. You have definitely come a long way since charles street! I was shocked when I came across your channel.
Timothy She! 😜 Great to hear from you man. I hope all is well!!! Welcome to the madness. 🎉
Hell yeah! Good job Dan. So excited to see this thing on the road
What a great project, that V10 is awesome for a Ultima.
Congratulations !!!! Very exciting !!!!
Love to see other happy people. It makes me happy!
Congratulation on your Ultimate Evo Project!🎉👏👍
Great job and congrats on the long journey! Awesome F1 experience btw thank you for sharing 👍👍
What a beautiful build! Kudos and have fun with this beast :)
Looking good!
From what I hear those transmissions have a limp mode that locks in if there is any discrepancy between road speed engine rpm and shift command.
If a signal is missing or wrong you may never get it out of second gear
Many congratulations Dan brilliant!
Omg! Congratulations dan! That última its Just the most insane off all ive seen!
Thanks so much! 🙏
but the mirrors!! destoys all
So happy for you Dan, started watching your videos after you were already pretty far through the build, Those dang Vw mechs love to get stuck in second gear when not programmed, Also after unlocking and performing transmission adaptation, after its finish, make sure you shut the engine off and turn it back on, If you do an adaptation then go straight to driving it will still only have 2 gears without a key cycle
Great tips--thank you!!!
Fantastic build 😍 I'd love a v10 next👍
I'm building my dream V12 supercar with the OG zonda engine 😎
Well done Dan, it’s a long run to get here
5 years, time flies Dan!
Almost there ☺
Outstanding. Continued blessings and success
looks fantastic, keep up the struggle, its paying off.
That is a hawt Ultima! Sick shit man. 🎉 V10 and V12's are for some reason so much more exciting an V8's imho.
You are amazing man!!! That thing is SICK!!!
This car is already looking very tasty.
Yes Dan! Long time coming.
Huge day.
Congratualtions.
It looked amazing going down the street. Very low, perhaps too low for street use? Brilliant update.
well done! great to see a smile on your face at the end.
Well done Dan. Awesome work!
You have impeccable taste in cars. Love your collection
Thank you! 🙏
Drill a hole in the corner to cut to. Use a large enough bit to create a decent radius. Spot face bits are great for this, they have a tip that runs in a pilot hole and create a smooth hole.
Wow that look very nice congratulations
Congrats! I almost stopped believing it would happen
Dude. 1) can’t believe it’s been 5 years 2) I feel like I somehow achieved something by seeing this thing drive, lol. I’m so invested….
but the mirrors!! destoys all
YES!! Congrats!!
Great build! Would have been nice to see it with the rear canopy on.
I’m working on finishing the rear clam now. So next vid you’ll see it. 👍
Awsome build! I’m new to the channel, I’ll have to go back to watch how it’s progressed to this
Welcome to the madness! 😎
congrats !! excited to see the next 5 years to finish the last 20% ;¬)
Adding a mess grill under the fender vents will stop you damage the vents and body work from rocks on the road… plus less likely to launch a rock at following vehicles 👍
Greetings from the uk 🇬🇧 its sounds fantastic!
Go Dan!!!! Greetings from Australia 🎉
I did not realise using the DCT was possible without the cars original canbus 😮
I was planning to go manual or run an air shift sequential gearbox on my V10.
Best option for these kits in my opinion 😂
"Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent." - Calvin Coolidge
What a cool car 👍
Congratulations 👏👏
Congrats 🎉
Daaaantastic!
YESSSSSSSS! Way to go Dan!!!!
congrats 🎉 well done !
What a huge achievement Dan. You have one of the best Ultimas on the planet! One question, what your key, to motivate you to get it done to this standard? Fabulous job
Thanks for your kind words! I draw motivation from my passion of motorsports and desire to try and learn new things. For me, the journey is the destination. 👍
@@DanDulac few start these projects, even less finish like you nearly have. The journey has many more hours and challenges than the destination. Thanks for sharing the build to us all. Greetings from the UK 🇬🇧
Hi Dan,
The build looks incredible, you obviously have well honed skills in many areas to make this drive train look and work like you have. Congratulations. Did you consider RCR superlite as an alternative. I have also dreamt of building on of those.
Love this build. 🥰. Awesome car.
Where did you get the waffle exhaust heat schields ?
Where did you get the hatch latches that go flat when closed. Thanks. ☺️
Thanks! The heat shields were made using DEI “floor and tunnel shield” and mishimoto embossed aluminum heat shield: simply stick the two together then cut/shape however you want. Works very well. The latches are from Aerocatch (model 120-4000). Hope this helps!
@@DanDulac
Hello and thanks. The squad mesh you flare using , is it printer or just from a shop
I prefer pentagram shape or octogonal shape.
Where to get 🤔😊
@@janudholmThe grill mesh came with the kit. Its hexagonal pattern and came powder coated gloss black. You should be able to find online.
Five years where did the time go that’s crazy
The BEST 👌👍🎉🎉🎂🎂❤️🎁🎈
Dan, maybe I missed it, but the 4s mechatronic that’s in it now does NOT have an immobilizer correct - it was an early enough version?
Turns out it does have immobilizer BUT as far as I can tell, it’s not active. I believe since we coded out ECM immo, it’s not transmitting immo signal(s) to trans so trans is not activating its own immo. Reverse engineering these communication dependencies has been very tricky! Once we UNLOCK the new mech, we’ll see what happens. 🙏
Love it Dan, these are the truly interesting parts of these builds. Pioneering!
I’m pumped and it’s not even my car!!
Cool Shirt!
Wonderful
멋진 황소입니다
SSSOOO Nice!
Vuhuuuuuuuuuu,, Finally
Dan what did you 3D print the airhorns out of? I was thinking of you not wanting the carbon fiber resin to attack the 3D print material.
I printed them with fiberglass infused PETG...I've carbon skinned a lot of parts with this filament and it works great. No issues that I've found yet!
Predictions on how long before the engine sucks the silicone right off that airbox intake? lol
Do you now need to create extra reinforcing for the hood and panels once you've cut them?
I actually did add fiberglass reinforcement when I first cut the holes for the intake plenum. Definitely made it very strong. 👍
Another solid video,Dan. We released a portable air pump for off-road use. Can we invite you to do a review Clip? We have emailed for an inquiry.
🥇❤
Trans computer is inside the trans pan....fun
Very cool combination of an Ultima with a V10! Sorry to be critical but that carbon fiber work on the air box looks awful especially on a car like this. You should hire someone who specializes in carbon fiber to make you a proper one.
Yep, it’s certainly on my list. It was my first ever attempt at skinning and was supposed to be a prototype; but it fit on first try. I’ll be around to building a new set at some point. With the rear clam on,it’s something you can’t see, even with the clam open. But I know it’s there. 😛
охуенный проект👏👏👏