Rear Body Goes Under the Knife!
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- Опубликовано: 16 окт 2024
- Ever since I conceived this project I knew I was going to have to do a whole bunch of customizations to the Ultima frame and body. In this episode, I tackle the rear clam bodywork and make it fit over the 5.2L V10 engine. This episode (42) is not for the faint of heart but the end result is pretty cool. I've long dreaded this part of the project more than anything else and I'm glad it's done! Enjoy the surgery.
How you haven't got over 100K subs I'll never get. Yours is one of the greatest builds on YT. I love how you tell us what the problem/issue is and then how you're going to tackle it, always with much thought.
I think you're going to have to design a new scoop to fiberglass into the cover. You have the skill so I think it would be worth exploring that. Or, remove the scoop entirely to leave the top of the engine out on display.
I eagerly await every episode.
I follow all the main content creators on YT and much like you, I look forward to Dan’s videos the most.
What if you cut the scoop off then split it in middle use the ends to make the scoop wider down the center of car. And reshape it back to befor you cut it. It would keep your strength and give your you space for engine movement
Dan!!!!!!!! That looks so awesome!
Hey Dan,
Well done! The motor looks bigger now. Thank you for all of your patience and perfection. I’m in the middle of going through my ‘71 Pantera and get a bit frustrated at how long it’s taking me to see progress. But, watching you take your time and to things correctly helps me get it done the way they should be.
Again, great job!
Great project! I always loved Panteras…Patience is the hardest discipline to practice but it’s never let me down. 👍
Awesome skils Dan! The car looks just perfect! Thanks for sharing.
Nice work, looking good.
That’s way more cutting than originally anticipated! For me, I like the showcasing of the Lamborghini intake runners. However, the clam is starting to look like a cheese grader so if it was my car, I’d glass over he original ultima hole openings. I’d also Powdercoat the throttle body casings matte or wrinkle black as well as consider a nicer intake pipe or carbon fiber solution since the accordion style is now exposed.
Can’t wait for your next video!
Great ideas! I think when I add hexagon grill over the factory openings in the rear clam, it will make the holes more subtle and blend better with the rest of the rear. I’m hoping not to have to do too much more bodywork but the good news is the hard part is done. The rest is just aesthetics and personal preference…👍
...this is fascinating.....one of the finest R&D job shops....and it is a hobby?! Extreme professionalism. Maybe a clear plastic scoop or speed bubble, keep the engine mfg name in plain sight......60 years of my hot rodding completely pales....good show.
Amazing job! Dan, you are the man!
Looking great!
As you often say, it's a labor of love! 😎
Beautifully done Dan it does look terrific, I’m really enjoying your videos
That looks soooo good!
Thank you for another great episode. Feel your excitement about soon having this monster in the road. Love the exposed Lamborghini logos on the intake, great look
I love those exposed intake runners! Really curious though if you do go with treatments how they’re gonna look. Anyway exciting stuff! Can’t wait to see what you do finally decide on. Keep up the great work👏
Great update. Slow and steady is the only option. Looks amazing. Perhaps get some gel coat or paint for the cut edges. The mesh is worth a try.
Exactly what I’m thinking…that will dress up the edges nicely. 👍
Very nice work Dan 💯🔥🔥🔥🙌🏽🔥🔥🔥
Oh man. I wasn't expecting anywhere near that much to have to go. May look kinda cool if you replace to flex tube/accordion while your redoing the air box. Great job on the cuts...Looking forward to seeing it with the ducts and wing all on.
Dan! Amazing job! Congrats! You did something special on the cutting and on the "learn" where to cut! I hope you will make some speed bubble, maybe using perspex to leave the engine showed but a bit shielded! 😊😊 Thank you for your content!
Hi Dan looking great be nice to see the finished cover all the best for the New Year from Liverpool England.😄
Hey friend! Just found your channel. Looks like you are doing pretty sweet! Keep up the work and your channel will continue to grow
Glad you found my channel! Welcome to the madness. 🤪
You may want to put heat shield on Clam where your exhaust gets close. That should help preserve your paint and add a little more protection. Cheap insurance. Looks impressive so far. Well done!
A lot of piece by piece cutting but thjnk you made the right decision in exposing all the intake runners 👍looking good
It was a leap of faith for sure!
I think I suggested this before, just cut the entire bubble off and get a new larger one vacuuformed out of Perspex.
It doesn’t need the open scoop at the front anymore as you’re using naca ducts for air intake.
However put some carbon or other shields over the throttle bodies and flex tubes both for looks and to protect them from sunlight .
Love how it's taking shape Dan! Excellent work. Headed down to the 24 Hrs of Daytona at the end of Jan so this content is staging up my anticipation for that mini-vacation.
I love the exposed engine parts. Maybe make custom intake covers that say “Project Top Gun”.
Great Dan! Love to see the progress (and the vantage v12 in the background)! I might suggest to reinforce the scoop between the runners with a piece of foam (1"*1", circular or triangle) wrapped in glass fiber: it would increase width (3D) and therefore stiffness (a lot compared to simply adding a couple of plain layers) to the part without adding weight. I hope I explained myself correctly... Cheers from Italy!!! Ciaooo
Great idea...Another viewer mentioned doing something similar along the sides of the intake runners where the fiberglass is thin and a bit floppy...I'm definitely going to do something like this! Thank you for the suggestion. 🙏
A bubble or rigid mesh looks essential, the middle has little "meat" on it compared with the ends. CF bracing bars glassed in? The use of CAD (cardboard!) is great for creating templates to ensure the same shape is used.
Mask when cutting?
Swap those rubber intake hoses for carbon tubes with performance hose clamps, sorry for mya bad english and congrats from Brazil.
Needs a nice VF engineering supercharger 😎
Let’s see how this chassis handles 600hp first. 🤪. I can’t imagine what 800+ would be like in a 2100lb car. 😳
As the front air scoop is blocked by the plenums why not fill it, this will add strength to the center latch.
Add a center spine of box or round aluminum tube or carbon fibre tubes, fibre glassed in along the center of the clam shell and if room same on each side of the cut outs next to the plenums, this will add a lot of strength
The plenums look good fully exposed so don’t think think a mesh will add anything aesthetically or structurally.
Great ideas. Adding “spines” on the bodywork next to the plenums is excellent-that would certainly do the trick! 👍
Are the factory "speedholes" in the rear clam beveled around the edges? Couldn't tell if they were or if you matched the bevel to the extra cuts you made. I kind of like the look of the exposed intake plenum. There's some good ideas in the comments, can't wait to see how it turns out
Will look Carrera GT inspired if you go mesh over the intake plenum. Not a bad thing. Although the exposed intake looks very Bugatti.
How about raising the scoop slightly and enclose it back in.
In the long run, all options are on the table. We’ll see what grows on me over the course of build completion. 👍
Just an idea since the intake is exposed, ditch the accordion and do some carbon or metal intake tubing and use Wiggans style clamps
Good shit, Balls of steel.
Are you worried about engine mount flex and vibration? Tolerances are tight.
I’m using the OEM electronically adjustable engine mounts…which I plan on having in “firm” mode 100% of the time. When we revved the engine for the first time, there was very little engine twist in the chassis…granted, it wasn’t under load but I will tweak cutout clearances before I finish the rear clam 100%. 👍
Turned out pretty cool really.
GT WING's Look like amazing
As I wait for my RS to be delivered, these videos have been awesome to watch. I am curious if you have any footage on your modifications to the brakes and steering that you could share? I notice you implemented power steering and added some brake assist, but I don't recall seeing anything about it in your videos. Those are both modifications I am considering, which seems to be pretty common. I don't have near the experience and/or skills that you have, so any information on that part of the build would be super helpful for me and probably a lot of other Ultima builders out there. Awesome car, and really great build.
Congrats on the RS!! It’s such an amazing looking car. I plan on adding many RS bits to my Evo convertible build (side skirts, louvered fender vents, etc). Anyway-check out Episode-5 on my channel. I cover the dual servo brake assist unit and how I mounted it. I can’t remember which video I covered the EPAS unit but i will dig and let you know!
Wonderful
Why didn’t you 3d scan the engine and the inner cover and model the job!
Why not reinforce with carbon fiber? Still looking really great. Is there any movement with the engine running? You will be on the road this spring.
Hi Dave! I’ll be painting the underside of the clams flat black, then adding heat shielding before they get go in the car for the final time. Since it’s all getting covered up, I decided on the cheaper fiber glass reinforcement-which is plenty strong. 👍
@@DanDulac did you see my email? RE; DXF file no hurry. Happy New Year
Dan, please wear a mask when cutting or sanding. Thank you, A Fan
Yes, you are right. I had a mask on for most of the work but clearly I forgot during filming...My family said the same thing!
You could lift the scoop
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I would have raised the entire deck height up by about an inch and a half , rather than cut that many holes in it . But it's your car not mine so you do what you want to do with it .
Hi Jerry-I considered that option as well. But raising the deck height means I’d have to raise the rear bulkhead and side pods, which means raising the front cowl and clam as well-a domino effect for sure. I also considered lowering the rear chassis to drop the engine closer to the ground but this also creates a similar domino effect with other major surgery. Plus, it’s not like the rear clam is unobtanium-I could order a brand new one from the factory if I ever wanted/needed to. 👍
I would talk to the guys from Street Bandidos and see if they could make me a totally custom clam shell . It probably wouldn't even cost more than getting another one from Ultimate . They rebuilt an entire Datsun 240 out of carbon fiber .
@@Shadowband72 great tip! Now that would be sick: front and rear clams made out of 100% exposed carbon fiber. 😳
If you could make those intakes on the front you would get the most wild sick induction noise while driving.
Are the intake plenums reversible? Just point then forward?
I don’t believe so. But if they were, it would be even a bigger problem with space. I think I have a great solution and will be showing on the next vid! 👍