Hot Trick Red Ultima - My lady in red

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Hot Trick Red Ultima - My lady in red

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Hi guys!

I should probably introduce myself properly since I've only been a member for a short while.
My name is Fredrik. I live in Sweden with my wife and daughter.
I got my first real car in a Ultima 2 (2nd gen/yellow) for christmas when I was twelve. I built it in two days, and drove it outdoors same day as I completed building it. A friend from school told me that they were racing indoors (carpet) with buggies sundays and so I went there and truly got bitten by the racing. I hopped the fairly poor Ultima 2 up with all available option parts from Kyosho and after a few months I actually did beat the "track master". One time anyway! :lol:

Time went by and chicks became hotter than the RC deal.
Thanks to my wife I went to my parents house a few years ago and grabbed my old Ultima who was in terrible shape and fixed it up. Now I'm all in again! 8)

I've always liked the Hot Trick parts, and the Ultima is naturally one of my favourites so I started collecting parts and pieces. Thanks to Prince Steve i got a whole bunch of parts.

Well, I let the pictures talk for themselves.

Front A-arms:
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Rear A-arms:
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Front end and chassis:
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Steering linkage, not the red one, but Hot anyway. :)
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Front Bulkhead attached (will be replaced with a NIB one I picked up today)
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Rear part whatever it's called attached as well:
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Upper deck / chassis mounted:
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With front A-arms just to see how it looks, and it looks great doesn't it?
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And rear A-arms:
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Will switch some parts today and mount the rear shock mount.
I'm waiting for the front one to arrive.. Shouldn't be too long I hope.
I truly want the trailing arm kit too, but I haven't found one yet.
Not shure which tranny I will use. Any ideas guys?
I think I will go with the UM-34 body with a killer paint scheme. Pearl white and red in some combination.

I'll post as soon as i get going again!

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Re: Hot Trick Red Ultima - The car in my dreams

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That's coming along nice !

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Re: Hot Trick Red Ultima - The car in my dreams

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Thanks!
I tried the UM-34 body, but it isn't as wide in the front as I hoped.

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Re: Hot Trick Red Ultima - The car in my dreams

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Hi,
I have some photos for you about Red Ultima. This is also my best favorit buggy! :mrgreen:

Emerson

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Re: Hot Trick Red Ultima - The car in my dreams

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Yeah!
Cool to see it in magazines! Do you have any more scans / pics?

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What's your idea about the body for your Hot Trick Ultima ? And what i was wondering since i have seen this red parts the first time , is the weigth of the car. Is a complete Hot Trick car much heavier than an Ultima Pro or a chassis with a Kelron plate ?

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I love the Ultima builds.

May I make a suggestion?

When you replace the front bulkhead, be sure to turn it around.

(The one in your photos is on backwards)


Keep us posted, the more photos the better!
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Re: Hot Trick Red Ultima - The car in my dreams

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michi wrote:What's your idea about the body for your Hot Trick Ultima ? And what i was wondering since i have seen this red parts the first time , is the weigth of the car. Is a complete Hot Trick car much heavier than an Ultima Pro or a chassis with a Kelron plate ?
Not sure what body to use yet. I tried the Ultima Pro body, but it isn't as wide as I thought. I've seen very few conversions, so every idea is appreciated.
The weight is the same as the Ultima 2 gen 2, which uses kelron.
Diggley wrote:I love the Ultima builds.

May I make a suggestion?

When you replace the front bulkhead, be sure to turn it around.

(The one in your photos is on backwards)


Keep us posted, the more photos the better!
:lol: I got the exact same comment about the front bulkhead in a swedish forum as well!
I noticed that when I was mounting the shock mount. It's corrected.
I'll give you more pics tomorrow!

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emerson_shih wrote:Hi,
I have some photos for you about Red Ultima. This is also my best favorit buggy! :mrgreen:

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Emerson has more than just photos. :lol: You can share.
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Some updates with photos.

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Got some front shock towers and a set of Tecnacraft tie rods a few days ago.

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Some minor adjustments to steering and new steering rod:

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Shock tower in place:

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Rear tower in place:

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Rear tie rods:

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Screws for shocks:

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Shocks mounted:

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Some interesting things came up yesterday, so I'll go in another theme on the shocks. :roll:
What do you think so far?

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Re: Hot Trick Red Ultima - The car in my dreams

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Looks really nice, keep up the good work!
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Re: Hot Trick Red Ultima - The car in my dreams

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excellent work,i had one all done up and sold it, you beat me for them tecnacraft ?:@P
get a robinson rear toe adjuster for that bad boy.
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Re: Hot Trick Red Ultima - The car in my dreams

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WOW! It really looks GREAT. ( Can I have it back... lol. ) I am glad you are happy with all those parts you got from me. I don't feel bad as you are able to put it together and enjoy it while sharing with the rest of us. Keep up the good work.
I do have a body you may like if interested. Let me know. :wink:
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Re: Hot Trick Red Ultima - The car in my dreams

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Asso_man! wrote:Looks really nice, keep up the good work!
Thanks man!
bdrmbully wrote:excellent work,i had one all done up and sold it, you beat me for them tecnacraft ?:@P
get a robinson rear toe adjuster for that bad boy.
Yeah, I finally scored a set of tie rods. Were there ever a robinson toe adjuster for the Ultima?
Prince Steve wrote:WOW! It really looks GREAT. ( Can I have it back... lol. ) I am glad you are happy with all those parts you got from me. I don't feel bad as you are able to put it together and enjoy it while sharing with the rest of us. Keep up the good work.
I do have a body you may like if interested. Let me know. :wink:
Of course I'll share this with everyone. Would just be cruel not to. After all, the main parts came from your collection Steve and i cant thank you enough! 8)

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Re: Hot Trick Red Ultima - The car in my dreams

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A real stunner.

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