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I should've titled this one: "What it is, but never was" .

Anyhow, this one was a weekend project using left over project parts and an old car I ran back in the 90's.

With the exception of the chassis, this one is a Turbo Ultima.

Mods inc.: TU shock towers, TU shocks, TU ball diff, TU F&R sway bars.

The NOS motor will not be used in this one..

The body is an old Dahm's that was saved from the shed. It was my son's idea (a few years ago) to add all the "extra" decals..

Hours of searching through hundreds of screws, hardware, etc., a half hour of peeling stickers, a few oz. of denatured alchohol &:

A few more tweeks & ideas..

I still need to finish rear body mounts and touch up the worn paint.

There's not much I can do about the scar on the roof though. About 10 years ago, a buddy of mine thought it was funny to T-bone it with his Blackfoot and then hit full throttle to separate the two. The diff unloaded on the Blackfoot and the pin spiked tire on his truck burned a friction gash in the roof.

Thats actually pretty cool. I wonder if some of those Ultima parts will fit a Raider.

That's nuts Diggley. I have nearly the exact same car sitting in my garage. MY Ultima pro project netted me two parts car outrages. I recently threw composite towers, and a ball diff at mine, but I;m kind of holding out for some alternative chassis. Mine also has Andy's arms, but I;m going to try out RPM jrx2 h arms on the rear...

My limiting factor is that darn cluster gear... Between the 3 parts cars I started with, not one had the gear or a cover. I managed to land one gear through a trade here on the board, but haven't had any more luck. I'm trying to come up with an alternative tranny. (Avoiding LW2 and Triumph right now also, due to $$$$) I've got one idea, that I hope to soon post, but need to get parts in hand first to be sure it'll work..

Lowgear wrote:Thats actually pretty cool. I wonder if some of those Ultima parts will fit a Raider.

Thanks!

I think the Raider is a different animal all together. I haven't seen one in awhile, but I think it was a different chassis & trans. The Ultima wheels & shocks might work though.

losiXXXman wrote:That's nuts Diggley. I have nearly the exact same car sitting in my garage. MY Ultima pro project netted me two parts car outrages. I recently threw composite towers, and a ball diff at mine, but I;m kind of holding out for some alternative chassis. Mine also has Andy's arms, but I;m going to try out RPM jrx2 h arms on the rear...

My limiting factor is that darn cluster gear... Between the 3 parts cars I started with, not one had the gear or a cover. I managed to land one gear through a trade here on the board, but haven't had any more luck. I'm trying to come up with an alternative tranny. (Avoiding LW2 and Triumph right now also, due to $$$$) I've got one idea, that I hope to soon post, but need to get parts in hand first to be sure it'll work..

I'm not a huge fan of the chassis on the Outrage either, but at the time (mid-90's) it was all that was available. It will take a good beating though...and the steering is suprisingly tight.

I'm with you on the cluster gear set up..they're none too easy to find anymore. I've had great luck with the Triumph trans..never a problem. I was lucky when I got a couple of them years ago (they're installed on other projects)..but they're not so easy to get anymore either. Plus the metric spur gear is a pain. Mine was modified to accept a standard (without the slipper). I've never had any wear issues (I run the single belt vs. the dual). In fact when this thing was originally run, it had the Triumph trans in it for many years.

If you can find one for the right price, you'll be a lot happier with a modded Triumph trans. Especially if you run it on a regular basis.

Diggley wrote:

Lowgear wrote:Thats actually pretty cool. I wonder if some of those Ultima parts will fit a Raider.

Thanks!

I think the Raider is a different animal all together. I haven't seen one in awhile, but I think it was a different chassis & trans. The Ultima wheels & shocks might work though.

The Raider shares many similarities with a Rocky and an Outrage so the parts might indeed work. If I ever pick up a cheap Ultima I'll indeed try it.

I gotta find one of those bodies! That thing is pretty cool!

Another nice looking and functional creation. I love the bugs! Keep 'em coming.

Perfect_Enemy wrote:I gotta find one of those bodies! That thing is pretty cool!

Thanks, it's an old Dahm's "Buggsy" body.

You might find one on eBay, I'm not sure how rare they might be these days.

They weren't much for detail, but they were plenty durable...

RedScampi wrote:Another nice looking and functional creation. I love the bugs! Keep 'em coming.

Thanks,

I haven't run out of 'em yet...(you'd think I'd be sick of them by now.. )

I figure if I have enough left over spare parts taking up storage space, I might as well build something out of it. It keeps me occupied in between other stalled projects.

Oh, I like this. I actually have a brand new Dahms Bugsy and an Outrage that needs some love. Good ideas.

RichieRich wrote:Oh, I like this. I actually have a brand new Dahms Bugsy and an Outrage that needs some love. Good ideas.

Thanks.

Anything is better than a stock Outrage, these things weren't to handsome when they came out..

I can't wait to see it posted!

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**I found a couple old photos from when it was originally built back in '96 (with the Triumph trans):