When I started this buggy last winter I had every intention of starting a build thread, but it didn't happen before I "finished" it. I didn't take anywhere near as many pictures as I wanted, and I was way behind schedule during the build.
After 3 seasons of racing my first Ultra 4 I had learned a lot about what I liked, what I hated, and what I wanted to change about my car. In 2008, no one really knew where the King of the Hammers was going to take rock sports. At that time builders were trying to combine rock crawlers with trophy trucks.
In the spring of 2011 I started collecting parts for a new Ultra 4 buggy. I was planning to build my version of the ideal KOH racer. I ordered quite a few parts then I had a change of heart. I decided that like so many of us, I couldn't justify a single purpose race buggy. The project kinda hit a stand still before I even started.
When the announcement was made that Ultra 4 was adding a modified class I quickly read through the info about the new classes and decided it wasn't for me. I had no interest in building around a stock frame or body. For the next 3 months I didn't pay any attention to the info about the mod/stock race.
One day I had an idea, and decided to take another look at the mod class rule book. After reading the rules I started making some phone calls. After talking to Chris Rea and Dave Cole I knew what I was going to build. The chassis' that I was already producing and selling could be retrofitted with semi-custom aftermarket frame rails to meet the class rules. I felt like I could build a car that could meet those rules while still being competitive in the main race. I started ordering parts and planning out my new build. The build would be very similar to the Willys pro-mod buggy I built in 2010.
After 3 seasons of racing my first Ultra 4 I had learned a lot about what I liked, what I hated, and what I wanted to change about my car. In 2008, no one really knew where the King of the Hammers was going to take rock sports. At that time builders were trying to combine rock crawlers with trophy trucks.
In the spring of 2011 I started collecting parts for a new Ultra 4 buggy. I was planning to build my version of the ideal KOH racer. I ordered quite a few parts then I had a change of heart. I decided that like so many of us, I couldn't justify a single purpose race buggy. The project kinda hit a stand still before I even started.
When the announcement was made that Ultra 4 was adding a modified class I quickly read through the info about the new classes and decided it wasn't for me. I had no interest in building around a stock frame or body. For the next 3 months I didn't pay any attention to the info about the mod/stock race.
One day I had an idea, and decided to take another look at the mod class rule book. After reading the rules I started making some phone calls. After talking to Chris Rea and Dave Cole I knew what I was going to build. The chassis' that I was already producing and selling could be retrofitted with semi-custom aftermarket frame rails to meet the class rules. I felt like I could build a car that could meet those rules while still being competitive in the main race. I started ordering parts and planning out my new build. The build would be very similar to the Willys pro-mod buggy I built in 2010.