The northkona Erik Miller 4421 Ultra4

[northkona]

Thanks for posting guys , that is very cool !
I'm going to start on the skins tonight, I'll post pics soon.

" IFS ?..... We don't need no stinkin' IFS !!! "

[northkona]

I got most of the wraps on , man what a difference , loving the look of this rig.

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Still have to make a decent front clip.

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I made up some sway bars out of stainless and put dots of weld as bolts on them to add to the scale looks . ( I REALLY want a laser welder at home ! )

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Still a lot of small details to add , I want to get it pretty well finished before I run it , there is only one chance to get a heap of showroom pics before it gets beaten on.

[Szczerba]

Speechless for a reply. Great work.

[DickyT]

Originally Posted by Szczerba

Speechless for a reply. Great work.

x2 Awesome rig, and I'm lost for words beyond that...

[WesTX]

Looks really good with the skins added. Very ncie work.

Wes

[KMS]

Wow looks great,,,

[SSD]

Really great build!

[HeavyMetal]

Wow, incredible work. End result is excellent! Glad to see the skin came together, and sorry for the delay on getting it your way!

[northkona]

Originally Posted by Szczerba

Speechless for a reply. Great work.

Originally Posted by DickyT

x2 Awesome rig, and I'm lost for words beyond that...

Originally Posted by WesTX

Looks really good with the skins added. Very ncie work.

Wes

Originally Posted by KMS

Wow looks great,,,

Thanks guys , it means a lot , you all do incredible work.

Originally Posted by SSD

Really great build!

I think those great looking wheels help !

Originally Posted by HeavyMetal

Wow, incredible work. End result is excellent! Glad to see the skin came together, and sorry for the delay on getting it your way!

No worries Will , it was well worth the wait. Thanks again.
I'm really happy with the result, my application skills could be better tho !.

[northkona]

A quick butt shot.

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[ngward79]

Looks bad a$$ northkona ! Miller is my brothers favorite Ultra 4 driver and I'll be starting to building a 2.2 version of in a few weeks for him.

[northkona]

Originally Posted by ngward79

Looks bad a$$ northkona ! Miller is my brothers favorite Ultra 4 driver and I'll be starting to building a 2.2 version of in a few weeks for him.

Cool , looking forward to seeing that .

[Sp3cia1-K]

Congrats on building an absolute ripper of a rig! If only I lived closer so I could see it in real life.

[northkona]

Originally Posted by Sp3cia1-K

Congrats on building an absolute ripper of a rig! If only I lived closer so I could see it in real life.

Cheers ! , we could always meet up at Axialfest ....
After seeing your pics from the local comp I'm thinking I should make a trip down for one some time , looked like a good turnout.

[kranswall]

Wow that turned out fantastic man. The wrap pulls it all together nicely and the small details like the mirrors and dash add a lot!

[Sp3cia1-K]

Which interior piece did you end up using?
Did you like use the 0.5mm alloy sheeting from bunnings for your panels? I was fiddling with some today as I need to make new panels for mine.

[northkona]

Originally Posted by Sp3cia1-K

Which interior piece did you end up using?
Did you like use the 0.5mm alloy sheeting from bunnings for your panels? I was fiddling with some today as I need to make new panels for mine.

It's a hpi trophy interior , I did get a yeti and a hpi apache interior to try out but they're both way too big.
Yep, the sides and hood are .5mm alloy sheet , super easy to work with and takes a dent well , get some scale trail rash happening. The roof is .5mm titanium, that is the best by far, just a bit harder to form . It's really springy material.

[Sp3cia1-K]

Originally Posted by northkona

It's a hpi trophy interior , I did get a yeti and a hpi apache interior to try out but they're both way too big.
Yep, the sides and hood are .5mm alloy sheet , super easy to work with and takes a dent well , get some scale trail rash happening. The roof is .5mm titanium, that is the best by far, just a bit harder to form . It's really springy material.

Yeah I use the trophy interior in mine, the apache is too big to work in mine too.
So you find 0.5 holds up well enough then? I've wanted to use it for ages but figured it wouldn't last..

[CrawlrKing]

Awesome job on that killer rig ! I'm in the process of building one from my wraith with Curries... Inspirational

[northkona]

Originally Posted by Sp3cia1-K

Yeah I use the trophy interior in mine, the apache is too big to work in mine too.
So you find 0.5 holds up well enough then? I've wanted to use it for ages but figured it wouldn't last..

It does get dinged up but I don't mind , I always get a spare set of skins made when I make a rig so I have a shiny set as spare backups. On my Campbell rig I used colorbond flashing off cuts for some panels, heaps stronger but heavier.