Nessie is DONE!!! Was It Worth It To Build a 4500 Ultra4 Race Car?

Hey, my lovelies.
This is what you have all been waiting for a walk around of Ness see what she’s made of and the cost of everything. Please don’t judge us. Ha ha ha ha ha
They’re better ways to do this but this is the way that we chose. I hope you enjoy the video and can’t wait to see you next time.

[@dennispalmer6007]

Your truly blessed to have the support from Walter. It’s you that gets to go out and play with both jeeps, yet Walter is not only supporting you but actively involved. That is a major support but then there have been all the people that have to some extent put their lives on hold to build you your dream. I’m certain that as you reflect,you must step back and say WOW!

[@ggalland1]

WOW! I am so glad you shared. Also glad you mentioned the "labor" time there at the end and also very very happy you did not put a $$ amount to it because I am sure most would have a heart attack 😉 I am thrilled you all were able to compete and so happy for all the support from everyone being able to see tid bits from there channel as well. I sure hope you got the needed rest and will be looking forward to your dailys.

[@larryfisher5796]

It's great to see you back Missed you but it's totally understandable .. Hope you gots some good rest 🍀🍀👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍🍀

[@CMcPhail]

123K? Honestly, NOT BAD! You can now add 2X the footage to your channel. Nessie will will bring in so many subscribers, I can feel it. Mischief Maker no longer has to shoulder all of the work. Having an AMAZING WOMAN like Holly as the face of your channel is going to start really paying off. I found you through #Mattsoffroad and I am so glad I did. This was an amazing build, and the cherryon top was getting to see so much more of her leading man, Walter! You are an incredible, and supportive husband. I hope we continue to see more of you. Thank you for sharing your lives.

[@aronschrep]

Good job on all your hard work and sacrifices. Thanks for sharing with us though your journey with Nessie.

[@darrenwadkins6242]

You guys did an awesome job! Can could only imagine the stress. Especially the stress I'm under just watching lol

[@Todd_Again]

Awwsome to have anice sit down with Arthur !! Great job at KOH !!

[@garyspoering2463]

I was very disappointed that you weren't able to finish. DNFs hurt, I know from my own experiences in racing. But you take'm as they come and try harder next time. And you two plus all your support team are all pulling for you! Now that some of the gremlins have been banished we hope to see you all out on the trails.

[@garrydurfey9700]

I’m glad Walter mentioned a few other expenses not detailed. Y’all did an incredible job, but Walter said it. Y’all are in a unique, or close to it, position where you could take on a project like this due to all the teams supporting you. Very few of us have the ability to draw the talent you did to build this great race jeep. Congrats and go get some trophies!!!

[@OnMyMemoryCard]

Wonderful build! Thanks for sharing the $$$$$$$. Well worth it to fuel your passion !

[@skipvanauken6816]

You now have two unique and awesome character vehicles that I hope bring more people to your channel. I love the things you do and video. I hope you get all the seat time you need between now and your next race so you can shoot to finishing the entire event. keep up the great work.

[@TheSlothJK]

First and foremost. You guys seem like an awesome couple. It’s great to have a supporting partner in life.

[@BackcountrywithShaughn]

Thank you both for sharing! Very much appreciated~ Please never apologize for taking time for yourselves. Life is too short to fret over what others think when you are doing things to make yourselves happy and there is no true value that can be assigned when you love something so much. Am super grateful that you brought us along for the ride so to speak. Looking forward to seeing whatcha come up with for your next adventure! And want Walter to know that even though he's typically in the background, we all know how much your love and support mean to your partners success and appreciate your efforts behind the scenes too~ Hope you both have a super week ahead!

[@Husky1run]

Did you have fun was it worth yes did it make you happy yes next year keep racing it was good to see you guys ☺️☺️

[@edgatternig9729]

It was a pleasure watching this video. I had only seen a couple previous videos of yours, first time seeing Walter 👍 good guy! I wouldn’t worry so much about quantity of videos, the quality makes up for it. Happy seat time this summer and best of luck racing. Hugs to both of you!!

[@henrycarlson7514]

So Wise , Thank You . Remember the relationship with EACH OTHER is MOST important. Thank You for showing some of the costs , and explaining why . So Mighty Walter , I would like to see a project for you , Just a thought, Again Thank You

[@nanettebarling1222]

That's not that bad. It's what you wanted to do and you did it well! Thanks also for all the folks that helped get Nessie built. Always step back and take time for yourselves! Everybody is proud of you!

[@suzannebert3652]

Lol Holly, everything went over my head when you were explaining the suspension, the gearing, ect. Google is my friend. It's fun learning from your videos. I'm glad you over did your cooling system, there nothing like getting stuck in the desert in summer. What ever Nessie costs was worth it. You built her the way you and Walter wanted to. She's your baby. Be safe ps glad you went overboard on the safty gear

[@chicnwing4519]

Well, when it's all said and done ,you have two bad ass jeeps and enjoying life ,fun ain't free...carry on !

[@vangoodwin7335]

So great seeing the "Sir Walter Loves Hollie" show! Yes $150,000.00 is a lot of money but still cheaper then many off road racing vehicles. Really love you both and your dedication to each other and the sport. Okay Walter, it's time to break the news to Hollie, you want a motorcycle to cruize and enjoy the wind as old Van does. Just tell your Lovely wife it'll be far cheaper than Mischief Maker or Nessie but you will have a back seat for her to ride along. I'm glad you made time to recover and not let the utube audience force you to make videos after the world wind weeks of building. I truly hope the problem during the race is easy and inexpensive to repair. You are in my prayers Hoka Hey

[@floydstowe]

Walter is one hell of a guy. I can't believe you told everyone the cost of Nesse nobody else on the tube would have your good honest people rock on

[@OjaiBonsai]

Paint job came out super cool

[@LeeGabriel1.0]

Funny to see the interaction between the two of you and how you care for each other, that is huge.

[@jerryseago7481]

Congratulations on the build of Nessie! You and Walter make a great team! We enjoyed watching the build and all your channel has. Keep up the great job and God bless you two!

[@marklar7551]

For what you spent, you got to shake it down a good bit after an accelerated build on your own. It was a DNF but you will still be racing and getting it dialed in. For most racing, this is actually pretty thrifty, but most racers are sponsored. You also had to set up your shop, so now your expenses will be in repairs, maintenance, and travel. Your shop space is going to help you outfit your trailers and tow rig to be better equipped on the road. Can't wait to see what's coming!👽

[@loosemoose9799]

Nessie has grown into a fully functioning adult but still has her child like charm of which MischiefMaker should be proud.

[@Brit_explorer]

Hollie and Walter you two are so chill, it’s a pleasure to watch your journey. Walter, can I ask what your car/truck background and history is?

[@Uncle_Yukon]

VERY nice paint job. Great theme.

[@karlwalker6308]

Not bad for all that was done. Excellent work. Btw, does Walter ever get really excited? He’s like a laid back gentle giant. Lol. Great job all of you.

[@terryroths4254]

Blessings to you both. I drove local Oval stock, changed to demolition. Had to stop because of health. Don't put a price tag on your dreams. Have fun and I'll be watching !

[@fotostephen]

wow... i knew it was gonna cost bunches, but wow!! i cant even imagine the time and manpower calculated in...

[@wbball15]

That last two minutes means sooooooooo much. Thanks Hollie & Walter.

[@jdnasquared]

I appreciate all you do! Love the channel and looking forward to more content and memories!

[@randyengle7691]

Thanks guys!!! Glad to see you all finally got a chance to catch your breath

[@mrpopps6322]

I was surprised at the cost, I really thought it would be almost twice that. Still that's a lot of money. Love the look of both vehicles. Love the channel. God bless both of you

[@b4uracing]

I'm thinking they missed a few things.... there shop help or their hours are not included. Another $60 -80K

[@michaelatherley8477]

Great share, thank you

[@josephsullivan5145]

The hard part is done! Time for the fun part!! If you get time could we get info on what went bad during the race and what you will do to fix it??

[@mh9002]

You Lovelys did an awsome job and kept it affordable 👏 I know people with pickups that wouldn't make it ten feet with that cost more!! Now go take that wonderful hubby of your out in Nessie for a ride! ....just shoe horn him in there 😆 🤣 Would love to see his reaction.

[@rsvp-realscalevehiclesproj6965]

It may have been painful but it hurts SO GOOD!! 🤪😁🤪 The road ahead will be full of adventures yet to be dreamed of! Can't wait to see what's next!

[@badassjeep1]

Excellent video. That's actually less $ than I figured. I converted it for fun to Canada money as that's where I'm from $171000 roughly to build. Minus shipping and duties.

[@BigHeinen]

The $126.1k hard parts cost is on TOP of the labor of all the wonderful people who came and contributed their time and sweat for the project. Great job!

[@neilfromclearwaterfl81]

Indeed, the value of personal time spent adds up to quite a sum especially when you account for all the community support time from others. Like Walter said in effect... Not recommended for Joe average... Imagine that if the value of all the labor was accounted for the cost could end up being doubled. Makes my little $1,500 convertible street rally 4 cylinder sports car that I put another $1,500 into look like a real bargain. Best!

[@ateamoffroad1179]

Awesome congrats. And to be honest it's cheaper than I thought it was going to be. Congratulations and can't wait to see you in Nessie ripping down the track

[@jeffreysmith4304]

Tis Really Grand to see how H & W interact so well Definitely a Great Team for Life in General too

[@richt417]

It's surprising to see how much work was involved, even after watching all the videos up to this point. Nessie is so much more than a race Jeep: it's an achievement beyond compare.

[@nomatterwhereyougothereyou3344]

We want to see Walter have a trail vehicle!!!! It’s about time he gets included!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@ronthompson2366]

Honestly you should breathe a sigh of relief... Long ago and many moons a summer seasons... when I was in the military. My very best friend and I raced and built circle track cars to race at the local speedway track. That is a very reasonable price for all you have and the quality parts put into it. Another way to look at it... the cost of a new pickup... off the lot. Is very close to that. Add a lift, tires and wheels a few lights and you have a mall crawler that exceeds that cost. So great job... and feel relieved about the amount. It's all part of the business so yeah.. spend this time to fine tune things. Repair what ever it was that went wrong and next year. You will be racing... Walter was right you probably have more in the Mischief Maker.

[@3rdpig]

One of the great truisms of the world. Race vehicles, boats and old houses have one thing in common. They're a bloody great hole in the ground that you shovel money into.

[@shaneb3149]

Great video, thank you for everything.. love the content, and I was actually expecting a higher number, so great job guys, can't wait to see you out there getting it🤙🏻

[@Nopues777]

Amazing 🎉 great looking machine , Congrats you guys make it possible Now Enjoy your hard work !!!

[@karalehmen9431]

Glad to see you back! Hopefully you got caught up on some rest 😴.

[@tdawgnok]

Huge investment, but looks like it was totally worth it. Hope to see you compete in the near future and finish!

[@donwilliams3626]

Nessie is a remarkable build. The $$ may sound high for a hobby but, when you compare the expense to create a marketable career it sounds like a sound investment. Thank you for sharing your journey. Your MMtv family is proud to like, subscribe, and comment. Keep up the good work.

[@sethtriggs]

Honestly for all this, 126 isn't too bad considering. And you did a great job with the safety. And yeah this can work out very nice in the long run!

[@donalddarbonne779]

Walter seems to be such a sweet man. Happy wife, happy life.

[@zakksbullseye]

NESSIE IS FREAKING AWESOME!!!

[@acla6398cell]

Love the video! You guys need your down time too❤️

[@unclebob870]

Great to see you again!!!

[@johnhaberle3375]

I think that is the most I have ever heard Walter talk. I don't know Why. He is awesome. WE WANT MORE WALTER.

[@ritchschut1997]

Even taking in to account the fact you caught some sales 2 years ago, I am shocked you go it done that cheap to be honest. I was thinking between 150k and 175k. Considering how much ground you gained while racing, that is pretty good that the suspension has yet to be tuned. Sounds to me like find your gremlins, make the needed alterations and you will have a solid vehicle there. Well done you guys!! Time for Walter to figure out what he wants to do and get a vehicle built for his desires.

[@captainkettel]

Was it worth it... Hell Yeah!.. I will only get better... Working out all the bugs and getting more drive time. Look out for next year...

[@tvann]

Congratulations to all of you, and glad you're living your dreams 💗 Hope you had a blast!!!

[@ADVENTURUSS]

In all honesty, 126k isn’t bad at all when you consider the cost of buying a new jeep from a dealership, let alone one with that much capability! I mean, Walter mentioned MM is likely more expensive, and I get that! I’ve probably (definitely) out more than 100k into my own rig over time! I’m glad you guys did what you did, built what you built and here’s to whatever’s next!

[@sandkworkshop]

I am thinking of doing a stock class. Always wanted to desert race. I am older and not rich. But simply put I can figure it out. Yes I will KZbin it cause it’s what I do also. Thanks for the breakdown. And I have a little skill in a lot of things. But only enough to get into a lot of trouble. Should be fun.

[@richardthomas1743]

Hello Walter and Hollie! Yup that is a lot of money that have gone into this. And I am guess that does not count your time?

[@henrikadman2046]

Racing isn’t cheep what ever you do it cost a lot but it’s so fun and give so much

[@PaulH_1972]

Ok, so we watched you build it, we now know how freaking expensive it cost, when do we get to see some KOH action?

[@marvindebot3264]

That's a little less in parts than I expected; all up if you included labour, you'd have a 200k racecar there. As Smokey Yunic once said, "Speed costs money son, how fast do you wanna go?"

[@raymonderickson7975]

You guys are awesome 👍😎🇺🇸

[@victorjacome5978]

Awesome build 🤙🏼🙌🏼💪🏼

[@Kellengravesfab]

Now thats the price for all the parts, how many man hours in total x $$$ shop rates. I commend you for all your time and effort

[@1nf1d31]

Well 1st off you got an Amazing husband Holley!! And that total isn't that bad for a race vehicle, im sure it cost much more with fuel and people along with support rigs at King of hammers! But way cool and like ya'll said well worth it! Can't wait to see what's next

[@apoc-design]

'The worst part is that my parents are going to see this...' hahahahahahaaa. 🤣🤣🤣

[@jeffbonkowske3277]

That's a lot less than I thought it was going to be. Still not a bad price at all.

[@skinnypedalexpress4170]

Did you build the cage tall enough for Walter so he could ride too? Nice build!

[@guylongley1573]

Be honest that's not bad. Build a Trophy Truck for 500k- to a mill. When I started desert racing I did it with a motor cycle. And again Congratulations. Walter take a deep breath it's over for now.👍🤣😁

[@captaininsano2777]

Waiting for the race footage.

[@johnnymarket_avechuco]

It's a investment, you did a great job!

[@sailorjoe6634]

Good Stuff

[@TakkiMann]

Well done Holly!

[@SaYeager]

Wow! But Nessie is so cool!

[@ianmackie3553]

All this technical spec is very interesting, but, what tartan is on the quarter panel.

[@mcal9320]

Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous

[@carliericks]

Was it worth it?.....OOOOOOHHHHHHH HELL YEAH!

[@codenameheirbornewithrobbi7418]

at 8:35 minutes, the rod end seems highly cantered in the U bracket unnecessarily.

[@traceyricks3829]

Welcome back! Missed ya!

[@wYatt121509]

Love the tartan. Is that your clan colors?

[@Markam248]

not as bad as I thought. don't get me wrong. I would not want to pay for it. but I was guessing 150K. but, if you add roughly 900 hours of labor at a cost 75.00 per hour. you are looking at $67,500 per person... real cost is easy over 250K. Can not wait to see more racing with it. What other races are you looking at for this year? she looks great.

[@jimgreenan8126]

I was thinking it would have been double that you guys built a beautiful Jeep. Are you going to run in the Mint or any of the other races? I really enjoy your channel.

[@MischiefMakerTV]

I definitely have plans to run the mint400, but I’m not sure Nessie is the right rig for the job. I’m sure she could handle the course, but I also have big plans for the Tacoma 😁. Thank you so much for the awesome comment AND I’ll outline future plans in an upcoming episode when we have Nessie out on the trail.

[@jimgreenan8126]

I have been following since I was in Jr high school. Haha that was along time ago like 40 years always liked Rod Hall and walker Evans. My wife is half Scottish so now I will have to follow You. You had a good run at king of the Hammer. Remember Rod Halls style of racing is be the last one the break down and run as fast as you can without breaking in the slow sections.

[@snipermerc]

Based on that number, adding in the Labor, just double it... 😆

[@christhomas5794]

Well done King of the hammer respect from England

[@nitrosrt4]

the best part of this, by actually having business doing what you love, its all a write off. also half the price of a new turnkey, and the benefit of content.

[@JT_70]

All a write off does is reduces your taxable income by the amount of the write off, which is only a percentage of the expense. You also have to have taxable income to write the expense off against. It’s certainly not a dollar for dollar offset; no where near it. With no race winnings and only maybe income from sponsorships, how much do you think a write off is worth?

[@nitrosrt4]

@@JT_70 we dont know their income, so its really all a guess, but i imagine they spend most of their money on off road related expenses, really only being taxed on non offroad expenses, i cant even think of things they cant write off because of the traveling nature of the biz, its minimal. hotels, crawler hauler, cameras, shop, everything. as long as the income is more than the expense. the biggest thing i was pointing out is they do something they love, to most is a hobby and minimal tax is better than more tax. none of this can be written off of other income (sidejob/unrelated job) so who knows.

[@Adrianzx]

Don't jam nuts keep The control arms from twisting?

[@billchmelik5697]

Only 127k? You did good . I was expecting 175 to 225k.

[@brainyhead1]

RPM fam is the best!

[@CandSEvo7]

great video :)

[@stacysery5612]

Walter is a good man. being so supportive of what you do. some day I'll find a woman like that.

[@lanceleavitt7472]

*_Custom Race Vehicle :_*Take any 3-digit number and just add zeros to it.

[@freespeach942]

correct 2 1/2 inches is HUGE !

[@stanleysmith1278]

You want cool toys it gonna cost some cash 💵💸 and that's a nice machine you guys build "awesomeness "🇺🇸🦅🏁👊🏻

[@dougdean3134]

How much of the labor was donated? Did not see labor in the list!

[@jcatfl]

I was expecting it to be higher. Looks like it cost more! Did you ever get your spare tire and tools back?