Hey guys.... we picked up an 06 Rhino 450 for a SMOKIN price today! So I say, time for a build! But with a twist... GD members get to tell us how to build it? Wed like to support vendors on this site, so with that in mind, what awesome products would you guys recommend for us to get and install? This will be a full build to put in our booth at OffRoad Expo, Sand Sports Show, Cruising around at Pismo, etc. Eventually we will be doing an R1 swap into it as well.

So there you have it.... WHAT TO DO? :banana::banana:

Heres a few pics...

After the initial teardown..... or very own SETHZILLA! driving









Stripped down for today.

In other news.... we had a VW Pan sitting in the shop, and built it

OK - Vendors:

I know its a ways off, but we are in full swing planning for the Sand Sports Super Show and OffRoad Expo. We currently have a 25 foot x 79 foot booth at SSSS. We are working on securing another 25 feet, so basically we are going to have the largest booth at the show. Also Sand Sports Magazine is going to be featuring our booth in the mag. We are going to have our Rail, this Rhino, a bunch of single seat buggies, dirt bikes, quads, etc etc in the booth to attract attention. Baja Designs and Save Phace will also be in our booth with us.

Heres where you come in - companies that help with this Rhino build can have space in our booth to help promote the products displayed on our rhino, hand out flyers, etc etc. This is a great way for some of the smaller companies that don't have it in their budget to get a booth at the show.

Call Jeff at RHINO MAFIA !!!

His cages and long travel kits are AWESOME!!!!!

good luck!

I will send you the small KISS ARMY logo for that bad boy. see you in August at Pismo!!! I bring my rhino every year....we will do some duning!

Looks cool on the veedub pan.
Damn those tires are bald!!!!!!!

New tires would probably be first on the list...

Call Tim at SDR.. I see a sick 2 seater bed delete for that thing.

do you wanna stay 4wd or would you wanna go a with a custom engine combo and RWD only?

Hmmmm.

Ok, lets build a sick cage for the VW pan and mount all the plastics.....


we would be happy to help out.

Bajabuggin... well be in touch. Ill send you a PM.

Stage 1 build complete!









We would like to thank our sponsors so far, Baja Designs/SOLTEK for the 2 8" HID lights, and Poly Performance for the Dzus tabs and a few other misc parts.

Next to come is the Magnum Offroad 6" wider per side 14" longtravel kit with Fox Coilovers... look for those along with new wheels and tires, seats and 4 point harnesses installed next week!

I would have bought Kong!

But still nice build so far.

Whats Kong?

The cage and bumpers pictured are for sale, super cheap. We will be at Fontana TOMORROW for AMA testing, and can meet or deliver in SoCal. If interested send me a PM. Thanks

Would you like a little Rhino with these lights were selling you? wow!

Hahahhaha

BIG PROPS TO SDR MOTORSPORTS, OUR LATEST SPONSOR!

They hooked us up with one of their great Prerunner front bumpers for the Rhino yesterday. If you guys havent had a chance to check out their new shop.... DO IT! Awesome place, and they are running some killer deals right now. Some pics of the new bumper.....







Also, we are now lookin for a 660 motor to drop in... anyone have any leads?

sweet...

Alan at Baja Designs came through for us today on some 4" Fuegos! BITCHIN!

The box setup how they come...





PERFECT custom UTV wiring harness with relay, fused leads, switch



Mounted up



Comparison shots -

Stock headlights.... LOL



New Lights





Old and new... ICKY! HID Kit for the stock headlights on the way from Black Rhino Performance:





THANKS BAJA DESIGNS!

Now hit up Kbrown for his Hid conversion for the stock lights. And finish off the lighting.

Ta daaaa!

Magnum Offroad 6 over suspension



We received the Magnum Offroad 6 over suspension kit for the project Rugged Rhino. It came in on a pallet and was packed better than anything I have ever received. It was nice to see a company take pride in their shipping. It was like Christmas opening all the packages. Wow what a nice kit! Everything was labeled right, left, front, and back. Even easy to read instructions. We couldn't wait to pull the Rugged Rhino into position for dis assembly.



Tear down begins! I always fear with aftermarket parts that things never go back together as easy as they come apart. Not the case with Magnum Offroad! This was an easy install from start to finish. Matt and Seth took control and got the job done. I think the hardest part was Seth doing the axles and CV's. But with the super easy instructions it was a breeze. Before we could finish our bolting a-arm the axles were ready to be installed.



Done in a flash and ready for test ride. Seth and Matt jumped in and put the hammer down. The Rugged Rhino went from stock timid to mean machine.



The Pismo dunes test. I loaded up my son Jaden Saturday morning then headed to the beach. A little over cast but no rain. We got there and met up with our friend Sean, the owner and driver of the Fabtech Race Rhino. I did a quick once over all of the nuts and bolts just to make sure. Aired the tires down, backed it off the trailer, and ready to rip.



My son and I strapped in and took off. Jaden said "let's go fast dad!". We went straight for the hills. It was so much easier to drive. We didn't have to let off through the woops and pinned it in the bowls. Jaden and I loved it. The 6 over kit was so much more stable I didn't have to worry about the side hilling. We decided to head back to the truck and do another quick once over. Everything was perfect and we went back out for another run.



All in all the Magnum Offroad 6 over long travel suspension kit is the biggest bang for the buck. Exceptional quality and easy to install. Great instructions and when we had a quick question there people are knowledgeable. Watch out Rhinos, Magnum is on the loose!



Greg Cottrell

Owner

Rugged Race Products

Magnum Suspension is working awesome, SDR Motorsports hooked us up with the 4 seat bed delete cage!

Wow, VERY NICE... Love the cage...

Sweet lookin light bar. Nice ride.

Super Sick!!!! Great Job Rugged!!

The Rugged Rhinocerous on its maiden voyage to Pismo!

Wow, I am Jealous!!!! Can't wait to hit Pismo..