recived the chassis from mr. offroad friday, dropped it off at fusion offroad the same day. i bought the bare chassis with body work,fuel cell,light bar,dash and some misc. parts
fusion is going to lower the seats 4" and chop the top about 10",going to radius the roof and make it look like a coupe.
hes going to cut the rear point on the frame and put a rear bumper on it
mount a envy race rhino hood over the sheetmetal hood
mount the rc51 motor
build custom +9" arms,gusset the frame some more around the mounting points
custom billet spindles and hubs with 4 wheel oversized brembo brakes
put my old 14" itp wheels on it and make it a roller.

here are some pics of the chassis but it will look totaly different in a couple weeks.

this might take me a while to build but i allready have 2 other rhinos so i wont be siting out trips.

Can't wait to see the build up on this one. How come you just didn't finish the other one you had ? I still can't beleive the guy cut that all up and is putting a beam on it.

Nice! Should be a fun project.

this should be a fun build

brian will post pictures as he cuts the thing up.

Adam, this thing is going to be cool. Hopefully it doesn't take too long to get done.

What happened to mr offroad? he disappeared???

Cool project...

I think Mike spends more time on RD.com.

Adam,
You finish this build this time. So your going to keep this one as a 2 seater?
What's up with your new rail frame? Did you part with that too?

That was one fugly Rhino. Im looking forward to the new look.

brett, i will keep this rhino a 2 seater and finish it. i might need to sell one of the other rhinos to finish it but i am going to try to keep all 3.
i sold all the parts off my sandrail and even sold the new chassis i had bought.

+9 arms on stock points?? That thing will look like a friggn sippie runner.

whats a sippie runner?
my last one had +9"
stetler has +9"
pretty sure alot of motor swaps have them

sippie runner I.E swamp buggy. What is gained over a 6". The arms I built are only +5" and it gets through the bumps at 70 no problem. I am surprised Brian would even build something that wide.

with longer arms you gain more stability, longer axles,more travel ect......

you sound like you know every thing. i think i will pick it up from fusion today and let you build it in your garage so it is exactally like yours. i was going to put a reverse box in mine that fits between the frame rails but i will let you cut my frame up to have no reverse, do you have anymore of thoes huge 9" lights you can mount on my front bumper too

Brian needs the work more than I do, keep it over there. Your a little testy are ya. Give me a call when that thing is done and we can go do some night rides. If you knew anything you wouldn't get so butt hurt over a simple question. I guess I call Brian who is one of my best friends for the last 35 years to answer my question.

WOW glad to see that ugly thing getting a make over and you are taking it to the right guy for a sweet outcome!!!


Calm down F4L its ok I know yours works thats all that matters right. hurry and move the pedal over for me so I can help drive again

Not pointing fingers at anybody but my front suspension on my rhino is +8" and my old rear A-Arm suspension was +8".
My new rear suspension is ??? either way , If I was to do it again there's no way in hell I would run anything less then that. VERY happy with how it handles and dunes. Plus just like 1300Vtwin stated , Longer arms mean longer axles = More travel !!
Enough of that- Lets' see some updated pics already !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

tell me if I'm wrong.. I mean you guys would know being you build and test SO much off road stuff. How much travel do you think is needed? Does longer arms w/ more travel also give you way more body roll = slowing down to stay "stable" in the corners? I guess I just a SAND guy with a car with only 18" of travel.

Absolutly, The more travel you get the more power it's going to rob you but you sure don't see trophy truck guys saying ...Hey seriously, I really only want 12" of travel because I'll keep the body roll down and get more power to the ground..., What are those guys thinking with 30+ " ! If a class one truck could get 45" of travel, I bet they wouldn't turn it down.
You build the car with adjustment to make sure everything works together to the best of it's ability. If that means adding custom sway bars in the front and the rear or even building up the motor to make up were suspension is robbing power.
but yes you can get a car with 16" of travel to perform insaine. I've been in several of them and have been blown away by how well the ride. More travel isn't everything but in my eyes it sure is cool !!

Why +9? I'd go +12, make her an even 2ft wider over all.



Tough chassis, make sure the pics come up. Brian wont let you down, its in good hands.

my rhino is cycling 16" and seams to work fine.

well lets talk about your car and your travel on your build page.

brian needs to post pictures......................

o.k... I need to go mount some more lights on my bumper anway.

tops off

Saw it there today... should look nice when done.

Are they going to have to widen the chassis any?

not at all. rc51s narrower then a rhino motor

Cool, what have you decided to do on the drive portion of it?

Did you het a Killer deal on that chassis??? Seems you have already cut half off!!! Are you leaving the interesting Aluminum work on it???

O- I'd run it like that. The Dune-A-Boat does it. Why not you.

yeah got a great deal, leaving the alum. work but putting a a +6 rhino hood on.
going to use a rpm fnr box.

Look like a good starter. I love mine. Nice torque, strong engine.





RPM is a great choice also. Narrower, lighter and less expensive then the Jeffco.

looks good quad cartel,
do you like the motor that far forward or would you have pushed it back if you could do it again?
do you have pics of it complete?
how long are your a-arms?




brian........pics?

I would love it that far forward, this thing handles like crazy. I turn the wheel and it hooks and go's. My car weighs 1600lb loaded with me and the wife. It has a weight bias of 65% rear and 35% front even with the engine that far forward, I am going to move the radiator up front to help get more weight over the front tires.

I have a HCR +6 kit I bought from Brian. I run a 175lb front spring and a 550lb rear spring, that just go's to show you how much weight is over the rear end.








Here is one with the stock air box, it was much quieter but did not keep the dust and sand out.

Great pictures. It turned out Really nice.

Thanks Brett, I have seen yours at the hill but never went up to it to meet you. Maybe next time. Sorry for the hijack. Rory

no prob.
thanks for the pictures, and info

Adam, I know it's only been a few days....Any new pics for us?

tonight

Quad Cartel's Rhino is VERY nice. He picked me up at the compound and took me for a spin in it a couple trips back and it handles like crazy. More than enough power to have fun. If I were building one, it would be a very similar setup.

roofs started. should be done soon. need to do the rear bumper and tie the back of the cage in. hood needs to be notched up front so it can drop down.
brought out some 2.0 10" elkas,gps,twisted stitch seats.

gonna do a roof and windshield surround then prob. powder coat all the body work satin black,

ordered my rpm box. should be here in the next few weeks

susp. will be built more like a buggy w/ buggy steering rack and spindles

Looking good.

just getting started

thanks. pictures i posted sucked

Brian lets see more of the Teryx in the background!!!

I really those super wide rhino hoods...

just payed brian some more money for this when i picked up my other rhino friday so updated pics should be comming

just payed brian some more money for this when i picked up my other rhino friday so updated pics should be comming

any updates brian?

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