Race Rhino Build

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Well every new Rhino Forum needs a race rhino build.... so here we go!

This rhino is going to meet the BITD (Best In The Desert) / UTV Racing Association standards and also be able to compete in Score events along with MDR. So if anyone is looking for some info on how to build a race rhino I hope Myself and my Brother Levi Merriman (Merriman on the Forums) can help out....

First off the tear down... Its amazing how fast the rhino can be broke down with two guys a couple of impact guns and a sawzall. It only took about 4 hours to get it to this point before we started the fab......

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And now the fab....

Since we will be racing BITD and Score events, we are going to make it as safe as possible. Racing with Trophy trucks and Class 1 cars that can reach speeds up to 150 mph can be a little scary especially when they are trying to pass you in a section thats only wide enough for a motorcycle... In starting this project we took a look at the existing rhino frame. The part of the boxed frame that we will be building the the rest of the roll cage off of was made out of .090 seamed, we decide to plate it and box it in so that we would not have a problem with the Cage tearing away from the box tubing in the event of a major accident. I know what your thinking.... this things going to weigh a ton... But we are expecting to be about 200 to 300lbs over the stock dry weight. Safety is a major concern not weight.

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And now the start of the roll cage.... On this build we are only using 4130 chromoly tubing and most of the cage will be 1-1/2" .120 and .090.

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adjustable slide for the seats...