RDP 2019 CAN AM Turbo RR Build by For U 2 (FU2)

[RiverDave]

And so it begins!!

The car is being taken apart and getting ready for a full build from FU2 (Jimbo)! Car should be ready here in just a matter of weeks, just waiting on some parts!

Wheels and tires are up first!

These are 15 inch XS234 addict beadlock wheels with 34” moto vator tires by efx! This tire has won a few endurance races and is a 34 as opposed to a 35 which is why I went with it. 32’s seemed to small and the 35’s seem to big to me?

 

[EBT531]

How are the belts holding up with that big a tire, the weight of the 4 seater and power of a turbo? I know the 2 seat guys were killing belts with stock tires.

 

[82daytona]

35s scare me [emoji51]


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[Riverbound]

My FU2 Rhino is still going strong after 10+ years of abuse. I remember you giving me crap back in the day for having them build my car....glad you finally came to your senses.

 

[JD D05]

Gonna need a bigger turbo also.

This one has the Boondocker

 

[outboard_256]

This tire has won a few endurance races and is a 34 as opposed to a 35 which is why I went with it. 32’s seemed to small and the 35’s seem to big to me?

What issues where you having with the 32's vs 35's?

 

[RiverDave]

What issues where you having with the 32's vs 35's?

I wasn’t having any the car has zero miles on it. Most everyone I know is running 35’s and I just thought they were a little too big looking.

 

[JUSTWANNARACE]

If you do any turbo upgrade I suggest the kit from Packard. Pretty much bolt on, amazing HP gains on pump gas. Two tunes on a switch, one for pump and one for race fuel. Dynojet dash display. And full support from Packard! The only downfall is the exhaust is pretty loud..

 

[hallett21]

I had to walk out to my truck with a tape. My 3500 is running 32s. I can’t believe guys are running 35s on these things.

That has to put a bunch of strain on the driveline no?


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[RiverDave]

Stopped by on the way home from Disneyland today.

Door frames are on and cage is being built!

 

[LargeOrangeFont]

I had to walk out to my truck with a tape. My 3500 is running 32s. I can’t believe guys are running 35s on these things.

That has to put a bunch of strain on the driveline no?


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The wheels and tires are not as heavy and the stuff you’d put on a truck. Typically you change the clutching on the car to deal with the larger tires so the CVT system is under less stress and works better with the larger tires. You are trading top speed and acceleration for off road capability and ground clearance.

You’ll also note that the taller tires are not any wider. I run 30x10 tires on my NA 1000 car, 32x10 are very popular on Turbo cars, and Dave has 34x9.5 tires on this one.

 

[LargeOrangeFont]

Also @DLC is on the original belt still with 35”s and I believe I heard ~1600 miles last weekend. It’s all in not abusing the car.

 

[Shortdeck]

Also @DLC is on the original belt still with 35”s and I believe I heard ~1600 miles last weekend. It’s all in not abusing the car.

There’s no way there 1600 miles on that car. It’s left his garage only a handful of times.


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[LargeOrangeFont]

There’s no way there 1600 miles on that car. It’s left his garage only a handful of times.


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I could have heard wrong. We were avoiding a drunk idiot who was gonna school is in his Tacoma.

 

[svlperry]

I live five minutes away from his shop if you ever need me to go by there to take pics let know I’m friends with jimbo @RiverDave


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[DLC]

I only have like 400 miles on it right now!

Next week 10/18 im am running the APT trail and that’s like 800 miles +/- I haven’t looked at the map to closely

 

[DLC]

Hey RD car looks great! It will be a looker when it’s all completed, just make sure jimbo sets you up with a roof rack. Cargo space is tight

 

[LargeOrangeFont]

I only have like 400 miles on it right now!

Next week 10/18 im am running the APT trail and that’s like 800 miles +/- I haven’t looked at the map to closely

I was too busy keeping an eye on the drunk guy.. LOL.

 

[LargeOrangeFont]

Hey RD car looks great! It will be a looker when it’s all completed, just make sure jimbo sets you up with a roof rack. Cargo space is tight

That giant spare tire has to go somewhere..

 

[DLC]

That guy was a total kook!

And then the tweaker chick flipping us off as they rallied the 80’s Toyota hauling ass like a broken down race truck being towed from a strap...

 

[DLC]

I just had this rack made picked up my car tonight, pop out the back seats and this pops right in using the seat bolt locations. Need to get it pc’d can am red. Non of the tubes touch the interior plastics, works great!

 

[LargeOrangeFont]

I just had this rack made picked up my car tonight, pop out the back seats and this pops right in using the seat bolt locations. Need to get it pc’d can am red. Non of the tubes touch the interior plastics, works great!





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That is bad ass!

 

[DWC]

I had to walk out to my truck with a tape. My 3500 is running 32s. I can’t believe guys are running 35s on these things.

That has to put a bunch of strain on the driveline no?


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I’m sure it’s harder than stock. I’ve got 1,800 ish on mine. It’s got 34’s and has only gone through one belt. I’m pretty easy on it overall and we only have 2 of us more often than 4.

 

[RiverDave]

Hey RD car looks great! It will be a looker when it’s all completed, just make sure jimbo sets you up with a roof rack. Cargo space is tight

Jimbo didnan aluminum roof rack to keep the weight down on the top. I did the assault spare tire rack over the bed.

 

[79 HUSTLER]

So your title says 2019 RR. There was no RR in 2019.

 

[ultra26shadow]

So your title says 2019 RR. There was no RR in 2019.

Do you wanna see receipts?

 

[gqchris]

Also @DLC is on the original belt still with 35”s and I believe I heard ~1600 miles last weekend. It’s all in not abusing the car.

Hahah. That was me with 1600 miles on original belt.

And yes that drunk clown was an idiot. Lol

 

[LargeOrangeFont]

Hahah. That was me with 1600 miles on original belt.

And yes that drunk clown was an idiot. Lol

Well I guess the test will be if @DLC loses a belt on his upcoming trip

 

[LargeOrangeFont]

So your title says 2019 RR. There was no RR in 2019.

Yea I thought the whole SSSS deal unwind debacle was to get a 2020 RR? Maybe he just thought better of it and wanted to save $3-4K on a '19? Cool build either way.

 

[79 HUSTLER]

Yea I thought the whole SSSS deal unwind debacle was to get a 2020 RR? Maybe he just thought better of it and wanted to save $3-4K on a '19? Cool build either way.

Possibly, it’s just that 2019 didn’t offer an RR. That triple black is a X3 MAX XRS Turbo R

 

[RiverDave]

Some quick update pics! Car is coming together FAST!! can’t say how happy I am with the progress!

 

[t&y]

Crazy. I remember when these things were just little nats on the trails in the desert getting stuck and pretty much being laughed at from start to finish. Now they are full built capable cars. Way out of my price range for what I would do with them at the moment, but still very cool.

 

[Albert]

I don't get the craze . They are a blast but built like something out of a happy meal toy . So many upgrades needed to makes these bullet proof strong. Oh did I mention I do have one myself . I mean there cool but I miss my SCU way different experience. These are just enough to get your feet in the dirt again.

 

[pwerwagn]

Looking great!!

 

[RiverDave]

Crazy. I remember when these things were just little nats on the trails in the desert getting stuck and pretty much being laughed at from start to finish. Now they are full built capable cars. Way out of my price range for what I would do with them at the moment, but still very cool.

The original rhino’s were basically John adder farm vehicles.. After you long travelled them though they were a ton of fun, most importantly they were 4wd and anyone could drive them from kids to adults.

I don't get the craze . They are a blast but built like something out of a happy meal toy . So many upgrades needed to makes these bullet proof strong. Oh did I mention I do have one myself . I mean there cool but I miss my SCU way different experience. These are just enough to get your feet in the dirt again.

Lol.. You know I hear s lot of guys on the board say that and I gotta tell you I don’t buy it. I grew up riding dirt bikes and quads, and having a beam car..

My (technically second) SXS was a kawi teryx.. That thing stock was every bit as capable as our 1835 rail, and far more trail capable.. When it was Long travelled etc it was ten times the car of the rail I grew up in and most I grew up around.

Now if you want to compare them to full blown race cars etc?? Yeah maybe not.

Fast forward now you can take a pretty stock can am and they are ridiculously capable and fast to boot. Huge amounts of suspension and speed right from the factory, and you don’t really need to do anything to them other than raise the ground clearance. Everything we are doing here is making the car better but they are improvements, not necessities.

Car has a 4 year bumper to bumper warranty, normal shops that will service it, and the resale is pretty good compared to a custom car.. lol. So people can keep preaching that line of thought, but I can’t say I understand it?

 

[Englewood]

So many upgrades needed to makes these bullet proof strong.

Is there someplace you can buy a fully capable desert car for 50k with a warranty?

A buyer can also finance these for little to no money down.

You would be 125k+ for a comparable 2wd off road buggy.

 

[LargeOrangeFont]

Car is looking good Dave.

 

[HB2LHC]

Looking sick RD!!! Cant wait to see it finished.

 

[Albert]

Dont get me wrong these things go fast enough in the dirt, I always fear something breaking which we have broke something on the last trip. But these are made to ride hard ! And relatively cheap to fix and parts are readily available so that part I completely understand.

 

[RiverDave]

Getting closer!

Everything should be going out to ppwdercoat here shortly!

You can see they are starting to put all the electronics in the car now!

Pretty stoked on the side profile!

 

[LargeOrangeFont]

Looking sweet.

 

[Boat211]

Getting closer!

Everything should be going out to ppwdercoat here shortly!

You can see they are starting to put all the electronics in the car now!



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Pretty stoked on the side profile!

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I'm digging it Dave. Excited for the final product

 

[Timmmmmy]

Looks really sweet!

 

[02HoWaRd26]

Business card holder?

looks like they are putting a lot of thought into these now days as well. Like the door latch type set up for the lift for the spare. Few other little things I’m sure aren’t as visible. Can’t wait to see in person.

 

[LargeOrangeFont]

Business card holder? View attachment 810329 looks like they are putting a lot of thought into these now days as well. Like the door latch type set up for the lift for the spare. Few other little things I’m sure aren’t as visible. Can’t wait to see in person.

That looks like an Assault or similar RZR latching cargo/spare carrier, just made to work with this custom cage. I have seen those break/come unlatched, as there is a bunch of stress on that latch in where they have it mounted on a RZR and it has no extra support. So that is probably why they boxed the mount and made a business card holder out of it. See below - not the best design for the RZR. Should work great on RD's car.

 

[intense]

What electronics are going in?

 

[Mikes56]

Hey Dave will it be done for New Years? A bunch of us are going to Havasu for a long weekend to drive the SxS's. Were staying at my buddies house on Eagle Lane. Other friends have houses there.
We'll probably go to the airport restaurant one day and Topock another day. It would be fun to meet up.

 

[RiverDave]

What electronics are going in?

Everything.. Except I didn't do a Lowrance this time. I did two Ipads.

Speaking of which does anyone know what cases people are running on Ipads when they are using them for offroad use? I believe we are using Axia mounts? (not sure)

RD

 

[RiverDave]

Hey Dave will it be done for New Years? A bunch of us are going to Havasu for a long weekend to drive the SxS's. Were staying at my buddies house on Eagle Lane. Other friends have houses there.
We'll probably go to the airport restaurant one day and Topock another day. It would be fun to meet up.

Car will technically be done this thursday.. LOL I told him to take his time and I'll get it next week or the week after. I'm busy with the RDP regatta right now.

RD

 

[svlperry]

Car will technically be done this thursday.. LOL I told him to take his time and I'll get it next week or the week after. I'm busy with the RDP regatta right now.

RD

Call me when you come out let’s meet for lunch there’s a place one minute away from the shop that has good Mexican food


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