As some of you know, the Rustfish Racing team has been looking at the options around a truly unlimited UTV. No compromises...! Our plan is to use the best fabrication techniques and racing technology we can assemble to make the ultimate 1 liter off-road race car.
We started with a plan to create a car that would take the best 1 liter powertrain on the market and then build a purpose built race car for BITD and eventually SCORE. We all knew that we were not going to have a belt driven power plant and we purchased our donor car. The Yamaha YXZ.
We took some of the things we learned with the original Rustfish 1992, the collective brain power of group of racers that have over 30 titles, sat down with Jerry Penhall and started to design the ultimate UTV. Kent Pfeiffer, Craig Gregory and Jerry Penhall started with the baseline Penhall Class 1/10 chassis to create a cab and rails that was functional and safe. From there, it was all about powertrain layout and designing the suspension. The front suspension is completely CAD designed to give travel and stability to the car. It came out insane. The rear is a combination of several elements. Some UTV parts, some completely new ideas/parts.
We are using Dual KING shocks on all corners including external bi-passes, custom hubs, spindles, CVs, Axles, drive lines, alternator and arms. At this phase we are going to focus on the suspension, durability and drivability for the UTV World Championships. Once we have this sorted, we are going to start working on more power. First things first.
Below are some of the pictures of the build. We have made some good progress since this phase and will send out other photos as we progress.
We started with a plan to create a car that would take the best 1 liter powertrain on the market and then build a purpose built race car for BITD and eventually SCORE. We all knew that we were not going to have a belt driven power plant and we purchased our donor car. The Yamaha YXZ.
We took some of the things we learned with the original Rustfish 1992, the collective brain power of group of racers that have over 30 titles, sat down with Jerry Penhall and started to design the ultimate UTV. Kent Pfeiffer, Craig Gregory and Jerry Penhall started with the baseline Penhall Class 1/10 chassis to create a cab and rails that was functional and safe. From there, it was all about powertrain layout and designing the suspension. The front suspension is completely CAD designed to give travel and stability to the car. It came out insane. The rear is a combination of several elements. Some UTV parts, some completely new ideas/parts.
We are using Dual KING shocks on all corners including external bi-passes, custom hubs, spindles, CVs, Axles, drive lines, alternator and arms. At this phase we are going to focus on the suspension, durability and drivability for the UTV World Championships. Once we have this sorted, we are going to start working on more power. First things first.
Below are some of the pictures of the build. We have made some good progress since this phase and will send out other photos as we progress.