A few years ago I raced the Idaho NHA hillclimbs in my evo. It was a mild SM build with stock motor on e85 and a ohlins suspension. It was competitive (holds records at Bogus Basin and Freezeout for fastest doorslammer) but i knew the platform had more in it. Took off a few years and raced around the west in RZR's and that was a blast, but i kept missing the power of a turbo'd car. This fall i was talking to a buddy of mine (Bryant) and he mentioned wanting to race the entire hillclimb circuit (7 races) and we ended up decided to campaign his car together. It just so happnes i bought a tubing bender, welder, and notcher to build parts for my rzr so we are going to go with a full cage, gut the car (still trying to decide if we can keep it SM legal or go up to a higher class and drop more weight), add more power, possible swap out suspension, etc...

Cage i build for my buddies rzr. i am sponsored by Magnum Offroad so i couldn't even make my own cage lol



fitting laser cut panels:


Here is our starting platform:








starting the gutting:




The build will start slow because i'll be snowmobiling for the next couple months. Planning on really hitting it end of january/february as time allows.

 

awesome,

 

nice build can't wait to see the progress!

 

Sweet dude, glad to see you back in an Evo.

 

thanks man! wheel to wheel dirt racing is a blast but i've missed the asphalt racing.

 

Have you done pikes peak? How do you get to race on it?

 

i have not ...yet. it would be a bucket list item for sure.

there is a hill climb series http://www.nhahillclimb.org/ that has 7 races; 2 of which happen to be within an hour of my house

 

Looking like the car owner is going to order a 2.3L shortblock in the next few weeks.

Let the part gathering begin

 

Awesome, just awesome.

 

Umm subbing for the greatness to come!

 

the weight reduction/prepping for cage continues!



more:


and the motor is out and ready to ship in for a core. going with a 2.2L 4g63 build

 

Best of luck! Subscribed.

 

thanks!

custom full containment seat ordered from Ultra Shield. I've been using their rally sport seat in my evo and Rzr for years. build quality is great, they're light, and dont break the bank (too much)

 

ordered our exhaust parts from CBRD today:

 

Looking good. Which turbo are you using?