New Toy

[harmonsbrute]

Well as you all may remember i sold my brute back in 2010 and havent been riding since.
the past few weeks ive been looking for a sxs. well i came acrossed this 2007 rhino 450. it is gonna b a project. motor is blown. its rough, needs rear cv shafts rebuilt,rear a arm bushing, rear bearings, rear brakes, plastics. (think bout painting the hood and dash), bed is junk so ( may build a flat bed for it).



if it wasnt for the good deal i would of not bought it but i gave $700.00 for it.

[ill*eagle]

Looks like a good project! A winter project! dump bed is probably handy at soem point in time! But a Flat bed could look cool.
Do it up in flat black with a wood flat bed! lol

[harmonsbrute]

it is a very big project. but i figure n the next year or so it should b done. i figured if i need a rhino with a dump bed i can use my parents. so this one is most likey getting a flat bed since the bed is bent up pretty bad

[stricker76]

Nice. Sweet deal!

[racer37l]

Great project!! Bet you'll enjoy it when it's finished!!

[Rebel64]

Good deal Adam! That'll be fun bringing her back to life.

[ready2goriding]

Heck of a deal! Projects are fun!

[harmonsbrute]

well this afternoon. i took all the plastics off, and the roof off. power washed everthing to get the million pounds of mud that was under all the plastics.

now gonna chop the cage n do a few odds n ends. while looking for a new motor or waitin to see if i wanna rebuilt this one.

[dcfox]

That was going to be my first suggestion...to chop the cage.

[harmonsbrute]

wats the best way to do. take 4inchs off the bottom or out of the center?

[dcfox]

4" of of the bottom of the rear bars and redrill.
5 3/4" cut out of the front down bars.
cut between the 2 cross bars on the top...and add a 3 1/2" spacer in there.
feel free to call me if you want to talk more about it.
We've done 3 cages so far.it's pretty easy.

[harmonsbrute]

thanks david i just sent u a pm

[BirdDog4x4]

700 bucks is a steal, good luck with the new project.

[harmonsbrute]

thanks ya 700 bucks was a deal i couldn't pass up

[double"d"]

$700 thats a great deal and looks like it will be a fun project. keep the pics comming.

[harmonsbrute]

its going to b a fun project. il try to get pics ever step of the way.

[double"d"]

cool i think we will all look forward to seeing it all come together.

[dcfox]

I say a diamond plate flatbed...spray the bed,and top with LineX...put a 2" CFM lift on it...
a set of 27" Outlaw Radials on black MSA Diesels...and paint the plastic olive drab.

[harmonsbrute]

like the way you think david. but wat about painting the plastics black? instead of olive.

have you lowered the seats n urs yet?

[dcfox]

Haven't lowered mine yet...hasn't been an issue.But I'm only 5'8".
Not building lowered bases until I can afford a set of Rzr buckets.

Reason I was saying olive...was for a military look.

[dcfox]

I'm thinking this color...
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Z-DFU2Uf3KA/TUHYYo5DFbI/AAAAAAAAGiI/9YQ2zEUCr4E/s1600/WWII_Army_Jeep%255B1%255D.jpg
Heck...even the star on the hood would be awesome.

[harmonsbrute]

im gonna lookin into building a set of bases if not just buying a set. rzr buckets would like sweet. your buddy's rhino looks great with the rzr buckets.

[dcfox]

I could really run with a project like this....

Then...
a couple ammo cans(for dry storage) and a military gas can mounted on the bed.
military folding shovel mounted somewhere.
and since you're going with a non tilting flatbed...dual winches...one front and one rear.

[harmonsbrute]

ya that may look good. im gonna have to see if i can pick that paint up in a spray can. spray the hood and see wat it looks like. i can always sand it back down and respray it another color. your ideas are gettin better david

[sweeper]

http://nashville.craigslist.org/mcy/2579512107.html

Check out this rhino for some ideas on the cage.

[dcfox]

wow...definitely different...but I really... dont like it.

[harmonsbrute]

that cage is very different. n i dont really like it. i think il stick with the stock cage. thats been choppd

[sweeper]

Just a thought, I'm not crazy about how it leans back so far.

[dcfox]

With mine...you could unbolt the cage...and bolt a stock one right back on if you wanted to...or swap mine to another rhino in about 10 minutes.
With that one...what you have...is what you're stuck with.

[stricker76]

Link wont work for me?

[dcfox]

Link wont work for me?

http://images.craigslist.org/3k03oc3lf5V05S25R4b925c13014ae97a16dd.jpg

[stricker76]

Ewww....no thanks.

[dcfox]

Ok..so you've chopped the cage...and no updated pics yet?

[harmonsbrute]

ive been busy with work and school. im gonna try to finish the welding up this weekend n post some pics. sorry im running behind on pics lol. il get you guys some by sunday hopefully

[harmonsbrute]

here you guys go. i got the cage all welded up, all the grinding done, and its painted. all i have left for the cage is add the headrest bar.

plastics have been sanded and are getting painted

also painted the back off of the frame.

david do you have a how to on how you did your snorks? or did u come up with it by your self?

[dcfox]

cage looks great.
love that flat green!!!!
as for snorks we just designed as we went.

[harmonsbrute]

thanks david. im getting stickers made this week.

[dcfox]

awesome...
you know you're gonna make me want it.lol.

[harmonsbrute]

well. u can also build another one lol.

[dcfox]

would love to.

[klub222]

is this thing even running yet or just going to get it looking good.....then work on the motor?

[harmonsbrute]

it isnt running yet. im waitin around for a little bit to see i can com acrossed a motor before i rebuild this one.

[800Stealth]

Can you swap to a 660 or a 700 if you come across one or does it have to be the 450 for everything to be a bolt in? I'm just curious.

[harmonsbrute]

ive talked to a few people bout that. they say you can swap to a 660 if you could find a wreck one. cuz they say you will need to change alot of things. but i dont know for sure. right now i am trying to deal with a guy out of AZ that has a 450 motor for sale

[moto92]

yea i think the 450 has lower gearing, so if you went with the larger motor youd need to cnage the diff too.
good thing is the 450s seem to turn the bigger tires better with that gearing

[harmonsbrute]

well i just thought id update this. i havent done anything to it lately i finished painting the plastics and put the rear end back together.
ive found a motor out in new mexico im trying to buy now. so maybe if this deal comes through i will have it running in 2 weeks or so..

[ready2goriding]

^^^ Good news!

Good luck also!

[harmonsbrute]

‎2-3 days and my new motor should be on its way from new mexico. 3-4 days to receive from day its shipped. couple days to put it in. then my 1 year project rhino will b done n a little over a month.

[double"d"]

Cool !!!

[Presidentail Grizz]

So where is the pic of the decaled hood? Looking good!

[harmonsbrute]

still waiting on them. girlfriend mom is slow at maken them lol. thanks pres. motor should b here thursday or so

[harmonsbrute]

well guys the rhino is running. this motor runs great. a one year project is done n 26 days. not to bad i dont think. i will try to get some pictures up later this weekend.

[Rebel64]

That's great Adam!

[harmonsbrute]

thanks mark. it runs great. needs a little work still. but all that will get taken care of soon.

[harmonsbrute]

here are a few pictures. this thing runs great. my decals got messed up so they are not on yet.(the people that made them screwd them up) im getting new ones made this week.

[harmonsbrute]

well guys. on 9-11-11 i bought a 2007 rhino 450. it had a hard life before i bought it. i gave 700 bucks for it.

here is a list of things it needed.

blown motor
wheel bearings
shock bushings
a arm bushings
cv axles
cv boots
rear end rebuild.
front end seals
front drive shaft u joints
plasitcs were junk
bed tore up

as of 10-6-11
i installed everythings listed above
painted the plasitcs
chopped the cage


now i just need to finish
flat bed
snorkles
rear bumper
yamaha oem doors

here is a link of the pics

http://s265.photobucket.com/albums/ii220/Rubyandforeman/rhino%20450%20build/

[Rebel64]

Hey Adam considering the date you bought it on, ever thought of some patriotic themes for some of the graphics?

[dcfox]

that was part of the reason i was pushing him towards olive drab with an army star.

[harmonsbrute]

mark. david gave me the idea of the paint and the army star. im waiting on the star AGAIN. since it got messed up. im going to do the star n the center then U.S.A on each side of it for now. then i may do sumthing on the ammo cans also.

[Rebel64]

Ok I didn't know that. Great idea Fox!

[harmonsbrute]

well guys its been a while since ive uploaded some pictures. check out the album and i added 14 new ones

http://s265.photobucket.com/albums/ii220/Rubyandforeman/rhino%20450%20build/

[ill*eagle]

Looks good!

[harmonsbrute]

thanks

[swampthing]

pretty cool man