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The end of an era

Over the last 2 seasons Nate and I have learned what it takes to be top competitors in the world of professional rock crawling. Once we stepped up to a pro class in my home built Promod car it took an entire season of working out issues and dialing in the car along with us learning what the car was capable of. Well I sold that car this last week and turned around and bought another promod. I had grown to loathe the LS motor the weight and power was more of a nuisance than anything but it was still sad to see it to go. I learned so much building the car and I feel like I owe alot to that car.

With all that being said as we dive deeper into the world of competition it was time to get a more competitive car. Being around the scene as much as we have we have sen all the current and past promod cars. So when Kevin Reimers promod went up for sale I knew I had to have it. It is hands down the lightest promod currently in the scene and possibly ever built. The car weighs in at 2890 with the front tires filled with water to the top of the wheels. Currently the only things I plan on changing it swapping on a set of the ProComp Stickies in the 40" flavor and adding a rear air locker.

Specs:
1.4 liter Direct injected ecotec turbo motor (weighs 165 pounds fully dressed)
Hughes oober built powerglide
5.0:1 Atlas
Mega HI9s front and rear
Front Spool
Rear Grizzly Locker
5.40 Gears
Spidertrax Inner Cs and Knuckles
Spidertrax Axle shafts all the way around
Spidertrax ultimate housings
Spidertrax unit bearings
SPidertrax 14" rotors with wilwood calipers
PSC 3.0" DE steering cylinder
PSC CBR 1800 PSI steering pump


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And a picture of the old car this year at grand nationals where we placed second in the nation

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skippy

skippy

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RustEoldtrux said:
Kevin Reimer is a fantastic fabricator and an engineering genius. I was lucky to be able to buy his first buggy, a Samurai based buggy that weighs 1750 lb. That little machine is so much fun to pilot and can conquer most obstacles on 33's. Good luck with your future competitions.
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HE really is an amazing builder and his OCD comes in handy, Every single detail is so well thought out and executed so well
 
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Greg said:
It's crazy how little up-travel it has.... I realize it's a comp rig and stability combined with a low center of gravity is best, but that's what, 4" up travel at the most? Are the rear shocks 2.5's also?
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This rig is setup at 3" of uptravel and is pretty common place in most comp rigs, my old promod was 4" and I dont think the 3" in a lighter rig will cause an issue. it has 2.5" air shocks on all 4 corners
 
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So I got around to finish mounting up the 40s and got the fronts filled to the top of the wheel with water, got it on some race scales last night and tthe bigger 40 obviously holds more water. So race ready with a full fuel cell it weighs in at 2937 now
 
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