Max’s Roxor Build

[Roxasuras]

I held a Roxor run and it had a great turn out. Poeple showed up from all over the country.
Diesel freak, Hard Cabs, and CECCO racing pitched in to make it a very successful event!
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Max are you going to plan another Roxor run?

 

[lost1wing]

I figure I’ll document my build here.

I bought my Roxor from a dealer that was no longer going to cease being a Roxor dealer and just wanted to liquidate their current inventory. The dealer knew that I was interested in them but I certainly was not expecting the call with a price I couldn’t refuse. I impulse bought their last model in stock. A 2018 Black LE #168.

The sales guy asked where my trailer was to pick it up....I said I’m driving it home! He replied once you sign these papers you can do what ever you want. So that’s exactly what I did.

I got home and parked it with the collection. Got out my lawn chair and stared at it, wondering where I’ll go with this project. View attachment 5576


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That looks like my son's front yard!

 

[Max A.]

I’m going to try to condense the last year or 2 into a post and then get back to Roxor talk!

It has been a wild ride over the last several years. From building junk in a gravel driveway to a full fabrication shop. A lot of it funded by Roxor enthusiasts buying Climax Parts. You guys make my dreams happen!!!!

I ended up building a competitive Ultra4 car. 4800 legends class. Almost all of the original car purchased was redone and I made this car my own. Even down to drawing the graphics myself on an iPad in Adobe.

When I say making my dreams happen I mean it too. Driving to hammers in the new to me Climax Hauler and flying my team out to meet us out on the lake bed is still so surreal to me.

We had a great run at hammers. Ultimately taken out by the clock with 16 miles left. About half way through the race we broke a rear driveshaft and my co driver had to walk back to the closet pit and grab the spare and run back. We lost 2.5 hours due to that break down. Had that not happened we would have had a finish line photo for the first time ever.
It just wasn’t in the cards this year.

While this has been an amazing journey, racing at this level has really made me appreciate the smaller things in life and especially miss my Roxor community. For now the new car is going to be put on the back burner. I want to do more recreational wheeling and traveling, meeting new people and making new memories. Not that that didn’t happen with racing but the level of stress that came along with it just isn’t something I have a strong desire to continue. While this may be the CLIMAX of my racing career it’s certainly isn’t the end of the story.


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[jrobz23]

That's awesome man!

 

[Max A.]

Last week I pulled the old Roxor out for the first time in a while! I hate to even share the state of it. It’s been used and abused. A total of 16 rollover/side flops. 1400 of the roughest trail miles. I’ve even completely worn through the bottom of the front leaf spring u bolt plate from skidding across rocks on the trails. To the point where my leaf spring detached from the axle and sent leafs flying. You certainly cant say it didn’t get wheeled!

The reason for pulling it out is because Diesel freak was having a charity ride down at windrock in TN and I wanted to make sure Climax was there to support. The only problem was there is no way I’m showing up with my Roxor is such a dilapidated state.
To add to that at some point I lent out the transfer case to someone who had broken theirs and they called me asking if I could help.
I do have a spare transfer case that had built by Torque King using new intervals that where all sent out to be cryo-treated for added strength. Between that and upgraded bearings through out it is probably one of the strongest Roxor transfer cases anywhere.

After I got it installed I realized I much have had it put back together without the detent pill in the shift rails. This is what you want of your set up for twin stick…. Which mine is not.
With 3 days till leaving for TN I had to come up with something.

I ended up being able to use the original shift bracket and shift lever. I had to grind the factory lever pivot down slightly to allow me to slip in a new 1/4 inch plate I cut on the plasma table to act as the H/N/L lever in the bracket.

I then took a piece of 1/2 inch rod and bent a shift lever and a linkage piece to connect to the H/N/L shift rod. The factory lever was easily bent slightly to allow the factory linkage to bolt right up to the 2/4 selector rod.

Everything I’ve used here can be purchased at tractor supply for about the same price as 2 large pizzas. The only thing missing is some customs shift knobs made on the lathe. (Which I still haven’t done yet)


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[Max A.]

Next was fixing the appearance. I have build a pretty good relationship with a local powder coater so I dropped of all of the aluminum armor I had On The Rox make for me a while back. They did an amazing job getting everything turned round next day!!!! Blasted and coated insanely fast.

As you can see I borrowed a set of spare wheels and tires from the race car. Forged 17x9 Raceline beadlocks and 37/13.5r17 Maxxis Trepadors. A big step up from the 35s I’ve been running.

Next I worked on graphics to match the new Climax styling. I then sent everything out to the graphics guy that has helped me with the Roxor in the past. He still had the side templates and was easily able to print it out pre cut and ready to stick on.

I installed a 36 inch Corbeau rear seat. With car seat harness mounting points for the munchkin to be as safe as possible on the trails.

Lastly rattled canned all of the sliders bumpers and skid plates. They were all in much need of some TLC! Look at the battle scars on this skid plate.

It all came together in just a few days to make an old Roxor look new/ish again!

Then it was off to Windrock!

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[Gabe]

Thanks for posting. Good stuff.

 

[txroadkill]

happy to see all the Roxor updates shared over here. Been watching them on Facebook. The refresh turned out great. So about them travel plans, we gonna have a Roxor run out west sometime?

 

[Vinny]

WOW!!!! That's Outstanding!!!
Noticed something missing. Clock velcro to the dash. If I was in the area I'd be happy to help you with that. 🤣🤣🤣
Glad you're back.

 

[Roxasuras]

Well done Max.

 

[Roxasuras]

Are you doing the coal crawl this year?

 

[Max A.]

Great to hear from you guys. some of you have been around since the beginning!

Roxsauras... My apologizes for not calling you back the other day. I honestly meant to, i guess it slipped my mind. Im not sure if there will be a coal crawl this year. It started off strong and numbers have been dwindling. I think it's mostly because Wade has been hosting 2 different Roxor get togethers the last couple years.

I would love to do a Moab get together at some point maybe 2026?

 

[Bob R1]

I am glad to see that you are back also. I had just mentioned in the last couple weeks on someones post that I wish you were back working with Roxors again. I had also been thinking about starting over on your build post and going through it all again.

I have been seriously considering the Twin Stick Conversion. A buddy of mine has a few old CJ's rounded up. He says that he can spare the Twin Stick parts off of one. I wish that Mahindra would use the Twin Stick set up on factory Roxors. It would sure make using Low Range much handier. With how I use my 2024 Roxor I would use 2 WD Low Range a lot just poking around on trails. Especially some rough trails that do not require Four Wheel Drive, just driving slow.

Condensing your build post would take some work as long as it is. If you just condensed it to the Build Information it would shorten it a lot. I have read it all over the years, just never all at one time.

My build is tame compared to yours. Mainly I am just making my Roxor more use-able, with no plans for Rock Crawling ever. Bumpers, Tires, Winch, Bow Shackles, Hooks on the Frame Horns, Reese Hitch, Roof, Windshield, The Rear Bulkhead has been very handy for Hangers, mounting a Gun Rack, D's to secure my Sprayer Tank, etc. Still in the works are Doors and a Heater. My latest Tame Mod was getting rid of the under seat storage locks.

I really like reading about your build, but my idea of a good Rock Crawling Adventure would be driving to Flat Nasty with a Cooler of Peak Tea, and Lawn Chairs to watch other people tear their stuff up. I plan for Rocky to be my last Side By Side, UNLESS they make a new Roxor with a Twin Stick, A Mechanical Speedometer that you can see, and Conventional Gage's that are use-able. Then I would probably trade mine in, and start over on perfection.

I am now posting under Bob R1, I was originally just Bob R starting around 2019. I had to set up a new account over the years.

Glad You Are Back.

Bob R

 

[Roxasuras]

Great to hear from you guys. some of you have been around since the beginning!

Roxsauras... My apologizes for not calling you back the other day. I honestly meant to, i guess it slipped my mind. Im not sure if there will be a coal crawl this year. It started off strong and numbers have been dwindling. I think it's mostly because Wade has been hosting 2 different Roxor get togethers the last couple years.

I would love to do a Moab get together at some point maybe 2026?

I plan on going back to Moab again every year. I'm definitely in. If you do a coal crawl let me know and I'll help spread the good word, and attend.

Do you still have the FC150?

 

[txroadkill]

I’m definitely down for a Moab run.

 

[Roxasuras]

Well anyone else thinking the same as me? The jeeps have their week ( don't get me wrong I love my CJ), why don't we start a Moab madness for Roxors? I'm gonna reach out to MANA tomorrow.

 

[txroadkill]

They have a full size invasion. Toyota or Nissan or maybe both have events there too. back in my Jeep days I went out there for a yearly forum run. The __ annual jeeps unlimited Moab run. We had to do it on the down low to avoid permit issues. It was an unorganized ride “Officially“. We picked a week usually in May. Sometimes June. And we all met there. No official trail itinerary or registration. Just show up and we’ll decide what trails that morning. Every morning meet at city market and break off into small group. One night we’d have a potluck supper at lions park. Can’t see why we couldn’t do the same.

 

[Max A.]

30 Roxors gathered and we raised over $12,000 dollars for a fellow Roxor owner who is battling breast cancer. The Roxor community is amazing. The trails were great, not too muddy, everyone got a bit of a challenge if they wanted to. HardCabs provided 2 great meals. And of course it was great catching up with everyone! I think I counted 12 long travel kits in the bunch! So cool seeking my parts in action! Looking forward to the next gathering.

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[Roxasuras]

Looks like it was an awesome time.

 

[Max A.]

How about some 40s!

I don't plan to take it wheeling with 40s but I was pretty surprised at how well they fit. Zero rubbing up, front steering lock to lock, but as you can see the tires do stuff into the rear bumper.