Max’s Roxor Build

[Max A.]

So I blew up the stock trans. The Torque King trans was in the trailer.

Im going to send my blown trans to torque king for his diagnosis/ r&d. I’m not sure what the failure was yet.

There was 1200 miles on my original trans when it went. That’s 1200 of the most punishment I could throw at it. And that’s also with almost triple stock horse power. More then your standard stage 2 tune.

Clutch dumps up obstacles, tough truck racing, 2 king of the hammers, clutch dump launches, the list goes on… for 99% of people they will never see a failure.

Obviously I knew that the trans was going to be a failure point ant some point as I had a spare built… I just didn’t think it would happen during KOH … oh well.


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[HellGoat]

Thanks for the info. I was the 1% that blew my transmission so I was just curious how yours went. I am waiting on a rebuild kit from Torque King. I would be curious to hear what Torque King thinks of your tranny and what the failure was.

 

[BDRAG]

Copy and pasted from facebook....

Another King Of the Hammers on the books. Unfortunately no win for us this time. We had a catastrophic transmission failure that took us out of the race. I’m sure if I had the Torque King transmission installed i would be coming to you with a different outcome. Huge shout out to Wade LaLone At Diesel Freak, On the Rox Fabrication, Raceline Wheels, Retro Graphics, Cecco Racing and all of those that have bought any Climax Offroad product. A special thanks to anyone that purchased a Team 4668 hat from Wade. You guys Rock! We will be back to fight another day. ROXOR Off Road.

And that's why your parents never wanted to loan you their cars on a Friday night! Lolol.

BDRAG

 

[Max A.]

Welp guys, look like I wiped 3rd gear in my trans. Actually now that all the debris is cleared out it sifts and moves fine in 1st and 2nd. but 3rd is a false neutral. I'm sure there is a lot of damage internally from the broken parts jamming things up. The trans still makes an awful lot of noise but no more binding. just enough to move it in and out of the shop until i get the new trans swapped in. Hopefully I'll have time to do that here soon.

 

[BDRAG]

Welp guys, look like I wiped 3rd gear in my trans. Actually now that all the debris is cleared out it sifts and moves fine in 1st and 2nd. but 3rd is a false neutral. I'm sure there is a lot of damage internally from the broken parts jamming things up. The trans still makes an awful lot of noise but no more binding. just enough to move it in and out of the shop until i get the new trans swapped in. Hopefully I'll have time to do that here soon.

Ouch! Be hard to use that burn table of yours to make a few gears.

The trans is the big un known in my mustang build. It was apparent that the trans had been into by a past owner. It works but makes lots of whining and werring. Under hard shifting to third if ya don't get it in good it pops out.

BDRAG

 

[Max A.]

Been super busy but big things are on the horizon!

Trying to get my old house renovated and put on the market has been taking up the majority of my time. Man do I hate hanging drywall and painting .

My new plasma table should be here this week. Haven’t really been able to set up the new shop until it gets here. Luckily we have had warm enough weather so I could start getting the epoxy floor started. One more coat of clear and atleast half of the shop will be done. The important side of the shop. I’ll be dedicating one side for production of new roxor parts and suspension kits. The other side will be for building a new roxor!

Yes you heard that right! A new roxor build. This week I was able to locate a smoking good deal on a 2019 roxor. 9 hours in my wife’s Durango to pick it up out of Pittsburgh. It’s bone stock other then a winch and some 33s, both of which will be removed.

This roxor will be unlike any roxor built so far.

I’ve been hunting for the right deal so in can complete then ultimate plan for the FC150 I bought a while back…. See where I’m going here

Frame measurements are looking good. Under the cab the frame is only about a half inch off so the body will fit over the roxor frame. That will be the easy part. Mounting everything else and getting all the shift linkage and steering to work will definitely test my skills.


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[Roxasuras]

Can't wait to see the 19 roxor and especially that sweet FC

 

[Max A.]

Wow it’s been a long time since I’ve posted an upstate! A lot has changed for me this past year. I needed up letting the FC and the red Roxor go. Wade Lalone bought the red Roxor and funny enough he also bought my fiat while he was down here.
FC went to a collector who is restoring it.

Believe me, I’m not one to back away from a project but this had an awesome opportunity pop up and I made it happen. I found an unfinished ultra 4 4400 race car for sale and was able to scrounge together the funds.

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[Max A.]

Oh… we also announced that we had a daughter on the way!


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[Max A.]

Already collecting a nice progression for her.

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[Max A.]

While I was still setting the new shop up I went ahead and got the Torque King 4x4 built trans in. We call it big red. It’s been in for a couple wheeling trips now and she is smooth a butta!

I sent my old trans out to get a similar build so I have a spare again. I also sent out my spare transfer case for it to be disassembled and rebuilt. It will have all cryogenic treated parts and bearing upgrades to hopefully come back as the strongest Roxor transfer case ever built.

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[Max A.]

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 A.]

Should I try to get some sticky compound 40s under the Roxor!?!

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[Roxasuras]

Congratulations buddy. Happy for you guys!

 

[Kake America]

Wow it’s been a long time since I’ve posted an upstate! A lot has changed for me this past year. I needed up letting the FC and the red Roxor go. Wade Lalone bought the red Roxor and funny enough he also bought my fiat while he was down here.
FC went to a collector who is restoring it.

Believe me, I’m not one to back away from a project but this had an awesome opportunity pop up and I made it happen. I found an unfinished ultra 4 4400 race car for sale and was able to scrounge together the funds.


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So you’re saying this isn’t the Roxor? 🤣

 

[Max A.]

So you’re saying this isn’t the Roxor? 🤣

lol no its a totally different kind of animal. and honestly id still rather race the Roxor.

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[Roxasuras]

lol no its a totally different kind of animal. and honestly id still rather race the Roxor.

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Looks sweet

 

[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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