Feature Vehicle: Justin Kilgore's Wildcat

Justin Kilgore was looking to build an out of the box UTV. Something that resembled a buggy but was based on the Wildcat chassis. Justin liked the wheel base and power the Arctic Cat platform provided but knew he would need to go full custom to turn it into the machine he was dreaming about. Justin brought the car to Chris Lewis at Lewis Built Performance to transform his ordinary Wildcat into a cull custom dual sport play car. Lewis Build Performance is known for their high quality off-road fabrication and suspension and they know how to make things work in the desert. Chris draws on his experience working for Racer Engineering and other quality off-road race shops. The vehicle build started like most, Justin wanted to start with a dash and console and do some minor bur cool fab work on the cage. Soon the two started talking over ideas and it wasn't long before the concept of the vehicle swelled into what you see here. Essentially the team ended up building a mini Class 1 race car on a Wildcat chassis. Often times we see comments on vehicles we post and they will almost always have someone who states "there isn't any RZR left" or in this case "there isn't any Wildcat left". Usually we will respond with how much is actually there still but in this case, there isn't hardly any Wildcat left on this machine. Other than the motor, trans, differential, and EPS this thing is 100% custom and we dig it! Over 3000 hours of CAD design, welding and fabrication went into building this masterpiece of an off-road machine. Chris assures us this is the first of many bad ass UTVs to roll out of his shop! SPECIFICATIONS Model: 2015 Arctic Cat Wildcat 1000 Owner: Justin Kilgore Builder: Lewis Built Performance Chassis:Lewis Built Performance Full DOM tube chassis all tig welded Suspension:Lewis Built Performance Tig welded 4130 boxed suspension Body:Lewis Built Performance handmade aluminum body Brakes: Jamar master cylinders and calipers w/ Lewis Built Performance custom Rotors Cooling: CBR radiator Wiring: American Wire Harness mil-spec wiring harness Front Shocks: King 2.5"x10" stroke w/compression adjusters front wheel travel 20" Rear Shocks: King 2.5"x12" stroke w/compression adjusters Rear wheel travel 17" limited by 930 axles Race Air: PCI Race Radios Race Air Coms: Rugged Radios Navigation: Lowrance GPS Safety: Pro Armor 5-Point Seats: PRP Podium Seats Wheels: Method 15" beadlocks Tires: BFG 30x9.5x15 KO2 AT Engine: Muzzys 1103cc big bore kit (est. hp 130 rw)  Motor Built by Custom Creations Clutch: STM dry clutch Driveline: Custom front and rear 4340 hubs, rear 930 micro stubs and 300m axles by Summers Brothers Intake: Lewis Built Performance Air box and intake with R2C filter Fuel: Lewis Built Performance 10 gallon aluminum fuel tank Lighting: Rigid Industries [gallery link="file" ids="40551,40552,40553,40554,40555,40556,40557,40558,40559,40560,40561,40562,40563,40564,40565,40566"]

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