Rick’s Arctic Cat Prowler 1000

| November 13, 2009 | 6 Comments

Rick's Arctic Cat Prowler 1000

Rick's Arctic Cat Prowler 1000

Rick Alger is a dune enthusiast through and through so when the Arctic Cat Prowler 1000 was introduced, he was pretty excited about the potential of the 950cc v-twin hemi engines. He purchased one of the first available units and went about building it up for the dunes.

For long travel suspension, roll cage and all sorts of fabrication, Rick decided to go with Mike Highsmith over at Prestige Motorsports in Temecula, CA.  Mike has done plenty of work with Prowlers over the years, so the Prowler 1000 wasn’t completely new to him, but there were some differences that needed to be taken into account.

Rick airing out his Prowler 1000

Rick airing out his Prowler 1000

Since the Prowler is already pretty wide, they decided a +4″ long travel kit would fit the bill. With the longer a-arms and long travel 2.0 shocks from Fox Racing Shox, wheel travel was bumped  up to a very respectable 14″. The rear arms were also placed 1″ farther back from stock to lengthen the wheelbase just a bit.

I hooked up with Rick over Halloween weekend as Rick was getting ready to take his Prowler on its first real ride. Rick was a little timid at first since he was just getting used to the car.  But after a while, Rick let loose and even aired his cat out for some pictures.

It is obvious that Rick poured a lot of thought into how his Prowler 1000 should be setup. From the Bogart wheels to the Rigid Industries LEDs and from the custom rear fenders to the Radesign custom paint, his Prowler has the best of the best.

Specifications:

  • Prestige Motorsports Roll Cage, Bumper
  • Prestige Motorsports Long Travel Suspension
  • Fox Racing Shox 2.0 RC2 Shocks
  • Rigid Industries E-Series LED Light Bars
  • Ron Wood Exhaust
  • Tuning by the Pro Shop
  • Rugged Radios Intercom, Radio and Headset
  • HCR Skid Plate
  • Simpson Restraints
  • ITP Front Smoothie Tire
  • Skat Track Rear Paddle Tire
  • Jaz Fuel Cell
  • UTV Crap billet accessories
  • Bogart Rims
  • Rigid Industries head light replacement kit
  • PRP seats
  • Radesign Paint
  • Summers Brothers 300m Axles
  • Prestige Motorsports tie rods
  • Dynojet Power Commander fuel control
  • Ron Woods Intake
  • UTV Crap alternator
  • Prestige Bed delete with all aluminum panels done by Prestige
  • HCR lower side panels to match the skid plates
  • Simpson window nets
  • Custom built rear fenders by Prestige Motorsports
  • Full Gusset kits by Prestige Motorsports
  • Pro Coat powder coating for all panels


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