HPI Bajas

Originally Posted by billy gunn

I thought the same thing you did.... until I tried to put my batteries in. Then I realized I could only fit 10s in without stacking, and part of goal with the T was to keep the weight as low as possible. I really do like wrenching on the gasser though, that is probably half the reason there are as many upgrades on there as there is. That has been torn completely apart at least a dozen times. Each time you take it apart you find a bunch of upgrades you want to do.

if it were me id try to make side mounted boxes like on a savage flux.either start by using the existing gaurds or fab your own with some nerf bars and heavy plastic or CF covering to hold the batteries.if you want 12s you could evenly space them with one 4s in the middle and 1 4s on each side.just my .02 --josh

Originally Posted by FG101C

I picked up a new 5b 2.0 from a buddy that never ran it. So far I still have not ran it but I have put a Mielke side mount pipe, Hitec 7955 for throttle/brake, Hitec metal gear steering servo, Killer Rc kill switch, suspension limiting straps and rear turnbuckle reinforcements. Other than that it's stock, these things are awesome and the amount of aftermarket parts makes my head spin. I probably won't do much as far as aftermarket aluminum, unless something breaks then I will probably upgrade.

Your Baja's look really good. Here's a few pics of mine. The last pic is of the pipe mount I made because the Meilke comes with a wire like a nitro buggy, it looked weak so I used some angle I had in the garage, it's actually the first thing I've ever fabbed up that turned out as good as it did.

Thanks, yours will be fun. You did some good first upgrades, a good pipe will help wake up the stock engine. Keeping the aluminum is also good, mine is a pig, weighing in at over 30# ready to go. Moving a 25# stock baja is a lot easier than moving a 30+# pig.

Originally Posted by bigsteel

if it were me id try to make side mounted boxes like on a savage flux.either start by using the existing gaurds or fab your own with some nerf bars and heavy plastic or CF covering to hold the batteries.if you want 12s you could evenly space them with one 4s in the middle and 1 4s on each side.just my .02 --josh

That was actually my first idea. I actually have a plan to make my own chassis on the back burner. I still have to draw it up and make sure that it will work, but my plan is to bend a new chassis that is wider.

Just sold my Flux and all its stuff and im prepping up to get a 5T this spring after 3 years of thinking about doing it

[Slowkrawl]

This is how we do it in the frozen north haha.

http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos..._6462917_n.jpg

Also just picked up a new job which is apparently going to give me a poop-ton of hours to work. Anyone else go to work thinking "I am here so I can buy RC parts on friday"??

[Unsullied_Spy]

Originally Posted by Freezebyte

Just sold my Flux and all its stuff and im prepping up to get a 5T this spring after 3 years of thinking about doing it

Congrats! Get the issue with your landlord figured out? I'll have to bring my B up there this Spring and show you up

Originally Posted by Unsullied_Spy

Congrats! Get the issue with your landlord figured out? I'll have to bring my B up there this Spring and show you up

What the landlord doesn't know, won't hurt her. Hell, if you bring your ass up here this spring, you can show me up all you want. Just don't expect to leave with all your "stuff"

I wish I could get my 5T sooner so I could enjoy playing in the snow unlike my Flux. I could if I wasn't going to Vegas next month but priorities are priorities....

[Unsullied_Spy]

Originally Posted by Freezebyte

What the landlord doesn't know, won't hurt her. Hell, if you bring your ass up here this spring, you can show me up all you want. Just don't expect to leave with all your "stuff"

I wish I could get my 5T sooner so I could enjoy playing in the snow unlike my Flux. I could if I wasn't going to Vegas next month but priorities are priorities....

That's what we've been telling you on HBF for months! You threatening to steal my "stuff" or something? I already had 1 R/C stolen, not looking forward to getting another one lifted. I'll try to get about half a dozen of them in running order, that way it'll take me at least an hour to break them all to the point they can't be driven anymore and I have to drive 4 hours home

Watch out for snow and water with the 5T, the radio box is sprinkle-resistant but that's about it and the throttle servo gets wet very quick. I have run my Baja in the snow a few times and each time it lasts about 5 minutes before the throttle servo tweaks out (and I still don't have a killswitch ). Screw Vegas, you'll just lose a bunch of money and a kidney You could invest that money in a T and some goodies!

[JERRY2KONE]

Screw Vegas, you'll just lose a bunch of money and a kidney You could invest that money in a T and some goodies![/QUOTE]

BUT if he wins he can build a maxxed out T and over run everyone with his new toy.

[Unsullied_Spy]

Originally Posted by JERRY2KONE

Screw Vegas, you'll just lose a bunch of money and a kidney You could invest that money in a T and some goodies!

BUT if he wins he can build a maxxed out T and over run everyone with his new toy.[/QUOTE]

Ohh come on, nobody wins big in Vegas....Gambling as a whole is just a money pit. The only people I know that routinely win lots of money gambling spend a ton more than what they won in order to get it. I just lost $25 tonight on video Keno, it's just a waste (and boring!) You get much more fun for your money out of an R/C.