My Baja 5B-E!

[josh9mille]

Just wondering why the motor mounting bolt holes didnt match up with Mikes conversion kit? Didnt he build it around the Castle motor?

Originally Posted by josh9mille

Just wondering why the motor mounting bolt holes didnt match up with Mikes conversion kit? Didnt he build it around the Castle motor?

He actually built it around the Neu 22 series motors which use a larger screw spacing for mounting up the motors as they are a little bit bigger in general so I had to make an adapter plate. Mike is actually making/already made an adapter of his own and I'm sure he will be selling those soon.

And as far as the spur gear cover, I milled out my own. It was actually a motor mount at first but it was too flimsy to actually do anything so I just took out the motor mounting holes and just left the holes to mount the spur gear cover. You probably won't need one with the body on but without anything protecting that area I wanted to be safe. I'll get a picture for you tomorrow.

I wasn't able to get any video, but I took it out this afternoon and man is this thing fun! On only 6s it is faster than a Stock Baja by far, I'd say probably 40MPH as a guess, but it gets there quick. 2WD in such a big/heavy car is definitely interesting, kind of have to steer with the back wheels sometimes. I am very satisfied with this buggy so far and can't wait to get some 8s action going on. The shorter wheelbase is definitely a plus for me, really helps it turn and puts the weight a little farther forward as well which helps cause this thing is very back end heavy. Sorry i couldn't get a video, but I will try to get one when I get a chance to take it out to my normal bashing spot on 8s early next week.