ALZA racing Flux Baja 5b

[Knez]

19€ shocks are standart parts for Gas Devl cars...they are identical as 29€ shocks wich are labeled under Option parts for Carson cars. No diference in shocks only in price!

Shocks do look well made and feel good, masive shaft but tests on BMX track will show more.

yes, i got front set if you check few posts back.. :)
Maybe i would be better with FLM Ext. A-arms and longer rear shocks...anyway..

Could be the stock sping is a bit to stiff/hard... If so i will go for softest springs.

Here springs....price is almost same as shocks lol.
http://rc-car-online-shop.de/shop/en...gd-2-pcs-.html


Rebuild kit is 26€, so if something goes bad on shocks, just buy another set and viola..spares if ever needed:)

[pietrvds]

haha crazy shit on that site but its still cheappppp if they're holding up to the abuse and dont leak :)

I think i'll go for the longer shocks with 14mm more travel, when i'll make my extended arms they'll fit better i think.

And indeed it looks better to buy an extra set of shocks to repair them :)))

Just letme know how they hold up though before i order them ;)

cheerz!

[Knez]

Will report, just waiting for alza to cut me the kit for shocks.. hope he is not to busy and can do it this week.... i want it a.s.a.p....but it is not up to me :)

Hope there will be no leaking around the shafts.

That would be way cool, longer shocks with ext. a-arms
For now only option is FLM or KD...

[pietrvds]

i mailed to Kershaw to show me some better pictures of their extension kit coz you don't seem to find any pics and on their site it's kinda &é"*é"'! lolz

Hope he sends me some bics but people don't seem to use them otherwise you should find some pics of them online but...it's a mystery for the moment :)


For the shocks, indeed i hope they don't leak otherwise i'll stay with the lst's, they're also pretty cheap and haven't got an y problems with them for the moment.

The extended arms and longer shocks...i've been dreaming about them so i decided i'll make them myself and if i got some positive mails they should became reality if not to expensive.... ;)

[pietrvds]

hey Knez, i just got an email from Dan of KD designs and he will put some decent pictures of his extended arms design online soon so hope that will be soon ;)

[pietrvds]

ow allmost forgot, are the standard springs to hard for the the 5b conversion and should you order some softer or harder springs?

i'm not a real basher so i like smooth soft dampening for small jumps

[Knez]

I think i would take a set or 2 of your ext aarms and towers too if it proves to be worth it!

Will check the KD site :) and thanks for info!

Well if we are taking about GD shocks than the springs are a bit hard, didnt tested them, but i got a feeling i will have to order softest i can get.
Also shocks with no spring...if i put shaft totaly in...it comes out by it self to total extended lenght.

If we are talking about flux shocks "A720" i got on these 1 harder than stock, i think yellow rated springs.


Small update, I got rid of 6,5mm connectors and now got only 6mm from HK.
Also made 4 holes in esc plate and mounted esc directly on.
Xerun 150A is great for first test and runs very very nice.
Got no card at the moment but cells are on outo cut off 3.2V per cell.
Had a great 23 min of run at the night with lights on.

I like the size of the esc, small but strong.



Here is how i mounted wing to friends 5b to get an angle for a wing.
Cutted 2 long shafts from body mount and made 2 holes wich those 2 shafts where put thrue and secured with body clips..2 Bclips up and 2 Bclips down. We can actually put more angle to the wing (set the wing angle) if 2 cutted shafts are slided/moved more up (out of the towers) or if slided/moved more down (in to the towers).
These 2 shafts push the rear of the wing more up in this case.
No need for 2 body posts between the body mount and tower as body mount is leaning on the tower ears ( tallest part on towers, where you put shock upper shcerw thrue)
Also must say wing is no longer moving, it is secured now.





FG wing, perfect fit with stock holes.


Me and my english...lol

[Knez]

Friend ordered 14$ Yeah racing steering kit suppose to be same as mine.. but somehow it was made for oposite side.. like "mirrored" dont know the word.....lol,
we had to turn servo plate for 180 degree and servo and servo arm all because of the steering kit :)


Bad pic but anway...with lights, lol.

[pietrvds]

looking good and bright lights! I have 2 sets of baja lights and they shine mighty bright also on a small 2cell lipo.
It looks like that drive cup is getting eaten away ;) I have put the hd cups on it and they still look like new but dont think my car ran as much as yours... Just ordered some rubber boots to cover all the cups coz most of the damage gets caused by dirt who starts acting as sandpaper so hope this will prevent this even more.

Concerning the shocks springs, i will order the softest springs then coz i want soft dampening :)
Those shafts extending to full length without the spring on them, that's simple. It means they're correctly filled, when you didn't fill them correctly the shaft won't extend to full length wich is not good, the shock should be sufficiently filled untill the shock shaft extends fully when you push it in and release it ;) So if you fill them put the cap on them, test it and refill if necessary, I guess they did a good job at the factory who filled them :)))


That esc looks good to, i ordered a hobbyking 150a esc, 60$ or something with a programming card so looking forward to test it all out but the car is only bits and parts for the moment....

When i get my arms and stuff finished i'll post it all on the forum but it will be something of a long breath coz it aint that simple to work it all out DIY style but will be fun if it works :)

now test those shocks and post some pics when they're mounted on your car ;)

cheerz!

[Knez]

I checked the cups and only front cup is eaten on both 5b-s.
My friends 5b wich picture is above is eaten the most, my is a bit less.
All other cups are ok for now. Could be because of the accelerations cars weight goes to the back so front wheels spin easier..maybe that is why only front gets eaten. Will go for SS cups.

What guys on local forum linked me is to new ESC on the market...
I so wish i saw this 15 days earlier.
Chek it out FighterCat ESC up from 3S to 17S 200A and the price is right!
Other one is 8S and 300A !!!
Size 145mm x 50mm x 50mm with 2 fans on it!
http://fightercatracing.com/index.ph...emart&Itemid=1

Thanks for infos about the shocks

Yes i saw yesterday those HK esc are now up to 6S and for 60$... pff.
I know they use to be from 2 to 4S and had problems..now upgraded...well you will report i guess :)

Well take your time for aarms but make them ...

Going to draw the lower parts for shock kit, i hope i finish fast and send it to "the man" :)

[Knez]

Small update..

My drawings, lol




Thanks to Alza Racing for cutting all out and Mr.S2K for resizeing the aluminum shock bushings to fit the GD shocks!




Shocks kit and alu bushings for GD shocks




maybe a better picture a bit latter :)

Bmx track is waiting..

A package from Castle arrived to post office as i refceived the ticket, just need to go and pick it up in Monday.
Think it might be new MXL , 1520 and bec pro for the black flux 5b wich i am waiting 6 months !!! Hope second MXL wich i send in 3 weeks ago, will ship out to me sooner.

Black savage 5b will be soon ready to rumbleee !

Must say my friend Foty killed the tranny on hes savage flux 5b that is got 130mm shocks and 44/23T on 5000mah 5S, MMM + 1520 motor.
So i gues i will be making a little video alone :/

[Knez]

Got the wide brace kit for Ext. FLM dogbones from Alza racing.
And the new roof. Also received yellow springs for shocks.





I send alza a picture that i liked and he put that on the roof.

[pietrvds]

nice roof! :)

I'm curious, do the arms still move the same way with those extended dogbones and braces? arent the dogbones rubbing against the a-arms now?

how much wider is your stance now?

ow and how do the shocks hold up or haven't you run them yet? i'm still busy experimenting and being to lazy also so not much progress yet lolz...

[Knez]

Yup, roof is really nice!

Dogbones are just fine as FLM dogbones are more massive yes, but they do not rub against aarms, dogbones sit perfect.

Before it was 44cm wide now is 47cm.

Shocks, well i made 2 jumps befor ei broke upper SS arms and lower shock plastic part. But i must say i just went full throttle on... landed ok, but was just tooo much air and too long jump. Almost twice as loong and higher as on my last video on BMX track, front landed first and rear took all the impact wich was too much. Got the repair kit and repaired those suckers :)

Here a pic or 2..




Just need to jump a little less air.

[Knez]

I been off a while as i been waiting all kinds of small parts.
Antena was torn and had to wait for new one. I protected antena now with shrink tube as it was damaged right on the spot where it goes out from receiver.
Hole on receiver was made a bit bigger so shrink tube can go thrue.




Next on the list was some kind of lipo protector or whatever you wanna call it.
Brace i had there was slowly leaving marks on the lipos wich was not good.
Now lipos cant be hit anyway and they wont get damaged! White plastic part is doing the job great.




Alza wide brace kit and FLM dogbones.
Wide brace kit does the job and widens the truck for aprox 30mm.
What i dont lik eis FLM dogbones or should i say PINS.. those are to short.
Should be longer on each side fro around 1mm to aprox 2mm.
When i turn wheels in 1 side, there is only 1 pin on dogbone tuching output axle cup. should be 2 pins. So i will get these to the man so he knocks them out and puts longer PINS. I dont know why FLM didnt do this when they where making them.

Upper arms where made from two SS upper arm kits.



Also changed the center cups for stronger ones




Servo wire secured nicely between lipo plate and braces.




Here the antena tube wich i secured with few shrink tubes up and down.
Dont mind the mess around the receiver, one day when i wont be too lazy i will cut and solder all the wires to correct lenght.




Next is motor grub screw. Stock one is PURE rubbish.
So take one M4x4mm screw and just grind off a little on the hex screw head, so it wont hit the motor pinion when securing it on.
I also cutted a little off on tranny, so if motor pinion ever comes lose and it hits the tranny it wont get stuck.
Also using 2 nuts on slipper locker kit. Third M5 nut is just working as a shim/spacer.




For steering i used longer shafts Stock are M4x70mm i used M4x80mm from HPI and other plastic parts are stock for now.
Here you can also see how i mounted upper arms.

I must say i dont like the way upper arms are extended as there is less meat in the plastic parts, so i need longer shafts/screw for upper arms.


Here friends roof, he used white sticker cf look a like, as he is got black tvps it should be nice effect.


And hes wing Black CF and white CF look a like sticker.