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_paralyzed_ · **HPI or die -** 01.30.2012, 02:07 PM

I did a ground up build with my brushless baja, and after acquiring all the aftermarket goodies I wanted I decided it was easier to just buy a rovan baja off ebay for all the screws and hingepins and miscellaneous bits.

Every piece of plastic I used off the clone baja gave me a headache. The spur gear lost a big chunk of teeth after 15 seconds. The steering posts split right up the middle. The arms basically crumbled apart. The alloy appears to be made out of butter? I deanodized a piece with drano and it disappeared. The drano ate the piece, and I know how to deano stuff.

Do yourself a favor and get a used hpi. A used, beaten and neglected hpi is better than any clone.

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_paralyzed_ working on a brushless for my wheelchair..... Offline Posts: 4,890 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: minnesnowta	HPI or die - 01.30.2012, 02:07 PM I did a ground up build with my brushless baja, and after acquiring all the aftermarket goodies I wanted I decided it was easier to just buy a rovan baja off ebay for all the screws and hingepins and miscellaneous bits. Every piece of plastic I used off the clone baja gave me a headache. The spur gear lost a big chunk of teeth after 15 seconds. The steering posts split right up the middle. The arms basically crumbled apart. The alloy appears to be made out of butter? I deanodized a piece with drano and it disappeared. The drano ate the piece, and I know how to deano stuff. Do yourself a favor and get a used hpi. A used, beaten and neglected hpi is better than any clone. _______________________________________ It's "Dr. _paralyzed_" actually. Not like with a PhD, but Doctor like in Dr. Pepper.