ALZA racing Flux Baja 5b

[Knez]

HI all..

Here my Savage Flux Baja Build...

About the Flux Baja 5b kit :
-TVP's 5mm 7075 T6 aluminium
-battery plate & servo plate 3mm 7075 T6 aluminium
-3 battery mount positions
*In the TVP's
*In the battery box mounted to middle
*In the battery box mounted to the back
-Can take bigger motors like 1717 and 1520
-perfect size for Baja 5b body
-DogBones (Custom made, stainless, fat, MF)..must say HPI DB look like a Lego toys vs. these bad boyZ!




Stock vs GCM XL vs ALZA 5b TVPs..


And here...DogBones vs DOGBONES !
Just look at these Fat, BaD BoyZ

[Knez]

Front diff was leaking so i put it apart and also changed stock diff O-Rings for BAJA O-Rings...these fit better, dont know the part number...





White is Baja O-Ring and black is stock..



Changed the diff oil, i used LRP 50.000W in front and 30.000W in back !

[Knez]

Changed stock springs "pink" for a rate harder "yellow"...


Here i was playing a bit with springs on shocks...Up is Pink+Yellow vs. down stock..for now i use just yellow springs but if to heavy could use both springs like showed on picture..
http://i643.photobucket.com/albums/u...g?t=1291171412

Also used O-rings in diff cup outputs...

[Knez]

Servo plate i instaled first, than 1 side of tvps...


Than i went for lipo plate, i used Gorilla straps from RCM...and i installed those suckerZ betwen the bracles and lipo plate...pic will tell more.

[Knez]

Than i put in the Dogbone and installed tranny and motor...


Rear dogbone and rear bulk...


And a fast comparioson vs Body i had on GCM XL tvps....


will post more, just need to finish it :)

Any comments welcomed !

[thzero]

Looks nice. Especially considering that it will handle the longer motors, unlike say the TCS TVPs. Servo plate is a nice touch. Got room for 160mm batteries?

[Arct1k]

I agree looks nice...

- The baja kit though looks a bit too (ok very) similar to mikes.

[thzero]

Only so many ways to skin a cat. :)

Originally Posted by Arct1k

The baja kit though looks a bit too (ok very) similar to mikes.

[toplakd]

Originally Posted by Arct1k

I agree looks nice...

- The baja kit though looks a bit too (ok very) similar to mikes.

Hi.

I agree, that mentioned kit look similar. I saw an original on Mikes site once or twice but newer got it in hands, so it is just similar and nothing else.

I designed mine with help of my friend and his baja. There was a lot of measuring and test cuts involved, so no reverse ingeneering with Mikes great product, because just to buy something and then clone is not the way to go. (slipperential 1:1 clone)

I enjoy drawing parts, and then making test cuts to see if everything fits.



Now back to topic.

Thank you, Dejan

[Knez]

I also doubt that he would be a copy-cat

Alza Baja kit is a lot better than tcs kit, more settings and options also a lot better weight distribution and easy to maintain as servo plate is not as big as HPI box so makes things easier, at least aproach to the steering kit.

Originally Posted by thzero

Looks nice. Especially considering that it will handle the longer motors, unlike say the TCS TVPs. Servo plate is a nice touch. Got room for 160mm batteries?

Well there is like 158mm or maybe 159mm room.
i personally use HK 5000mAh 3S 40C/50C lipos so ther eis a space for a "foam" so lipos get protected a bit...

Originally Posted by Arct1k

Just be aware that advertising of competitors products is not allowed on this site.

Do u mean my signature or the link that i provided or that Desertboy XL signature in the picture or all this ?



And here a pic, that slipped...

HPI A720 shocks with pink + yellow springs vs "down" HPI stock
For heavy loaded trucks..


Knez

[_dV]

Would probably be better off with a red spring and the plastic tube that comes with the stock shocks then that double spring? Would avoid that collar that rubs on the body of the shock at least.

I'm a bit dubious of those dog bones. The point where the shaft joins the ball is still the same thickness but the thick shaft won't provide much torsional flex and that could put even more stress on that join area.

[Knez]

_dV - well i didnt use those pink+yellow sping set up as my Flux Baja 5b will be between 6kg -7kg heavy, so i will not use them.
But maybe good for heavy loaded trucks..

Well the thing is...DB are made to transfer the power. Well i didnt see no cups that can take bigger "DB ball ends" so there would be no point for manufaturer to make those bigger or thicker...but thicker DB in a longer truck like 5b is always welcomed in my .

I am thinking to put 1520 or 1717 in this thing... any advice?

Knez

[thzero]

I think red is a bit too stiff. I'm running yellow right now, with 50weight oil, and may go back to white.

Originally Posted by _dV

Would probably be better off with a red spring and the plastic tube that comes with the stock shocks then that double spring?

[mrsnuggles]

Originally Posted by Knez

I also doubt that he would be a copy-cat

Alza Baja kit is a lot better than tcs kit, more settings and options also a lot better weight distribution and easy to maintain as servo plate is not as big as HPI box so makes things easier, at least aproach to the steering kit.



Well there is like 158mm or maybe 159mm room.
i personally use HK 5000mAh 3S 40C/50C lipos so ther eis a space for a "foam" so lipos get protected a bit...



Do u mean my signature or the link that i provided or that Desertboy XL signature in the picture or all this ?



And here a pic, that slipped...

HPI A720 shocks with pink + yellow springs vs "down" HPI stock
For heavy loaded trucks..


Knez

actually he is a copy cat. he just copyed my product, bashcatrc bulkhead braces, he just made some tweaks to the design. one piece was even a direct copy, but i got him to change the design enough so that it would not be mistaken as mine.

it really sucks to have worked hard on coming up with solutions for problems that the original design has, and having some guy with a cnc machine ripping your design off.

just wanted to let you know what this guy is all about.

[thzero]

Um, bashcatrc? Never heard of it... :| Only a brief hit on orgamikids or something like that for some braces. If a product was really visible in the market then yeah, maybe.

As far as the copying the TCS Crawlers 5T... not really. All they are is a stretched set of Flux TVPs. Its not like they put tons of engineering effort into it, say more like the forward tranny design from FLM.

Personally if he was here in the States, or I suppose me in Europe, I'd send some stuff his way because he has a CNC machine, is willing to do the work, doesn't seem to want to charge and arm and a leg (or over engineer it) and he seems a bit more responsive than some folks around here.

Originally Posted by mrsnuggles

actually he is a copy cat. he just copyed my product, bashcatrc bulkhead braces, he just made some tweaks to the design. one piece was even a direct copy, but i got him to change the design enough so that it would not be mistaken as mine.

it really sucks to have worked hard on coming up with solutions for problems that the original design has, and having some guy with a cnc machine ripping your design off.

just wanted to let you know what this guy is all about.