My baja 5E....sort of

[lydiasdad]

I have made some progress. I got the cage and steering servo mounted. I am happy with how the cage turned out. I can take it off my simply removing four retaining clips. I am waiting on a pinion from Mike and body mounts. I also need to order a roof plate for the cage and thats about it.

I was surprised when I weighed it and as it sits it weighed 12lbs 9.09ozs! Thats much lighter than I thought it would be. When I'm done it should be at or just over 13lbs.


@othello: I have seen your videos before and they are impressive. This thing is going to haul with a 9xl on 6s2p, but I want to run a HV setup like yours. There are to many reasons not to go HV IMO.(besides relatively high price of esc). I plan on buying a jazz and running 10-12s with my mega 22/45/2

Over all I am very happy with it so far, we'll see how it runs.

[MTBikerTim]

That is fantastic. I want one. Get a picture of it beside a real 5B. Will be interesting to see how it compares to the 5B speed wise with it's current power setup.

[lydiasdad]

Originally Posted by MTBikerTim

That is fantastic. I want one. Get a picture of it beside a real 5B. Will be interesting to see how it compares to the 5B speed wise with it's current power setup.

I actually planed on getting a side by side pic when I'm done. I don't think I'll have any problems hanging with the actual baja's.

The rear tires are 40 series mulchers and the front are IMEX rib dawgs.

[lincpimp]

Looks killer, is that the 5b front body lexan piece?

Definately would like to see it up next to a 5b, just for size comparison.

I have started on the tube buggy, but have decided to calculate my chassis weight before I finalize my design. I have decided to run front brakes as well, I will use a front diff, drveshafts, and a center shadft connected to a bulkhead with a disk stup from an 1/8 buggy. The rear brake will be the same, just a bouble staked affair like some truggies have. Should provide good brakes with all 4 doing the stopping.

Brakes are one reason that I do not like 2wd vehicles. I know that there is a front brake kit for the 5b, and if i bought one it would be my first upgrade.

Really like the look of your big buggy, very nicely done!

[glassdoctor]

Man.. I gotta get me one of those....

Maybe even a 4wd one

[lydiasdad]

Booth lexan pieces are from the baja. It's body is actually a four piece design, I'm using the main body and nose piece. It's wheel base is actually one inch longer than a baja.
As far as the brakes go, remember to take into account the weight of the vehicle. A baja's brakes are very good. I was surprised when I saw it. The extra lbs on the tires allow much harder braking. Your idea sounds awesome. I can't wait to see.

[MTBikerTim]

Originally Posted by lydiasdad

Booth lexan pieces are from the baja. It's body is actually a four piece design, I'm using the main body and nose piece. It's wheel base is actually one inch longer than a baja.
As far as the brakes go, remember to take into account the weight of the vehicle. A baja's brakes are very good. I was surprised when I saw it. The extra lbs on the tires allow much harder braking. Your idea sounds awesome. I can't wait to see.

I have seen a video of a baja with a front brake kit on grass and it was amazing how quick it stopped. Just about anything else would have flipped over forward.

[Revracer]

man thats amazing. what wheels/tires are those?

thats still awesome! great job! I'm gonna show all my friends!

[satttheman]

can we get a video of this monster in action

[aqwut]

8S KB45-11Xl would power that thing without a problem... I powered my 15Lbs with a 12Xl also.... you would only need one motor... that looks killer... a lot better than my attempt at the 1/5th scale... :)

Maybe some bigger wheels would make it look even better....
Great work dude..

[lydiasdad]

I wish I could get a video but as you can see by the pics I don't even have a decent camera. I've pretty much completed it. I set it on the scale and it weighs 13lbs exactly, rtr. I have ran it a few times and can say that I am more than happy with the buggy itself. It handles amazingly and has perfect front to rear balance. I was worried about the turn radius with such a long vehicle but it turns very well. I do need thicker oil in the rear shocks and I and I am going to order a larger pinion. I am under geared running 14/66 32p gears. I hooked the eagletree up for a run and got a max 1492 watts with a max 89 amps. I'm running a 9xl with 6s2p a123 and I get about 20-25 mins of hard running. I defiantly want a better more efficient motor and to run a HV setup.

I have all the parts to do this, I REALLY should start a build like this, SUCH a awesome idea, and isnt really pricey

[rschoi_75]

wow, those last pics look sweet. nice job.

[TexasSP]

Any chance you might do a more detailed write up on this? I think a lot of people would try this as it is a pretty inexpensive way to get into a 5th scale buggy.

BTW, really nice job, looks almost factory!