Rckcrwlr is going Super (Sport)...Introducing the New HPI Baja 5SC SS

[el tomaso]

Dreambuild, you are lucky. I hope the build goes smoothly for you, and I am going to follow this thread!

Thomas G

[rckcrwlr]

Sorry for not replying guys...I am not getting notifications. Thanks for the kudos...This is so much fun to work on something that I can actually see the parts...

Its worth considering the FLM towers, extended arms and CVDs if you've got the coin...

They add stability and look great. Are you adding the turtle quickdiff / top plate?

I'm for just front disk brakes - I've have no issues with ESC braking and equally dialable.

The rear brakes will just cook and fade.

Chris,
You are like a Drug Dealer. You got me hooked on this with your 5B at Motorama. I will be giving my wife your number, so she can yell at you.

Dreambuild, you are lucky. I hope the build goes smoothly for you, and I am going to follow this thread!

Thomas G

Thomas,
Wish I could do a better job at documenting this build but life gets in the way, sometimes.

[rckcrwlr]

Sorry for the delay on this.

I got the tires mounted up.

You want to talk about a battle. Those close cell rear foams are tough. I swear I heard them laughing at me.

I like the tread. I think it will be a good All Terrain Tire.

[rckcrwlr]

Assembled the shocks. It is so nice working on these big rigs. It's like having big numbers on your phone. When are the 1/5 scale crawlers going to take off.

Just as a reference, I put a tool next to it. These things are huge.

[rckcrwlr]

Next was getting the power plant in place.

First I installed the mount that housed the bearing.

Then came the spur gear...

Enter stage left...the beer can

And the Chiller...

[rckcrwlr]

Now a question:

Has anyone seen this beast run on 5s or 6s?

I currently don't have 8s packs and would like to try it.

Will there be enough juice to move the thing???

Originally Posted by rckcrwlr

Now a question:

Has anyone seen this beast run on 5s or 6s?

I currently don't have 8s packs and would like to try it.

Will there be enough juice to move the thing???

I have run 6s on my Baja 5b with the CC combo and I can say it moves it very well. Racing vs my dad's truggy on a figure 8 type track I actually did better with the 6s as it was a lot more controllable, and it still performed better than the stock baja as far as speed/acceleration. With paddles in shallow sand I can still pull wheelies with 6s. But also, as far as I have experienced, I have gotten a lot less run time out of the 6s, probably about 20% less, actually.