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Some of you may remember seeing my original 5B thread, in which i bought a 5b roller that came to me like this:



Once i put it all together, it looked like this:



and after a year, it finally came to look like this:



So in the past months, i really enjoyed my 5b, but i wanted something new. I didnt want electric, and i surely wasnt going to go back to Nitro. So what to do? My friend Jason and I seemed to get the same idea at the same time. Why not change my B to a T. Jason just so happened to have a clear 5T body that he wasnt using, and we worked out a trade. So here we go.

First off, i bought a big ole box of plastic parts from 5th Scale Canada



then i stripped my trusty old 5B down to the minimum (dig that wood paneling)



As you can see, i put some Silverback rims on her. Those are actually 5T front rims, the rear rims were back ordered (lovely). Nevertheless, back to work.

I got rid of that terrible de-anodized rear chassis, and got a nice, shiney rear chassis from Mr. Modified-RC



Then it all started falling in to place rather quickly:



Once all the was done, i finally got my back ordered rims, but my tires were back-ordered. I guess MXTs are very popular :cursing: So more waiting to come. In the mean time, i picked up some paint and ordered some decals from fleabay.



and now finally, here is how she stands. (drum roll please?)







Thanks so much for looking. I know its a long thread, but trust me, its not as long as the wait i had for back ordered parts Thanks to Brad from 5th Scale Canada for being such a great retailer. Heres a list of whats on my Red Bull 5T

TGN Redneck Air Filter
Outerwears Pullstart Cover
Vertigo Racing clutch bell
8k RPM Clutch
Phat Dad Fan Saver Brace
Phat Dad Front Shock Shafts
TR 5T Front Chassis Brace
TR Rear Tranny Plate
DDM V1 Dominator Pipe
DDM 28.5 Big Bore Head Kit
Killer RC Killer Cables
Darksoul Axle Extenders (front & rear)
DarkSoul Adjustable Shock Collars
Golden Horizons Piggybacks
UberRC Shock Socks
FFRC Fuel Line Kit
H-Bomb
FFRC Window Kit

nothinbetr2do

nice, it looks great. i myself love the look of the baja t's alot better than the baja b's. now it's time to go out and get it dirty

ByronRC

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What part does one need to turn a "B" into a "T"? ?

DarkFire989

There is a link on the baja forum. I know Dale Gribble on this forum did it. If you want all the stock parts it costs like $450 with body.

Dale Gribble

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Right here.

ByronRC

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Wow! That's a lot of parts

For some reason I thought the front shocks were different on the 5T. I didn't see them on the list.

Dale Gribble

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Nope, shocks are the same. It wasn't cheap.

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yep its not cheap at all. Wheels & Body are the most expensive bits. if you can get your hands on a used set of wheels (lots of people switch out the stock rims & tires) you can save a bundle. Also there are aftermarket companies that sell the 5T body for quite a bit less.