4WD HPI Baja Trophy Truck
10-22-2007, 04:00 PM
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nice work !
I have been thinking about doing some trailing arms for a car project of my own design, but ya beat me to it !
nice stuff indeed !
I have been thinking about doing some trailing arms for a car project of my own design, but ya beat me to it !
nice stuff indeed !
10-23-2007, 02:38 AM
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Hi,
this ist the fabulous car i´ve ever seen, amazing work !
The engine intake is great !
Where do you have it from ???
Greetings from Germany :
Maik
this ist the fabulous car i´ve ever seen, amazing work !
The engine intake is great !
Where do you have it from ???
Greetings from Germany :
Maik
10-23-2007, 10:32 AM
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RE: 4WD HPI Baja Trophy Truck
Hi,
Wow, nice build. Though I would like to see a trophy truck without front wheel drive, like the (most?) real ones. Correct me if I'm wrong, I don't know that much about them.
Did you make the variable length driveshafts yourself? The car in general looks very professional.
I'm building a trophy truggy, 1/8th scale, sorry :-)
Regards,
Leo
Wow, nice build. Though I would like to see a trophy truck without front wheel drive, like the (most?) real ones. Correct me if I'm wrong, I don't know that much about them.
Did you make the variable length driveshafts yourself? The car in general looks very professional.
I'm building a trophy truggy, 1/8th scale, sorry :-)
Regards,
Leo
10-23-2007, 07:40 PM
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Brice seriously... the reaa control arms looks like the dosign on my black foot from when i was a kid. But they were strong!!! i likee that truck!!... You seriously need to start making kits and i think people would pay you good money for your rolling chassis's. i wish i had the set-up u had and a garage but i live in a apartment complex so yea.... the idodized parts??? did you get them sent out or is thatr all you???
10-26-2007, 06:22 PM
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hey. it's so great that it looks kinda scary....loool...
i wanted to ask you - which pipe is that? is it Samba?
hey. it's so great that it looks kinda scary....loool...
i wanted to ask you - which pipe is that? is it Samba?
I think it's the TGN pipe for the Baja.
10-27-2007, 02:21 AM
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in the first pic youve got that massive bulk at the front of the vehicle and looks like its joined right at the front of the tip where the nose is lol its hard to explain , anyway i reakon if the front takes a hit that massive bulk could bend
10-29-2007, 02:47 PM
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Damn...i really like that rear suspension setup you got there.
Is there a place where you bought some of the parts? Or did you make everything yourself? Like A-arms, Wheels, bulkheads, etc
Is there a place where you bought some of the parts? Or did you make everything yourself? Like A-arms, Wheels, bulkheads, etc
10-29-2007, 04:34 PM
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RE: 4WD HPI Baja Trophy Truck
I have been out at the dunes for the last four days. I have since made a chromoly tube role cage which ties the front and rear to the chassis. This makes the front and rear end as indestructible as the rest of the car. I was playing around with the gearing and I need to replace the clutch as I burned it out this weekend. I will try to get some video up later this week. I designed and manufactured all of the suspension components. The wheels are made by Ramtech Engineering, the tires are from Hostile Hobbies, and I also designed and manufactured the beadlocs for the wheels.
In these two pics I am using HPI wheels with my cutom spike beadlocs
In these two pics I am using HPI wheels with my cutom spike beadlocs
10-29-2007, 06:06 PM
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Hmmm......don't know if I want to share that it's like asking a woman for her weight or size.
I comes in at about 45lbs (with the Ramtech wheels). LOL I guess this is a heavyweight. I wasn't worried about weight when I first built it I was just trying to get the concept out there and do it in 2.5 weeks. Now I can go back on start looking as saving weight. I know I can take off 10-15 lbs just from refining the design. The trailing arms by them selves weigh 3lbs for both. The ramtech wheels and Hostile tires add 10 lbs to the lot. So yeah, there is lot's of room for improvement.
I comes in at about 45lbs (with the Ramtech wheels). LOL I guess this is a heavyweight. I wasn't worried about weight when I first built it I was just trying to get the concept out there and do it in 2.5 weeks. Now I can go back on start looking as saving weight. I know I can take off 10-15 lbs just from refining the design. The trailing arms by them selves weigh 3lbs for both. The ramtech wheels and Hostile tires add 10 lbs to the lot. So yeah, there is lot's of room for improvement.
10-30-2007, 02:04 AM
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damn it that thing looks mean . Now why cant the manufactures like hpi get it through thier thick skull and build us all something like that ,iwant one and i will pay good money for it lol.
10-30-2007, 03:38 AM
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good to see you had a good time a buttercup, that thing looks so mean in the sand with the body on, the trail arms make it look like it's gonna pounce at you and rip ya to shreds..
and yeah shes a heavy weight, thats just off double the weight of the stock baja lol.
and yeah shes a heavy weight, thats just off double the weight of the stock baja lol.