splcrazy

Well its done i hope for now i cant think of anything else to upgrade for now so thats why the title has the question mark lolthis thing has cost me more than $6500.Took some pics and then took it out for a test i just love it , the looks of it , the power , the speed is awsome but its not outrageouse fast cos its built for off road , i went back to using the stock tooth spur gear that is a robinson racing spur but using a heavy duty pinion gear thats 18tooth with a heatsink and it works really well . I did a mod to the rear darksoul axle extenders after being FED UP with snapping screws and doesnt matter what srews i used they always twisted and broke so i CORRECTLY measured the hub from the stock rear hex hubs together with the darksoul hub and drilled a hole straight trough the hub and axle and inserted the solid pin , the rim goes over the hub sealing in the pin, screw on the wheel nut and hey presto no more snapping bolts , before the mod i was snapping the hub bolts in 20mins and now im snapping nothing . i went back to installing my chrome DDM sidemount pipe looks terrific , the pipe really performs when its at proper heat range . SO everything in this is new the entire rear end was re built with brand new parts all over everything is working in proper harmony. THE ENGINE is a trevor simpson crankcase induction engine using race ported ESP 36mm head with stuffed +2mm stroker crank HRS brass zero drag engine seals , lightened flywheel metal starter sprawl , and most of the alloy suspension arms and other are GOLDEN HORIZONS except for the rear lower arms which are ramtechs , the vertigo billet carrier and vertigo vented bell works well except untill you put on the spur mount which cover the hole back up , . TOO MANY other mods for me to write down so ill let the pics expalin for now , if you want to know about anything let me know

splcrazy

and heres more pics

kryptonite5b

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THATS ALL BUSSINESS.. i would imagine he doesnt play well with others.

Bratch96

That thing looks like it's ready for combat.

Looks awesome.[sm=shades_smile.gif]

wan6176

what shock r u using?

splcrazy

i got the rc4wd shocks , complete waste of money , if i was gonna buy shocks again i would asemble my own hybrid shocks lol using the GH cylinders with gh piggy back caps with the inner shafts using the rc4wd shaft kit replacements , then you can get the titanium thick shaft replacements for $20 each . a much better option if you wanna do it yourself and build some shocks properly from scratch , whis is proberly what ill end up doing to this one day

wan6176

y wate of money?isnt it full aluminium shock?

wan6176

y did the rear lower arm u use ramtech n the rest u use GH.so the rear upper arm is gh n lower is ramtech is it? y like dat?

splcrazy

because i didnt like the design of the rear lower suspension arms that GH made , so i just got the ramtech rear lower arms they only something like a $100 . and yes the uppper rear arm is GH , if you look on the DDM site most parts are very similar and the price differance can be quite a bit like i think the rear upper GH arm is $20 less than the other brand thats $60 and both of them parts are nearly identical so why would you want to spend $20 extra on the more expensive part lol . the GH rear lower arm was cheaper than the ramtech but the GH one looked too PLAIN in design , so in that point i would rather spend more for something that looked better lol .

and the rc4wd shocks are a ripp off for $85 a pop , i didnt do my homework on that one i would have been better off building my own hybrid shock using a bit of every brand lol .

Smartechracing

Very impressive looking!

Xtfreak

Wow that looks good. It making me drool[:-] Still cant wait for mine. Have you got anything stock on there?

sam123

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That baja looks beautiful!!

splcrazy

the things that i can think of thats still stock is the front bulkhead , i wanted the threshold billet front bulkhead but its been on backorder for ever as far as i can tell , the rear brakes are still stock setup they work pretty well when this beast is in the dirt ,its only if i do a bit of on road it takes a while to slow down doesnt really worry me though i adjust my driving style and allow plenty room for braking distance lol when its on road .

the front bumper i made my self and is my own design , really looks the part

Monsterman--HBF

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Ya need some Modified RC parts on that beast..
Sweet looking Baja none the less

joester

The roll cage is still plastic
Such as the rear shock tower.

Lunar Wolf

Maybe he has a good reason for that.

splcrazy

yeah i dunno maybe ill get a chrome rollcage and the alloy spur gear cover and the polished alloy wing , i WANT a TGN pipe but i want in CHROMED i emailed DDM about it they replied but their email didnt make sense lol i gotta ask them again they should get 10 chromed and see how they sell , ill be first to buy one , crikey if i get all that its about another $650 including postage lol i should re title this the 8thousand dollar baja .
and where can i get the rear part of the rollcage tower in alloy?

joester

Vg racing makes the rear part of the rollcage.
Reallly wany a steel rol cage myself.[]

wan6176

othe than vg do makes rear chrome parts too. doesnt hbz makes?

Mudgy

Wow, man, you've gone insane!
Industrial grade Baja - higher, faster, stronger...in an Olympic year, it's gold for Australia

splcrazy

LOL yeah well insane maybe lol my nickname suggests that too lol , i once built a 20thousand dollar car stereo system that vibrated the crap out of your internal organs , it was so powerfull it made people sick sitting inside it lol .

anyway back the the old rc hobby , i like the HBZ chrome rollcage alot more , and im going nuts , i want that TGN pipe but i want one chromed it seems that DDM needs permission from TGN or something , or maybe they want TGN to chrome the pipes themselves , if i dont get a response ill just buy one in RAW and get the damn thing chromed myself , and then i could also do that other pipe mod in chrome aswell instead of painting them

i spent the entire friday after work building it untill i finished it lol i started a 4ishPM and finished at about 1AM as the time and dates are on the pics

wan6176

i like raw

Dave ESPI

SPL, this is a crazy machine!

All that bling....... it needs scratches and to be thrashed now !

Go out and romp around with it !

Also, as to the plastic rollcage, the plastic actualy absorbs the rolls and lateral slams beter than an aluminum would. THere is however a company that makes STEEL rollcages tha are welded.. that would be badd***** on your 'JA [X(]

Smartechracing

What engine that you use ?

splcrazy

yeah i would if the weather wasnt so freaking COLD , send me some of your american summer heat lol . Arn't the HBZ rollcages made from STEEL then chromed ? or are they alloy then chromed , if i get impatient ill just get a brand new plastic one . im going to make my own rear spoiler maybe tommorow out of 5mm thick alluminium lol i know its too thick but i dont care