The $100 HPI

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Z.hb71

Z.hb71

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So wednesday night, me an doug were talking about hpis and clones and all that poop, don't turn this into a clone v hpi thread plz. so eventually, we came to the conclusion that i want a hpi. so the next day (thursday) i was scrolling facebook and found a hpi slider for 100 usd, it was in sad shape but i knew i could rebuild it to be great. here was the ad
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so naturally i bought it ?:LOL:, that coming Saturday, I received my new Baja!!!
https://flic.kr/p/2hyphJD
https://flic.kr/p/2hykxD7
was disassembled for shipping - less work for me!!! was in pretty sad shape
https://flic.kr/p/2hykxBU
https://flic.kr/p/2hykxyH
https://flic.kr/p/2hyokAg
https://flic.kr/p/2hyokBo
tore the rear clip apart for a deep clean
https://flic.kr/p/2hyphxr
took apart the transmission, needed greasing, but nothing was damaged!! there you see the plastic diff case, which means its a really really old original hpi I think. thats going bye-bye!
https://flic.kr/p/2hyphtt
and it has original hpi diff gears (hard to come by)
after cleaning everything, I started reassembly of the rear end, left the transmission out as thats gunna get some goodies. but first, here's a sample of my cleaning job :cool:
https://flic.kr/p/2hyphsB
https://flic.kr/p/2hykxmZ
after
https://flic.kr/p/2hyokpE
https://flic.kr/p/2hyphkH
uprights
https://flic.kr/p/2hyphk2
arms
https://flic.kr/p/2hyokkB
top plate
https://flic.kr/p/2hykx9K
chassis mated back to the main chassis
https://flic.kr/p/2hykx7W
gear plate and motor braces
https://flic.kr/p/2hykx7W
fuel tank
https://flic.kr/p/2hyphaC
cage
https://flic.kr/p/2hyphaT
front end time!
https://flic.kr/p/2hyph7r
https://flic.kr/p/2hyok4u
cleaned the arms
https://flic.kr/p/2hyph1j
looks like the original owner was related to @1Coopgt cuz he must've smashed a pole :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO: would explain the aftermarket chassis
https://www.flickr.com/photos/143822096@N04/48936339878/in/dateposted-public/
cleaned steering assy
https://www.flickr.com/photos/143822096@N04/48937069972/in/dateposted-public/
cleaned alu
https://www.flickr.com/photos/143822096@N04/48936339373/in/dateposted-public/
i like the purple tbh!
cleaned reassembled bulkhead
https://flic.kr/p/2hyojNu
arms an bumper back together as well as the shock tower
https://flic.kr/p/2hyojKP
front end mated with the rest
https://flic.kr/p/2hypgD2
electronics time! putting the rovan electrics into this ones batt box
switch in
https://flic.kr/p/2hykwuZ
servos in
https://flic.kr/p/2hypgvm
https://flic.kr/p/2hykwpt
batt in and wire managed
https://flic.kr/p/2hypgu9
https://flic.kr/p/2hyojnQ
installed box!
https://flic.kr/p/2hypgn5
done for now!
https://flic.kr/p/2hypgdn
all the plastics were in awesome shape, bearings felt good. just a dirty rig, i got an awesome deal i think! I'm not gonna say the plans for this one as I don't know yet, me, doug, an sean were discussing a few things (don't tell em now guys lol). ill reveal my plans when i figure em out.
 
dougstar said:
zed post a vid showing bearing play in your hubs?? see the difference between the two
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i cant atm. i will later, my phone is being a pos and not recording audio again :mad::mad:, me sister is giving me her working fone now that she got a new one ? so i can get bak to making vids!
evssv said:
buyers remorse :rolleyes: :p :ROFLMAO:
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after all that bullshit fitment issues, yeah no not feeling clones anymore. but lets not talk about clone v hpi again!
 
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