Crucial HPI Baja

[siblues]

Crucial has the ability to probably fit one up pretty nicely from his vids and projects.I wouldn't mind seeing someone try it on here

 

[crucialRC]

You could always just tack weld one together and have someone who is very very good at tig finish that sucker up?The problem with that is the material if you are using aluminum or titanium then the mig might not work.IDK if they make any wire that would work on those?

Crucial has the ability to probably fit one up pretty nicely from his vids and projects.I wouldn't mind seeing someone try it on here

This would take some patience and a lot of planning but certainly doable

Why not run a team chase cage and a 5t or 5sc body shell

Really not a fan of either cage or shells?

 

[siblues]

I would probably try it with some brakeline tubing first to see how to lay out the hoops and how to tie them together.The bending would be the hardest part I think and how to mount it to the frame.I think if you can source the materials for less than maybe a 100 bucks it's worth a shot but then again that 100 could buy some other parts.It would feel great to make it yourself though

 

[Seandonato73]

Aluminum you can mig. Titanium I'm not sure about. Most of the welding could be done easily with a tig, I'm sure. I'm also not that great with a tig.....

 

[Haric]

fellas,
You don’t need mig or tig welders to weld aluminum . All you need is a map gas and the aluminum rods from harbor freight.
https://www.harborfreight.com/8-piece-low-temperature-aluminum-welding-rods-44810.html
Or if you wanna go 1018 cr tube steel (which will be heavier) you can braze with mapp gas and stay silver45% brazing rods.
titanium rods can be brazed the same way as 1018 cr steel.Let me know if you guys need help I can show you guys how to do it, or look it up on YouTube

 

[John Parks]

I bought a millermatic 215 a couple years ago and its one of those investments that pays for itself if you use it enough. It does Mig, Tig and stick. I love this thing

 

[Haric]

Very nice John! Miller welders are awesome
I got the millersycrowave 210. only use it for tig tho

 

[Seandonato73]

Hmm... I have a everlast 140 mig lol. Been a flawless little machine. Anything I need s to weld heavier then 3/8 goes multi pass or I go get the my dads lincoln 225 ranger and stick weld it. I've done some aluminum brazing and soldering in the past, don't know why I didnt think about that.

 

[Haric]

Hmm... I have a everlast 140 mig lol. Been a flawless little machine. Anything I need s to weld heavier then 3/8 goes multi pass or I go get the my dads lincoln 225 ranger and stick weld it. I've done some aluminum brazing and soldering in the past, don't know why I didnt think about that.

@Seandonato73 everlast are good mig welders. you run argon/co2 mix?
i need to get a bottle for my lincoln weldpak 140hd. right now i run it without gas. it's the flux cored wire that im using. still does a good job but it's messy and the welds need to be cleaned, grinded and sanded

 

[Seandonato73]

Yep run gas on it. It's a us design made in china (same as most other welders nowadays) only reason I bought it was it was a demo unit and got it really cheap. The downside of it, is it's a 120volt machine. So I have to keep it plugged In to the 30 amp socket if I run it much over 100 amps. I should have know better and jumped up to the next size, which was a 220 volt machine. Outside of that its light, and holds a 12lb spool of hard wire. The inverter tech was new to me when I was looking but I have been impressed with it. Very smooth arc and little spatter. If I do my part it can lay down some impressive welds for its size. The only other gripe I had was the ground lead was kinda short, but I have that same complaint about most mig welders. If it craps out tomorrow I'd go buy another, had this one since 2014.

 

[crucialRC]

@Seandonato73 everlast are good mig welders. you run argon/co2 mix?
i need to get a bottle for my lincoln weldpak 140hd. right now i run it without gas. it's the flux cored wire that im using. still does a good job but it's messy and the welds need to be cleaned, grinded and sanded

One of the ones I have is the 140hd. I run it w the argon mix??

 

[crucialRC]

Some more goodies?

ALX 71, baja pipe, ALX rear chassis, 2 spur and 2 pinion gears, 2 air filters, ALX gear plate, big bore shock spanners, blackbone trans gears, misc ALX and Bonehead carbon fiber pieces, and Killerbee killswitch. Shout out to Aaron from the UK and Mike at Rcmax.UK??

ALX S71

Red big bore f/r shock springs

Full baja bearing kit

UHD extended bones and cups

Bebop wheelie bar

Crash bar for a future cage

 

[Basher5iveT420]

Sick ??????

 

[John Parks]

Very nice! Build is looking killer

 

[blackrain]

Man your not playing around are you. That thing is going to be no joke

 

[crucialRC]

Yeah I have a few more parts to order but I will have to put it on the back burner for a little bit while I get my 5ive-T together. I now have everything for it so its now up to bat???

 

[Z.hb71]

Nice stuff ? now u got 2 matching alx engines ??

 

[crucialRC]

Nice stuff ? now u got 2 matching alx engines ??

You know it??

 

[DougStar]

Sweet parts?? the IRC UHD bones are crazy big? nice .......can't wait ?

 

[crucialRC]

Final bits now in. Now have to make time to get the build going. Maybe my winter build?