Doug's hpi 5B SS

[jimbo1]

All fun and games indeed?
Good to see you out and about with the baja bud. Man was that baja dirty!

Did you get any footage of the FG beetle??

 

[DougStar]

Did you get any footage of the FG beetle??

I did but my camera work sux ??
Ill post it up if y wanna see?

 

[mark35]

took my rig for a burn today at this new bash spot was quite early round 830am
grass was super wet + there seems to be a bit of a spring there as well. i have my new gears 19/55
which seems to add to the traction issue. i landed up with a few casualty`s lost a few wheel nuts lost a steering arm and totally wanked
and dog bone
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so after my bash session i decided to check out how my mesh pull start im pleased with how its working keeping 90%
of the muck out
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got my rig home for a clean this took two hours or so. took out the tank and radio tray ..........need a closed chassis
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after a cart wheel my motor cut out had a mud plug in the end of my pipe
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this was some of the mud that came out. and a pic of the wanked dog bone
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please excuse the filming it was a bit off today

Bummer mate... get some limiting cables Doug, they will stop the bones popping out?

 

[DougStar]

Bummer mate... get some limiting cables Doug, they will stop the bones popping out?

You think thats how the dog bone got bent? ...... coz lost a steering arm on the same side just figured was from a shite landing

 

[mark35]

You think thats how the dog bone got bent? ...... coz lost a steering arm on the same side just figured was from a shite landing

Yeah the dog ones can pop out and get bent against the cup, I've done a few.. Lol

 

[DougStar]

Yeah the dog ones can pop out and get bent against the cup, I've done a few.. Lol

Ok thanx for that mark ill have to get some??

 

[DougStar]

lost a steering arm on the same side

Went past where I was bashing found the lost steering arm! ?

 

[mark35]

Went past where I was bashing found the lost steering arm! ?

Winning ??

 

[DougStar]

Did you get any footage of the FG beetle??

this ones for you jimbo

 

[jimbo1]

this ones for you jimbo

Thanks mate

That thing moves ?

Allays wondered how they ran as they look short and narrow but they are light and 4wd. Might have to get me one of those

 

[DougStar]

Thanks mate

That thing moves ?

Allays wondered how they ran as they look short and narrow but they are light and 4wd. Might have to get me one of those

Its only a tad smaller than my losi??

For the 26cc zen it goes alright??
Turns like a baja like not like the losi
But once you adjust to that you good to go??

 

[DougStar]

so while im waiting to get my FLM gear decided to take a few bits off the baja
took off the one back hub...... bearings are totally wanked they where both seized and you can see from the pics the drive was spinning inside the the bearing. good thing im changing them coz they both look wanked

 

[DougStar]

Did a trip to my local bearing supplier pic up most of the bearing on my rig ??
They did not have this

And the hpi has x10 of 12 x 24 x 6 which is wheel/hub and lay shaft bearings. They only had 8 not the full ten??? $30 all in??

 

[DougStar]

Stripped off some more stuff on my rig??
Rear lower and upper arms dog bones and hubs?? after getting bearings yesterday and being 2 short o decided freshen up two that came off and where still ok. Took off the shields washed dryer and repack with black grease??
Now they will be good for the next while??

 

[DougStar]

Got some new parts today ×1 full set of FLM extended arms ?? had to start putting on bits??

The de anodized parts look good with the flm parts??

 

[crucialRC]

Looks good

 

[DougStar]

Looks good

Thanx it dose. I'll see if I can finish tomorrow??

 

[Z.hb71]

Thanx it dose. I'll see if I can finish tomorrow??

She gone have a nice wide ass ? might need both hands for that ?

 

[DougStar]

She gone have a nice wide ass ? might need both hands for that ?

You nailed it Z????????

 

[DougStar]

Added more parts the front end



Mmmm it feels quite stiff....?‍
Nylon bushes may need to be broken in
Looks good but??