D's HPI twin build

[1Coopgt]

Thanks coop?? spent few hour Fri night few hour Saturday morning for not even a 5 min vid?‍???

Ya that sucks big time. I haven't mounted the Ubers yet on my Baja. Hope they don't split like that. Though your Twin has a few more horsies than my OBR34. I'm sure the extra HP was a contributing factor in the demise of your Ubers. Wonder if the tire grabbed something in the ground that it couldn't pull out of the ground and tore the belts instead. Normally it tears a 1/4" rut in the ground.

 

[DougStar]

Check out the split in the tire ? looks like it was flawed?
Belt is sticking out?‍

 

[Seandonato73]

That's pulled out from it tearing. Hard to tell a defect once it's been blown

 

[DougStar]

Lol ? sent UBER RC Mark a message on Facebook and this pic
See if anything comes of it ?‍?

 

[Seandonato73]

Yeah I know the twin is ballsy but it shouldnt be tearing up tires like that imo.

 

[DougStar]

Just got mail from uber rc?? Mark Pearson said he'd send out a replacement ??said "never seen that before " ? i hinted at sending a pair out? will wait and see?

 

[MonsterAir]

Hey Doug, at what level did you start blowing tires? Meaning what size CC.

 

[DougStar]

34cc ??

Hey Doug, at what level did you start blowing tires? Meaning what size CC.

 

[Twitchfast]

I naively thought banding would be something of a cure for high power setups, apparently Ubers are banded throughout, caught mine before it managed to split though they're still wrecked.

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Had great success with the donks, keeps popping wheelies at 40-50mph+

 

[PortCityRC]

Did s bit of work last night?? stripped out the bulkhead and mostly put it back together ??View attachment 69571View attachment 69572View attachment 69573
This where I left it before hit the sack??
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Doug are those the flm upper and lowers? P/n: 94500

 

[spents]

did uber mark send one or two then doug ?

 

[DougStar]

Doug are those the flm upper and lowers? P/n: 94500

Yes its flm??

did uber mark send one or two then doug ?

Not sure ? snail mail from the UK to Oz takes a while so .... I'm still waiting ??

 

[DougStar]

Shity ??? day? got all the spare to put the twin back together ?? so I guess I'll crak on with that ?? ill post up as I go??

 

[DougStar]

Second diff build in this thread?‍.......but what really wanted to do was take some pics for @1Coopgt ???? "TW"???? here some??????
New irc cups reinforced ?



Rocking horse poop right there?? hpi boy!!

Dry fit? nearly put it together without the bearing??‍?

A silicone dome????


Bullet proof and ready to rock??????

 

[DougStar]

Got today off so I have the twin on the the Flintstone stand ?‍? for a rear rebuild??

 

[DougStar]

This time round i have packed the qd with a butt ton of grease ??(65 got the same treatment)

Upgrade hub drive pins to 5mm??

Got a brand new wheelie bar on?

Now just need set of bullet proof wheels and the twin will be up to spec?

 

[John Parks]

Holy grease batman

 

[DougStar]

Bit of an experiment hate opening the diff and seeing dry gears??

Holy grease batman

 

[Seandonato73]

I'm there with you mate. Have the vekta stuffed full.

 

[DougStar]

I'm expecting a lot of seepage on the case joints though?‍ but we will see how it turns out??