HPI 5b custom build

[looker2756]

Had Dec. 1st & 2nd as Vacation days, and so it was officially time to get started on the build. I got all of my hand picked parts together Sunday Nov. 30th morning, and started the build that afternoon into the evening. This evening ( Dec. 1st ) once again - Back to building. I must say the car looks very nice, I have built many cars with a few aftermarket parts each, but never started with a pile of aftermarket parts & decided to do a complete build that way. I have been collecting these parts for nearly 4 years before starting this.

Here is the large list of parts used in the build :

Turtle Racing transmission case
Dark Soul Racing tubz for out drives
Fast Eddy bearings
Hemistorm max hex
Modified RC rear chassis
Team Chase rear shock towers
Team Phat Dad rear pin brace
HPI rear bulk heads
RPM rear suspension arms
Snappy RC retaining "c" clips
Jofer USA rear sway bar mounts
Vertigo rear turnbuckles
Hot Racing rear hubs
Dark Soul Racing dog bone drive shafts
GBE Gabe Brown Engineering rear hub nutz
Vertigo Performance wheel extenders
RPM rear bumper
Turtle Racing rear shock mount / brace
HPI 7075 rear shock tower supports
Threshold alloy front bulkhead
HPI stock chassis
Fullforce front chassis brace
Turtle Racing front shock tower / mount combo
Turtle Racing front chassis brace
Vertigo front turn buckles
Dogpile Racing dog balls
Turtle Racing alloy steering set-up
RPM front suspension arms
Team FastEddy lower ball / cone combo
Vertigo Performance front hub extenders & clipless shaft
Hot Racing front hubs & steering arms
Proline wheels
Hostile Racing inner foams ( soft )
Hostile Racing tires ( mini mx )
Red Aarow Products outer beadlocks
Turtle Racing rear chassis brace
Turtle Racing one piece brake mount
Dark Soul wheel nuts
RCR 3 disc brake
GH Golden Horizons polished shock bodies
Jofer USA shock hardware ( caps / adj. nuts / lower spring perch )
TLR LOSI shock oil 35w ( using my own shock piston proven idea )
TGN Team Go Nads polished gear plate
CY water head engine
Dark Soul cooling head
Turtle Racing clutch housing
HPI hd clutch support
Vertigo clutch bell
HPI 18t pinion gear
Hostile Racing 57t spur gear
CraftWerks ? spur gear hub
Vertigo Performance trans. input shaft carrier
GBE Gabe Brown Engineering rear engine mount pull start side
GH Gloden Horizons rear engine mount clutch side
TGN Team Go Nads air filter cover
Turtle Racing pull start
Shreadhead shredstack ( angled )
Hollow Point R/C exhaust stud kit
TGN Team Go Nads fuel line holder
Modified R/C rear bumper
Dark Soul roof scoop
Hot Racing rear wing mounts
TGN Team Go Nads spark plug protector
TGN Team Go Nads wing pins
Phat Dad side & tank braces
Phat Dad pull start brace - Not Used
Hemistorm rear roll cage brace
TGN Team Go Nads roll cage mounts
CPI Racing tuned pipe
Full Force cage risers
TGN Team Go Nads alloy gas cap

RC tools Used:

Axis RC rocket stand
Killer RC hex drive bits
GBE Gabe Brown Engineering clutch tool
LSRC piston stopper
Baja Skunkworks wheel nut wrench
Many Snap-On hand tools

 

[rcspeedmart]

Look very nice.

 

[WoodiE]

Dang that looks sharp man. Lots of goodies on that thing.

 

[looker2756]

Thanks guys !

I got 3 re-builds to do now.
I got all winter to do them though.

 

[atom3624]

Strangest HPI Bajas I've ever seen!!

Al.

 

[looker2756]

Nothing wrong with that ...