My new to me hpi 5sc! Pics inside!!

[DougStar]

Ffs?‍

 

[Seandonato73]

Ffs?‍

Ain't oil threads great?????

 

[Crazybajabuild]

New engine cover.. got some skis on order. Hope to get a actual running vid soon.

 

[Crazybajabuild]

Package came today, got a few changes done to the Baja today! We have a lot of snow here up north and I’ve been itching to try this Baja and i just had to grab some
Skis. Killer rc spacer kit, rpm red arms. Lovin this thing!!

 

[Z.hb71]

That looks good, I like the red arms.

 

[Crazybajabuild]

Thank you! I’ve got a lot of time in this one so far I think I will have to keep it. I’m very attached to it. I just happened to hit a good deal. A lot of the parts I have added to it since I got it were parts i got with it that had never been put on. I’m going to be starting on the 5b build here soon..
This is the cosway to an island I have a camp on. I plan to take it here soon to let her loose I can’t wait to try it with this setup.

 

[Crazybajabuild]

So, I took her out today for the first run, first run for me anyway, and the brake discs came off the hub somehow and damaged a couple parts.. ok though nothing I can’t fix.. had the parts on hand thankfully. Back together and gonna try again tomorrow. Thought I’d put the ddm pipe on it, I think I like this one better we will see. The vrc is crazy loud!!! I tried the skis but didn’t really enjoy them
Much maybe it was the surface I was on. Hope to get a video soon guys!! It’s been snowing a lot here in northern Maine!!

 

[Crazybajabuild]

Took a break from working on the sc and decided to pull the 5b out and get her together finally. Someone decided to paint the front end white before I got it so had to get rid of that!! Will post more pics tomorrow once I get the front end together

 

[Crazybajabuild]

Couldn’t locate my shock fluids so this is what I got so far!! Missing an air filter assembly and carb bolts. Then she’s a runner. This is just out of the parts I had included when I bought it. Now that I know what I have I can go in and upgrade as I go.
So here’s a million$$$ question..
I think when the 23cc in the 5b goes I’m gonna upgrade that to the g290 that is in my sc and get a new motor for the sc. what is a good decent motor to upgrade to? I have tried the g320 and it’s awesome and have seen some videos of the g340. Is it really worth that much more for the 34?

 

[Mick Boomer]

don't be scared of the non reed case ported motors. I have a g320 esp ported motor and it rips!

 

[Z.hb71]

320 will spin more rpm and 34 will have more torque, I'm not sure if it will be that noticable though. Can't go wrong with either. With that being said, I did spend the extra $30 and bought the 34 when I bought my reed case engine ?‍?

 

[Crazybajabuild]

My buddy has the esp ported 34cc and it rips I had the g320 with ddm pipe and it ripped as well. I just don’t know if I had my 32 tuned to perfection so im
Wondering if I should go with the 32 again or try something better. I bought my last g320 on deal of the day for 149 for the long block and I build around it. I loved that motor it had good power.

my rovan 5t with zenoah g320 lightened flywheel rovan dominator-clone pipe

my buddies hpi 5t esp g340 vrc pipe

 

[Crazybajabuild]

So, I ended up switching some things around this week. One of my buddies was looking to buy a Baja and he ended up wanting to buy one of mine so I needed up transforming .. this is what I have come up with. I’m liking it.. so originally I wanted to build a nice 5t out of the 2 but the more I started to work on the 5b, the more I wanted it the most, I also was looking at getting a bigger engine for it, so I had a buyer for the g290 but he changed his mind so I’ve decided to go a different route.. I’m gonna get the esp 30.5 ported high torque kit and build it.. more pics to come.. hope to get this thing finished soon..

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