bodgemonkey Posted June 29, 2010 Author Share Posted June 29, 2010 ooooh the diff will be here any day now, thing is dad is going cyprus tomoz and has "forbidden" me from fixing her up and using her......so i'm taking her to cyprus when i go there in mid-july. Will be awesome, lots of beaches and dirt/dried riverbeds to use it in! Will the engine be ok in hot temperatures? Was 48C last year but i'm worried at anything over 40 the plastic/rubber/eetrical gear will be damaged. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bodgemonkey Posted July 2, 2010 Author Share Posted July 2, 2010 SS diff fitted with new ball bearings in the tranny...shes super-smooth now. I built it all up and then forgotten to put the thread lock on the 6 outer and 2 inner diff screws....so back it came out again Good thing is now she is finally, PROPERLY RTR. Next she is getting a new piston ring for the 26cc motor and i'm slotting that in to give it more oomph. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bodgemonkey Posted July 27, 2010 Author Share Posted July 27, 2010 Well it turns out the 26cc was a 23 with the numbers sanded off and 26 keyed on the top of the engine Got some bits from wol (tyres, gas cap and shock shaft) and shes all fixed, and got the silverback beadlocks (outers) from Sphinx, i love 'em!!! Took her out for a spin yesterday and she is fun, need to buy the small shock springs for it as it's too soft on bumpy ground, i promise to get pics up of it soon. Bit dusty tho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh1A1H Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 nice!!! i want to see this the next time we all meet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Trooper Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 pics or it didnt happen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bodgemonkey Posted December 2, 2010 Author Share Posted December 2, 2010 phoar.....haven't been here in a while *blows cobwebs off of thread* Took the Baja out the other day for the first time since....er....july! Half a tank later at the nlb meet and the throttle servo went at half throttle! New pants later and in order to brake i needed to accelrate so the servo worked and then brake! 3x Towerpro MG995's ordered, cost me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Trooper Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 Do not fit the tower pros to the throttle ahmet, they are wayy too unreliable bud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bodgemonkey Posted December 14, 2010 Author Share Posted December 14, 2010 Okay mini update, my makeshift carb is pretty much dead and my "pipe" scrapes the ground on bumpy road so an upgrade was in order! So I've bought an ss pipe and 668 carb for a reliable power hike, and infers crossed I'll be getting a half decent filter today , I'm going to see how the engine runs with the new system before fitting the uprated head, very tempted to sell of a car or two and get a 29cc head! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bodgemonkey Posted December 15, 2010 Author Share Posted December 15, 2010 Stripped the car down and cleaned out around 2 handfuls of grass and dirt from under the fuel tank and engine! Taken off the g23lh head and the piston is a bit damaged so that's been replaced and I've stuck on my cy 23cc head, decent compression, hopefully my new carb and pipe arrive tomorrow, need to get the head and crankcase polished up on the buffer. Should be a nice power hike!Stripped the car down and cleaned out around 2 handfuls of grass and dirt from under the fuel tank and engine! Taken off the g23lh head and the piston is a bit damaged so that's been replaced and I've stuck on my cy 23cc head, decent compression, hopefully my new carb and pipe arrive tomorrow, need to get the head and crankcase polished up on the buffer. Should be a nice power hike! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlander Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 Stripped the car down and cleaned out around 2 handfuls of grass and dirt from under the fuel tank and engine! Taken off the g23lh head and the piston is a bit damaged so that's been replaced and I've stuck on my cy 23cc head, decent compression, hopefully my new carb and pipe arrive tomorrow, need to get the head and crankcase polished up on the buffer. Should be a nice power hike! Stripped the car down and cleaned out around 2 handfuls of grass and dirt from under the fuel tank and engine! Taken off the g23lh head and the piston is a bit damaged so that's been replaced and I've stuck on my cy 23cc head, decent compression, hopefully my new carb and pipe arrive tomorrow, need to get the head and crankcase polished up on the buffer. Should be a nice power hike! Lol yea nice double post The buffer really brings up a nice polish on the cast, although it does take a while to get a clean finish. My engine is already billet alloy and the clutch case i had was the usual cast, The buffer made a VERY nice job of it, looks like the rest of the engine now. Just watch you dont get any of the polish or bits of buffer crap inside the engine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revo madnesss Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 Do not fit the tower pros to the throttle ahmet, they are wayy too unreliable bud i have to agree, there is a reason there so cheap, there made with low quality materiel's and you never know when they will give up on you, a servo is a small price to pay compared to having to scrap the baja completely because it got stuck at wot and hit something Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bodgemonkey Posted December 16, 2010 Author Share Posted December 16, 2010 Yeah I might put my hitec hs645. I've modded the air filter so it gets a LOT more airflow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Trooper Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 P I C S ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bodgemonkey Posted December 16, 2010 Author Share Posted December 16, 2010 I will troop but I'm on my phone! Pipe and carb arrived today so I fitted them onto the slighty modded head, raining now but maybe tomorrow I'll give it a test and see how it is. Oh and I fixed the killswitch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bodgemonkey Posted December 16, 2010 Author Share Posted December 16, 2010 (edited) Pictures of my HPI Baja 5Bodge Edited December 16, 2010 by nosmonkey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sphinx Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 I like them, beadlocks where did you get them from Gav Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perruzo Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 Why are the front shocks upside down? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sphinx Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 Why are the front shocks upside down? Ha Ha lol, and the rears you need to take some pre-load off mate Gav Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bodgemonkey Posted December 16, 2010 Author Share Posted December 16, 2010 Why are the front shocks upside down? Becasue they're filled with extra virgin olive oil and i don't want them to leak! And gav, the rear end is really soft! List to do now: - New rear wing - Small rear spring things - Get a 29cc head (once i get some money!) Getting 2.4 for christmas aswell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sphinx Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 Becasue they're filled with extra virgin olive oil and i don't want them to leak! And gav, the rear end is really soft! List to do now: - New rear wing - Small rear spring things - Get a 29cc head (once i get some money!) Getting 2.4 for christmas aswell I see that you are missing the small rear springs that probably they look silly Wings are less than a tenner from DDM Gav Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bodgemonkey Posted December 16, 2010 Author Share Posted December 16, 2010 Might get a wing from uber RC, i only have Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bodgemonkey Posted December 30, 2010 Author Share Posted December 30, 2010 Small(ish) update. I stripped down the shocks and saw that they had all been assembled incorrectly! I put some new seals in and this car handles sososososososo much better. No pics yet, i'm waiting on two parts to arrive and complete it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bodgemonkey Posted January 3, 2011 Author Share Posted January 3, 2011 (edited) Still waiting on the parts I took it out again yesterday, it is absolutely IMMENSE on the grass. Considering it's only a (ported) 23cc engine with an SS pipe it rips through grass, big smile on my face! The fun was only stopped by running out of fuel! Now that i can run this car without have to tune it every 10 seconds, i can start to make it into my own. Power, Handlng and looks. I can only afford one of those soon. POWERRRRRR!!!!!!! New 29cc head kit and driveshafts? I might even have a go at porting this myself Also a question folks, i've seen the NGK HT sprak plugs leads, do these make a difference to the power? Cheers! Edited January 3, 2011 by nosmonkey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Trooper Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 And we still dont have any decent photos... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sphinx Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Still waiting on the parts I took it out again yesterday, it is absolutely IMMENSE on the grass. Considering it's only a (ported) 23cc engine with an SS pipe it rips through grass, big smile on my face! The fun was only stopped by running out of fuel! Now that i can run this car without have to tune it every 10 seconds, i can start to make it into my own. Power, Handlng and looks. I can only afford one of those soon. POWERRRRRR!!!!!!! New 29cc head kit and driveshafts? I might even have a go at porting this myself Also a question folks, i've seen the NGK HT sprak plugs leads, do these make a difference to the power? Cheers! I like to see this"porting" being done, its not like making a cheese sandwich mate The lead just adds better spark to the plug And we still dont have any decent photos... +2 Gav Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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