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Holy Thread Resurrection! [emoji41] God I’m cool. It’s just so quiet in here. Lyneham/Swindon 2014 HPI Baja SS - Almost STD Lyneham- UK

Howdy All, As i didn't put this in my other post, I'm Aidan and I'm a multi-skilled engineer located in Lyneham (Work in Yate, Bristol), Currently looking for 1/5 Scale Bashers/Racers/Fun-Goers/Drivers/Compadres/Consigliaries/etc around Wiltshire/Gloucestershire etc ? I'm currently trying to compile a direction to head with regards to upgrades on my 2014 Baja 5B SS.. It pretty much standard at present and hasnt ran for about 3 years. Its only had about 3 hours run time since new. I'm intending to get back into bashing it around wasteland etc with the odd track visit if i get acquainted locally.. I live around 15mins from MMR Raceway. Its been so long due to relocating (I'm originally from Barrow-in-Furness), and playing with real cars which will soon be tucked more or less up for winter..... Baja Time hehe Current spec is as follows: 2014 Baja 5B SS Kit Homemade rear driveshaft guards Homemade window kit Homemade QR rear tubes for the rollcage... I'm thinking that I want to kind of introduce breakage point so to speak.. Its not my first RC by a long way so i am familiar with it, if a little rusty now perhaps.. I'm on the prowl for the following Upgrades/parts to get me started, but welcome any and all extra advice, that's the whole point of this post i guess.. 1) Vertigo Easy Access Clutch housing w/ 19T steel pinion and hostile 55T Spur gear to replace the standard HPI one which was starting to show a little...Flimsyness after just a few hours running.. 2) Aluminium front and rear shock towers/bulkhead and outer knuckles to replace the plastic ones 3) RPM Plastic arms which ill keep as spares until i manage to break the standard HPI ones, its had some mental tumbles at full pelt and theyre still going strong.. I'm incredibly reluctant to put too much Alu on it, I want the arms and steering knuckle arms to remain plastic to creat kind of a deliberate weak point which wil flex and or snap rather than breaking something more "internal"... Is this a good idea? I fear Alu stuff will either bend and end my fun or transmit far too much force to the more intricate, "awkward to change in a field" parts on the chassis... 4) Radio gear... I'm currently using an Absima CR3P system which i've had no trouble with and is perfect for what i want.. I'm also using a 6v Hump NiMH pack which never seems to last very long.. I'm debating whether or not to consider lipos or get a new 5100mah 6v NiMH Hump pack and stick with it. My absima receiver is only rated to 6.6v so i'm not sure.. I'm also after a 3ch KillSwitch there several UK located ones on ebay which are cheap, i cant find a superbee anywhere.. Anybody have any other suggestions? I'm also wanting to upgrade my servos.. My current T/B Servo is a 9kg Power HD one.. Not ideal, i was having issues with throttle reaction before i stopped using it which got more consistent with time.. Im wanting to put a Savox 20KG Waterproof Metal geared one in there for the brake. The steering servo which came with it i haven't had an issue with but have been looking at a 60kg JX jobbie.. Anybody have any experience of these? 5) Fan Cover/Engine brace - Just for a little extra rigidity... 6) Looking at an aluminium TR style servo saver on ebay.. not sure if theyre any good but i cant find a TR one anywhere.. 7) Steel tie rods - I dont like the plastic ones, i'll either buy some, which im not having much luck finding, Or I'll make some at work... 8 ) Exhaust - I like the HPI tuned pipe thats on it, i just get a little irritated with how loud it is given today's society of do-gooders and snitches.. I have looked at the Jet-Pro V4 pipe and Dual Silencer which i think is a nice neat package but I'm Struggling to find one in stock. I cant find any other that i like the look of as i don't really want a stupidly great pipe sticking out everywhere... 9) Wheels and tyres.. My current standard HPI ones are buckled and the rears are a little shredded ( underestimation i think LOL) Ive been lookin at the madmax Bowtie set on RCmodelz.co.uk which are £72 a set.. Any experience of these. Its not that I'm trying to be cheap, i understand you get what you pay for, but they're always going to be a point of heavy stress and abuse.. 10) Front Brakes... I'm not interested really in being all flash and having a full hydraulic set for the sake of aethetics.. its just something else to break and ruin my day. I've decided i would like front discs however to take the bias off the rear end. Ill leave the standard brake on the back with perhaps the RCR upgrade.. The question is, do i go for cable fronts or hydraulic... Sure hydraulic is a nice talking point, but i figure one bad crash or flip etc, especially into another basher/buggy/car with rotating knobbly tires, and a nylon hose is gonna fail long before a cable... Can anybody offer me any headway on this? I know i cant make it invincible but i want it to be functional, and a little more insured on the robustness front.. Thanks for reading and any subsequent feedback, If anybodys in the Chippenham/Wilts/Swindon/Devizes etc area, feel free to drop me a PM.

As above really, anybody active around Swindon/Devizes/Chippenham area? 2014 HPI Baja SS - Almost STD Lyneham- UK

Hola, First time I’ve been here I believe, I have a 2014 HPI Baja 5B SS which is pretty much standard and in mint condition thus far.. I've had it since new when i bought it as a kit, but It’s not been ran for about three years and in planning on re-instating it over this autumn/winter. I noticed MMR seems to have gone under, is there any other similar shops with everything in one place I can peruse? I’m gonna start doing some upgrades hopefully so I can start bashing the buggy again... I’m based in Lyneham, Wilts.. I don’t know the area all that well so also wondered if there was anybody else around these parts that takes one out? Cheers Aidan Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

HPI Baja 5B SS Lyneham, Wilts Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk