Ninetiesbeard

Welcome! I second Nicks words, this thing is badass.

As title, anyone got one?

I did not see that coming

Ill have to have a go at building something like it sometime, looks like a hoot

That looks insane dude, you should be well proud!

The fact you have managed to secure these and maintain their originality is awesome. I bet you really enjoy looking at those. Nice collection dude

Thanks man that means a lot 🙂 It is a baby motor. My thinking is that if it moves a traxxas maxx around like it does, it will probably be fine for this truck. Again im not too sure. I may end up going for a 2200kv castle unit if this turns out to be pants. It was expensive too considering how big it is

And we are back with yet another wave of changes and upgrades. In use the truck as it was had a ton of power whenever you needed it, but it was far too much for me. The truck had also become very heavy and less of what i wanted it to be. I want it to behave as a fast cruising type of truck, i dont need huge air or massive wheelies or stunts or anything, just something to enjoy in the local parks on sunny afternoons. With this is mind i grabbed a few other parts and made a few changes. Youll have to excuse the badly formatted photos, its all via mobile. This is how the truck currently sits. Those tvps are custom cut with files i modified from a member of the hpi savage central facebook group. They are 4mm, light and strong. I also had him cut me a set of hingepin braces in 4mm, and a battery tray too which was entirely my design. I also designed a new servo mount which tucks the servo right in behind the front shock tower and braces the servo saver; pretty proud of that one . The truck will be converted to 4s only, using single batteries with the same mgm controller but a traxxas 540xl motor this time. It has a much higher kv, so should still shift reasonably with the lightened truck. Unfortunately i didnt get a chance to weigh the truck before i tore it apart but from carrying it around i can tell it is signifcantly lighter than it was already. These tvps flip the alza centre diff 180 to use a front motor configuation and leave room for a battery between the frame rails which means i will have to make/buy different centre driveshafts. This is probably the most abitious ive been with the truck, its stayed like this for months now and i really need to finish it off. The reefs servo will without a doubt be powerful enough for this truck, the linkage has almost zero resistance as it is fully ballraced. There is also enough room for the motor cooler traxxas have for this can, which i believe i will likely need. I went to a set of dace engineering hex adaptors instead of the IRC ones because i dont like the fitment method of those. These are a much stronger setup. My 4s gens ace packs fit well in that space. I need to machine some battery standoff posts. The tray has provision for adjustment forward, backward, left and right with slotted holes underneath. There is plenty of room for battery cooling too. I also switched out my IRC shocks for the traxxas maxx shocks you see here. They are smoother and handle the lighter truck better. They also weigh about a third of the IRC shocks because of the difference in oil volume. I weighed the tvps against the 5mm alza ones i was using, the carbon weighs half as much. I am going to fabricate a 7075 aluminium skidplate for the underneath of the truck because im worried about stones causing the carbon to delaminate. I probably need to epoxy the cut edges to help with that too. And this is a better look at the battery tray. Those two straps and my standoffs will hold the battery firmly. Im excited to finish this truck, i also have a brand new ford f150 bodyshell ready to paint up for it when the weather isnt so bad. There is much to do, a few things to 3d print and fabricate but its getting there. I probably need to stop modifying this truck and drive it more. Id say it is my favourite rc. Thanks for reading, NB.

Really liked this until i saw the price

Im also willing to add cash

Would be interested in one of these. I have a very modified brushless hpi baja which i would 1:1 trade with a nice vekta. I have a build thread for this baja; Trade would include a brand new grafil evo 2 body, and a set of brp slicks/ adaptors worth around 250 quid.

They also stated on instagram that they have no plans on collaboration with hpi in the future too. They had a truck which they tried to crowd fund as well which slipped into memory with only 19% of its total goal reached. Not sure what kraken are doing at the moment, i kind of want a vekta but are spares an issue?

a 1500 dollar hpi baja 😕

I like it. Would have preferred a four door patrol as well but loops model already sells those. I think its a lot better than another jeep/defender, afaik theres only the tamiya pajero and maybe loops has one too. Points for trying to be original, but the scale dimensions need to be thought about more as mentioned above

Yota 2? 180mm pin to pin? Cross rc axles look quite cool but i dont know their width

Ive backed the metallic blue with black a few times, its a very deep dark blue. Id probably go with silver or white too.

Sold, please close

Ill keep that in mind, but not splitting currently 🙂 Thanks dude

They should have spent more time on the body considering that its the main focal point

Thanks man 🙂 not done yet though

Time for a little update then i guess 🙂 Truck is still running and being used but has recently had a few changes. I removed the two speed transmission and went back to the single speed original unit because getting the two speed to work correctly in this truck was a complete nightmare, it also gets in the way of many things i want to do going forward (such as an interior). I also found that jsscale had the five lug slot mags in stock in 1.55 so i quickly jumped on those before they disappear again. I love slot mags and this truck has always needed them. Then i grabbed some pitbull rock beasts because of the increased tread depth of the bf goodrich. I feel like these will deal with winter weather better than the bf goodrich. Next comes the roll cage. I saw that new axial bronco and immediately loved the look of it. Ive wanted to do a cage for a long while for this but lacked the confidence, brazing definitely isnt my strongest skill, but i can solder. So i bought some copper fridge repair tubing from amazon and made it work. Its not bad, will be painted when the warmer weather comes. I managed to score and snap the bodyshell in a way that i think suits the cage, and will be making an interior for the truck too soon. Thanks for reading, will post updates when i have them, NB.

Bought a new set of wheels for my vaterra which means the old ones must go. Theyve got a few hours on them, but have never been muddy, or wet at all really. Imported the wheels and rings from america which took quite a while, tyres were bought from rcbitz. The ssd rotors were bought from here and modified to fit the 1.55 wheels, it was done with a cordless drill and a file so not exactly a lathe job lol. Tyres are 97mmx36mm and are also weighted for better COG. These would look great on a defender build or a trail finder two type deal, they weigh a fair bit and look very scale with performance to match. Id like £100 posted for the lot, and i can ship them next day. Thats what they looked like mounted up, Thanks for looking, NB.

Sure man, DM incoming

Could i offer 25 posted on those stimpy?