Thunderwolf Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 (edited) shame i had a run before taking these but never mind. shell was done by Jon Miller i was going to stick with red on this at first hence all the reb stuff dotted around, will change them over for another colour at some point. Edited March 25, 2014 by Thunderwolf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chappo Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 loving the shell mate, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Trooper Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 (edited) Shell is stunning and u need new rear tyres Is that exhaust a Samba? if so how does it perform? Edited September 7, 2010 by The Trooper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderwolf Posted September 7, 2010 Author Share Posted September 7, 2010 yes it is the samba, the 2nd version of it. i would tell you how it is but i've only got the stock pipe to compair it with, so i think its great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderwolf Posted December 28, 2010 Author Share Posted December 28, 2010 ah finaly found it. thought i'd give this a small update. currently the parts on this are as follows: 29cc engine with de choked carb (unsure which carb it is so if i can find out please let me know how) samba v2 exhaust sliverback rc wheels and outer beadlocks outerwears pullstart cover outerwears airfilter cover proline bow tie rear tyres (not great) 5t roll bar cbz rear bumbers most of which are in the above pictures, the rest of the parts are stock. i ordered some new parts from mmrlargescale.com, most to replace the red alloy and covers (if you want the red bits pm me) they are: Outerwears airfilter and pullstart covers in black TGN alloy pullstart handle - silver Turtle Racing front shock brace - silver Turtle Racing ear shock brace - silver GH Racing alloy front shock support - silver RPM rear bumper RPM rear skid plate few other parts may follow depending how how these parts perform with my driving. currently i have the clutch system on watch as its still plastic so i expect it to become a proble with this 29cc engine (from a 23cc) i'll be changing the 5t rollbar for the RPM sparkplug cover and i'll be replacing the wing soon as this one is busted, rear tyes are another thing i'll be changing, but they can wait until these one are worn out, the only real big issue i have with the baja at this moment are the stupid e-clips holding the front axle stubs in place, which i will either mod the current ones to use m5 bolts or just buy some with that done already, may also get some enclosed nuts for the wheels aswell to stop the dirt getting into the rear, which is annoying when doing a strip down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fg-Mart Posted December 28, 2010 Share Posted December 28, 2010 That shell is top notch Baja lookin mean to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bodgemonkey Posted December 28, 2010 Share Posted December 28, 2010 Looking sexy Paul! You need to come up to an NLB bash, and bring the Baja count up to 3! I'd be interested in r4elieving you of the 5T spark cover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderwolf Posted December 28, 2010 Author Share Posted December 28, 2010 when i get the rpm cover nos the 5t one is all yours if you want it, it makes a great handle but it annoys me for some reason. anyone want the alloy rear brace, bumper thing? i've been looking at clutch set ups, partly due to my plastic stock one starting to give out under the extra power, mostly to beef up that blasted pinion bolt. thinging the vertigo set up, or going for a turtle racing hd clutch set up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jony nitro Posted December 28, 2010 Share Posted December 28, 2010 Go with the Tr set up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlander Posted December 28, 2010 Share Posted December 28, 2010 when i get the rpm cover nos the 5t one is all yours if you want it, it makes a great handle but it annoys me for some reason. anyone want the alloy rear brace, bumper thing? i've been looking at clutch set ups, partly due to my plastic stock one starting to give out under the extra power, mostly to beef up that blasted pinion bolt. thinging the vertigo set up, or going for a turtle racing hd clutch set up. not sure if its in your interest but this may be a good cheaper alternate? http://mmrlargescale.co.uk/acatalog/RCTGN7160.html http://www.rcmodelz.co.uk/product/km-aluminum-clutch-bell-carrier-gunmetal.php I have that KM part and it seems good, i also have the enclosed version which looks good too although the orange anodizing is skimping in places. Mine came with screws for fitment to, says there 10.9? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hyper_8_racer Posted December 28, 2010 Share Posted December 28, 2010 like it mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderwolf Posted December 28, 2010 Author Share Posted December 28, 2010 not sure if its in your interest but this may be a good cheaper alternate? http://mmrlargescale.co.uk/acatalog/RCTGN7160.html http://www.rcmodelz.co.uk/product/km-aluminum-clutch-bell-carrier-gunmetal.php I have that KM part and it seems good, i also have the enclosed version which looks good too although the orange anodizing is skimping in places. Mine came with screws for fitment to, says there 10.9? neither will help out with my problem mate. the clutch plate is ok as is imo, its the clutch carrier and the issue of my pinion bolt snapping causing me the most problems. the plastic one i have is starting to warp from the heat and its letting grid and sand into the clutch area. the m4 bolt in holding the pinion on, even a harden steel one keep snapping from the torque or something, they don't come loose, they physicly snap in half. plan is either the vertigo enclosed clutch carrier with the hex and nut clutch bell and pinion set up. or the turtle racing hd clutch system, which does all of the above along with the gearplate bit but has the ease of a m6 bolt (would rather a bolt than a nut) not sure which is the better option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderwolf Posted January 2, 2011 Author Share Posted January 2, 2011 got the rpm sparkplug cover ordered from ddm. not gotten anything in th epost as of yet so i looks like i'll be fitting all the work with this and the other cars around work, which is a shame but can't be helped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderwolf Posted January 4, 2011 Author Share Posted January 4, 2011 (edited) started getting some of my parts today.only part of my order from mmr has arrived and out of what i have i've only installed 2 bits.so the ass end on my baja got replaced from this:and replaced it with this beefy rpm setup:i'll get her out and see how she goes, the alloy brace i had was (as it turns out) bent slightly, makng removal annoyingly difficult.the rpm parts went on easily as most of their parts i've used in the past have done, the posts came with their own screws as te hpi ones are too small for them.the top part isn't much different in terms of looks to the stock item, but you can feel the difference in strength (i broke the stock part) slightly tight fit into the rear bulkhead but i find that a good thing.the real difference is with the lower half, it just 2cm of solid, finned plastic, if i had a rear dom or the uber predator pipes it think it will protect them quite well, however not having seen these pipes i'm sceptical on them even fitting in the gap.not used them yet but on terms of hand bending and looks the set up looks to be a winner. Edited December 31, 2013 by Thunderwolf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderwolf Posted January 13, 2011 Author Share Posted January 13, 2011 well i got her out today. it had bee raining alot this week so it was very muddy, but my patience had run out so screw it. only got the front brace and the rpm rear end on, rpm stuff held up well for the very tame driving i did, i can't comment of this brace as i have a broken shock support which is now totaly busted, so won't be using it again till the gh racing replacements turn up. i have found a use for the stock rims, terrible on the car so i put some of silverback rc's wheels on, the odl ones got turned into a car stand for the baja and the slash these tyres realy do suck royal, grip in the mud wasn't just lacking i may aswell have been driving on solid ice, although one of my work mates loved how it was throwing mud all over the place including over myself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderwolf Posted January 15, 2011 Author Share Posted January 15, 2011 (edited) i have some new pictures! only real difference is the front turtle racing shock brance and the rpm sparkplug cover....and alot of mud it would seem getting the parts i ordered just after xmas is more problematic than i first thought, most of my baja parts come from mmr so they can xpect and e-mail shortly. also there is one problem with the samba v2 and the rpm rear bumper... the whole top end is covered in oil and that is somthing that must not continue so i'll get some silcone pipe or something to extend the exhaust outlet away from the car more. Edited August 18, 2013 by Thunderwolf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Trooper Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 Looking good mate, but i cant help but think it would look better with a black plastic pullstart handle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderwolf Posted January 16, 2011 Author Share Posted January 16, 2011 had a great bash with 3 blokes i met last week. had alittle issue starting the baja, after 20mins it fired up for some unknown reason lol. had a great time and ran over my slash 4x4 by mistake, did afew jumps and the 2 big problems i have with this car came up on the same day! first that stupid pinion bolt snapped for the 9th time, one of the guy helped me get it out and had a replacment which was great and off it was again. 20mins later a small roll saw the rear shock rod breaking off for the 5th time. as of 5mins ago i placed yet another order on mini moto racing for a tr hd clutch carrier set up which replaces almost all of the clutch set up, hopefully a m6 bolt won't be so eager to snap like these m4 ones are. i also got the darksoul rear shock shafts, now if these are stronger i don't know but i would mean fixing them is easier rather than replacing the whole shaft i'll just replace the rod end. also e0mailed them about the other 2 orders i'm waiting for, including a killer rc killswitch, uber rc billet wheel hubs and some other things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlander Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 as of 5mins ago i placed yet another order on mini moto racing for a tr hd clutch carrier set up which replaces almost all of the clutch set up, hopefully a m6 bolt won't be so eager to snap like these m4 ones are. IF it doesnt work try this, im going to get one of these and remove the bolt completely http://www.davesmotors.com/s.nl/c.885035/n.1/it.A/id.6619/.f Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Trooper Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 I dont think the VP clutchbell works with the TR set up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderwolf Posted January 17, 2011 Author Share Posted January 17, 2011 vr set up won't fit this tr clutch setup as the clutch bell with this is larger. i am going to keep the stock set up just incase i do come up with issues, so if its don't work i'll try out the vr set up instead. i got afew parts in the post today and (with any luck) be getting some more over the week as gareth at mmr said most of the parts on backorder are back in stock. so from now there should be a good deal of difference when i'm done. so far on the parts i got are: rpm front bumper killswitch new covers for airfilter and pullstart silver hub nuts uber rc airfilter with velocity stack i think i remembered it all. i think i'll be replacing the bearings soon and rebuilding the diff aswell (not done since i bought her) on i side note like all the cars i liked, i named her....yes i name the cars i like. i called her sheila Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Trooper Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 i called her sheila She's hawt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderwolf Posted January 20, 2011 Author Share Posted January 20, 2011 ok it would seem i now have all the parts i ordered, but i totaly lost track and got bored the tr clutch set up arrived with the ds rear shock shafts so i decided while i have the rear end in bits i may aswell get asmuch as i can on her in one go and get her ready for sunday. the later is now in the "probly not gonna happen" area, but the small strip down turned out to be a very wise move. what i have installed so far: gh racing shock supports for the front uber rc airfilter and velocity stack uber rc silver enclosed wheel nuts (front only) and the enclosed clutch carrier and clutch bell from the tr hd clutch system. yet to be put on: tr rear shock brace killswitch rear wing outerwears pullstart cover, black alloy pullstart handle, also black i think i remembered everything 2 main things i found while working on her are the 4 missing screws for mounting the engine (the 3 underneath and the one on the rear end side of the pullstart. i also found the engine mount plate bit on the clutch side was bent, i also found the front uper arm hinge pins didn't have e-clips on either side so putting her back together is being held off until i can find some screws that will fit (i found about 8 missing in total) i'll post a pic up of how she sits now later today/tomorrow morning... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderwolf Posted January 31, 2011 Author Share Posted January 31, 2011 i got a pic of it now. so far all the parts i've put on have done well. even after a 30 foot full speed tumble it every dircection i could think of (was great fun to watch it drive away with 3 or 4 people muttering "holy crap its still going" behind me. it wasn't as good as i had hoped as i'm now missing multipule e-clips from hingepins, not sure if it was me forgetting to put them on or they came off in the crash, or a mix of the 2 but they are gone and i don't have spares. i got some hostile rc spur gears afew days ago, one 55t and one 56t, i need to get a 18t and 19t pinion gears for them before they go on. also waiting to go on the car are a black alloy pullstart handle, black outerwears pullstart cover and the killer bee killswitch. these will be fitted when i can be bothered to do so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bodgemonkey Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Looking sick Paul, nice and muddy. Just working on that wing wrap right now for ya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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