rcnut14
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ok, so I'm finally gonna post this build here... I'm currently in the middle of it so ill catch y'all up to speed. just an fyi its not gonna be a super crazy build I like to upgrade as I break stuff
so about a month ago I bought a 5b off of my local facebook for a decent price...
its in pretty solid shape, dirty but not horribly ran. has the optional tribal body from hpi which you don't see too often, as well as proline trenchers on the rear and a turtle racing pullstart. so really close to stock which I like as I like to mod myself
anyway, I ran a it a little and she runs like a champ... however I did snap an a arm jumping it. I had ordered rpm a arms all around but decided to epoxy said arm just to run a little more, actually has held up surprisingly well! but after running it straight for about 20 minutes I had the screw that holds the pinion to the clutch bell break. I think what happened was the clutch was worn and over heated the bell causing the bolt to shear. upon further inspection, sure enough clutch was worn.....
and so the build began! I started by ordering a king motor desert buggy style cage with body panels and duratrax lockup b5 tires( I'm prolly gonna order the same proline rims that the rear has for the front as well) here's a sneak peek...
the cage kit basically makes it into a 5t. it has the 5t side stone guards as well as front bumper included, and required to mount the cage. the only thing it doesn't come with that the 5t has is the rear plastic dirt guards and skid plate, so I had to order those( I mean I could run without them, but a lot of dirt tends to collect around the motor mounts so its not a bad idea)
this past weekend I got the body panels painted up.. and stickered up...
so about a month ago I bought a 5b off of my local facebook for a decent price...
its in pretty solid shape, dirty but not horribly ran. has the optional tribal body from hpi which you don't see too often, as well as proline trenchers on the rear and a turtle racing pullstart. so really close to stock which I like as I like to mod myself
anyway, I ran a it a little and she runs like a champ... however I did snap an a arm jumping it. I had ordered rpm a arms all around but decided to epoxy said arm just to run a little more, actually has held up surprisingly well! but after running it straight for about 20 minutes I had the screw that holds the pinion to the clutch bell break. I think what happened was the clutch was worn and over heated the bell causing the bolt to shear. upon further inspection, sure enough clutch was worn.....
and so the build began! I started by ordering a king motor desert buggy style cage with body panels and duratrax lockup b5 tires( I'm prolly gonna order the same proline rims that the rear has for the front as well) here's a sneak peek...
the cage kit basically makes it into a 5t. it has the 5t side stone guards as well as front bumper included, and required to mount the cage. the only thing it doesn't come with that the 5t has is the rear plastic dirt guards and skid plate, so I had to order those( I mean I could run without them, but a lot of dirt tends to collect around the motor mounts so its not a bad idea)
this past weekend I got the body panels painted up.. and stickered up...