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CE into a Score Class 1 Baja Racer - aka Battle Bug USA

Posted: Thu Feb 13, 2014 4:12 pm
by Y'ernat Al
Ingredients:

Black C tub with beat up CE nose and motor plates.
RC Carbon Works front tower
Custom Rear tower of my own construction (spaced forward on old bottom-loader shock innards).
B4 V2's with BB Srings on Traxxas retainers
T-bar battery hold down of my own construction
22 (mid motor) wing mounts
Lunsford "Classic" Turnbuckle set with RPM Long Ball Cups cut to length.
B2/B3 "Wide" Proline Fronts.
Capped with a HPI RS4 MT Bug Body (TBG) - Have to blame Vintagemishal and those some European (Oople) guys for that thought in my head. I did figure out I could invert the front fenders for wheel wells :wink: . The og cab forward baby! The rear mounts are fashion from cut up little old Losi caster blocks and a 10T kit.
Most everything else is as shown in the pics.

Mock up is done. Weighs in at about 1480g. After a couple more tweaks, it'll be ready to get broken down and sent off to paint and plating. I have a feeling some of the white parts may get pulled and swapped for black, but I gotta figure out a scheme yet. Ideas are welcome. I'm pretty sure I'm going the realistic (potential vintage concours entry) route to mimic today's Class I Score buggies.

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I'm pretty sure I can fashion the molded motor that comes with the body to fit back here. Held in place between the motor plate and chassis.

Re: CE into a Score Class 1 Baja Racer - aka Battle Bug USA

Posted: Thu Feb 13, 2014 6:31 pm
by kaiser
That's pretty cool.

Re: CE into a Score Class 1 Baja Racer - aka Battle Bug USA

Posted: Thu Feb 13, 2014 6:39 pm
by j-sou
Nice set up! The wheel wells are a great idea too.

Re: CE into a Score Class 1 Baja Racer - aka Battle Bug USA

Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2014 12:37 pm
by JK Racing
I like it....vintage baja paint was usually a single color. Thinking this may look good with a Rough Riders paint job though, or something similar?

Re: CE into a Score Class 1 Baja Racer - aka Battle Bug USA

Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2014 1:27 pm
by Blacktiger355
Something like this would look good too!

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Re: CE into a Score Class 1 Baja Racer - aka Battle Bug USA

Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2014 7:18 pm
by scr8p
that looks pretty slick, brian. 8)

Re: CE into a Score Class 1 Baja Racer - aka Battle Bug USA

Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2014 3:46 pm
by slotcarrod
Very nice, love the use of an inner fender, great idea! Can't wait to see it painted, I know it will look sik! 8)