Anything I should know/buy when I get a 5B SS Kit?

[Racer 1966]

Frustrated with nitro? Don't want to bother with electric? GO 1/5TH SCALE!!! lol

If only I had the coin to do it :shrug: Congrats to you :thumbup:

 

[robmob]

Holy birdnest maker batman! Had I known I could have been building birds nests so easily with this rig, I'd have bought it earlier!

Pretty sure HPI could have figured out something less likely to jam every blade of grass, leaf and stick you run over into the side of the body scoops...

Tips?

This thing is awesome! Took more than an hour to burn a tank of fuel (2nd tank) and never shut it down once or fiddled with the tune more than once. Frustrated with nitro? Don't want to bother with electric? GO 1/5TH SCALE!!! lol

Pick up the 5T under guard and loose the 5B side pods. Body will need trimmed to clear though.

Here are pics of what it looks like when completed.

 

[olds97_lss]

got a larger photo? Can't really see what your talking about.

Just did a quick search, guessing your talking about this:
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/WTI0095P?FVSEARCH=85425+&search=Go&sourceid=Mozilla-search

Does this replace teh side pods or do the side pods still go over it?

 

[robmob]

You will also need this.

http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXVYA7&P=M

The 5B side pods will no longer be used.

 

[WoodiE]

I didn't even think about the 5T undertray, I just went ahead and went with a Desert Rat body and proline undertray instead.

 

[olds97_lss]

I can't see in the photo's really how either one does much better than the stock setup. Anyone got better photo's of the top of the body out of the way showing the intake ducts?

http://www.davesmotors.com/s.nl/c.885035/n.1/it.A/id.3198/.f
I've found these, but they are pretty pricey... considering making something like them out of some light gauge steel. Or going with the 5T parts if I can see how they help the problem.

http://www.davesmotors.com/s.nl/c.885035/n.1/it.A/id.6159/.f
Also ran accross this, but it won't help once the corner of the pod catches something and gets ripped up. The 5T pods look like a better approach, then if needed, put some screening on the openings if there are any.

I just did the engine screen mod on the back side of the flywheel intake area and the starter housing. Ran the truck for an hour and I swear I had a birds nest jammed under the engine.
Like this:

I know outerwears makes a screen to keep the grass out of the enigne, but to me it makes more sense to figure out how to keep grass from getting up in there to begin with and have the outerwears thing there as a safegaurd.

Just trying to get these things ferreted out before the warmer weather is upon me. Then I spend less time wrenching and more time driving/relaxing.

 

[robmob]

Here are better pics of the 5T guards on my 5B.

A lot of guys also glue some filter foam in the 5B pods to keep grass out.

 

[olds97_lss]

Many thanks friend! I'll be getting that on order asap! Looks like it alleviates 2 issues, 1, the scoops getting caught and ripping up the skidplate/body and 2, no more birds nests!

Wonder why they just didn't put this on the baja buggy as well...

 

[charliejp]

I was looking around on DDM and found these. Thought you might be interested.http://www.davesmotors.com/s.nl/c.885035/n.1/it.A/id.6159/.f