gottorque's baXJa

[gottorque]

Since building my 1.9 Wraith several months ago, my poor SCX10 has sat collecting dust. During that time I toyed with with the idea of putting a NB TJ body on it and also a random hardbody off a walmart rc. After discussing ideas with my buddy he reminded me that going fast...and hard bodies don't particularly mix well. I am an avid off road fan, especially KOH and Baja, so why not build something that "roosts dirt and goes fast"

So I spent some time reading through the NAXJA/Petty Cash EMC XJ build and drooled (just a bit). Initially I thought i would do a replica of the NAXJA Cherokee with the same blue and yellow paint scheme, but decided not to.

Enough yammering


WB set...rear links are plastic ones i had laying around but will get replaced eventually.


CMS plate fabbed...not perfect but it works. No bump steer and have full range on the suspension/lock to lock turning.




For power I decided to give the Castle 3800kv SCT system a shot. I can hear it already (its not sensored and will cog...bla bla bla)
Who said it was a crawler


and a quick pearl white paint job later (with paint I already had)
Rock Sliders are BPC and work great with the XJ body


Looks good next to my Raptor (yes, the raptor is a crawler/G6 rig)

And a shot from its first run. Was only able to get in about 15 minutes but will run a couple packs through it tomorrow.


Sure, I might get flak for this, but hey I'm down to try new things. If it breaks, Ill fix it...easy as that. But regardless I hope to have lots of fun with this rig.

And yes it does roost the dirt quite well

Quick build specs...Scx10 frame with built Creeper axles, SCX trans stuffed with RRP gears, Integy tires on Axial beadlocks. Castle 3800kv system on 2s

[fr8cture]

3s or go home.

[OGXXXOG]

looks great bro, gives me some inspiration for Project Devils Bulge

[gottorque]

Got to run it a bit more yesterday


Had it loaded on the trailer for the local 4th of July parade







Then took it out to a dirt lot and opened it up for the first time. My buddy was doing video so when he gets it edited Ill post it here.

Havin a blast with it so far. Despite minimal suspension tuning, it really does float through the bumps at speed and is actually very cool to watch. Drivetrain is holding up great and the stiffer tires help keep the truck stable at speed.

[Nvghostrider]

Quick and dirty with a fun little rig.

BaXJa Quick And Dirty - YouTube

[Hammer!]

looks cool, does it get enough torque for crawling with the castle lol

[gottorque]

Originally Posted by Hammer!

looks cool, does it get enough torque for crawling with the castle lol

the 4 pole has lots of torque, but its not a sensored setup so its kinda jumpy. But this rig is set up for baja/desert rather than crawling so being sensorless isnt a big deal.

[Hammer!]

Originally Posted by gottorque

the 4 pole has lots of torque, but its not a sensored setup so its kinda jumpy. But this rig is set up for baja/desert rather than crawling so being sensorless isnt a big deal.

ok cool