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Baja Overland
Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 1:54 am
by Sporttracguy
Went to wallyworld the other day and picked up this plastic baja body for around $7. THey have 4 different color combos and the body is mounted on a cheap battery charger that revs up the car and sends it across the room into the wall
Anyways, i took it home and hacked it up so i could mount it on my overland. I didnt have to do any cutting other than the body mounts,, the wheel wells were cut perfectly and work great with the super swampers.
The overland is fully alloy with FET upgrades a modified motor oil shocks and countless other upgrades.
STG
Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 3:28 am
by payaso
Fuck... That thing is killer lookin. I've been racing the shit out my overland the past month, and it needs a rebuild like hell.
I want it to look like that one of these days, but with the other trucks being shut down, it'll have to wait.
silla
Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 5:15 am
by 45tr0
thats killer!
Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 11:20 am
by civicsr2cool
that is the single best overland i have seen yet
i love stadium trucks.
on a side note do these super swampers fit xmods rims once u get rid of that lil ring?
Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 11:32 am
by steelwoolghandi
Dang man that is one cool body! It looks like it was just made for that Overland!
What size wheels did you get to fit them super swampers?
Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 11:53 am
by Sporttracguy
Thanks guys. Yeah, i was suprised how well the wheel wells hold the big ol swampers in and with no cutting
. I didnt origionaly buy the body for the overland but it fit so well i couldnt help it.
As for the super swampers, yep, they will fit any of the first gen xmod/mini z line of wheels. Im using two sets of wide rear tires from the mini z) With the evo truck wheels you may be hard pressed to get them to fit well,, they are slightly larger diameter and a smaller width( and yes, you would need to grind down that lip) But of course any older xmod wheel will work on the new axles so that would fix your problem.
STG
Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 7:08 pm
by ynad
love the look of this babe!
this is the one to leave everyone in the dust
Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 12:50 am
by betty.k
man, if overlands came outta the box looking like that they woulda sold a lot more
Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 4:14 am
by payaso
betty.k wrote:man, if overlands came outta the box looking like that they woulda sold a lot more
I don't know.... The price increase would put em in competition with 1/10 1/8 RTRs..
Or were you just sayin...lol
I'm burnt.
silla
Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 7:14 am
by crazydave
payaso wrote:betty.k wrote:man, if overlands came outta the box looking like that they woulda sold a lot more
I don't know.... The price increase would put em in competition with 1/10 1/8 RTRs..
Or were you just sayin...lol
I'm burnt.
silla
Shit man, at almost $200 for that chrome monster with the oil shocks, and bearings included, it makes more sense to invest in a Stampede... cheaper anyways.
That looks great STG!
I'm tempted to get some of them swampers and do that to my Iwaver.
Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 12:19 pm
by Sporttracguy
Yeah guys, i would have never paid for all that alloy and put it together myself. I picked this baby up used from dogbreathracing on minizracer.com. I was crusing ebay about a year back and saw it on there,, it never sold so i sent him an email and worked out a hell of a deal. $200 shiped with 5 or 6 sets of custom tires, 3 bodies, extra parts, and all this:
GPM alloy tie rod
Gpm alloy front servo box
Gpm alloy rear gear box
GPM alloy front shock mount
GPM alloy rear shock mount
GPM alloy wide rear racer wheels
GPM alloy steering knuckles
GPM alloy steering assembly (servo saver)
GPM alloy main gear cover
GPM alloy motor heat sink
GPM alloy 32mm shocks
GPM ball diff (locked)
Topcad Alloy battery clips
Yeah racing bearings
Alloy wheel nuts
Titanium main gear
Titanium servo gears
Custom internal antenna
MZ's 4th generation 38T modified motor (and 3 other motors)
MZ's stage 3 FET upgrade (2x3 stacked)
a whole lot of tires
Alloy skid plate
and a few other upgrades,,,
cant go wrong in my opinion. Only thing is, i cant say i built the whole thing.
STG
Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 11:59 pm
by betty.k
aw fuck i hate you now!
killer deal!
when i said "look like that" i meant the body and tyres more than anything.
Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2006 12:26 am
by Sporttracguy
I may need to pick up a few more of these bodies,,,Been thrashing this baby around so much its starting to look like one of betty's iwavers
Oh, and i slapped some bitpimp decals on there too,, ill get pics soon
STG
Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2006 9:44 am
by steelwoolghandi
ill get pics soon
What a Newbie comment!
Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2006 11:36 am
by Sporttracguy
What a Newbie comment!
Yeah Yeah Yeah lol,,, But a newbie wouldnt have had any pictures to begin with
Ill get em, just give me the weekend to add to the battle scars
STG