That's Awesome that you got an original HPI Baja. I've been in the hobby over 20 years and had no idea Traxxas made a large scale gas buggy back in the day.
Whatttt cmon bro you have a tyco turbo hopper my first ever Rc but dont know about the monster buggy?! 🤐 im just playin brother lol it was a POS anyways compared to todays standards but i wanted one real bad but never could afford it!
hey my dude! thanks so much for your support! I'm working on getting this thing running soon. Also there may be a new Zenoah G290 or G320 in the works for this thing, only the best for my CHEAP BAJA, lol.
hey bro! Glad you enjoyed that!, I enjoyed those sliders just as much, ahaha. Finally Somebody who understands my Ironic Sense of Humor, LOL. Nitro will never die and neither will White Castle.
hey bro! what's going on! Thanks so much for watching and your support! I've been making some significant progress on the baja so far, I'm thinking in the next 2 videos I will attempt to Start it. May GOD be with the BAJA, lol!
I love having projects like this Bringing an rc back to life I did it with an axial dingo my local hobby shop gave it to me for free because it had been sitting there for a year the customer never picked it up and they couldn’t get parts for it two weeks later it’s fixed I can’t wait to take it back and use it at the shop
hey bro! I remember you telling me about the AXIAL you got from the hobby shop! If only my hobby store guy who I've known for over 15 years would recognize who I was and I wasn't a NOOB KID, maybe I'd get some of his left over customer RCs too.
@@hybrid32494 i just got a real original hpi baja 5t it runs and it is all there the only thing wrong with it is a broken rear shock tower and the pull start is bad......i paid $350 do you think it would be worth restoring.......there are parts that are rough like the wheels and the body is pretty good with a few small cracks.......would you go stock or light mods...i know rpm make suspension parts for it and there stuff is very good......i want to actually race this thing if i restore/build it.....i love the stadium truck look and when i saw this for sale i had to have it.......
hey bro! welcome to the channel! Glad to have you here! BTW this BAJA has been restored, fixed, no money spent on it, and it's kicking some AS* right now! There are newer updated vids with it btw. Nitro and GAS will never die on this channel, I will never tell you how great slow crawlers and/or arrmas are either!! you're safe here!
Killer video i cant wait for the . . .ITS ALIVE!!! video. . im glad to see all the stock vintage electronics work well and you didnt have to replace them with newer parts. . . . i hope you find an exhaust for this beast. . . man i love nitrogang videos. That bore scope was a great idea to show us inside no one else does that. You are the vintage king my guy!!!!!
hey my bro! thanks so much for your support. It looks like the Part 3 video will be out soon. Yes, I'm trying to keep this thing as close to the way I purchased it in, in order to keep costs down and buy even more RCs, lol. you know. I was planning on doing a compression test on this, but forgot to record it, lol, hopefully in the next video I will.
hey my dude! thanks so much for your support! I'm working on getting this thing running soon. Also there may be a new Zenoah G290 or G320 in the works for this thing, only the best for my CHEAP BAJA, lol.
@@hybrid32494 g320 is a nice engine, to bad the guy I bought it off of didn’t know how to run his crap, no break in, kept leaning needles as the filter got clogged
hey bro! what's going on! Thanks so much for watching and your support! I've been making some significant progress on the baja so far, I'm thinking in the next 2 videos I will attempt to Start it. May GOD be with the BAJA, lol! BTW, thats awesome, an OFNA pirate is a super cool RC from the vintage nitro days! Hopefully I will be able to get one soon myself.
Keep it up man the 5B was a dream rc from back in the day for me too! its going to be awesome! Love that MGT video I also have two 4.60 one original and the other with a ofna 28 big block. I injoy it as mutch as the rest. Nitro gang!
hey bro! what's going on! Thanks so much for watching and your support! I've been making some significant progress on the baja so far, I'm thinking in the next 2 videos I will attempt to Start it. May GOD be with the BAJA, lol!
Very cool! i have a original hpi baja! Worst case Obr sells a 30.5 ported 2 bolt top end for that motor you need a 2mm crank for it!! If its two bolt with which most original hpi comes with i believe! Great vid!
Broskie. Sup✌🏼🤠. I see you bring a video every Saturday morning..... that's awesome ..its like when I was a kid getting up early for Sat cartoons....I guess I'm still a KID....😁😁✌🏼. Great Day Everyone...🤘🏼🤠
hey bro! great color combo I agree. Thanks for watching. . You gotta watch the newer vids on this thing on the channel, it's running great now, lots of repairs were made.
hey bro! YES! This is the main reason why people love the clones, they are direct copies of each other. Every single part from the tru HPI will fit any Rovan or King Motors Baja, best thing to happen to RC bro.
hey bro! YES! Very good point! I also dislike the metal servo system, it's not necessary and could create glitching, you're 100% right. For now I don't have any spares, but I'll keep my eye out for sure.
LOL, that was not an IDEAL situation, I will give you that. But rest assured I only do these things to show just how much work remains to be done. IN the next part video I will be removing the filter.
Buenas noches! Tengo un hpi baja 5b y nunca se me a pedido los dientes del servo de dirección. Podría hacer vídeo para ver cómo se casa el roto y poner el nuevo y donde puedo comprarlos? Gracias
hey bro! what's going on! Thanks so much for watching and your support! I've been making some significant progress on the baja so far, I'm thinking in the next 2 videos I will attempt to Start it. May GOD be with the BAJA, lol!
hey bro! what's going on! Thanks so much for watching and your support! I've been making some significant progress on the baja so far, I'm thinking in the next 2 videos I will attempt to Start it. May GOD be with the BAJA, lol!
@@hybrid32494 sounds good mate. a full strip down eliminates surprises but i've done what you're about to do and my first outing with the new rig it failed on me🤣🤣🤣 doesnt mean it will happen to you but you never know😉 enjoying your content😁😁😁
The Rcmaxgang enjoys seeing an OG HPI Baja starting to come back to life!😎🤘 Whats this rumors im hearing about a "Pizza Slayer"?? Sounds delicious!!😂👊👍
hey bro! what's going on Worlds First RC Max Gang! Oh ye, the Pizza SLayer will be on the Rehab table soon. Worlds first COLLAB with the RC Max Gang right here. Get ready!.
hey bro! I am planning on doing a first start on this thing in the next 2 videos, so we will see. IT looks like this engine has pretty minimal runtime overall, but the carb is trashed. If I can repair it, that would be great, otherwise I'll just replace it. Also a new zenoah g320 might be in the works.
That rig needs a complete tear and cleaning. Especially the engine, I know it’s a lot of work but it’s worth it. Especially with fifth scale they aren’t cheap. It would make for a cool build series. You know what they say, do it right and do it once. Later bro keep the good work.
LOL yes, Botajell is for sure one of the Kings of the Brap Gang!! Although I think my squad of cheap - off brand 1/5 scales that can drift and kick some serious electric RC AS* qualifies me to be the VP at least.
I have 2 baja 5bs one turbo charged one not they both work perfectly I mean I gotta give it to hpi these things ARE TUFF if you do proper maintenance to them but yeah I think the Baja 5b is the king of gas powered rcs
whats up bro! Glad to have a true HPI Baja owner here. Did you say turbo charged?? I wanna see that, would be interesting.. And ye, there's really no way to ruin these unless you crash or get dirt into the motor.
whats up bro! I like your username, JATO 4 LIFE!! I love my jato. And yes, you cannot go wrong with a Rovan, trust me. That's how I got stared out in the 5th scale segment. Learned a lot and never had any troubles. Many of my other baja vids are all ROvans.
Hey Hybrid! I didn't realize they had that many body styles for the HPI buggy back then that crazy! It's nice to see you got a gem in the rough great spark and kill switch working perfectly battery pack! I was wondering on the compression psi is on these engines like the 23cc what that is? 85 to 100? I have the 30.5cc in my KM T2000 I was interested in that part of the inspection process! I always here talk about it but no figures? I don't see it the manual or anywhere? Thanks for the videos tutorial of this overhaul General! OGNG🤔😉💪👍😎
hey my dude! Great question o the compression, you know what! Just for you I will put in a compression test into a future video, how's that sound. BTW, my other "First Start" videos do include compression tests on the brand new motors. I have gotten around 130 PSI on new Rovan motors (with some oil in the engine). The basic rule is you don't want under 90 PSI on any of these gas motors. around 90-110 is what you should expect from a normal running engine.
My nitro brother your in luck!!! I have a band new HPI Baja original body in the packaging unpainted. DM and we can get it out to you for a future video. As always keep burning NITRO RICH like D. Trump....
hey my dude! M accent is from the USSR and Ukraine, you got most of it right. I grew up in Moscow but lived most of the time in Kiev (Ukraine). Soon we will be doing a first start on this thing, only way to know how it is. And yes, this is a total mystery train wreck, no joke, lol.
Hey brother love the content. I have a question about an old nitro i just got. Any way you can help? Its a Trinity Next Buggy 1/16 with the 27mhz radio.
@@hybrid32494 well this thing was given to me with no motor or fuel tank. Where would I look to get her the parts she needs? Looks to be discontinued and no spares around. Love your channel. Watching made me upgrade my t- maxx to 2.5. It was also a gift from a friend. He found it at a garage sale as a .15 on 27mhz with tons of spares for 20 bucks. Its now one of my favs! 2-Speed Baby!!
hey my dude! Whats going on! So far I have put on a new primer bulb and assembled the carb back together for a test run. Not fully confident the rest of the carb is functional, but only one way to find out, you know. After that first fire attempt I'll know which direction to go.
LOL, good one! ahaha. I seriously considered it being left outside for a few years, most likely it was in a shed. The electronics seem fine at least. In the next 2 vids I'm planning on doing a first start on this thing. IM trying to rebuild the old carb, before buying a new one.
That's Awesome that you got an original HPI Baja. I've been in the hobby over 20 years and had no idea Traxxas made a large scale gas buggy back in the day.
Whatttt cmon bro you have a tyco turbo hopper my first ever Rc but dont know about the monster buggy?! 🤐 im just playin brother lol it was a POS anyways compared to todays standards but i wanted one real bad but never could afford it!
Man I can't wait! I love seeing classics come out of the wood works to get cleaned up and running again!!!
Got yourself a little gem there my friend , enjoying the content . All the best .....................
hey my dude! thanks so much for your support! I'm working on getting this thing running soon. Also there may be a new Zenoah G290 or G320 in the works for this thing, only the best for my CHEAP BAJA, lol.
@@hybrid32494 Can't wait buddy . Always look forward to you videos , thanks for the content ..................
cant wait to see it running!
Love the Savage XL crashing into the Slider boxes at the end haha.
hey bro! Glad you enjoyed that!, I enjoyed those sliders just as much, ahaha. Finally Somebody who understands my Ironic Sense of Humor, LOL. Nitro will never die and neither will White Castle.
Doing a great job restoring this Baja upto it's former brap glory.
The hpi collection video will be a nitrogang master piece.
I’m so exited to see you go bashing with this man :)
hey bro! what's going on! Thanks so much for watching and your support! I've been making some significant progress on the baja so far, I'm thinking in the next 2 videos I will attempt to Start it. May GOD be with the BAJA, lol!
I love having projects like this
Bringing an rc back to life
I did it with an axial dingo my local hobby shop gave it to me for free because it had been sitting there for a year the customer never picked it up and they couldn’t get parts for it two weeks later it’s fixed I can’t wait to take it back and use it at the shop
hey bro! I remember you telling me about the AXIAL you got from the hobby shop! If only my hobby store guy who I've known for over 15 years would recognize who I was and I wasn't a NOOB KID, maybe I'd get some of his left over customer RCs too.
hybrid32494 we’re good friends I have been to their house been on their boat (pontoon lol) taken rc’s home to fix for him
@@hybrid32494 i just got a real original hpi baja 5t it runs and it is all there the only thing wrong with it is a broken rear shock tower and the pull start is bad......i paid $350 do you think it would be worth restoring.......there are parts that are rough like the wheels and the body is pretty good with a few small cracks.......would you go stock or light mods...i know rpm make suspension parts for it and there stuff is very good......i want to actually race this thing if i restore/build it.....i love the stadium truck look and when i saw this for sale i had to have it.......
Just discovered this channel - Love the Energy Bro!
hey bro! welcome to the channel! Glad to have you here! BTW this BAJA has been restored, fixed, no money spent on it, and it's kicking some AS* right now! There are newer updated vids with it btw. Nitro and GAS will never die on this channel, I will never tell you how great slow crawlers and/or arrmas are either!! you're safe here!
@@hybrid32494 great to hear bro. I have a Baja as well from 2014, let me send you some pics. 2 speed baby!!!
Killer video i cant wait for the . . .ITS ALIVE!!! video. . im glad to see all the stock vintage electronics work well and you didnt have to replace them with newer parts. . . . i hope you find an exhaust for this beast. . . man i love nitrogang videos. That bore scope was a great idea to show us inside no one else does that. You are the vintage king my guy!!!!!
hey my bro! thanks so much for your support. It looks like the Part 3 video will be out soon. Yes, I'm trying to keep this thing as close to the way I purchased it in, in order to keep costs down and buy even more RCs, lol. you know. I was planning on doing a compression test on this, but forgot to record it, lol, hopefully in the next video I will.
Love these kind of video's man
Bro, that's awesome! I've had my HPI Baja 5B for 14 years. Have a few videos on my channel of it. Will be putting some more video up soon!
Man that thing is going to be so bad ass when you get it going!
hey my dude! thanks so much for your support! I'm working on getting this thing running soon. Also there may be a new Zenoah G290 or G320 in the works for this thing, only the best for my CHEAP BAJA, lol.
@@hybrid32494 g320 is a nice engine, to bad the guy I bought it off of didn’t know how to run his crap, no break in, kept leaning needles as the filter got clogged
Hey man big fan nitro gang all the way cant wait to see the 5B up and running! Been working on vintage ofna pirate mt!
hey bro! what's going on! Thanks so much for watching and your support! I've been making some significant progress on the baja so far, I'm thinking in the next 2 videos I will attempt to Start it. May GOD be with the BAJA, lol! BTW, thats awesome, an OFNA pirate is a super cool RC from the vintage nitro days! Hopefully I will be able to get one soon myself.
Keep it up man the 5B was a dream rc from back in the day for me too! its going to be awesome! Love that MGT video I also have two 4.60 one original and the other with a ofna 28 big block. I injoy it as mutch as the rest. Nitro gang!
Looking like you made out and you got the ZENOAH engine nice!
They should bring them back and make it fun again thanks for sharing nitro gang keep up the good work 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲
hey bro! what's going on! Thanks so much for watching and your support! I've been making some significant progress on the baja so far, I'm thinking in the next 2 videos I will attempt to Start it. May GOD be with the BAJA, lol!
Very cool! i have a original hpi baja! Worst case Obr sells a 30.5 ported 2 bolt top end for that motor you need a 2mm crank for it!! If its two bolt with which most original hpi comes with i believe! Great vid!
Broskie. Sup✌🏼🤠. I see you bring a video every Saturday morning..... that's awesome ..its like when I was a kid getting up early for Sat cartoons....I guess I'm still a KID....😁😁✌🏼. Great Day Everyone...🤘🏼🤠
Blue and white my favourite one
hey bro! great color combo I agree. Thanks for watching. . You gotta watch the newer vids on this thing on the channel, it's running great now, lots of repairs were made.
woooo hoo the one ive been waiting for !
General Nitro, lol 😁 Great to see this project coming along 🚗🚗🚗👍😎
Does the Hpi 5b parts fit on the clones?
hey bro! YES! This is the main reason why people love the clones, they are direct copies of each other. Every single part from the tru HPI will fit any Rovan or King Motors Baja, best thing to happen to RC bro.
You might want to replace the throttle servo arm with a plastic arm. The metal to metal connection could cause radio glitching.
hey bro! YES! Very good point! I also dislike the metal servo system, it's not necessary and could create glitching, you're 100% right. For now I don't have any spares, but I'll keep my eye out for sure.
Just got mine whit the fuelie 23cc the White and blue one. Wich carb can i put on that would be a good ubgrade? 🤘 the 990?
Cool, great video 👍
In Germany 5th scale was REALLY popular in the 80s and 90s due to FG Modellsport. Surprised that 5th scale wasnt this popular in the US.
Clinched my butt cheeks when you were cranking the engine with that powdered old air filter still on there getting sucked into the engine lol. 👍🤙😬
🤣🤣🤣
LOL, that was not an IDEAL situation, I will give you that. But rest assured I only do these things to show just how much work remains to be done. IN the next part video I will be removing the filter.
@@hybrid32494 I'm glad you got an oscilloscope now that's super cool to see inside the head!
. That's right, I'm the damn General🤣🤣.
NitroGangForLife#💪🏽💪🏽
I hoped for complete engine dissambling vid like David mcintire does.
Buenas noches! Tengo un hpi baja 5b y nunca se me a pedido los dientes del servo de dirección. Podría hacer vídeo para ver cómo se casa el roto y poner el nuevo y donde puedo comprarlos? Gracias
Can't wait to see you fire it 🔥
Hopefully the next video will be of you ripping this beast around
hey bro! what's going on! Thanks so much for watching and your support! I've been making some significant progress on the baja so far, I'm thinking in the next 2 videos I will attempt to Start it. May GOD be with the BAJA, lol!
@@hybrid32494 awesome I'll be looking out for the videos
Strip it all down my man!!! down to chassis and down to open diff. full restoration 😉😉😉
hey bro! what's going on! Thanks so much for watching and your support! I've been making some significant progress on the baja so far, I'm thinking in the next 2 videos I will attempt to Start it. May GOD be with the BAJA, lol!
@@hybrid32494 sounds good mate. a full strip down eliminates surprises but i've done what you're about to do and my first outing with the new rig it failed on me🤣🤣🤣 doesnt mean it will happen to you but you never know😉 enjoying your content😁😁😁
The Rcmaxgang enjoys seeing an OG HPI Baja starting to come back to life!😎🤘 Whats this rumors im hearing about a "Pizza Slayer"?? Sounds delicious!!😂👊👍
hey bro! what's going on Worlds First RC Max Gang! Oh ye, the Pizza SLayer will be on the Rehab table soon. Worlds first COLLAB with the RC Max Gang right here. Get ready!.
I want a baja 5b so bad. I may have to settle for a rovan. Ive been looking at 30 degree north trucks too. Look pretty nice for the cost.
Looks like your getting some blow by there in the exhaust port, I would re ring it, it’s like 8 dollars for one and it’s super easy to do it
hey bro! I am planning on doing a first start on this thing in the next 2 videos, so we will see. IT looks like this engine has pretty minimal runtime overall, but the carb is trashed. If I can repair it, that would be great, otherwise I'll just replace it. Also a new zenoah g320 might be in the works.
@@hybrid32494 I just slap a ring on like every 25 hrs, can’t really hurt it, do you know how to get rid of throttle shaft play?
That rig needs a complete tear and cleaning. Especially the engine, I know it’s a lot of work but it’s worth it. Especially with fifth scale they aren’t cheap. It would make for a cool build series. You know what they say, do it right and do it once. Later bro keep the good work.
awsome video
thanks bro! Part 3 video soon.
Brother great vid bro! Im getting a nitro Jato!!!
Nice! You on the BRAP gang now! I think Botajell is the king there...maybe he will let you be a general or something lol.
LOL yes, Botajell is for sure one of the Kings of the Brap Gang!! Although I think my squad of cheap - off brand 1/5 scales that can drift and kick some serious electric RC AS* qualifies me to be the VP at least.
@@hybrid32494 lol agreed! I'm somewhere in the middle.
There was also one called a raco jackrabbit.
I have 2 baja 5bs one turbo charged one not they both work perfectly I mean I gotta give it to hpi these things ARE TUFF if you do proper maintenance to them but yeah I think the Baja 5b is the king of gas powered rcs
whats up bro! Glad to have a true HPI Baja owner here. Did you say turbo charged?? I wanna see that, would be interesting.. And ye, there's really no way to ruin these unless you crash or get dirt into the motor.
@@hybrid32494 Yes sir 1/5 scale turbo charger great for when you wanna take it out to the dunes
I am getting a rovan Baja they are good cars
whats up bro! I like your username, JATO 4 LIFE!! I love my jato. And yes, you cannot go wrong with a Rovan, trust me. That's how I got stared out in the 5th scale segment. Learned a lot and never had any troubles. Many of my other baja vids are all ROvans.
I love the rovan Baja because it is a good truck and the price is not bad
Do you come to Philadelphia to run nitro
Interested to see how it performs compared to the Rovan and King Motors Baja
THREEEEEE SPEEEED BABY!!!!
ZENOAH BABY!!!!
Hey Hybrid! I didn't realize they had that many body styles for the HPI buggy back then that crazy! It's nice to see you got a gem in the rough great spark and kill switch working perfectly battery pack! I was wondering on the compression psi is on these engines like the 23cc what that is? 85 to 100? I have the 30.5cc in my KM T2000 I was interested in that part of the inspection process! I always here talk about it but no figures? I don't see it the manual or anywhere? Thanks for the videos tutorial of this overhaul General! OGNG🤔😉💪👍😎
hey my dude! Great question o the compression, you know what! Just for you I will put in a compression test into a future video, how's that sound. BTW, my other "First Start" videos do include compression tests on the brand new motors. I have gotten around 130 PSI on new Rovan motors (with some oil in the engine). The basic rule is you don't want under 90 PSI on any of these gas motors. around 90-110 is what you should expect from a normal running engine.
@@hybrid32494 104 General! Thanks for the info and the restoration videos great content!😉👍💪🔩📹
My nitro brother your in luck!!! I have a band new HPI Baja original body in the packaging unpainted. DM and we can get it out to you for a future video. As always keep burning NITRO RICH like D. Trump....
I believe the 1/4 scale rayco jack rabbit was before the hpi also and the traxxas monster buggy was 1/4 scale not 1/5
This is like a car crash. I can’t stop watching.
Is the accent NYC/USSR?
hey my dude! M accent is from the USSR and Ukraine, you got most of it right. I grew up in Moscow but lived most of the time in Kiev (Ukraine). Soon we will be doing a first start on this thing, only way to know how it is. And yes, this is a total mystery train wreck, no joke, lol.
Hey brother love the content. I have a question about an old nitro i just got. Any way you can help? Its a Trinity Next Buggy 1/16 with the 27mhz radio.
hey man! Glad to help the Nitrogang out! I know those little buggies, they are pretty rare and collectible these days. What's up?
@@hybrid32494 well this thing was given to me with no motor or fuel tank. Where would I look to get her the parts she needs? Looks to be discontinued and no spares around.
Love your channel. Watching made me upgrade my t- maxx to 2.5. It was also a gift from a friend. He found it at a garage sale as a .15 on 27mhz with tons of spares for 20 bucks. Its now one of my favs!
2-Speed Baby!!
Geez bro, what happened to being careful with the connectors on that ESC wiring !! 🤔 Cool car for a hundred bucks 😄
Hello demitri, My name is demitri
LOL, Nice to meet you my Fellow RC brother with the same name!!! Best name in the world, ahaha.
Hey bro I picked up that street car, I can send you a video of it, any help would be appreciated. Nitro gang 4 life baby
Rebuild the Carby mate those rovan walbro copy's are garbage it's like $8 for rebuild kit from ddm
hey my dude! Whats going on! So far I have put on a new primer bulb and assembled the carb back together for a test run. Not fully confident the rest of the carb is functional, but only one way to find out, you know. After that first fire attempt I'll know which direction to go.
Did the owner leave it out in a tornado 🌪? 😂
LOL, good one! ahaha. I seriously considered it being left outside for a few years, most likely it was in a shed. The electronics seem fine at least. In the next 2 vids I'm planning on doing a first start on this thing. IM trying to rebuild the old carb, before buying a new one.
For gods sake don't turn the engine over with a degraded air filter attached people!
2nd!
sup bro! yOU might be second here, but the Nitrogang is always #1!
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