Decided to sell both my HPI Vorzas (the other is now also advertised on here) and this is the wet car, its been run on astro and is basically immaculate apart from a few scratches on the chassis (the green is astroturf residue) from the one time I raced it on dirt (when it came 2nd in the A Final at Dirt Effect on 8th September last year). Ive campaigned a Vorza in one way or another since getting back into the hobby in 2011 and this car (and my other one) remains the only BRCA legal 1/8th buggy to win a championship at my local club, South Coast RC where historically the truggies have always dominated. These cars are proper blue collar racing machines, perhaps not so much a work of art as some but it goes out there and gets the job done. Ive beaten MP9s with this car and its my honest opinion it can take on anything, anywhere. The reason ive worded the title of the advert Hara Edition is because the car is so heavily modded its basically a Hara D8 with an ESC and motor instead of an engine! The spec is as follows: FRONT Doubled up 5mm shock tower (I used to bend single towers all the time but this mod makes the tower unbendable, I havent bent it in 2 years) Hara D8 alloy spindle carriers (£50) Hot Racing Alloy hub carriers (£40 from the states) Hara D8 68184 threaded hinge pins (stops pins popping out on hard landings) Rear sway bar modded to fit on the front (its thicker and reduces grip roll on astro, ill include a stock front one) Lightning series CNC front inner hinge pin brace (much stronger than stock) Hara D8 outer steering rod ballends (gives slightly more steering at full lock) DE Racing front bumpskid (protects leading edge of chassis from rocks) REAR Hara D8 112mm shocks (these are absolutely essential as the stock Vorza doesnt have enough rear travel) Tekno high mount rear shock tower (£40 from the states) HARA D8 CVD driveshafts New rear wheel bearings New Hara D8 68184 threaded outer hinge pins (stops pins popping out on hard landings) Hara D8 rear alloy hub carriers CENTRE New dogbone centre driveshafts and drive cups New centre diff and 17T RW pinion 2 meetings ago ELECTRICS Hobbywing WP SC8 120A waterproof ESC, new 2 meetings ago (ive used one of these in monsoon conditions and it held up) Hobbywing EZRUN 2700KV motor with Acer Racing ceramic bearings (trouser-fillingly fast in a buggy but with this combo and 6600 cells I was still able to do a 20 minute A Final at Dirt Effect without a battery change) Savox SC1256 steering servo (bought in 2012 but reconditioned 2 meetings ago) New Battery and ESC trays 2 meetings ago (stock ESC tray modded to take WP SC8, and 2 extra holes drilled in chassis so ESC tray has 4 mounting points) I decided a long time ago to go with Hobbywing electrics, even with a sensorless motor the throttle response is smoother than with the stock castle setup, you can change the settings trackside without a laptop and of course its waterproof. MAINTENANCE Anyone who knows me on here will testify that I take good care of my stuff, basically everything on this car has been reconditioned or replaced in the last 2-3 meetings regardless of cost as I took the view that if youre going up against Losi 8ights and MP9s you need to bring your A Game every time. New wheel bearings all round New outer hinge pins on rear New front/rear CVDs 2 meetings ago New centre shafts and drive cups/bearings 2 meetings ago New centre diff/spur and RW 17T pinion 2 meetings ago New rear diff 2 meetings ago Reconditioned front diff inc new bearings 2 meetings ago New steering rack bearings New servo link New front/rear wheel hexes and nuts Reconditioned front/rear shocks inc new seals/oil/ball ends 2 meetings ago New front/rear wishbones 2 meetings ago (on D8s and Vorzas the arms never break but they bend over time) Recent new gearbox cases, centre diff mounts, top links and steering rods etc. New rear wing and mount, wing modded to take handout AMB20 transponder You will not be disappointed with this car, most of it is almost new and im asking £500 posted (courier from my place in Bournemouth). The stock Vorza is still around £550 and I threw most of mine away to build this. See it in action here, its the black/white buggy on pole that closes in on and eventually stuffs the blue Losi 8ight T at 3:23: youtube/watch?v=nyA-Kzt6iZU
Posted on: Sun, 23 Mar 2014 09:33:53 +0000
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