[MOC] BuWizz Baja Truck

[Teo LEGO Technic]

Hey guys!

I present my new model, a BuWizz 2.0 powered Baja Truck! It features:

• Independent double wishbone front suspension, with servo steering and positive caster for better return-to-center
• Live axle rear suspension, powered by a buggy motor and BuWizz 2.0

My goal with this truck was to make a small, lightweight truck with excellent offroad capabilities and smooth suspension travel, while also giving it a realistic look with the least number of pieces. Overall I'm quite satisfied with the result! 

Here's a video:

And more photos:

More photos can be found on the BrickSafe page: https://bricksafe.com/pages/Teo_LEGO_Technic/baja-truck

Hope you guys enjoyed!

-Teo

 

[The01]

A beautiful truck very fast and nice bouncy suspension. I like it

[Gray Gear]

The overall Idea of reducing weight as much as possible to increase offroad performance is visible (holes) but I do think it is executed pretty good. Only thing that really bothers me is the front bumper facing upwards. Looks like it had a front end collision...

But overall a very nice and capable creation!

Edited December 3, 2021 by Gray Gear

[gyenesvi]

I like how light-weight this build is, and the fact that it uses only one Buggy motor that's not built into the rear axle! I have been wondering how those motors could be used in a more realistic drivetrain setup, as they seem pretty long and optimized for direct drive to the wheels. So this build kind of proves what I suspected that if you build it into the middle of the chassis in an upright position then it will unfortunately take the middle of the cockpit.. But still a really cool one!

[2GodBDGlory]

It does look very nice and light! Do you think removing the rear differential would cause too many problems? As it is, I'd expect that it could get into trouble a lot while off-roading, thanks to the open diff.

Edited December 4, 2021 by 2GodBDGlory

[Teo LEGO Technic]

On 12/3/2021 at 10:32 AM, The01 said:

A beautiful truck very fast and nice bouncy suspension. I like it

Thanks! Bouncy was what I was going for :))

On 12/3/2021 at 11:22 AM, Gray Gear said:

The overall Idea of reducing weight as much as possible to increase offroad performance is visible (holes) but I do think it is executed pretty good. Only thing that really bothers me is the front bumper facing upwards. Looks like it had a front end collision...

But overall a very nice and capable creation!

Fair enough, I was going for something like these:

4 hours ago, gyenesvi said:

I like how light-weight this build is, and the fact that it uses only one Buggy motor that's not built into the rear axle! I have been wondering how those motors could be used in a more realistic drivetrain setup, as they seem pretty long and optimized for direct drive to the wheels. So this build kind of proves what I suspected that if you build it into the middle of the chassis in an upright position then it will unfortunately take the middle of the cockpit.. But still a really cool one!

I used RM8's setup from his Sunset Baja Truck. Unfortunately, your're right, at this scale the buggy motor has to take up cabin space.

 

3 hours ago, 2GodBDGlory said:

It does look very nice and light! Do you think removing the rear differential would cause too many problems? As it is, I'd expect that it could get into trouble a lot while off-roading, thanks to the open diff.

That's a good point, I didn't try removing the diff. It probably would slow it down a bit cornering on smooth surfaces, but offroad would probably help. I'll try that next time