Hops Race Savage [Archive] - HPISavageForum.com

JohnH

08-23-2008, 11:27 PM

Here is the middle of Brians Savage racer.
Most of the truck was done. All I have done so far was rewired some of it. Added the high speed 3rd gear to the tranny, added a werks clutch with titanium clutch bell on a TEST engine. New engine not installed yet. The new shocks aren't on yet and added the race suspension conversion with the 17mm cvd axles from HPI option parts.
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i85/megair/HPISF%20SAVAGE%20MKII/th_DSC01138.jpg (http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i85/megair/HPISF%20SAVAGE%20MKII/DSC01138.jpg)
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i85/megair/HPISF%20SAVAGE%20MKII/th_DSC01137.jpg (http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i85/megair/HPISF%20SAVAGE%20MKII/DSC01137.jpg)

jcam54

08-23-2008, 11:47 PM

Looks great man!:jamout:

Are those blue groove tvps?

Jeremy

08-24-2008, 12:00 AM

Great looking rig .. I do wish you had made a build thread tho ..

AllanQ

08-24-2008, 07:23 AM

NIce job mega.

SunkenMetal

08-24-2008, 09:00 AM

Nice work Mega, as always....:resp:

JohnH

08-24-2008, 09:24 AM

The TVP's are from Vertigo. Hop has had them forever. Going to run the truck today and see how everything meshes.

JohnH

08-24-2008, 12:07 PM

OK, just took it out for a run...... Will have video soon. Not a speed demon but with the Werks clutch and Buku the stock HPI .25 with 47/17 gearing will still pull the front wheels off the ground and pull the taller third gear in the tranny. Brakes are way to sensitive and there is to much body roll.

oregonmud

08-24-2008, 12:41 PM

Thats a great looking truck! I love to hear that people are still racing their Savages. It seems a lot of Savage racers have moved on to other trucks. I will always race my Savage though.

Bankrupter

08-24-2008, 02:33 PM

Thats a great looking truck! I love to hear that people are still racing their Savages. It seems a lot of Savage racers have moved on to other trucks. I will always race my Savage though.

Guilty as charged...

@Mega,
where can I get these TVPs this has inspired me! Nice build! Don't care for that batt box but the rest is sweet! Did he decide on a mill yet? I know we talked about a few. Nice work! :resp:

No hose looms on that hellfire tank?

JohnH

08-24-2008, 08:36 PM

TVP's have been discontinued for ages. The truck is not done by a long shot. Everything has to be cleaned up. all the colored wire ties will be black and so on. was put together to run just to check the running gear. pics of hops trucks in stages of being built and the mess I have in my room. Larcens TVP's are sitting there going into there first fit up and truck idea stage. As for motors for both you will have to wait and see. we have a few ideas to throw around. the racer will be high end the bash will be a basher so nothing fancy.
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i85/megair/HPISF%20SAVAGE%20MKII/th_DSC01145.jpg (http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i85/megair/HPISF%20SAVAGE%20MKII/DSC01145.jpg)

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i85/megair/HPISF%20SAVAGE%20MKII/th_DSC01144.jpg (http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i85/megair/HPISF%20SAVAGE%20MKII/DSC01144.jpg)

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i85/megair/HPISF%20SAVAGE%20MKII/th_DSC01143.jpg (http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i85/megair/HPISF%20SAVAGE%20MKII/DSC01143.jpg)

xsavage3148

08-24-2008, 10:00 PM

Nice setup. where did you mount the receiver?

JohnH

08-25-2008, 03:59 AM

Quick video
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i85/megair/HPISF%20SAVAGE%20MKII/th_MOV01141.jpg (http://s70.photobucket.com/albums/i85/megair/HPISF%20SAVAGE%20MKII/?action=view&current=MOV01141.flv)

JohnH

08-25-2008, 04:58 AM

Receiver is in the box on the front battery is in a tray beside the fuel tank.

]-[0pa]0ng

08-25-2008, 07:12 AM

Guilty as charged...

@Mega,
where can I get these TVPs this has inspired me! Nice build! Don't care for that batt box but the rest is sweet! Did he decide on a mill yet? I know we talked about a few. Nice work! :resp:

No hose looms on that hellfire tank?

Almost positive I'm going to pick up a Novarossi N528 XRR modded. Still need to install the Blue Groove anit sway bar and the HPI Big bore shocks. Going to try out the Blue Grove body they have and see if ti fits this setup. More than likely going to change out the servo. It has a Hitec 5945 for a 7955. Still debating if it's really worth it. The 5945 is a 172 oz and the other one is 330 oz. Finally got the 3 speed installed with the 3 speed high gear.

John see if you can or want to get any close up shots of tight areas like the spur clutch area under the steering link area the new suspension at the wheel and the front where the switch is and box. Also how the wires are ran and covered up.

Thanks Buddy.

jcam54

08-25-2008, 10:05 PM

the 7955 is awsome, not the fastest servo but really strong...I'm actually looking to pick up a second one for the other savage. Great looking truck there bud!

JohnH

10-09-2008, 06:26 PM

I just put the Blue Groove sway bars on and the Blue Groove body is cut drilled and ready for paint. she is slung low.
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i85/megair/HPISF%20SAVAGE%20MKII/DSC01209.jpg

jcam54

10-09-2008, 07:19 PM

what lug nuts are those? thought you had to use blue grooves lug nuts? the ones with the skulls on them....

frddyj

10-09-2008, 07:32 PM

JohnH

10-09-2008, 07:37 PM

the body posts not sure the rims are maximizers and the 17mm lugs are integy.

jcam54

10-09-2008, 10:41 PM

sorry thought they were blue groove wheels! Almost look the same.

rc ch

10-10-2008, 07:50 AM

nice as always mega!

]-[0pa]0ng

10-10-2008, 08:58 PM

Mega's pics:

http://www.hpisavageforum.com/gallery/data/507/DSC01215.jpg

http://www.hpisavageforum.com/gallery/data/507/DSC01214.jpg

jcam54

10-10-2008, 09:07 PM

I'm likeing it!! Great body looks killer!

JohnH

10-12-2008, 02:40 PM

Last pics before the truck gets decals. screens are in all the way around.

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i85/megair/HPISF%20SAVAGE%20MKII/DSC01239.jpg

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i85/megair/HPISF%20SAVAGE%20MKII/DSC01240.jpg

Crash

10-12-2008, 02:54 PM

looks great john, who makes the body posts with the swing pins

SunkenMetal

10-12-2008, 04:03 PM

nice looking body, did you have to grind on those rpm arms to make the suspension upgrade work?

JohnH

10-12-2008, 05:06 PM

a little sunk not much. more clean off the flashing. as for the posts they were brians. there nice but will get hosed pretty quick.

AllanQ

10-12-2008, 05:13 PM

How did you attache the window screens to the body and what kind of screen did you use?

JohnH

10-12-2008, 07:16 PM

Some of the stickers on the truck.
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i85/megair/HPISF%20SAVAGE%20MKII/DSC01241.jpg
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i85/megair/HPISF%20SAVAGE%20MKII/DSC01243.jpg

JohnH

10-12-2008, 07:54 PM

To do the screens you need:
1st stainless steel or plastic window screen. Fine mesh.
2nd instant zap glue
3rd shoe goop glue
4th q-tips with the ends cut off.
5th sharpie
6th good sharp scissors.

What you want to do is cut out the area for the screen. If you use SS screen it will hold its shape when you bend it. make a paper template for the screen and add a few mm to it for a gluing area. Before you cut out the screen after you Did your outline on it run a bead of CA glue around it to lock the strands in place. Then cut it out. Lay it in the area an tack a corner and let it dry. After it dries every few MM place a drop of CA on the body through the screen. If you do not move the screen the glue will not pull the paint off if you painted the body right. But, remember you can not undo a mistake unless you want to strip all the paint off. After all the tacks have set then you put a bead of shoe goop on the screens edge covering the screen up to the edge of the area you cut out and past the edge of the screen a few mm. This way the shoe goop will have a large contact area. The shoe goop after it sets a minute or 2 needs to be worked in the mesh of the screen. lightly pressing it will do this. Test the shoe goop on a scrap piece of plastic with the type of paint is on your body to verify it will not eat it. HPI painted body's and Pactra spray paint haven't been an issue for me. I will post some inside pics of the body so you can see what i have done. It isn't pretty but unless you rip the body off the truck know one will see it and in that case you have bigger problems anyways. One important thing. this will take some damage but it isn't indestructible and you can rip the screens out of the body do to the paint is the contact area not the plastic. I have ran the heck out of the MKII body with rolls flips and the screens are holding up better than the body.
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i85/megair/generic/DSC01246.jpg

SunkenMetal

10-13-2008, 05:49 AM

I love the stool its sitting on, is that custom paint? does it make it go faster LOL

JohnH

10-14-2008, 03:23 PM

Hop's race .21
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i85/megair/HPISF%20SAVAGE%20MKII/DSC01249.jpg

JohnH

10-14-2008, 05:30 PM

All that is left are replacing the shocks and checking servo throws.
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i85/megair/HPISF%20SAVAGE%20MKII/DSC01250.jpg
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i85/megair/HPISF%20SAVAGE%20MKII/DSC01251.jpg
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i85/megair/HPISF%20SAVAGE%20MKII/DSC01254.jpg

Trixter

10-14-2008, 06:23 PM

something is missing here hmmmm lol

Trixter

10-14-2008, 06:27 PM

just kidding that is a real sweet truck. like the body mounts do they work good?

]-[0pa]0ng

10-15-2008, 12:51 PM

That roto plate is as nice as it could possibly get. Novarossi truly took the back plate to a New Level. Detail that went into it looks awesome.

John - You are doing a Great job,bud....

Thanks again for all your help. More pics to follow once I get the truck back. Then it's breakin time. This truck has been apart way to long....

Hop

JohnH

10-19-2008, 03:55 PM

Break in is done.
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i85/megair/HPISF%20SAVAGE%20MKII/th_HOPsfirststartup.jpg (http://s70.photobucket.com/albums/i85/megair/HPISF%20SAVAGE%20MKII/?action=view&current=HOPsfirststartup.flv)

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i85/megair/HPISF%20SAVAGE%20MKII/th_Hops2nd.jpg (http://s70.photobucket.com/albums/i85/megair/HPISF%20SAVAGE%20MKII/?action=view&current=Hops2nd.flv)

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i85/megair/HPISF%20SAVAGE%20MKII/th_Hops3rd.jpg (http://s70.photobucket.com/albums/i85/megair/HPISF%20SAVAGE%20MKII/?action=view&current=Hops3rd.flv)

SunkenMetal

10-19-2008, 04:22 PM

sounds like its gonna be a killer motor......:resp:

JohnH

11-08-2008, 01:57 PM

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i85/megair/HPISF%20SAVAGE%20MKII/DSC01260.jpg

Purenitro

11-08-2008, 02:19 PM

Those arms look pretty sweet :)

SL63

11-08-2008, 02:28 PM

Nice set up , i like the flex tek arms . What shocks are those? i'm in the market so to speak for some threaded shocks big bore, i don't care for the lst's they look out of place sort of.
SL

HopIt

11-08-2008, 03:04 PM

Those arms look pretty sweet :)

They should be at $42 a pop ! :resp:

SunkenMetal

11-08-2008, 03:47 PM

Hey mega did you have to mod those a arms to get the conversion to fit on them.....?

JohnH

11-27-2008, 08:56 AM

Not a bit metal.
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i85/megair/xl/DSC01305.jpg

SunkenMetal

11-27-2008, 09:06 AM

Not a bit metal.

Sweet thanks for the Info :resp:

Dreadnaught

11-27-2008, 09:37 AM

Nice set up , i like the flex tek arms . What shocks are those? i'm in the market so to speak for some threaded shocks big bore, i don't care for the lst's they look out of place sort of.
SL

i do believe they are integy msr-8's

JohnH

11-27-2008, 10:38 AM

Yes they are integy msr8 shocks. If you have big bore shocks get the integy upgrade springs for the msr8 shocks. makes the big bores smoother. That's what I did.

SL63

11-27-2008, 10:44 AM

Thanks , i'll look into them!
SL

JohnH

12-19-2008, 08:45 PM

More pics
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i85/megair/xl/DSC01822.jpg
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i85/megair/xl/DSC01820.jpg
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i85/megair/xl/DSC01819.jpg
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i85/megair/xl/DSC01818.jpg
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i85/megair/xl/DSC01817.jpg
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i85/megair/xl/DSC01816.jpg

Larsenracing

12-19-2008, 09:00 PM

Sick thats all I got to say. Great work.

]-[0pa]0ng

12-20-2008, 04:05 AM

Anyone that knows me this truck has been redone way too many times. The last member that worked on it fudged it all up to the point it looks like a hack job from hell and that's the truth. I can't over what has been done to it now. Flex tek arms to Blue Groove sway bars to Prue Nitro extreme engine mod on the new Novarossi 3 port .28. To protect that investment I have installed the New Motor Saver air filter. This is just a few things that have been done for this build.

Last but least the radio. Come Jan. I will order the Futaba 4pk and new battery packs. Is this truck clean? Nope and may never really be.

This truck runs on Acer ceramic bearings all the way thru. You have to buy the kit and a few extra to truly complete it even the clutch bell run on ceramic bearing.

Thanks for looking, More info and pics will follow

]-[0pa]0ng

12-20-2008, 04:19 AM

Sick thats all I got to say. Great work.

Just wait Larsen - Your truck kit is next on the block. Figuring out a couple options for this extended version setup. I tore down a brand new XL just for this build.

]-[0pa]0ng

12-20-2008, 07:52 AM

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i85/megair/xl/DSC01820.jpg

That Buku rips John.

]-[0pa]0ng

12-20-2008, 08:00 AM

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i85/megair/xl/DSC01818.jpg

Robin did an excellent job polishing that engine mount. I'm not real crazy about the FLM mount. Fitment issues there 2 sets of holes on top of the mount and not 4 set's like Novas. John said the Nova .28 sits way to forward when installing it. Nova racing mount would off set that.

Nova mount allows you to adjust from front to back as well as sideways give you the most adjustment when fitting the cb to the spur FLM does not. Nova mount is 7075 alloy FLM is not. Just giving option when One considers an upgrade for one reason or another. I will use the FLM mount for the Nova .21 that is out being modded by Robin and give it a try. When it comes to a mount I personally like to have as much variable as possible.

]-[0pa]0ng

12-20-2008, 08:11 AM

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i85/megair/xl/DSC01816.jpg

Since I already have the werks clutch for the Nova .21 I'm gonna try out the Fioroni clutch and see how that behaves.

Any other options that would be extreme let me know?

]-[0pa]0ng

12-20-2008, 08:14 AM

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i85/megair/xl/DSC01820.jpg

I'd like to hear the good and the ugly about this build. Just because I'm the owner of the site doesn't exclude me from what you think. I'll be honest and say that rollbar bites. It doesn't look right but does fit the body I'm using. Might send it to Larsen and see if he can cut one for me that is the same height as that one.

jcam54

12-20-2008, 10:09 AM

paint it man!! it'll look better!!
Black it out.

HPI_Savage25

12-20-2008, 10:10 AM

I was thinking the same thing Jcam! Sand it down and paint it black, or like you said Brian, get Larsen to make you one the same height as that one!

I am still in awe at this truck........

Crash

12-21-2008, 06:16 AM

carbon roll bar

Larsenracing

12-22-2008, 05:13 PM

I can probably do this if you want me to. You just gatta let me know.

]-[0pa]0ng

01-10-2009, 11:43 AM

Just found this pic in John Photobucket. It shows a Green bearing. This truck is running all Acer ceramics bearings as well as the clutch bell and tranny. Not cheap but cheaper than running a full set from Boca.

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i85/megair/HPISF%20SAVAGE%20MKII/DSC01260.jpg?t=1231609235

Crash

01-10-2009, 11:47 AM

very nice

Brian, you better send the truck to me for further testing when Jons done.

:lmao:

Derty Werk

01-18-2009, 11:25 PM

That is one good looking truck. what wing and mount are you using?

]-[0pa]0ng

01-19-2009, 05:35 AM

That is one good looking truck. what wing and mount are you using?

Teknoc revo wing mount. Couple reaosns 1st being it came very close to the bolt pattern on the IRC towers and 2nd it is a 4 bolt wing mount, it's solid. Teknoc seems like a very solid reliable mount. At the time the mount ran for $25. The wing is from Blue groove.

Derty Werk

01-19-2009, 08:02 PM

Hopefully the DPP Mount and Mugen wing i ordered looks as good as that. I really like the look of the wing let us know how it holds up

soulja

03-28-2009, 12:13 PM

hot stuff....i like!!!!!!!!!!

x_SavageBeast_x

04-03-2009, 07:11 PM

That trucks a beast! and i want it...Good Job

savagecole

04-03-2009, 07:38 PM

sweet truck. its killer. the body is very well done.

]-[0pa]0ng

04-12-2009, 08:08 PM

Thanks again

88gtanotchback

04-12-2009, 08:42 PM

even right down to the best bearings. Awesome build man i cant wait till next winter i think i may undertake something similar. be tough to one up that tho:jamout:

White Wolf

06-04-2009, 01:49 AM

WoW ur trucks look awesome Mega, I just got my Savage X 4.6.

I cant wait to start doing the mid tank conversion for sure, but u have definitely gave me some ideas, Thx.

This hobby is very addictive, I must say lol.
Keep up the great work Bro!!!!