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  1. adamskii

    someone stole my savvy....

    more to follow when i get a chance to let you all know. briefly, my rc truck was stolen from the workshop i was using to make some mods for the rocket powered project. sav x, minus shell is now GONE! I'm very pissed off aye.... aDAMNski
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    sav x engine wont hold low idle - stalls

    ok so what has happened i don't know, took car out for a spin and instead took my head for one trying to figure out whats wrong: problem : stock sav motor keeps stalling in two circumstances... the first, if left at idle. second, after doing a high speed run, throttling down to brake, it...
  3. adamskii

    new years RC resolutions anyone?

    so does anyone have a new years resolution thats relevant to our world or RC ? harder faster longer... thats my mantra, and not just for RC if u know what i mean LMAO !!!! wheres that toilet again.....
  4. adamskii

    Happy New Year !!!!

    hap hap happy new year fellow savage owners, and to your families too. have a safe new years celebration! adam
  5. adamskii

    try this monster truck flash game !

    check out this flash game... made me larf coz it looked a little like a rock crawler.. lmao enjoy and hope the link works. adam http://www.flashgames247.com/play/754.html
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    adelaide, south australia ? anyone?

    just curious if anyone else is from adelaide south australia? i get the feeling I'm the only Aussie here sometimes. Adamskii, cobber (lol)
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    anyone else work in hobby shop ?

    I scored a job working in a hobby shop just over a year ago. I am considered an expert in the field of plastic military modelling, having won competitions at nationsal level. I only work on saturday afternoons and have a fulltime factory job during the week. however plastic models only...
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    most dissapointing hop ups ?

    what hop ups have you bought that have turned out to be the most dissapointing ? what failed dismally after promising soo much? what did you buy coz it looked soo good yet also failed terribly ? for me was a purple cflywheel and ally clutch shoes from gpm. melted the shoes and broke the...
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    tip for your antennae on the savvy

    heres something i found extends the life of my antenna straws. My car has a habit of rolling, spendingmuch time rubber up so to speak ( only cause i corner VERY fast) anyways, my antennae straws always breaking at the point where it exits the roof of the cab. heres the quick fix. when u get a...
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    savage x stock wheels/tyres

    just have to say I am really impressed with my stock savvy X wheels. I have done heaps of bitumen work and their getting worn down, their really soft too. but they haven't begun to perish and the glue hasn't come away yet. just really pleased they have lasted as long as they have. I believe they...
  11. adamskii

    rocket powered savage

    ok so i just found 3 model rocket motors (magnums, about 4 inches long and at least an inch thick). I have an itchy trigger finger as its been a while since i shot/blew anything up (retired from military service). My savage needs something extra..... so I'm thinking i might make a kind of tail...
  12. adamskii

    silencing exhaust noise trials

    anyone got any ideas how to make the car run quieter? when i broke in my last engine, i did the old bench break in with it mounted in a vice and fuel line hooked up to a bottle etc. the exhaust was attached but was noisy as buggery so i got about 3 meters spare garden hose and it fitted snugly...
  13. adamskii

    air filter cable tie replacement

    am sick of cutting the cable tie (zip tie) off the air filter everytime i have to remove it to put after run oil down carby, but come up with a money saving idea u might like. was working on my real car changing the radiator when i saw the radiator hose clamps.. the ones with the phillips...
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    what glue to use on bodies?

    so i want to stick some magazine pics of hot chicks in the windows of my new shell, what glue can i use to hold them on and wont peel off over time? i tried the xxxmain lexan glue but that didnt stick and peeled after a few days. was thinking suiper glue or epoxy. any help please...
  15. adamskii

    idiots guide to glow plugs : help!

    OK so some how I have myself mightily confused. explain to me in simplest of terms how to choose a glow plug correctly, with regard to fuel, engine capacity and climatic conditions. for example... a nitro star 4.1 motor, running 25% nitro, in dry climate spring weather, would require what...
  16. adamskii

    sick to death of stripped spur gears on X

    ok have tried everything suggested.. but the X is just going through spur gears faster than i can replace them.. about a dozen spurs in 3 months. No the mesh is not wrong. No the parts arent loose. no it doesnt matter if the slipper nut is tight, loose, or other. No the engine mounts arent...
  17. adamskii

    what weight diff oil ?

    anyone got any clues whats the best diff oils to use? I'm told that using the tamiya molybdnium grease is quite appropriate, but how much ? i get feeling I'm loading it way too much. when i turn the two hubs , i feel the gears meshing, but a new one doesnt feel so clunky. how does thicker diff oil...
  18. adamskii

    stripping spur gears constantly

    ok dunno what happened but ma savage X has devloped a taste for spur gears, stripped like 5 in a week. I know i drive pretty hard, always bashing to the limits, but this is only started to happen. I have a good mesh to the clutch bell, the slipper clutch is at factory , (1/2 turn out) i usually...
  19. adamskii

    do u let your girlfriend/wife etc drive ur RC?

    heres a quick one.. do you let your significant female other drive your RC cars? I let my fiance drive the savvy X, full throttle on and off road, do bmx tracks and go bashing with it. I figure would rather let her have some fun with it and enjoy the hobby and therfore support me (and my...
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    turning circle too large on savvy x

    my turning circle is too big. i just put a hitec mg645 steering servo in. at low throttle turnin circle is ok, about 1.5 meter diameter. but at speed, the car takes a huge circle to turn, full throttle on hard grassed surface , maybe 20 meter radius. at least all wheels now stay on the ground...
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