FLM Savage conversion

[tonkabilly]

First post here. Figured I would post up what I have done to the Savvy.
Flm Savage chassis
Medusa 36-80 1600kv motor
HW 150a ESC
Zippy 5000mah 6s LiPo's x 2
icharger 106b LiPo charger
New Era Wing mount
New Era 23mm ext hubs
New Era Shock towers
New Era Wheelie bar
LST Shocks
IRC Shock mounts
Airtronics MX-3FG TX/RX
Rear tie rod eliminators and adjustable upper a-arms
23mm wheels and tires
Wing

Just have to mount the esc and motor tonight and almost ready to go.
Cheers

 

[Larsenracing]

Thats a sweet looking truck and should haul with that motor and LiPo package. Can't wait to see some ready to run pictures then a great run video.

Welcome to the forum by the way. We are glad to have ya aboard.

 

[tonkabilly]

Thanks. Have everything mounted now. Just have to wait for the flux tranny gear and my pinions to arrive and am ready to go. Should be a week or so.

 

[tonkabilly]

Here is some final pics of the truck. Was able to get two packs through it then the motor shaft snapped off and chewed my spur and pinion:duh:

Time to start looking for more parts.....

 

[oregonmud]

Bummer deal! Thats some great power though. Awesome looking truck and welcome to the forum.

 

[BIGDAN89]

welcome and nice e savage lol

 

[frddyj]

welcome billy, nice savage. any way you could include the prices for the parts needed to make your truck run brushless/LiPo? brushless conversion in getting increasingly popular.

 

[Mickey]

welcome to hpisf billy, nice looking truck

 

[Scott]

Welcome to hpisf, nice looking savy you have there bud...

 

[Dreadnaught]

you'll definatly have to get some videos of that thing. since i converted my firestorm to BL ive been thinking of building a savage like the one you got.

 

[tonkabilly]

Thanks all for the comments. First foray into brushless with this one. I can get a full list of what I did to make this truck and cost for you to check out tomorrow. All I can say now is "pricey". Oh well.
Later guys.

 

[Jon]

did you just get that truck? i saw those pics on ebay the otherday with that exact truck it looked....
anyways looks good man enjoy it.

 

[tonkabilly]

Ya I saw that truck as well. The guy has it on RCU as well. I have been building this truck for about 5 months as funds allow.

 

[tonkabilly]

Here is a list of parts and the costs and where I got them from:
RC Monster:
Flm Savage chassis - 185.00
Mod 1 Pinions 15-25T - 100.00
Medusa Research:
Medusa 36-80 1600kv motor - 145.00
Heatsink and bullit plugs - 30.00
HobbyCity:
HW 150a ESC - 100.00
Zippy 5000mah 6s LiPo's x 2 - 200.00
icharger 106b LiPo charger & power supply - 200.00
New Era Models:
New Era Wing mount - 20.00
New Era 23mm ext hubs - 50.00
New Era Shock towers - 40.00
New Era Wheelie bar - 20.00
LST Shocks (Free)
IRC Shock mounts (Free)
A-Main:
Airtronics MX-3FG TX/RX - 170.00
EBAY:
Rear tie rod eliminators and adjustable upper a-arms - 75.00
23mm wheels and tires - 50.00
Wing - 10.00

Need:
FLM bulkheads x 2 - 120.00
Better diffs - @150.00

As you can see it has not been cheap but has been interesting. I guess its all a learning experience. Can afford it due to good job and no kids. As well as living in a remote place with nothing else to do. Now just have to send the Medusa motor back for replacement and try again.
Cheers