Hops Race Savage

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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.

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




 
Receiver is in the box on the front battery is in a tray beside the fuel tank.
 
BANKRUPTER said:
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?
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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.
 
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!
 
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.
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Megabyteme said:
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.

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that is 1 bad savage. what kind of body posts are those? they rock!
 
the body posts not sure the rims are maximizers and the 17mm lugs are integy.
 
Last pics before the truck gets decals. screens are in all the way around.

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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.
 
Some of the stickers on the truck.
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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.
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