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[Mickey]

jj they could be made out of cf i am actually trying to find some on the cheap. man cf is expensive. it handles jumps pretty good as i was trying to roll it when i broke the wing mount and had to lock the brakes on in mid air to get it to land on its front bumper. 6 or 7 cartwheels later i had a busted wing. its the high speed handleing that amazes me no more roll overs when turning

 

[Mickey]

time for an update
spent the xmas loot on a few items check this out

and the new rear servo location

 

[balls-to-the-wall]

looks sweet man keep up the good work

 

[Shaun]

that looks "mean" with that body!!!!!!

 

[frddyj]

Wow mickey! the paint job & wheels & tires really made it come to life. already repped ya on this thread bro. now, about my set of sidewinder tvps....lol

 

[Mickey]

lol freddy if i can find some cf to make new ones ill send you these

 

[turboit]

ahh man that things looks sick! The combination of the stance that Hellfire body and the badlands. Looks like it rips!

 

[Mickey]

ahh man that things looks sick! The combination of the stance that Hellfire body and the badlands. Looks like it rips!

too much snow to test it right now.

another update got my shorter big bore shocks so now i can make my lowered shock towers to lower the stance even more. (thanks badasz )

 

[Mickey]

time for an update on this build as i finally got some time to work on it. took some wieght out of the tvps and cut away unnessesary mateial but left enough to leave some strength in them. started loweing h shock towers and mounting the shocks this is gona be killer when its done.

 

[Scott]

Man that is sweet, can't wait to see some vid of it mickey...

 

[Jeremy]

Great thread thanks for keepn it updated bro ..

plus rep

 

[jjrb728]

Mickey that thing is looking sweeter and sweeter. Keep the updates coming, I want to try a similar shock set-up on my TT tvp's and would like to know how those shocks handle some big jumps. If they bottom out alot, handle rough terrain well, how much body roll if any you have, etc. Like I said before keep those updates coming, i'm hooked.:resp::resp:

 

[frddyj]

its a hybrid savage/truggy now, i like it. gonna be able to cook through corners rockout

 

[Mickey]

will do jj they are too stiff right now all i had was 70 wt oil i want to try 40 or 50 wy in them

 

[Mickey]

wll i got the rear tower lowered and shocks installed looks sick in my opinion let me know what you guys think

 

[jjrb728]

Swing low sweet chariot. Man that is one sick savage if I do say so myself. Let me know how that thing handles the rough stuff once you get a chance to really test it all out. Sweet, all I can say!!!:jamout::jamout:

 

[Combuster]

that savy is so sick, i love the stance that thing has!!!:resp:

 

[Mickey]

well i got to do some high speed runs with this truck last night and all i have to say is not one scratch on the lid, it drifts like a dream . i need to adjust shock oils and such as it tends to push at speed but it does not want to roll at all. to use banks words this savy is no longer a brick on wheels

 

[jjrb728]

It is sounding good so far, I know it is still early but I have to think that thing is gonna rip some new a$$ at just about any track you can put it on, or in any backyard or bashing ground you would want to throw it at. I look forward to the updates.

 

[frddyj]

mickey, all i can say is that is one of the sickest builds ive seen. right up my alley too cuz i love my savage & hellfire. you are in for a fun summer my friend.

 

[Mickey]

wing installed mount made from an old savage 25 roll bar mounted to the bulkhead

 

[Jon]

looks good man, vids. cant wait to hear out it does at the track.

 

[Mickey]

ok time for a drivability update lol (unfortunatly no vid i forgot the camera ) but this thing turns off power like its on rails, the rear toe pulls it straight on power. hit some four foot snowbank jumps and it is very controllable in flight and lands with a light scrape of the skid. i think it will be great at the track in the summer . next weekend ill get some good video of this truck off the ramp and snowbanks , just for the video junkies out there lol

 

[I-Hate-Traxxas]

Wow it looks so sweet! What did you use to cut the tvps?

 

[Mickey]

i used a drill , ajigsaw and some good files to hack out the tvps

 

[I-Hate-Traxxas]

was it hard to use a jig saw? I have used a jig saw on wood but never on metal...

 

[Mickey]

they cut aluminum pretty good with the right blade

 

[I-Hate-Traxxas]

What blade did you use? link would be really nice!

 

[crzy-svg-usr]

you will need a fine tooth blade speciically made for metal and slow speed on the jig saw. go to home depot or lowes and you will see blades designed for cutting metal,i think the color code is brown for metal if old blades use the same coding system as present

 

[I-Hate-Traxxas]

Alright thanks guys!