New Savage

[Preacher_Ed]

For about three weeks now I have been enjoying my newly acquired Savage X 4.6. The guy i got this truck from was into some serious mudding. It was caked with mud in every crack and crevice when I got it. I like a good fast truck, but I also like a good looking truck. Tried as I might there was just no way to clean all that mud out without dismantling the truck. I finally took that plunge and here are the results:

This thing was in bad condition (ran good, looked awful). I don't compete, race, or bash. As long as the truck runs well, I'm cool. But I am big on looks. I plan on replacing the body mounts since they are scuffed. I'm also planning to replace the aluminum plate under the skid with something that is NOT purple. I'm also looking for a cooling fin head that is NOT purple. I'm going to put on the HPI Tremor wheels with the low profile tires and a a new body. I was a very nervous about dismantling the truck, but everything went back together and the engine even started. I'm on a budget, so the completion might take some time. The cleaning of the truck and chassis is a small victory, but I'm really kinda proud of myself. Feel free to offer suggestions to make this thing look good.

 

[Preacher_Ed]

Sorry for the error. Here is the first picture.

 

[savagebasher]

pretty nice lookin truck.

 

[sharkattack99]

here is the new savage f4.6 cooling head its gunmetal its better than purple, lol

http://www.amainhobbies.com/product...896/n/HPI-F46-Aluminum-Heatsink-Head-Gunmetal

 

[BIGDAN89]

You can also deanodize th purple one to a polsihed silver !

 

[Preacher_Ed]

pretty nice lookin truck.

Thanks. The TVP's were so bad that it took degreaser and a gasket scraper to clean them. I figured before I started ordering stuff to make it purty it needed to be clean.

 

[Preacher_Ed]

here is the new savage f4.6 cooling head its gunmetal its better than purple, lol

http://www.amainhobbies.com/product...896/n/HPI-F46-Aluminum-Heatsink-Head-Gunmetal

You sir, are a gentleman. I have been looking all over. They gunmetal color is great I just hate the purple. Whose friggin idea was that awful color??

 

[D1PL0M4T]

i would take the purple one off your hands lol.

 

[Preacher_Ed]

i would take the purple one off your hands lol.

The one on the engine is scraped up pretty bad. The last owner ran the car without body so the engine cooling fin and handle took some real abuse.

 

[sharkattack99]

You sir, are a gentleman. I have been looking all over. They gunmetal color is great I just hate the purple. Whose friggin idea was that awful color??

glad i could help ya out man, nice looking savage you have there by the way.

 

[Scott]

Sweet lookin savy you have there Ed.. Would've liked to seen what it looked liked before you cleaned it, just to see how dirty it was..

 

[Preacher_Ed]

I didn't even think of taking pics until I was done. To get an idea, imagine someone running a Savage X through mud with no body. The first time I took the engine out to check/change the OWB it looked like it was bolted into dried mud. There were parts where the crud had to be removed by using a gasket scraper.

 

[Mickey]

ed nice looking savage . i cant believe no one else saw this tho, your brake linkage looks like the brakes are wore out. the link from the tranny should be standing straight up. ill bet your brakes don't work so great

 

[Preacher_Ed]

ed nice looking savage . i cant believe no one else saw this tho, your brake linkage looks like the brakes are wore out. the link from the tranny should be standing straight up. ill bet your brakes don't work so great

You're right. The brakes are marginal at best, but I don't know enough about the brake system to fix it. Where do I begin looking???

 

[D1PL0M4T]

so is mine from running with out the body.

 

[Preacher_Ed]

I guess I need to start a thread on the brake system.