Savage X - IRC Style!

[ibanez890]

HEY GUYS!

So, I'm at the stage of my RC life that i wish i could sell everything and start over. Anyway moving on to the Savage X!

I recently purchased 2 Savage X from a friend.

I had a look around i found this forum so i joined up and started asking questions straight away LOL

From many inputs and every1,s help ive managed to come up with what i plan to put into my savage.

One of them is Stock and will be used as SPARES.

The other is the one I'm concentrating on as it has a few upgrades allready:

3 speed
Upgraded Diffs (not sure which)
Futaba 3pm 3 channel FM with Reverse ( Reverse is broken so i removed it)

Here is a list and link to all the parts i intend to install and/or break in the process lol

IRC EXT 1inch 6mm TVPS - DONE
IRC Mid tank mod - DONE
17mm Hex Conversion with UV joint dogbones - DONE
SPI Indy rims - DONE
Dirt bonz S Compound tyre + Glue - DONE
Hellfire fuel tank - DONE
Wheelie Bar - DONE
High speed 3rd gear - DONE
ERCM SH p8 .28 modded engine
ERCM Side bleed exhaust One piece
Savage GT-2 truck body painted Yellow with Black stripes (fasttrax spray)
Black Wing
Hot bodies Wing mount - DONE
PRC Wing mount plate
Dynamite Servo Horn Half x2
Dynamite Max life clutch shoes
Some cheap clutch set - not sure yet
HPI Sport Big bore shock set with Shock Socks (socks Done)
Steering Bearings
Spektrum DX3S radio system
knurled collar x4 (Hellfire)
Edit RC Polished savage manifold Set
CNC anodized exhaust mount

Things to think about in the future:

Race suspension conversion


Well guys, that it so far. Comments and suggestions are welcome. Let me know if you have any better parts that i could think of using (please note: THIS IS NOW A BUDGET BUILD )

Thanks for looking and il post up pics when i sort out the sizes of them. cheers

 

[JoeGuam]

Part list looks solid. Pictures please! LOL

 

[88gtanotchback]

Wow is it just me or is everyone building Crazy nice savages these days. cant wait to see some pics, nice list bud, your well on your way.

 

[maximusraylius]

Its not just you notch. Its just getting more and more comon to build these beast with all the how to threads on her everyones getting into crazy builds I think. To bad their all so similar though IMO. Great builds just all same stuff. Guess its cause when you figure out what parts are worth while that's what you go for. Lol. Nice lost can't wait to see it finished. Going to be a sweet truck.

 

[Pope]

Sweet nice choices.

 

[J1A1H]

nice list... need some pics now!

 

[Shaun]

man u call that a "budget build" thats a sweet list my friend...................

 

[]-[0pa]0ng]

Could you do a build for us with pics along the way. Did you buy the black or silver IRC plates?

 

[ibanez890]

I got the silver 1inch rear and 6mm frot extended, they come silver as standard, i suppose i could have got them anodized by IRC but i couldnt be bothered waiting.

I will post pics and a build up of what ive put on later on.

 

[ibanez890]

hey guys, havnt posted in a while so here go's nothin!

a few things in my list have now changed.

ive opted for an unmodded picco for the moment

so far i have changed my diff oil from the stock grease (30k front 10k rear)

Ive also installed the 17mm uv joint kit (pictured)

I'm working on a wing mount at the moment which i still need to support a bit more( if it fails then its the prc mount)

i finished painting up my body shell today (about an hour ago)
i originally planned yellow with black strips down the middle, however the yellow on the page of the website looks totaly different to the actual contents which was more like luminous green.

ive got a load of parts coming tomorrow to finish most of it off, just need my stuff from america since all the airports were closed in the uk =[

Sorry for the fingerprints!

 

[ibanez890]

this one didnt work

 

[savage01085]

You wont be dissapointed with the IRC TVP's they are second to none. I have put mine thru quite a bit and they are still as staright as an arrow.

 

[ibanez890]

couple of pics of how it looks, used the old wheels to lift it up a bit.

this truck still has a bit more to go yet.

 

[Pope]

looking good.

 

[J1A1H]

pics are looking gd!!! i see what your saying about using the old wheels to raise the ride height of the truck... wings really look good on these trucks! They should def have them as standard

 

[ibanez890]

My new SPI rims

I didnt think about asking spi to make the hole larger so i had to get the drill out LOL <<<NOOB

 

[J1A1H]

Looking gd!!! What are you going to mount on them??? i want to get some Show/Road use ones... Just don't know what style to go for.

Did you drill a 12mm hole yea???

 

[ibanez890]

yea, I'm working my way up through the drill bits so i don't ruin anything, I'm going to put dirt bonz tyres on them as i have a set of phaltlines on the way pre-made

 

[J1A1H]

do you know if phatlines are too big for this wheel???

 

[maximusraylius]

Pretty sharp looking wheels. They don't come with airholes either do they? No where to put one is there?with out is showing. Full offset. I know my rpm wheels didn't have air holes. Pita to glue tires on with out being squished and staying that way cause no air getting back in. So I drilled holes in mine. Might be something to concider if possible on the spi.

 

[M0rphin3]

looks like there is a air hole at 5 O'Clock ? or am i seeing things

 

[maximusraylius]

Your right. Good eye. I didn't think they came with air holes. Looks like they do.

 

[BIGDAN89]

i think he was talking about drilling the hole for his hex to fit as he has the truggy style 17mm hubs

 

[ibanez890]

yea theres an airhole, the hole for the hex was originally about 5mm in dia, i need 12mm dia, i asked rick at spi if i would be damaging the strength and he said not at all and id still be under warranty =], Yes the phaltlines are too big of a dia to fit, u need 3.2inch dia tyres

 

[ibanez890]

3.2inch inner diameter, incase people are wondering

 

[J1A1H]

iban, one thing you should consider is drilling a couple more air holes... Something i should have done when i had the chance...

 

[ibanez890]

ok so I'm thinking of making a little changes as to where my battery and rx are, at the moment the battery will be mounted up front on the shock tower, The rx box that comes with the mid-tank kit sits underneath the fuel tank mount.

IRC have also made this midtank plate to work with a mugen fueltank and a CEN rx and battery box, I'm thinking of swapping to this option to save me a bit of hassle, the rx box i have now is ment for micro rx's which is poop and i have to take the tank plate off to get into it along with screws holding the lid down.
If i swap to the CEN style its right on top in my face and held by clips.

Anyway enough ranting about rx, heres some pics of what it will basically look like when finished minus a few things.

 

[]-[0pa]0ng]

If he's deep pockets then Yes it's a budget build. For the rest of us it's a beastly build. Go for it. We need pics before the 1st run.

Dang I like those wheels a lot. Wish list need those wheels.

 

[J1A1H]

since you bought those wheels and those tvps... its no longer a budget build 🙂

 

[ibanez890]

i have sorted out my rx box problem and shes ready to go now, my new rx box could fit 3 hump packs in LOL, the old IRC box is still there as it holds the servo. il post pics soon when i get a chance