soulja
Virginia Beach Beast
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guy.....I HAVE FIGURED IT OUT!!everyone wants a GOOD midtank for as CHEAP as they can do it......and i was bored in the house today while my son was sleep and just started staring at my two savages. i knew i want to do a midtank on the race savage.....so i was trying to figure out how i wanted it done. i transferred GLOBS of parts for the new X SS kit to the old SS kit. among the parts i put on the "basher" savage was the new X style bellcranks (the old ss just uses two regular posts....you have to use a servo saver on the servo instead of the right side post being a servo saver...the new bellcranks are MUCH better!) and the new style savage X EZ radio box. the new radio box also very quick access to the radio equipment with just one turn of a knob. the old style uses 3 mini body clips that hold the top old....and anyone with previous savage experience from old skool savages will tell you once you get them in.....they aren't coming out without a fight! while staring at the two and doing some measuring....i found the stock tank can fit right between the old school savage 25 battery box and those pins would be PERFECT to hold the top down and keep i still somewhat weather tight. so.....with my trusty sidekick Dremel.....we began on this journey!
here's the Savage 21/25/SS (old Skool) box
with a little measuring and cutting....she will sit in there perfect and low!
first thing i did was measure the bottom of the lowest part f the tank and began cutting out that spot. after i finished...i sanded all the high spot smooth
next i sat the tank in the box and began to mark where the top will be
i cut that out and sat here in there....and PERFECT! keep in mind the bellcrank screws can still be accessed with the tank in....the steering servo is in its stock position......the box are still in the box to screw it in from the side........and the top is still held on by the push pins! i will be permanently mounting this is with some plastic kneading epoxy, some double sided tape (for the stock of the tank k=hitting the sides), some screws and orings (to not let the tank be mounted to the screws...but to give it shock/jolt protection).
all you really need for this conversion is:
Ofna Linkage Kit
flat piece of small scrap metal
FLM servo mounts
plastic epoxy
Savage 25 battery box.
more to come......i gotta eat! man this was simple and less than an hour!!!
here's the Savage 21/25/SS (old Skool) box
with a little measuring and cutting....she will sit in there perfect and low!
first thing i did was measure the bottom of the lowest part f the tank and began cutting out that spot. after i finished...i sanded all the high spot smooth
next i sat the tank in the box and began to mark where the top will be
i cut that out and sat here in there....and PERFECT! keep in mind the bellcrank screws can still be accessed with the tank in....the steering servo is in its stock position......the box are still in the box to screw it in from the side........and the top is still held on by the push pins! i will be permanently mounting this is with some plastic kneading epoxy, some double sided tape (for the stock of the tank k=hitting the sides), some screws and orings (to not let the tank be mounted to the screws...but to give it shock/jolt protection).
all you really need for this conversion is:
Ofna Linkage Kit
flat piece of small scrap metal
FLM servo mounts
plastic epoxy
Savage 25 battery box.
more to come......i gotta eat! man this was simple and less than an hour!!!
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