What is it?
07-10-2007, 11:41 PM
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RE: What is it?
Those that said custom would be right...it started out as some sort of old Ofna buggy, then I added the Savage gearbox (yup on its side) mated to the rear diff with a shaft from my Avenger buggy as well as the GS .21 engine. Tower hobbies batt box, Traxxas reciever box (actually a nice piece of kit!) custom engine/gearbox mount with a Savage engine mount , oh yea and Savage body posts.
Just ran it for the first time and it goes really well, just needs a few tweaks here and there (including shift point to second gear) and it should be an ok "Bitsa".
Just ran it for the first time and it goes really well, just needs a few tweaks here and there (including shift point to second gear) and it should be an ok "Bitsa".
07-11-2007, 02:32 AM
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If you can do this with a mish-mosh of parts, you can easily make up a pan chassis for the Savage, using its bulkheads, suspension and driveline, etc. [8D]
07-11-2007, 03:08 PM
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ORIGINAL: gravediggerracing
If you can do this with a mish-mosh of parts, you can easily make up a pan chassis for the Savage, using its bulkheads, suspension and driveline, etc. [8D]
If you can do this with a mish-mosh of parts, you can easily make up a pan chassis for the Savage, using its bulkheads, suspension and driveline, etc. [8D]
Didnt end up finishing it tho...ended up doing my custom LCG TVP Double Mid Tank Savage and thought, I honestly dont think my Savage can be improved upon (for bashing because IMO you cant beat the TVP design for outright strength), and while the flat pan chassis would have been cool for racing, and just cool anyway, Truggies do it better and my philosophy is if you have to change a truck that much and still have a product thats inferior to something else thats out there and already designed for the purpose (ie: Truggy) then why bother...[X(]
07-12-2007, 08:18 AM
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RE: What is it?
Very nice work and custom fabrication of the tranny mounts and the pan!
I do agree, more support would be needed to prevent bending at the diff areas. Some 45degree angle supports would be a viable option that would add very little weight to the total truck.
I do agree, more support would be needed to prevent bending at the diff areas. Some 45degree angle supports would be a viable option that would add very little weight to the total truck.
07-13-2007, 07:51 AM
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ORIGINAL: azzman
Mate, I actually ran it...see pics below...
Mate, I actually ran it...see pics below...
Wow! that is an absolute beautiful bit of fabrication! I so love the center reinforcing tray and shelf that you mounted the meat of the gear to. That is truley innovative and enginneringwise, what a hybrid TVP/pan should be, the best of both worlds.
07-13-2007, 10:57 PM
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Well I only ran it once, basically just to test to see if it would run...it wasnt finished, and the alloy I was using was just crap stuff from the local sheetmetal workers. If done properly it really needed some decent quality stuff, cheap stuff is just too soft in that application (flat chassis).
I then realised that it would have been a one off fabrication job that may not have served much purpose to me, especially now that I have a truggy (which it was basically trying to imitate) and I have built my LCG 12mm ext TVPs which make the Sav about as good as it can get while retaining its heritage (ie: TVP chassis).
I agree it was a cool project and would of been cool finished off, but I will not be the one to do it!
If anyone out there wants the chassis including the braces, thats the front and rear bulkhead braces as well as the brace that runs between them (but does not include the plate that the engine and trans were bolted to, cause that part I have used on the latest hybrid) as well as the custom modified front diff housing and the FLM ext rear dogbone, then you are welcome to them for the cost of postage and packaging (probably about US$20 should cover it) then let me know, I will also help out in terms of information/ideas etc.
I then realised that it would have been a one off fabrication job that may not have served much purpose to me, especially now that I have a truggy (which it was basically trying to imitate) and I have built my LCG 12mm ext TVPs which make the Sav about as good as it can get while retaining its heritage (ie: TVP chassis).
I agree it was a cool project and would of been cool finished off, but I will not be the one to do it!
If anyone out there wants the chassis including the braces, thats the front and rear bulkhead braces as well as the brace that runs between them (but does not include the plate that the engine and trans were bolted to, cause that part I have used on the latest hybrid) as well as the custom modified front diff housing and the FLM ext rear dogbone, then you are welcome to them for the cost of postage and packaging (probably about US$20 should cover it) then let me know, I will also help out in terms of information/ideas etc.
