SAVAGEJIM

For my twin engine Savage, I bought 2 dubro airplane tanks from one of my local RC store and mounted them on the rear of the Savage on the New Era Models tank mount.
Each of these tanks is about 300ml, which means for more than 15min runtimes for 0.28ci engines. Also, these tanks are durable, they do not shatter like the stock Savage tanks. The will flex and give some and then pop back into shape; even from bad tumbles or hits to the rear bumper.

As you can see in the pics, I used a combination of zip ties and airplane control linkage wires to secure the tanks. In the 4th and 5th pics (I took these from below), you can see the New Era Models tank plate. The square posts are the alum chassis braces, PN 86063, that I cut in half, screwed onto the New Era Model tank plate, and used some linkage posts with grub screws to hold the ends of the airplane linkages that I fashioned around the two tanks.

In these pics, I upgraded the rear springs to purple springs. I had to, the rear of the Savage is really heavy from the weight of both engines and the tanks when they are fueled up. Even with purple springs, when the Savage is on the ground, those springs still compress a fair bit, but at least not in a squat like the stock black springs let the weight of the rear do.

redfisher1974

Very nice work..looks good.

SAVAGEJIM

Thanks! It's very functional, and with the use of an airplane fuel tank hand cranked pump, this makes for very clean refueling. As for looks of the total truck, well, the tanks have to remain exposed outside of the shell. Unless I get like a Suburban or Van shell for it!

HJJFFFAA

Is that held together with bent paperclips?

SAVAGEJIM

LOL, looks like it! That is actually two long continuous airplane linkage wires. I fashioned them with a vise and pliers so that they hold the tanks together. The zip ties were to ensure they dont come apart from hits and stuff.