elway358
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From: Stuart,
VA, USA
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Well, all the snow motivated me to finish my chains and do a little moisture proofing on the old Sav. I took lots of pics of the process that I wanted to share with you guys. Just a few easy steps to protect the electrics.
First, Heres a few items I used to do the moisture proofing. Just common stuff you probably already have around. Some Grease, Liquid Tape, a few tie wraps, a balloon, and some silicone.
Also, this is the chain that I used for the tire chains. It actually took about 22 feet to do them(i know, I was surprised too). I got two packs since there was 20 ft per pack. Got it at wal-mart for $6 and some change per pack.
First thing i did was take off the front skid plate to get at the underside of the servos. I basically just coated all three servos with the liquid tape and used some silicone first to fill in the large gaps around the throttle servo. Just laid the liquid tape on in all the cracks and anywhere I thought needed it.
Here's a before pic...
And heres the after...
I went ahead and packed my diff housing cavity with grease too
Next thing was what all Sav owners dread...Opening that damn radio box Had to do it to put the balloon on the receiver though. I just put on the balloon(9 in.), zip tied the end, and put a dab of grease into the end to make sure all water stays out since this is obviously the most important part of the electrics.
I felt like that was enough snow proofing so I went on to the chains.
I put the chains on my stockers, that way I could make em to stay on and not worry about removing them for different conditions. Like I said, I started with the package of chain above. I then made two rings for each wheel, front and back. These rings are 16 links each. then I made 8 runners that were 8 links each(keep in mind, this will be different for tires other than the stockers). This chain is very easy to use. You can take pliers and pry the links open and then squeeze them back when you have them in place. Makes for a very professional looking job. Heres what you will need for each
You then just start hooking it together and squeezing the links closed. Very easy to do. Heres what they look like when assembled...
As for the little band on the front. That is merely cosmetic. You guys that have run full size chains are familiar with the round bungee that holds the chain tight on the front. That is what i was going for there. It can be left out, as the chains are very tight without it. I just like the authenticity it gives. To make that, I simply used a rubber band with 6 of the individual links from the same chain.
Heres a shot from the back...
And here's a pic of 'em on the old Broncos H2....
Ready for business...Red neck style baby!!!
Hope this gives some of you guys some good ideas. Just thought I'd share what i did. Hope ya like.
Heres one of the monster outside in the snow.
Another in the snow...
And another...
Didn't even get to run it today. It's still sleeting like hell here. Tomorrow though, I hope to get some really good video of it in the snow. Should be awesome with the locked rear diff and the chains.WooHoo! Redneck Power Baby!!! 
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. I have my servos and electronics protected with balloons and I also 
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