truck isnt finished.. .still a work in progress... suspension is low as i have removed most of the pre loaders...

Thanks, its not finished yet so stay tuned

Jahay,

Nice work :yipi:

From what material are the rods made which you use for your cage ?

cheers mate... they are nylon rods... Very strong and very flexible!

small update to the cage...
still not completed but it is very strong now whlist maintaining a lot of flex... I can now put all my body weight on it...

http://i878.photobucket.com/albums/a...9-14215808.jpg

http://i878.photobucket.com/albums/a...9-14215828.jpg


These are the rear supports. They are very strong but offer a lot of flex to a point

http://i878.photobucket.com/albums/a...9-14215913.jpg


The cage isnt finished yet... should be done in the next few days...

Cage Update...

I have spent enough time on the cage now and the final part didnt come out how i would have hoped for...

i thought the cage would have looked better with the nylon sheeting.....

I bought some 2mm nylon sheeting and this stuff is very strong, flexible stuff!!!

i'll let the pics do the talking....

http://i878.photobucket.com/albums/a...9-18161605.jpg

http://i878.photobucket.com/albums/a...9-18161539.jpg

http://i878.photobucket.com/albums/a...9-18161659.jpg


as you can see the cage does not look great at all!!! and it just obscures my ease of accessing the internals of the truck...

so i thought i would remove the large centre cover part, and leave the front shock tower cover on to protect and offer some form of aerodynamic down force at high speeds (if it works)....



http://i878.photobucket.com/albums/a...9-18163902.jpg

http://i878.photobucket.com/albums/a...9-18163914.jpg

http://i878.photobucket.com/albums/a...18163924-1.jpg


I would prefer to run the cage as is but the front shock tower support should offer some form of protection...

Plus i spent quite a bit of time on it, and so i dont want to remove all my wasted work....

I am going to make some rear A arm deflector things out of the nylon, should be robust and protect the rear a little...

Took the truck out today but it got dark very quickly... so only 2 very short vids of it performing...
BTW this is on my weak 6s lipos... should be a whole new game on the hyperion 6s

I need stiffer diff oil when oil surfaces like grass and dirt, but 50k diff oil seems to be fine on pavement... As you can see... wheelies very easily!

Sorry i uploaded to photobucket instead of youtube as it was quicker from my phone.

At night

http://s878.photobucket.com/albums/a...3-19-27-16.mp4

Sliding around in my little garden

http://s878.photobucket.com/albums/a...3-18-24-11.mp4

mind the terrible driving, just trying to flip it and slide it... It is very planted!!! and turns in better than before... i like this setup!

I think the 100k diff oil is still needed for the centre diff
And i will be running it tomorrow in more space with badlands on front and back... more vids will follow

Also, i just placed an order for another neu 1520!!! got it for $95 posted from castle!!! CANT BEAT A MOVING SALE!

Oh hell yeah!!!

I just ordered 2 1518-1800KV 1 Turn motor's. My DB17 and Truggy racing truck thank you!!

Now I gotta get some 6s batteries.

EDIT. Went back and got a 1520 also just incase. :)

i just ordered a 1518 1800kv motor too! r these good motors for a savage?? i kinda bought it on impulse lol

Yes, very much so. Stock is a 1515, the 1518 is bigger. A 1520 is even bigger. I personally run a 1520 series on my XL

Pretty sure you MUST run 5 or 6s with these lower kv motors if you want to keep up with a stock flux.

I'm unsure about gearing with these super torque motors though.

Guys running savages in the 15-20lb range definitely need one of these motors. I'm pretty sure the stock motor mount must be modified to fit these though.

Well I'm running a converted savage ss with 5s so that's y I got the 1518 instead of the 1520 hope fully I dnt see a major speed loss but increase of torque and cooler temps. I hope it's a good choice if not I'll just sell it on fleabay and maybe make a profit lol

Jahay is running the 1520 on 5S IIRC. See the beginning of the thread.

You can adj your gearing to make up for rpms due to the increased TQ. Or just add more volts and run a complete beast. 5S on the 1520 will kick ass. Plus the motor will stay cooler and be more tolerant to the power demands some may want to abuse it with

haha finnster! 5s???? never ever ran 5s... only 6s on the 1520... I personally wouldnt run anything less...

5s or a 1518 would be nice though.

LOL Sry! I was skimming the thread and you had mentioned getting a single 5S on pg 1.

Still tho, I wouldn't shy away from getting that motor even if all I had was a 5S ATM. The gearing bit is still true. However, to get the most out of the upgrade, boosting the voltage should be considered. That's the point I was driving at. :)

on 6s im geared to 53mph which is nice. Great torque, great speed... 5s may lower the top end but should still be fun. I wouldnt gear for too much speed as the esc may get hot..