Savage 5T
 

Interesting, wanna change mine to this when parts are available.
http://www.hpiracing.co.jp/contents/...5t/index2.html

there would be ALOT of room for batteries, and im sure it would be tuff!

Nice, a 4wd 5th scale..sweet! I hate to ask the price though

KD and newera have 1/5 TVP conversion plates for savage.

So will "lincpimp"... Got my buddy with the laser cutter designing one as we speak...

All I need to find is a cheaper 5t body...

What about those wheels/tires?

They are just baja wheels, only issue is the 24mm hubs...

I plan to use narrow axial 40 series beadlocks and narrowed std 40 series moabs. Cut them down to moab xl width.

I just like the fact the tranny is in the back, and the batterys can go in front behind the steering servo. Not sure if i will leave the mech brakes, or lock it in 2nd... I will see what the final weight is. A 1521 2y on 10s lipo should do fine with a locked tranny, only trying to get 40mph out of it.

The bodys are just so expensive... Maybe someone with a lhs hookup could help (hint, hint)

The Pro-Line body to convert a 5B to truck is a little cheaper than the HPI version.

http://www.prolineracing.com/p-620-d...i-baja-5b.aspx

Some expensive bodies wow.
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXWHY7&P=0

http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXWKP5&P=0

Proline is the way to go for sure to save a few buks.

I do like proline's desert rat...

The bodies are not cheap, that is for sure!!!

Holy s**t those are expensive...Are they gold plated...nope!

Can you say LONG dogbones? Seems they might not hold up considering they are the same (not-so-thick) thickness along the entire length.

Its basically a Savage XXL. They kept that fuel tank tho, wtf. All that room in the front plates and they wouldn't put a new mid-tank type unit in there.
And 24mm hubs.. is this 1/5th scale std size? That sucks they didn't just use 23mm. Rly? 1mm makes a difference? Then people could have used those hubs on MT savvies, and the 5T could use any 40 series rim.

Those wheels could be fun on my XL. Big, but not too much sidewall to flex. That is one loooonngggg savvy. Looks cool tho, and is hopefully around $600-700. Much more than get the baja and fuelie engine and oversized parts.

Its dying to be BL tho. That nitro can't be that fast in that huge thing. Looks a little F heavy in the vid too. A big 1521 on lots of electrons should move it nicely.

I think the savage has been reinvented more times than Madonna.

that was what I first thought when I saw the nitro motor....it might need more than a 1521 , prehaps a 1527 or a higher pole heli motor ( thinking torque here)

24mm hub is the standard HPI baja hub that has been used for quite some time. There are aluminum rims out there that are 24mm and take the proline 40 series tires (rc4wd).
I have a pair of them right now. I think the price will be more like 800.00 do to the cost of the bigger body and the tires. Well the truck is bigger in size, the weight has to be close to that of the savage XL then the Baja 5T. I just wonder if this is the rumored 4x4 that the baja people have been talking about being developed. If so they are really going to be pissed off. It will be interesting to see if teh hubs, arms, shocks, can handle the extra stress of those bigger tires. Those tires are just a touch taller then the proline moab 40 series.

Its around 15.5lbs, theirs savages out there in that range mine is 14.5lbs and moves plenty fast on the monster mamba. Not sure what it would weight once the motor and tank and whatever else you dont need are removed and replaced with bl electrics.

I'm thinking this truck would be a good candidate for two outrunners, one at each diff. Obviously there's plenty of room for them, as well as two ESCs, and all the batteries you could ever want.

I'm disappointed that they just threw a Baja 5T body on it. Maybe the North American release will have a more typical Savage body on it.

I actually like that they used the Baja 5T body. That is one of the best looking bodies imo. All HPI needs to do is add the bumpers for the front and rear.

...from what HPI USA has been telling me there might not BE a North American release...HPI JPN will 'aparently' only be doing this one here in Japan...

...FYI the wheel adaptors will fit regular XL axles BUT take the 24mm Baja wheel too...Truck will also ship with normal 17mm hexs too...Not exactly my cup of tea but if it was the buggy version :D

I'm just going to build one based on my XL parts. Should have it all together in less then a month. Planning on 1521 1y on either 6s or 8s. Currently planinng on running 23mm hub and losi-bolt on tires. I can get the "special" 24mm hubs made if I decide to use stock baja size tires.

That is a sweet setup. I wouldnt mind picking up a savage and that conversion kit just to have another 1/5.:yes:

looks like a sweet ride, seems like if it isnt released RTR in the states guys will have plenty of opportunities to get TVP chassis's made from custom outfitters. the TVP is not really all that complex in the end.

Im sure it will somehow sneak its way into the usa. But if that is the case that is a very stupid move by hpi...

I have a feeling it will be a fun truck... I should have one in a few weeks, a month tops.

My downscaled 1/10ish version of that truck is a blast to run so a Savage 5T with the right brushless setup should be twice as much fun!

That is what I am thinking. Neu 1521 2y on 10s lipo should get it moving.

Linc take a look into an fs-racing mt body. There like 70bux.

Thanks, I will eyeball it.

I have one and its a good solid body for sure. Im lookin into getting the blacked out hummer body. Looks sick.

Could you measure the body for me? Just need a wheelbase, from the center of the front wheelwell to the center of the rear, and a width across at the widest point...

Thanks!

From front wheelwell to rear in the center of both it is 17 and 3/4 inches. The widest point on the body is 11 and 3/4 inches.

Im debating on if I should pick up one of the fsracing 1/5 chassis and another fsracing body to make a custom 1/5 out of my warhead evo front and rear assembly's. I measured up and demo'd it by putting my fsracing body over the front and rear warhead evo assembly's and it looked great. Ill have to think about this one...

Nah, make your own chassis!!! The warhead uses a tvp setup, right?

I would if I knew how. The fsracing 1/5 chassis is so nice looking. 6061 aluminum with a sweet painted carbon fiber overcoat on it. The warhead evo does infact use tvps. I plan to use a flat chassis like the fsracing ones and then install four 90 degree braces that hook from the chassis to both the front and rear assembly's for added strength. Kinda like what buggy's and truggy's use to help keep the chassis from bending.

I gotcha, sounds like a fun project. Post some pics when you can.

Only doing this to compete with you linc. :lol:

Why, you are obviously better than I?:lol:

Ha we shall see. :lol: I have a very limited income so we'll see. Im still debating on if I should stick some upgrades in my saab 900s or if I should use that money to buy an fsracing body, chassis center diff and center axles.

i dont see the bodies holding up that well on these..... on the baja's they have rollcages and stuff to give support under the bodies in a roll or flip..... there is nothing under these and they stick out very far.... and those big bodies are too damn expensive to be trashing with a truck like that, it really needs some sort of roll cage under the body to provide the support.