Savage ML-E (mid length electric) project thread.
This build will be based off my
previous build with the following major changes:-
- TVP length with be exactly halfway between stock and XL
- CAD drawn, machine cut TVPs\center diff plate and battery plate (should be much quicker without all the hand crafting)
- Custom motor mounts
- Completely flat chassis underneath (using a flat rear diff plate)
- Kydex skid plate
- Center diff instead of a Slipperential
- Vorza diff casings(spider gears) front and rear so that the drive train only uses 8x16 bearings
- Lowered battery tray with lower profile 4S battery
- Xerun 150A ESC, Tenshock X802 2100kV 6 pole motor
- Front CVDs to allowed increased steering
- other tweaks and new parts that I'll cover as I go
The main motivation for this build is that while I loved driving my original build it lacked aerial performance and steering. One way to get better aerial performance would have been to use heavier wheels and\or a faster motor but I didn't want to go that way due to reliability concerns. The alternative that I chose was to sacrifice a little driving stability for more aerial performance by shortening the chassis. Doing so will also add some steering. On top of that there has always been the question of should I stay stock or go XL... well how about somewhere in the middle? :)
Some initial CAD pics, TVP with some positioning mock up
2D of motor mounts
I'm also going to have a go at mirroring the build on Savage Central. If it takes up too much time though I will probably let it slide and just maintain this one.