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Unsullied_Spy · **Savage as a trail truck? -** 01.11.2012, 04:20 PM

I bought a Savage a year or so ago with the intention of building a big 5th scale truck out of it but that idea kinda fell apart. A lot of people I know are getting into Summits, SCX10s, Wraiths, etc. and taking them up in the mountains and beating them around but everything I've got just gets stuck. Rather than buy and build one of those I thought I'd make use of what I've got and build my Savage to work. I don't intend to do rock crawling and such, just running trails.

Here's what I've got to work with:

I got it off eBay and the auction was less than specific, but it looks like an old Savage 25. What are some good options for converting to electric? I'm on a bit of a budget and would like to keep it fairly short (less prone to high-centering) so the FLM tranny forward conversion isn't really an option. FLM's mount looks really nice and would keep the CoG nice and low, but I may end up putting a brushed setup in it for the time being and I doubt the Dewalt motor would fit. Brushed motors are pretty much heresy on this site, I know, but those big Dewalt 14.4v motor is cheap and powerful and will not have low speed cogging issues like a cheaper brushless setup.

Any thoughts?

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Unsullied_Spy RC-Monster Titanium Offline Posts: 1,609 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Bozeman, Montana	Savage as a trail truck? - 01.11.2012, 04:20 PM I bought a Savage a year or so ago with the intention of building a big 5th scale truck out of it but that idea kinda fell apart. A lot of people I know are getting into Summits, SCX10s, Wraiths, etc. and taking them up in the mountains and beating them around but everything I've got just gets stuck. Rather than buy and build one of those I thought I'd make use of what I've got and build my Savage to work. I don't intend to do rock crawling and such, just running trails. Here's what I've got to work with: I got it off eBay and the auction was less than specific, but it looks like an old Savage 25. What are some good options for converting to electric? I'm on a bit of a budget and would like to keep it fairly short (less prone to high-centering) so the FLM tranny forward conversion isn't really an option. FLM's mount looks really nice and would keep the CoG nice and low, but I may end up putting a brushed setup in it for the time being and I doubt the Dewalt motor would fit. Brushed motors are pretty much heresy on this site, I know, but those big Dewalt 14.4v motor is cheap and powerful and will not have low speed cogging issues like a cheaper brushless setup. Any thoughts? All I ever wanted was an honest weeks pay for an honest days work.