Freeze's Savage Flux "Frostbyte II" build thread

I'm also very proud to say that FB2 made it to the March edition of Xtreme RC!

[lincpimp]

I like Bruce better, sounds more manly. You should consider changing your name to Bruce. And maybe change your last name to something awesome sounding, like Barehandedkiller or God or something like that. Bruce God, has a nice ring to it, yeah.

I new a girl once who had a really nice name, then she married this guy called Richard Shiltzlikker, what a shame. Do not let this happen to you Bruce, do not marry any guys with questionable last names. Or guys called Richard. Might want to update your eharmony listing with that info.

Ang good job getting into the rc rags. I bet the editor sifted thru dozens of pics before yours caught his eye!!!

Greetings all! I'm back from my long needed vacation in Florida and I have at long last got done rebuilding my Savage Flux "Frostbyte II" after all these months! Man, it took longer and was more expensive then I wanted it to be, but all things considered, still cheaper then my Baja 5T I had last year at this time lol! FB2 needed alot of TLC and replacements including a full tear down to replace all the outer bearings after most rusted from the snow, full diff and shock rebuilds, new battery trays, new spur gear and 20T pinion from Robinson racing, diff drive cups, new GT-2 body, RPM skid plate and 4 new Turnigy 5200mAh 2s hard case lipo's, phew!

I've got some more plans for FB2 this summer including upgrading to Integy aluminum rear hub carriers to get rid of the tierods that keep breaking, alloy steering arm, lighter tires and possibly a higher end steering servo. But for now, i'm just glad to have my baby back in action and I took some shots of it before I had some bashing fun with it while filming with my new Canon Elph 300 HS with high speed vid, enjoy!


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[brainanator]

I noticed the little spoiler didn't last long :)

Nope, fraid not, was worth a shot though. Now that I have ample power reserves, we need to get together sometime.

[brainanator]

Originally Posted by Freezebyte

Nope, fraid not, was worth a shot though. Now that I have ample power reserves, we need to get together sometime.

I'm graduating this Saturday....never found a job, so it's straight back to my mom's apartment with my bachelors degree...sigh.

Great Falls has a track now though, and hobby shop.

Originally Posted by brainanator

I'm graduating this Saturday....never found a job, so it's straight back to my mom's apartment with my bachelors degree...sigh.

Great Falls has a track now though, and hobby shop.

Gratz on graduating but sucks about the job, I know the feeling. When I graduated in late 02 with my associates, it tooks me over 6 months to land my first IT job, I did so much resume work I wanted to puke. I'm rarely ever at Great Falls as another tech covers that area but if your back down in butte this year again, let me know and we'll bash.

[josh9mille]

Nice vid! bad music! But the volume knob takes care of that.

Originally Posted by brainanator

I noticed the little spoiler didn't last long :)

Ya i knew it wouldnt last long! Looked kinda cool while it lasted though.

[E-Revonut]

Nice pictures, I love screwing aroung with my RC trucks in mulch. I'm in need of new tires for my Savage, I'm leaning towards the proline trencher premounts on Tech5 rims

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Monster truck tires ...don't get me started. Different tires make a big difference to how a truck handles. If only someone would make a decent MT tire :(

I really don't know how ppl manage to break the bumper screws. Maybe it's because I've only used the screws that were in the Tony's screw kit I got when I first got my Flux. I just screwed one out them for a sanity check and its in one piece and straight even.