Another Big Savage

[Bondonutz]

Ok, seems that these build threads are getting fairly common so I'm gonna try to keep mine fairly short and sweet (like me). I like the rugged good looks of the raw aluminum and black but again seems to be the norm for everyone elses other than subtle differences.

Heres the front assembly, I went with the obvious Fast Lane Machine stout aluminum diff case/bulkhead and filled it with the HPI Bullet Prof Diff and hung RPM arms and HPI goodies on the end. I was going to cut up and make some LST2 axles work because the ends of the axles where the hubs attach are mucho stronger due to design but I figured I'll do that at a later date. Still waiting for the HPI Titanium Turnbuckles for steering.

I bought the Desert Boy 17 Chassis and will more than likely go with it for now. I bought some 3/16" 7075 plate and was cutting my own but found myself fustrated and just bought one instead.
Cutting two layers of the 3/16" with a jig saw is slow going and eating blades, It's taken several hours just to get the chassis outline cut out , I still have to cut the the holes, drill holes and file all the edges real pretty. I figure I'll have another 10-12 hours to go yet. My design is much different and will allow the batterys up front were they need to be. It's also a 20" WB chassis were as the DB17 is 18-1/4". I have several options.

Still haven't decided to either try to mount a Baja 5B roll cage or go with a large scale body ?

I will be powering this build with either a NEU 1527 or a 1521, not sure just yet. Test's will determin which will get used and with what voltage. Will be running maximum voltage of 8s and 10s, The ESC of choice is still up in the air ??

If I over looked something or you have a piece of advice please chime in.
Jeff