My BL Savage

Originally Posted by azjc

you might want to go with the 1521 instead there is a member on the board who tried a 1527 in a Savage and he didnt like it ...saying you couldnt contol all of the power

here is a link to a post he started

http://www.rc-monster.com/forum/show...light=neu+1527

Well, I already have the 1527 ordered and they are making it for me so I don't think I can turn back now. My truck is most likely going to be heavier than his so maybe it'll be able to handle the power better. I can also have the slipper set a bit looser than super tight (so just tight). If it ends up being too much to handle, I can order a 1521... but hopefully it won'tbe!

Originally Posted by E-Traxxer

Well, I already have the 1527 ordered and they are making it for me so I don't think I can turn back now. My truck is most likely going to be heavier than his so maybe it'll be able to handle the power better. I can also have the slipper set a bit looser than super tight (so just tight). If it ends up being too much to handle, I can order a 1521... but hopefully it won'tbe!

I did a forum search on the Neu 1527 and a lot of posts came up...there was a lot of info if you are intersted

Originally Posted by azjc

I did a forum search on the Neu 1527 and a lot of posts came up...there was a lot of info if you are intersted

Thanks for the heads up.

So.. plans have changed, again!
Why can't I just stick with one plan?
So I'm changing the design because a few reasons:
I don't want the batteries to stick out of the sides of the chassis
The brake system that I had planned was just a bit weak
The design that I had was a bit too complicated and would be extremely hard to put together/do maintenence on.

I have a new design in my head, and it is a little bit different, but not by much. I am also going to be using this new platform to create a Savage/Truggy hybrid as another project as well.

I'm throwing myself on a rollercoaster, but this should be the last one! I hope. I just want to get it right the first time, as I'm a bit of a perfectionist at times...

Originally Posted by E-Traxxer

So.. plans have changed, again!
Why can't I just stick with one plan?
So I'm changing the design because a few reasons:
I don't want the batteries to stick out of the sides of the chassis
The brake system that I had planned was just a bit weak
The design that I had was a bit too complicated and would be extremely hard to put together/do maintenence on.

I have a new design in my head, and it is a little bit different, but not by much. I am also going to be using this new platform to create a Savage/Truggy hybrid as another project as well.

I'm throwing myself on a rollercoaster, but this should be the last one! I hope. I just want to get it right the first time, as I'm a bit of a perfectionist at times...

its better to have second thought before you sink some money into the project than later...Good luck with your endevour.......

Originally Posted by azjc

its better to have second thought before you sink some money into the project than later...Good luck with your endevour.......

Haha thanks. This new design that I am working on should be much better (imo). Much more simple. Not only will it be easier to work on, but it will also probably cost much less to get machined, which is a big plus!

Well my new design is almost finished! I'll probably have the whole basic drawing done tomorrow. It is a bit.. unconventional and different than anything I've seen on a Savage, but you all will see that soon. I'm also switching to running 2 6s Zippy-R 4800 mah packs as my Dad is going to buy my Thunder Powers from me, so that has affected the layout of everything considerably.

I need to start looking for a body for it though, as it is going to be 30mm longer than the FLM extended LCG TVPs. (70mm over stock, I think?) The Savage XL body is a little bit too short, it would probably fit if I didn't have to fit it around the LST shocks, but there's no way I'm taking off those beefy things. So does anyone know of a body that isn't 1/5th scale, but long enough to fit this large of a truck?