Savage Flux Xl Build

The more i look at the last photo i see you problem you have the motor sitting in the wrong place. i'm not sure how it fits in a flux but the pinion doesn't sit that low in my truck, it really sits off the side of the truck even with the 44spur it don't look as if i could have a tvp wall on that side. pics blow but you can see how they keep the motor plate off the drivetrain.



EDIT !!!
swap the tvps then cut the rail out on motor side use the flux motor plate and mounts, run the integy roll bar that mounts from tranny to rear shock tower (i can't wait to get on or make one their stupid simple and works great) but this would keep things stiff and rigged.

[brushlessboy16]

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I may move the entire motor plate down, below the driveshaft... I dont know if it will work, but it may..

If not- i need to cut more from the chassis.

BB need a link for a place to get inrunner's with shafts front and rear. workin on sumthin !

[Finnster]

Before I decided I was going to do a 4ws setup, I was trying to do what you are doing with the XL chassis. I wanted to reuse my nitro revo motor mount and mount it on a skid plate which would be attached to the chassis braces. I few pita's as I remember:

The motor does sit that low, but as pic'd, its not elevated on a mount yet. Depending on the mount, it may have to sit higher, and maybe further out the TVPs (depends on gearing.)

The motor mount would sit close to the tranny. forget about getting to the motor's front screws to adj mesh. You need a mount that can slide sideways like a nitro mount. If you mount it on a plate and low to driveshaft, care has taken to get/make a narrow mount so it won't hit the axle. The chassis braces can kinda get in the way too (at least if I wanted to reuse my Revo mount using bottom mounted screws.)
Overall, it was hard to find a way to keep a 15 series inside the TVPs.

In the end, I decided to just go w/ a KD mount. For $20, it was far easier to do than making custom mounts and plates and BS. Also, it allowed me to tuck the esc and servo underneath and keep safe, altho at the expense of a high mounted motor.

I think he's grinding somewhere getting the dough to get the FLM Flux Ext/Tvp's there the easiest,cheapest way to get the build back on track at 70$ he'll wastle that much in supplie's and time plus i think it's important that the truck stay's XL or it would be just like a flux always flippin it's lid.
With the extra support and LCG design the flm tvps is hard to pass up costing equal to stock tvp's and he could use all the flux stock stuff and be done. the kershaw mount is effective but it could cost you your motor with no rear support. the front end cap would be at risk on hard landings. i don't jump much but it just looked wrong to me so i just built a second truck and put my nitro back together.

[brushlessboy16]

I had to grind the Tvp around the transmission and cut peices off to get the motor to fit..


Pics later

How's the Rig comming along ?

[brushlessboy16]

Its comin..

Need to re-re-think my motor plate design. current one flexes- Got the correct center drive cups in and installed. Rc-monster pinion (leaps and bounds better than the HPI crap).

Merry Xmas

sounds good i have decided before my DM1 even see's the ground i would convert it. i need a motor for my savage and it has to be a nice one i think i'm going to be getting a 100% Neu just for the sake of it, i have test ran the current setup indoors punch and wheel spin test it seems good but i'm not happy with the motor so the holiday's are almost done and i should have spare cash soon