Although i will never be purchasing hyperions again... it doesnt mean that i am not going to repair my current ones... I have found one dead cell, so i will remove and make it a 5s pack.

A friend of mine who also hates hyperion due to bad connection problems has just given my 2x2s 6500mah 35c lipos too.. So i will hopefully get them all working after i take them apart completely and resolder everything up... Which means i will be running 9s Hyperions!!! WOOP WOOP! ONLY IF THEY WORK THOUGH! i may need to hit up linc and ask for advice when putting these back toegehter as i have no idea where to start....

a little update

A few things have arrived in the post...
Thought i would post them up....

My Neu 1520 Motor has arrived but i need to collect it from the Post office and pay a £15.00 customs charge which is annoying! £7 VAT and £8 Handling! talk about rip off on handling!

I have been having problems with my steering failing after large cartwheels etc... The stock HPI Savage tie rod ends are just not strong enough!
I even used alloy ends and you wont believe, but after a cartwheel i inspected the alloy rod end only to find the ball stud had been ripped out from the alloy!!!!!
So this is my new approach... i am also hoping in increases my steering furthur due to the bend as you can see in the pic below.

These are beefy mothers!!!! I cant see them flexing anytime soon! Espeically with my TI Turnbuckles :)

http://i878.photobucket.com/albums/a...0-13102751.jpg


Also my Turnigy lipos arrived from HK! Ordered last tuesday and arrived wednesday after being sent out on friday from the German warehouse... Not too bad!

5000mah 40c 3s Lipos

http://i878.photobucket.com/albums/a...0-13102730.jpg


At least i have some lipos for the time being to keep running

What are those tie rods?

I used Hellfire rod ends for steering in my build. Had to shave things a tad to get full suspension throw but zero issues after some major incidents. Haven't got a good pic of them but they are chunky and look the part.
http://i1010.photobucket.com/albums/...h_IMG_0387.jpg

93627 HPI Turnbuckle M5x60mm Hellfire
85230 HPI Rod End Set 7x45mm Hellfire
86144 HPI Ball 6.8x8x3mm

You ok _dv?

yea i was contemplating the hellfire ones...
But i when i saw these i thought they were awesome! They are from a hyper st rear turn buckles

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Hobao-Hyper-ST...item255b4068ac

I like the bend in the rod as i have grinded a little too much on my RSC Conversion and its when at full throw... the steering isnt tight, but loose... so hopefully this small bend in the rod end will solve my minor issue and pull my steering inwards a little bit... terrible explanation but ill get pics...

The stock savage rod ends are soft, sloppy POS... IMHO. lol

I used Hellfire rodends as well as thick 5mm buckles from the HF as well.
I'll just post a thumbnail to not junk up your thread:

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y25...yXL4wsmod1.jpg

They are the same rodends that are used on the adj arm kit for the savage also, they they can do double duty for spare parts.

Now str ends are v thick, solid and no slop. V happy results.

Kyosho makes some bent rod ends as well (for the 777 IIRC)
They are for str rods, so they are not as large as the HST rodends as well. May or may not be what you want, and depends on the clearance of your wheels


EDIT: Here they are. they are actually a good mod for the knuckle end of the HST to give the knuckle a bit more clearance and better throw.

thanks for the links and help finn...

I CANT BELIEVE I DIDNT DO THIS SOONER!

this should be a compulsary mod! the stock ends as you say are just plain rubbish.. maybe they would do on lighter rc's but not a heavy savage!

Appreciate the concern but why wouldn't I be ok?

Not sure I understand where you are going with the bent rod ends. They may have helped with the fact that I had to cut off the shock mount on my lower arm as the hellfire rod end would hit them at full lock.

Haha i guess its not asked frequently on forums and not in that way... just asking how you were lol...

Ok i ran the truck yesterday evening...

Those tie rods are awesome!!!! My steering is back to how it should be! very nice and tight!!! problem is because i ground of too much from the RSC Conversion on the knuckle, and the tie rods are doing such a good job... my drive shaft is popping out on one side occasionally... Nothing an O ring or two cannot fix on the diff side to push the shaft outwards a little...

These rods are not necessary for anyone... i only decided to use them because i ground too much off the knuckle on my RSC Conversion....
upon fitting, you do notice they hit on the hpi sway bars upon turning if you have them that is... But its a simple fix... just slide your sway bar mounts a little furthur inwards and dremel a little bit of the sway bar end to give a little clearance... minor problem really!

The lipos - upon arrival where all equally balanced at 3.87 a cell. They charged up and balanced absolutely fine.
The lipos... i didnt run so hard as i just wanted to break them in... But they gave me an awesome first run time... and held punch nearly all the way till LVC...

I am extremely happy with them! and i dont think i noticed much difference if any difference between these 40/50c lipos and the nanotech 45c/90c lipos i tried recently!!!!!

I will reveiw again as usually the first 10 cycles of these turnigys is where cells can fail or balancing causes problems... but i have already charged them for a second time and they were fine...

When they discharged after the first use... the cells were a little out of balance, but i found that to be a prob on all my lipos... It charged and balanced fine to 4.2V per cell!

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I'm sure the local soccer club loves you :wink:

ps. If you want more grip on gras put on some Mulchers, wouldn't be suprised if the car would end on it's rollcage.

im loving the badlands... they grip amazingly when its not wet or damp out...

Yea i didnt realise how much i had chewed all the grass up over the past 2 days... It was all green and now has more of a brownish colour haha

Anyway update...
Something nice arrived today from GCM! less than a week from canada to the UK

http://i878.photobucket.com/albums/a...0-15104130.jpg

http://i878.photobucket.com/albums/a...0-15104137.jpg

Hopefully this should cure my lipo mounts breaking when landing big jumps....

Took the truck out today after i lost a screw in my steering assembly yesterday cutting my run short.

Today resulted in some carnage...

The rear left hub bearings blew completely... resulting in the SHD Axle no actually sitting on anything... Because i am a fool i decided to keep on running it resulting in the axle chewing up the hub...

So i have put a plastic hub on temporarily with a tie rod haha

Also i decided to do some speed runs with the moabs and i think the pinion had already worn a little too much... This resulted in the pinion blowing resulting in some CRAZY SPARK action and me hitting a bollard... no damage caused, only the pinion...

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Cheers Nard!

HAD A PROB!

somehow i stripped a brand new pinion and chipped a tooth on my spur! Dont know how it happend as i was barely moving!!!

I think my mesh must have moved when i put the new pinion on!!!! DAMN!

anyone know a cheap place to get replacement spurs for a spider diff?

Jah, what gearing are you running and what temps are you getting on that 1520? Trying to figure out if I need to go the 1520 route or just stick to my 1518.