...as you can see the CD is now direct mounted to the baseplate, same as a regular pan chassis...the Kyosho 46t spur is small enough that i dont need to make a hole for it to sit in...

...The motorplate has another chassis brace at the top, which isnt fitted in the pictures, and it all sits nicely between the tvp's...It looks like crap but all the measurements work and everything fits with clearence and ZERO binding, in fact i would even say that the drivetrain feels smoother because of it...


..and So, because the bones I was using have mysteriously VANISHED, i had to mock up a slightly longer version...LONG XL in the rear and a long SavX in the front...which is actually DOES look much better...so Generis gets his wish of more length lol...

Nice build, I will keep an eye on this!

We build two centerdiff savages so far, working on a third... they are definitely a different kind of monster. I like 'em with the batteries inside the TVPs.

The Hellfire stuff conversion is a great idea BitHead, looks good with the wing! Keep it up!

...this is just a mock up so name calling...the bodies I have are all too short ANYWAY so why not...The rear will probabaly get some alloy plate as I needed to cage the rear a little bit anyway...I reckon it looks pretty damn good...

Any video of it running?

Awesome build man. Very outside the box, I love it. I'm going to use a trick I learned here on my next build!:yes:

...Thanks Paralyzed...appreciate the sentiments...What trick was that? :D Glad to inspire but tell me what it was that pushed your buttons D

...its essentially finished and I am just getting lots of video of it but TWO factors keep popping up...

1: At the end of the run i keep losing my spur...its fine DURING the run but something happens near the end of the batteries (maybe) that ends up chewing the spur...time to switch to metal or asking for trouble? Its INSANE when its running though...

2: but ONLY as insane as the bloody floppy tires will let it be...I either need to get better (and more) CA glue or switch to beadlocks which i dont REALLY want to do...The tires unbedaing is slowing down the run, killling driveability and causing too much heat from the Medusa 36-60 (which incidentally runs FINE when the tires stay on :party:

...Tell me my next move why oncha lol...

No surprise your tires get loose :lol:


Seriously, I never had problems with tires getting unbeaded... but I never use pre-glued wheels... always clean the tires with alcohol or other solvents, scuff the bead on the rim, and carefully glue them with the stronges CA glue you can find. Love the Proline glue, btw.

Good Luck

Daf

...thanks for following along Daf :D I appreciate your input...Ok so i need to invest in better glue :yes: Yeah i knew that lol...Note to self...Dont skimp on glue...whaich is what i HAD been doing...

...really? You dont think the orange fluffy slippers will work? Damn :( I was looking forward to those lol...

I just ended up with PL glue because I knew that is what Mike stocks. He's my one-stop RC dealer :yes:

Any good CA glue should work, I used stuff from the crafts store with great success too.

Very important to clean the tires when you buy them. They come with some kind of no-stick agent on them.

those gluing tricks are totally true. Makes the bead last forever after...
The spur is another story....

The use of the cr-o1 motor mount, It will be perfect for my next build.

Ever get any vids to post up?