1/6th Scale Savage Conversion

[Finnster]

Also, the shock mounts will sit a bit more forward, so I can use the LST shocks easy enough if I want to keep them, or have plenty of room for other shocks depending on how I want to go. In the interest of $$$, I may use the LST shocks for now and worry about other options later if needed. They still look tthe coolest on there anyway, and do work well.




BTW: The pillowballs are M6 thread. One option may be to talk to FLM to see if they can make a extra extended version of their alu savage upper arms w/ a M6 thread. But, I've seen him request minimum orders on some types of custom work, so who knows if that would work. Sounds expensive anyway, want to stay away from alu arms, and would like something easily replacible if it breaks anyway.
I may just use a take a ballend from a 'uggy, remove the ball mount aprt, and just use the long tube end as a coupler between the M5 turnbuckle and the M6 pillowball intially just to get something working. May end up working well if I can find a section long enough to encase much of the turnbuckle.
I still have my 0.5" nylon rod on backorder. I could use that too if the plastic proves strong enough.

[Finnster]

So I'd been debating just how to go on a couple things, so I decided I'd order the body now and see how it looks and decide from there. Got it in today, and all I can say is, Wow... this thing is fraking huge!

I cut the tvps to match the wheelbase, but what I didn't know was just how wide it was going to be. I like it from most angles, but a couple others I'm not hot on...

Pix:





The last is the one I don't like. Could be that its just the narrow width and lack of a wing and the back not cut out. Gonna have to find a way to make a good roll cage too to protect it. As huge as the sav looks extended, this body managed to make it look small lol!

OTOH, I don't think I can shorten the tvps much as the body won't fit. 20" it is. Gotta get the width going to make it look right tho I think.