Going BL on my Savage

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OK here is where I am so far. Buddy had an HPI Low CG CF Chassis for a good price...free. I have aluminum diff cups that I never installed.

I took the nitro stuff off and the tires and it dropped the weight to 8lbs.

What do I do with the brake? Will I use it or the esc brake?

Should I get lighter tires?

In the RC-monster store they show a servo plate to get rid of the box. Is that worth doing to lighten up and open it up?

Should I eliminate the stock motor plate and just put aluminum spacers?

I am also going to replace my uprights with the stock ones.

Thoughts so far???