Savage X conversion thread

[brushlessboy16]

Novak trays are pretty nice, adjustable height and easy to mount.

as for a motor mount- make your own.

Novak trays it is.

Dunno about making my own mount... never done anything like that before.

[brushlessboy16]

1/8'' or 1/4'' 1x1 angle aluminum, a drill with a 1/8in or 9/64in bit for motor mounting screws. then a 1/4 or 17/64 bit for the shaft holes.


drill holes in a strait line and dremel out the excess material for slots.


Its pretty simple

[Takedown]

I was wondering how this mount would even hold up "looks to be casted/to thin and not worth buying"- http://www.offshoreelectrics.com/pro...od=ose-drmount

It would be neat if they made these in 36mm dia- http://www.offshoreelectrics.com/pro...jwr-mount-flat

[Takedown]

Originally Posted by brushlessboy16

1/8'' or 1/4'' 1x1 angle aluminum, a drill with a 1/8in or 9/64in bit for motor mounting screws. then a 1/4 or 17/64 bit for the shaft holes.


drill holes in a strait line and dremel out the excess material for slots.


Its pretty simple

Ben you could probably hook up AD with your old custom mount.

Novak trays for sure. Motor mount will either be custom or the kershaw one. That is pending...

I originally had a single brake disk, which broke. My second set was the HPI dual disk conversion set. One of the disks shattered, and they do not sell replacements unless I want to buy the entire kit over.

Who makes the best brakes? Integy sells some graphite ones, and some steel. HPI sells steel? What about 1 disk vs 2? Or even 3?

Need help, got money burning a hole in my pocket. THX

If you want to call this an update. today (thursday) the tires/wheels came along with the $30 motor. might just be me, but the stance looks wider...

[Takedown]

Looks good AD.

Thanks.

Things I need to order:
wheelie bar
Plane esc (not 100% which one yet)
Lipos 5s 5000 mah zippy
Novak battery trays
SOME motor mount. Either Kershaw or custom.

Kershaw mount is ordered. got the 'x' version, so should just drop right in. hope they include screws. Trays will hopefully be ordered tonight. Xbox, rc18, and k4.1 engine are all up on flea bay.

[BL_RV0]

Looks good. Why not just get that 100a car ESC that's on hobbycity now?

Which one is that?

I am debating how cool my planned setup will run....... was just reading a thread with a 8s Savage and how good it runs. Debating if i should've gone with more volts. the power of 5s should be plenty on a 2spd, but not sure on temps. Thinking it will run cold, but the motor is unsure. The plane esc i want is rated at 100A, but up to 12s. Which means, that if something was to go wrong, just buy another battery and run 6-10s Neu/medusa or even Kb45.

I was shopping for parts for my transmission... couldn't find a steel 2nd gear. I opened it up. found 3 gears in the center, one medium, one small, and the center one was the largest. then some gears on top, and bottom. seems pretty complicated, but not sure how i could get my hands on a metal one. I like the idea of a single speed, but from the way i see it, a 2speed will run cooler, and have better performance.

[Takedown]

Only does 4s.

[lincpimp]

Originally Posted by Takedown

Only does 4s.

And 4s will not move a savvy around very well.

I would just buy a decent speed control. I have a feeling you may have issues with a 100 amp hv plane speed control running it on 5s in a MT. I would say to use the HV speed control as a HV speed control and run 8s or more.

Nothing wrong with running 5s, but I think you would benefit from using a car esc, the burst rating of the fets will be higher, and it will handle the abuse better. I would get a MMM and just run a single speed. Much simpler than the 2 speed and mech brakes. I am guessing the 8xl will be enough motor, keep overall speeds under 40mph and it should do fine.

Running a car esc will make it so I dont have to buy pistix adapter, which I couldn't find... Or a new set of mech brakes ($20). That does ruin my entire "budget" plan... Then I will just want a nicer motor later. There is just something about making my car the same as the flux that I don't like...seems...lame. I am fine running single speed, as long as it runs fast, I am good. I thought it would run cooler? And better speeds? Thinking of gearing 15/49......

Makes me thing about this whole "budget setup," and being "unique and more powerful" then a stock truck (Flux).

You're probably right, linc. MMM is the way to go --- trusted, and powerful.

Edit....my K4.1 nitro engine is up to $41 on E-bay. The Xbox and Rc18 I am not worried about, but the motor I am pretty stoked on.

I am going to start a list. The motor I bought limits my battery to a 5s.... which means that if I do decide to upgrade in motor, another 3s pack, (combined with the one I already have) would give me 6s. OR, I could get 6s from the start, run balls-on-the-wall, and when it goes out, get myself a real motor. The way i see it now: The motor has already costed me $30, no reason to spend the price of a 3s on it....

Savage roller - check
Kershaw mount - check
Novak trays (going to drill holes in them and mount) - check
Tower order - misc parts, balancing adapters, wheelie bar, etc. - ____
Zippy 5s (wanted 6s, but due to my motors ideal RPM range being under 40k, that will not happen) - ____
MMM esc - ____