My new FLM Savage X SS

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Nothing super special here. I have (soon to be had) an E-Savage that's been brushed, brushless, GCM ext chassis, etc, as well as a 3906 E-maxx that went through the same treatment until I sold it. But I was always breaking nearly every time I ran them when they were brushless. So after my buddy Dewmerz told me how he was looking at getting a Savage and an FLM chassis, I decided to start reading the posts in here. A few weeks later I happened to spot a new Savage X SS kit #883 (no motor!) on ebay. I put in a bid for $250 and walked away. A few days later I won it and promptly ordered a FLM forward chassis. Enough with the history, here's the specs:

Savage X SS kit
FLM forward chassis kit
Mamba Max and CCBEC
Feigao 8XL
RCM heatsink
RCM 16t pinion
RRP 48t spur
Hitec 5955 for steering
Hitec 645 for braking
Spektrum DX3R and 3100 receiver
Neu 4900mah 4s lipo
HPI 3-speed with taller 3rd gear
HPI dual fiberglass disc brakes
Ofna 28mm offset dish wheels
HPI Dirt Bones (strapped)
HPI wheelie bar

Everything else is stock HPI. I had the same issues as some guys with the FLM kit but to me it's nothing major. I was missing the servo support but found that the stock motor plate supports could be drilled out to work and the rear tranny holes didn't line up. It took me 5mins to fix both. Everything else on the chassis was perfect. The only change I may make is milling some holes in the skid plate to allow dirt and rocks to escape, esp under the brake discs.

Since this tread is worthless without pics, here ya go:










And my favorite: My new Savage saying goodbye to it's retarded stepchild, the E-Savage.