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[hs] darkshine
I Keep Breakin $h!t
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Well, the 3.5 turned up the other day (Second hand off flea bay-only £102, so not complaining!) in a bit of a sorry state.
Faults so far-
*Cracked rear plate on the mill; (gunna be replaced, was gunna run it when I've finished, but now not going to bother)
*Cracked engine mount;
4 bevel diff in the front only;
*Shocks leaking and bent shafts (again, going to be replaced anyways)
So, I bought a nice box of stuff from IRC!
Here's what turned up:
In the box of tricks we have:
*LCG 6mm front extended TVp's, dogbone and engine plate;
*Mid tank kit;
*Hellfire tank;
*Ally Diff cases;
*high tensile screw kit
Now I make no bones about buying the mid tank kit, the last effort I made for my old 4.6 looked like horse doo doo! Rob's stuff is first rate and I want to have sort of a 'factory look' to this build. I have no time constraints, just money-A R6 and a Girlfriend to fund, lol!
Here's some pics of the mock up of everything (Stuff from IRC turned up before the savage, lol!)
Was really impressed with the fit of everything, the last set of tvp's I had for the old savage were a bit off, but these are spot on, also nice quick delivery too! :resp:
So, it was time (when it turned up) to tear the Savage down and get it partially built...
Sooo:
Front diff tore down, IRC diff case installed, bevel gears shimmed and a nice lightweight oil put in (I personally prefer a greater differential action on the front than the rear) and screws replaced with IRC Hi-Ten items. I don't know WTF the previous owner did, but there were wood screws, hex heads, a right freaking miss-mash affair, so glad I got the screw kit, lol!
Front end put back together, not sure who makes the steering posts, but nice and flex-free, allthough it binds a bit-this shouldn't be an issue for the servo I have planned.
Another view of the front end.
One TVP on, gearbox installed-The adjuster holes were filled with a lithium (I'm guessing-it was white) grease, so stripped down-the whole box was caked in the stuff, so out came the brake cleaner...It's only got two holes for adjustment in it, so will probably be swapped out for an x version when I go three speed, this is what I did on the 46.
Reciever/servo box in, and it's as tight as you would want it, the plastic ring on the output shaft from the box has to come off.
See, it's mightilly tight-and I think a HD drive cup might be needed, if this is what a .21 has done...
Rear diff on, filled with a nice thick gloopy cv grease, nice and not a lot of slip. Throttle servo (basic hi-tec for now) in place as well.
Closer up view of the front end, the IRC kit angles the front end toward the middle of the truck, so alltohugh 6mm longer, the body posts are in roughly the same place.
And that's all I have done so far...
On Order I have:
*Ace DS1313 Servo (0.13 sec/deg @ 6V and 12.5 kg/cm (173.6 oz/in) @ 6V
*Acoms Techisport Radio linky here Was gunna go with the spektrum again, but for under £60, ain't complaining at this, and I'm only gunna be bashing;
*6V 1200 Hump pack-Not the biggest, but should be ok for a while;
*Firestorm battery box;
Bit's I'm thinking on:
*Shocks-IRC again or Hpi big bores? HELP!!;
*Integy Rear C hubs, negating tie bars;
*3 Speed;
*Mill?!;
*Gearing for mill;
*Body Shell;
*Wheels and tyres-proline 40 series with dirt bones style tres (completely forgot the name!
*IRC LST Mounts (If going that route
*Exhaust (Ribbed pipe again? Damn loud though...
Any comments/help appreciated.
Oh, happy Xmas all! :santa:
Cheers boys,
Dan.
Faults so far-
*Cracked rear plate on the mill; (gunna be replaced, was gunna run it when I've finished, but now not going to bother)
*Cracked engine mount;
4 bevel diff in the front only;
*Shocks leaking and bent shafts (again, going to be replaced anyways)
So, I bought a nice box of stuff from IRC!
Here's what turned up:
In the box of tricks we have:
*LCG 6mm front extended TVp's, dogbone and engine plate;
*Mid tank kit;
*Hellfire tank;
*Ally Diff cases;
*high tensile screw kit
Now I make no bones about buying the mid tank kit, the last effort I made for my old 4.6 looked like horse doo doo! Rob's stuff is first rate and I want to have sort of a 'factory look' to this build. I have no time constraints, just money-A R6 and a Girlfriend to fund, lol!
Here's some pics of the mock up of everything (Stuff from IRC turned up before the savage, lol!)
Was really impressed with the fit of everything, the last set of tvp's I had for the old savage were a bit off, but these are spot on, also nice quick delivery too! :resp:
So, it was time (when it turned up) to tear the Savage down and get it partially built...
Sooo:
Front diff tore down, IRC diff case installed, bevel gears shimmed and a nice lightweight oil put in (I personally prefer a greater differential action on the front than the rear) and screws replaced with IRC Hi-Ten items. I don't know WTF the previous owner did, but there were wood screws, hex heads, a right freaking miss-mash affair, so glad I got the screw kit, lol!
Front end put back together, not sure who makes the steering posts, but nice and flex-free, allthough it binds a bit-this shouldn't be an issue for the servo I have planned.
Another view of the front end.
One TVP on, gearbox installed-The adjuster holes were filled with a lithium (I'm guessing-it was white) grease, so stripped down-the whole box was caked in the stuff, so out came the brake cleaner...It's only got two holes for adjustment in it, so will probably be swapped out for an x version when I go three speed, this is what I did on the 46.
Reciever/servo box in, and it's as tight as you would want it, the plastic ring on the output shaft from the box has to come off.
See, it's mightilly tight-and I think a HD drive cup might be needed, if this is what a .21 has done...
Rear diff on, filled with a nice thick gloopy cv grease, nice and not a lot of slip. Throttle servo (basic hi-tec for now) in place as well.
Closer up view of the front end, the IRC kit angles the front end toward the middle of the truck, so alltohugh 6mm longer, the body posts are in roughly the same place.
And that's all I have done so far...
On Order I have:
*Ace DS1313 Servo (0.13 sec/deg @ 6V and 12.5 kg/cm (173.6 oz/in) @ 6V
*Acoms Techisport Radio linky here Was gunna go with the spektrum again, but for under £60, ain't complaining at this, and I'm only gunna be bashing;
*6V 1200 Hump pack-Not the biggest, but should be ok for a while;
*Firestorm battery box;
Bit's I'm thinking on:
*Shocks-IRC again or Hpi big bores? HELP!!;
*Integy Rear C hubs, negating tie bars;
*3 Speed;
*Mill?!;
*Gearing for mill;
*Body Shell;
*Wheels and tyres-proline 40 series with dirt bones style tres (completely forgot the name!
*IRC LST Mounts (If going that route
*Exhaust (Ribbed pipe again? Damn loud though...
Any comments/help appreciated.
Oh, happy Xmas all! :santa:
Cheers boys,
Dan.
