Kpowell911 Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 (edited) I know what your all thinking, here we go, Another Guns Project he is going to get bored and sell at a huge loss... But anyway. I've got a fair amount of R/C's now, too many infact, and the plan was to buy a couple more (had my eye on my old E-Revo, Plus a few others but thats not too be) After reading some of the fantastic projects on here, such as 78.8's LST and Indies Slash 4x4 in particular, I've decided to sink some cash into a long term project. Work is slow right now, Vat increase, people having the post Xmas Credit Card bill, and the fact its so cold peoples gas/electric heating is on 24/7 means people aren't spending so much, so sales are down, so labour has to be cut, which means no premium rate over time (which is how I usually afford most my R/C stuff, I use my wage to live on, then bang the overtime and buy R/C's) but thats stopped, at least for a few months. I've also left my bank card in a chip and pin machine, So I cant order anything for a while anyway. This is going to be long term, Hopefully, that will stop me getting bored with it. Now there are some epic Savage builds on this forum alone, Things like Andy's and Josh' spring to mind, and IBO's is going to be fantasticly different. This isn't going to be as major as their projects, rather tame in comparison, But HPI parts and upgrades aren't cheap as I'm sure these guys will tell you. The Plan is simple, A little bigger, A little stronger, A little Faster. I've got a box stock 2350. A great choice to start IMO, cause its cost me around Edited February 10, 2011 by Guns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daymo Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 sounds good mate:good: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bradley@BMM Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 RPM arms? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin34 Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 Another good Savage build to follow . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kpowell911 Posted January 9, 2011 Author Share Posted January 9, 2011 RPM arms? Stock ones dont seem weak enough to warrent an upgrade? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carmst74 Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 Stock ones dont seem weak enough to warrent an upgrade? Upgrade them when they break Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtyhabitz Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 HPI Suspension Covnersion (if I can get it, It's rare!) Anything else you guys can think of? Thanks I heard that the RSC kit is now discontinued and now there is only old stock available,not sure how true that is tho Guns. If it is true then it will only get rarer as stocks dwindle. I bought mine from the states because at the time I couldn't find one here in Europe.. ...but I've just found this one on eBay,they have 10 in stock,but it's around the full retail price http://cgi.ebay.co.u...=item27b7c0e716 These are from across the pond,and if you get lucky with customs,are a good price.. http://cgi.ebay.co.u...d#ht_6287wt_905 http://cgi.ebay.co.u...8#ht_1657wt_905 http://cgi.ebay.co.u...53#ht_982wt_905 It's a lovely piece of kit but you do have to mod the F/R bulks to fit the braces,and the steering stops on the front need filling down to allow full lock on the steering. If you do get the RSC kit,I have photos of the mods so you can see how I did mine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kpowell911 Posted January 9, 2011 Author Share Posted January 9, 2011 Cheer's Andy, Its all long term and wont be for a while, And that would probably be the last thing I bought )remember if I Wanted epic handling, I'd have a Revo project ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtyhabitz Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 Cheer's Andy, Its all long term and wont be for a while, And that would probably be the last thing I bought )remember if I Wanted epic handling, I'd have a Revo project ) Don't be fooled into thinking that that kit will give you epic handling,it's just a pretty way of blowing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitroholic Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 Those SPI wheels look really tasty.....and the extra offset makes for a wider more stable truck. For Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kpowell911 Posted January 9, 2011 Author Share Posted January 9, 2011 I think I may leave the suspension conversion, at least until i've tried the SPI's Nitroholic, They are like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorrylemming Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 Roll cage?? If its a keeper then a roll cage would better than buying body shells. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V0RT3X Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 Check before ordering the 17mm axles, not sure if the cups are large enough to accept the HD dogbones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kpowell911 Posted January 9, 2011 Author Share Posted January 9, 2011 Roll cage?? If its a keeper then a roll cage would better than buying body shells. Look terrible though. Vortex, I did think that, cananyone confirm they are SHD? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtyhabitz Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 Look terrible though. Vortex, I did think that, cananyone confirm they are SHD? Didn't you try those 17mm hubs on your last savage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kpowell911 Posted January 9, 2011 Author Share Posted January 9, 2011 No I tried Trophy ones, which failed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtyhabitz Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 I remembered you trying 17's,just didn't know which flavour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kpowell911 Posted January 9, 2011 Author Share Posted January 9, 2011 The stock set up disgusts me lol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 Not to be mean but what makes this a project? It just looks like the average persons hopped up Savage. It's been done sooooo many times before. Come on guns! Mix it up!!! I know you can do better than this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kpowell911 Posted January 9, 2011 Author Share Posted January 9, 2011 Very True, TBH it was just somewhere to put the links and the build Although I'm not as hard core or unique as yourself Unfortuantely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlcurtis83 Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 I have these if ya want to fit the 17mm hex conversion (built up) I ain't going to use them, I already have 17mm hexes on my Savage and I can't be bothered to change them over so they are for sale if you're interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kpowell911 Posted January 9, 2011 Author Share Posted January 9, 2011 They dont work with SHD diffs though I believe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlcurtis83 Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 They dont work with SHD diffs though I believe I'm unsure, I could test fit one and let ya know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbr6fs Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 In for the read Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitroholic Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 I'm here for the tips Already got a set of pro-stock SPI wheels on the list of 'wants' as a result of this thread. I had always written off ally wheels as expensive and pointless.... but a full set for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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