everclear1984 Posted January 19, 2020 Posted January 19, 2020 So in theory, if I was to go the centre diff route am I right in thinking that I'd need the following - Alza centre diff mount Suitable diff Battery trays Motor Esc Anything I'm missing? I'm not looking to extend the chassis so would the longer front dogbone be necessary? Quote
Tug Posted January 21, 2020 Posted January 21, 2020 Any Savvy diff will work. Dejan will advise on dogbones. ESC mount, fabricate your own? On 19/01/2020 at 20:45, everclear1984 said: So in theory, if I was to go the centre diff route am I right in thinking that I'd need the following - Alza centre diff mount Suitable diff Battery trays Motor Esc Anything I'm missing? I'm not looking to extend the chassis so would the longer front dogbone be necessary? Quote
everclear1984 Posted January 21, 2020 Posted January 21, 2020 42 minutes ago, Tug said: Any Savvy diff will work. Dejan will advise on dogbones. ESC mount, fabricate your own? Thanks Tug. I'll worry about mounting the esc when it comes to it, I'm sure I could knock something together 😊 1 Quote
Bikerboysmiler Posted January 31, 2020 Posted January 31, 2020 A direct fit motor mount simply doesn't exist any more, and the limited available space means a universal mount isn't an option. Battery trays and single speed conversion shouldn't be too hard, it's just the mount that put a stop to it for me. Actually I got one off Amazon, works great (though truck isn't running yet but motor is in). See my build. It's an Integy mount and I'm using a Traxxas motor. No monster but it'll shift.Sent from my moto g(7) plus using Tapatalk Quote
everclear1984 Posted January 31, 2020 Posted January 31, 2020 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Bikerboysmiler said: Actually I got one off Amazon, works great (though truck isn't running yet but motor is in). See my build. It's an Integy mount and I'm using a Traxxas motor. No monster but it'll shift. Sent from my moto g(7) plus using Tapatalk Thanks, I'll have a look for your build but the Integy mounts are for 550 sized motors aren't they? Edited January 31, 2020 by everclear1984 Quote
everclear1984 Posted March 2, 2020 Posted March 2, 2020 (edited) Noisy nitro gone, clean green brushless in! Saving the planet one Savage at a time Still some tidying to do but it runs, I'm hoping to give it a little test tonight. Time to bash, break and upgrade lol. Edited March 2, 2020 by everclear1984 2 Quote
Bikerboysmiler Posted March 2, 2020 Posted March 2, 2020 Noisy nitro gone, clean green brushless in! Saving the planet one Savage at a time [emoji3] Still some tidying to do but it runs, I'm hoping to give it a little test tonight. Time to bash, break and upgrade lol. What mount did you use? Sorry I didn't get back to you. Looks clean!CheersTyler 1 Quote
Popular Post everclear1984 Posted March 2, 2020 Popular Post Posted March 2, 2020 6 minutes ago, Bikerboysmiler said: What mount did you use? Sorry I didn't get back to you. Looks clean! Cheers Tyler No worries 👍 I went for the Alza CD 4 Quote
froggy8 Posted March 2, 2020 Posted March 2, 2020 looking good @everclear1984 makes me want another one 1 Quote
Bikerboysmiler Posted March 2, 2020 Posted March 2, 2020 Ah yes the Alza is a hefty piece of kit! I couldn't find a used one as affordable price point so got a Flux transmission and used the Integy mount I mentioned before with the Traxxas motor. Still not set up and run it, had a lot of stuff get in the way. It's just a hobby so no real excuse but I'd love to waste a weekend playing about getting the Savvy and my Storm buggy running. PS I like your battery mounts. I've don't something similar but alot cheaper. But that's not chat for this thread I don't think. Nice work everclear1984 CheersTyler Quote
everclear1984 Posted March 2, 2020 Posted March 2, 2020 52 minutes ago, Bikerboysmiler said: Ah yes the Alza is a hefty piece of kit! I couldn't find a used one as affordable price point so got a Flux transmission and used the Integy mount I mentioned before with the Traxxas motor. Still not set up and run it, had a lot of stuff get in the way. It's just a hobby so no real excuse but I'd love to waste a weekend playing about getting the Savvy and my Storm buggy running. PS I like your battery mounts. I've don't something similar but alot cheaper. But that's not chat for this thread I don't think. Nice work everclear1984 Cheers Tyler Get it done 😊 The battery trays cost me £15 to have printed, happy with that! Quote
everclear1984 Posted March 4, 2020 Posted March 4, 2020 On 02/03/2020 at 21:39, Bikerboysmiler said: First bash. I'd call it a success, despite the broken battery tray. The tray that broke was more like likely down to my impatience when installing it. The holes didn't quite line up and instead of widening them a little I flexed the tray and locked them down tight. The other tray went on perfectly and held up just fine. Also, no more jumps to concrete! Lol 2 Quote
GSGA Posted March 4, 2020 Posted March 4, 2020 Haven't had my flux out in ages. Forgot how fast they are! Quote
Bajadre Posted March 4, 2020 Posted March 4, 2020 great jumps brother haha looks fun that the XLs are super tough haha Quote
everclear1984 Posted March 5, 2020 Posted March 5, 2020 Replaced the broken battery tray and headed straight out Definitely need some thicker oil in the centre diff! 1 1 Quote
everclear1984 Posted March 8, 2020 Posted March 8, 2020 (edited) I broke another 3d printed battery tray today, they look great but are unfortunately too brittle. Has anyone used the Alza trays? Any other suggestions? From what I understand, the flux trays won't fit the X Edit- The Alza trays won't fit either 😥 Edited March 8, 2020 by everclear1984 Quote
Bikerboysmiler Posted March 9, 2020 Posted March 9, 2020 I broke another 3d printed battery tray today, they look great but are unfortunately too brittle. Has anyone used the Alza trays? Any other suggestions? From what I understand, the flux trays won't fit the X Edit- The Alza trays won't fit either [emoji26]Hey everclearI used Integy trays from Amazon and 2 screw holes line up with my chassis. Check my build. Cheap trays worth trying... I haven't/don't bash mine like you do though so don't need them to be so tough. And I've not run the car yet but the trays are solidly mounted.Hope that helps.CheersTyler Quote
everclear1984 Posted March 9, 2020 Posted March 9, 2020 (edited) 23 minutes ago, Bikerboysmiler said: Hey everclear I used Integy trays from Amazon and 2 screw holes line up with my chassis. Check my build. Cheap trays worth trying... I haven't/don't bash mine like you do though so don't need them to be so tough. And I've not run the car yet but the trays are solidly mounted. Hope that helps. Cheers Tyler Thanks. I definitely need to use as many mounting points as possible, I still feel like I'm holding back lol. I've just bought a pair of these, I'll drill new holes and counter sink then, hopefully it'll hold. https://www.modelsport.co.uk/index.php?product_id=430582&gclid=Cj0KCQjw0pfzBRCOARIsANi0g0vL_OdUyUvDFbXDYvwLXq_b2YwyEsWQTKRqh2tHlNMnpIQm2CZiq4UaAjPTEALw_wcB Edited March 9, 2020 by everclear1984 Quote
Tug Posted April 17, 2020 Posted April 17, 2020 During the lockdown I've removed the XL stubs and put stockers back on. Prefer it visually and the handling is more involving, gotta pay attention during the turns. 1 Quote
Ninetiesbeard Posted May 25, 2020 Posted May 25, 2020 Mines running lst cvds front now with a hybrid between an lst shaft and a chinese flux cvd stub. I had to backspace it 5mm to get it to work nicely with the hotbodies diffs but i gave it a test run the other day and it went really well. Working on a prototype wheel now to send to a machinist and have four made. Quite excited 1 Quote
Tug Posted May 25, 2020 Posted May 25, 2020 1 hour ago, Ninetiesbeard said: Mines running lst cvds front now with a hybrid between an lst shaft and a chinese flux cvd stub. I had to backspace it 5mm to get it to work nicely with the hotbodies diffs but i gave it a test run the other day and it went really well. Working on a prototype wheel now to send to a machinist and have four made. Quite excited This was the first motor I used, a Leopard 58110, 780kv monster, basically a clone of the 2028. 1 Quote
Ninetiesbeard Posted May 25, 2020 Posted May 25, 2020 Ill have a spare surpass 5692 soon, i did think about trying it Quote
Blueshark Posted May 28, 2020 Posted May 28, 2020 (edited) Deleted.. Edited May 29, 2020 by Blueshark Wrong forum to post my conversion. Quote
ivess3 Posted May 28, 2020 Posted May 28, 2020 Work in progress converting from nitro to brushless awaiting chassis and some other bits. Max 8 being fitted Quote
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