Tug Posted October 31, 2014 Author Share Posted October 31, 2014 Quick Street run with the Big Joes, considering they're not taped, they did really well, very little ballooning that I could see. The car seemed faster than with the taller Trencher X's! I'm going to try a set of Chevrons, probably Traxxas, as they're tough, work on any surface and are smaller at 30 series. The servo splitter arrived today, so I've now got both fans running, the ESC fan and the motor fan. The motor touched 50C, the ESC 35C, so all good. I've ordered the Traxxas ESC mounting bracket, now that I'm happy with the general layout of the electrics, it's time to clamp the ESC down properly. If the weather is nice tomorrow, I will try to get some footage. Latazz folks. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrighty8766 Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 Any updates tug? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tug Posted November 4, 2014 Author Share Posted November 4, 2014 The shocks were getting battered when used on road, so I've ordered a wheelie bar and will probably use a shell too. Just for on road, shouldn't get so much damage that way. Motor is fine. ESC is holding up, but if it fails, I'll go HW Xerun. No vid from the weekend as the Budget-Maxx suffered a Castle failure, so spent the afternoon fixing that. I'll get back on it soon enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tug Posted November 6, 2014 Author Share Posted November 6, 2014 Quick run in the street with an old shell I had in the parts bin. Still no wheelie bar (it's in the post) so when I did throttle it too hard, she just slid along on the lid, so no damage! She did leave a nice trail of sparks from the body pins though! I reckon speed is perfect, she doesn't need to go any faster. I'll not be attaching my phone again! She's still wearing the Big Joes, these are OK, but do cause her to wallow around quite a bit. For better agility I've got some Truggy boots that'll improve handling, they just won't look as good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan_bench10 Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 Im still running mine on hpi nubz atm although theyre going im keeping to to truggy style as they lighten it up and adds a bit of handling to aswell fella and tbh they dont look that out of place on the x version although my xl version is in the post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tug Posted November 6, 2014 Author Share Posted November 6, 2014 Im still running mine on hpi nubz atm although theyre going im keeping to to truggy style as they lighten it up and adds a bit of handling to aswell fella and tbh they dont look that out of place on the x version although my xl version is in the post Yeah, I've used Truggy boots on my Maxx trucks, much better handling as there's less rubber and more rim, so less flexing around. I might treat myself to a set of Badlands mounted on off-set rims, but I don't want too much grip or it'll keep rolling over! So far she's been fairly good and not grip-rolling at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewbacca Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 Badlands ftw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tug Posted November 6, 2014 Author Share Posted November 6, 2014 Badlands ftw. Christmas is a comin!I won't count on Santa, I'm still waiting for mi bike from 1982! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madmini Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 Christmas is a comin! I won't count on Santa, I'm still waiting for mi bike from 1982! That reminds me of a song by a certain Australian artist.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tug Posted November 6, 2014 Author Share Posted November 6, 2014 That reminds me of a song by a certain Australian artist.... Surname of Wilson? I'd use the term "artist" loosely! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madmini Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 Surname of Wilson? I'd use the term "artist" loosely! Yes that's the one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewbacca Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 Christmas is a comin! I won't count on Santa, I'm still waiting for mi bike from 1982! Be a bit small for you now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tug Posted November 6, 2014 Author Share Posted November 6, 2014 Be a bit small for you now! If it's still coming, I'll take it! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan_bench10 Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 (edited) Ey up fella did you use the xl motor plate ? Or does the stock motor mount plate fit ? Depend on your answer is whether i strip mine tonight or not lol Edited November 7, 2014 by jordan_bench10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tug Posted November 7, 2014 Author Share Posted November 7, 2014 How do you mean? I'm currently using the Alza CD conversion, so the motor mounts directly to that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan_bench10 Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 When ypu had ypu motor mount installed you know the plate that boltsto the side did you use the xl plte or stock ? Ill pm you in a min fella as ive hit a few issues Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tug Posted November 7, 2014 Author Share Posted November 7, 2014 I used a stock gearbox for a bit, then fitted the CD conversion. The gearbox was from a Super 5sc flux. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tug Posted November 13, 2014 Author Share Posted November 13, 2014 The Savvy platform is really growing on me! With the CD you just mash the throttle and go! No squirreling off the line, she just lifts her nose to sniff the air, hunkers down on her haunches and shoots for the horizon! Truggyesque, but with character! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreXeL Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 I'm biased, but I do love Savvys. Such a great platform, and can be made into pretty much anything you want it to be! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrighty8766 Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 Mine still does standing backflips Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tug Posted November 13, 2014 Author Share Posted November 13, 2014 Not tried the standing backflips yet, but there's time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tug Posted November 16, 2014 Author Share Posted November 16, 2014 Quick run in the street, that turned into a very quick run as the cells were clearly lower than I thought. Still, something's better than nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tug Posted November 30, 2014 Author Popular Post Share Posted November 30, 2014 Try not to laugh too much, I've not made a vid like this before, but here you go. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corbs10 Posted November 30, 2014 Share Posted November 30, 2014 good vid mate and only one roll over Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tug Posted November 30, 2014 Author Share Posted November 30, 2014 good vid mate and only one roll over Cheers! It feels weird talking to the camera and it's not easy to keep the verbal flow going. I kept tripping over my own words! I'll probably do one for the Super 5sc flux, that's been a fun journey and is definitely worth talking about, preferably without............stalling! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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