Schern

Heres my virgin beauty lol. Hasn't been anywhere other than nice dry car parks so far lol. Quite pleased with the colour, although my spraying is shocking! I was gonna get another can and go over it again, but figured that since this is my first truck, and my first shell, i'm bound to muck it up, so decided not to bother. It was this or bright green, so maybe that will be the colour choice for the next one Oh, and a new (hopefully more flexible) aerial tube is on its way. Bloody thing

Hmm, am I the only person thats adjusted my slipper as suggested in the manual?

Oh, out of interest, what fuels do you guys use? I'm running 25% Tornado, as that what it recommends in the manual, and its easily available at my lhs, but just interested to see what the rest of you use.

Are the standard clutch shoes really that bad? If the upgrade is really that recommended whats the reason? To stop the clutch bell overheating? I quite liked the look of the shoes with the grub screws to adjust the weight. Also wondering how ally shoes grip the inside of the bell as well as plastic one? Surely theres less friction metal on metal?

I'm just trying to get over breaking it. I'm sure I will at some point, but I'm kind of pussyfooting around at the moment. I suppose as long as I don't knacker the engine, the rest isn't too bad. Worst case is that I break something and can't afford to fix it for a month or so, but I still need to figure out how tough these things are. You watch some vids, and the stuff people get away with is amazing, and you watch others and people do the same thing at half the speed, and it destroys the truck!

Have you bothered with a low cg chassis? Whats the trade off if you do? Ground clearance, or just cost?

I'm using the standard springs at the moment. The shock oil with any luck should turn up tomorrow, so I'll put that in over the weekend. What springs do you recommend? I've got a set of the plastic non-adjustable arms, so if i'm going to be doing some serious bashing, i'll swap to those, but I'm hoping the alloy ones will do for the majority of stuff. If I break them, I break them. Its not like they're silly money. With regards to the engine itself, its definitely eased up a lot over the break in period. I'm quite impressed that I haven't mangled a spur gear yet, seem to have got the mesh about spot on first try. I keep an eye on the slipper during the run, and check it after each run. Just had to tighten it up actually, as it was slipping to easily, but i guess thats just the pad breaking in. Any other hints and tips you have, feel free to pass on

D'oh, well I've bought them now lol. I'll use them for now, and when I've blown them I'll get hold of some OS plugs. Thanks for the help

...another Savage post! Hi Just got a Savage 4.6, which I had an awesome time building (apart from a panic involving threadlock and putting the funny shaped nut the clutch fits onto on the wrong way round), and I'm now just finishing off the break in process. Just got a few queries about it really, and whether stuff is worth buying. Suspension - I've just ordered some 35w silicon oil to replace the standard stuff, as its a bit too soggy for my liking and has a habit of cocking a back wheel, or just giving up entirely and falling over! I've seen some anti-roll bar kits for it, which look quite interesting, but are they any good? How much would they affect handling on the rough stuff? I'm after a kind of jack of all trades really (awkward I know) that can handle rough stuff and big jumps, without turning into a quivering wreck on tarmac. Also I'm intending on trying out some skateparks, and obviously these tend to be quite high grip surfaces, but with big air potential. Any suggestions. Oh, and I've also just ordered the aluminium adjustable upper arms, as mine are nearly fully adjusted inwards and my wheels are still a little \ / as opposed to the / \ I would prefer them to be. In fact the whole camber angle seems to adjust all the time. Is this just monster trucks? (My other cars a Schumacher Fusion, which is a completely different beast!) Engine - Still taking it a little bit gently with this. Seems a bit rough to me, but its still breaking in, and i've not got it dialled in right yet. No wheelies, and no 2nd gear yet, but its getting there. I'm slightly concerned about overheating, so i've just ordered a temp gun, as from what i've heard anything over 300F is bad news? I'm still getting plenty of smoke, and i've just ordered F3, F4 and F5 Model Technics plugs, so I can experiment with cold to med plugs as the depending on the weather, and see if this improves performance at all. The cooling head is hot too the touch, you can touch it but you wouldn't want to hang on for too long, although its a damn sight cooler than the exhaust, which melted my shell today (Grr) as I had it too far from the chassis, but you live and learn. Oh, and why do you start the engine with the plug loose, and then tighten it once its going? Heard a few people talk about it, but what purpose does it serve? Just to lower compression to make starting it a bit easier? Is it necessary? Sorry its a bit long winded, and anyone who takes the time to read and answer, I salute you, but as I'm new to the Monster truck scene, I'm trying to pick up as much as I can as soon as possible. Thanks Ol

This was my first ever car. And you lot think the pure 10 looks old!!! lol. Its a Traxxas Nitro Street. Rear wheel drive fun!