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Newbie2rc · 04-19-2008, 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by JROD

a two stick tom built savinator is what was in my sunnybrook bash vid, tree hangar tom lol. this thing is a better beast than a savage and ease of maintenance is ridiculous in compairison to a savage, and parts are still cheap lol gump you got that off him like a year ago right?

Hey guys i was wondering...what is it that made the savinator(ie:upgrades and changes) so special it sounds like my kind of truck. Beastly power and easy maintenence thats what the world needs on the shelves (although there'd be none left, i'd take them all as soon as i had the $$)

Gump · 04-20-2008, 10:46 PM

2-stick tom and chewy are the ones to answer that question... and only chewy is on this forum.
briefly, though, it comes down to a tough aluminum pan chassis on the savinator vs. a.... what do you call a savage chassis?? like a ladder frame or something? anyways... the chassis is the key - the solid upper braces take care of the rest for strength. the truggy/buggy style centre diff makes the transmission as basic and durable as can be. the kyosho one-piece radio tray and box combo makes that section removable with only a few screws from the bottom. the thundertiger diffs in the bulkheads rounds out the strength/simplicity department.
the fact that the savage front and rear ends are made of great plastic and are close to indestructible takes care of the rest.
the only way this thing could get any better is if someone took all the time in the world to sit down and improve the geometry on the HPI suspension and steering components while managing to keep all the durability.
oh.. forgot to add that the 23m rims are important too... way stronger than 17's by a mile.

bobf24 · 04-21-2008, 09:06 AM

HPI has that performance suspension upgrade thing, it changes the caster, and I think it gets rid of some bump steer, it does a few other things too I forget though,

imported_brad101 · 04-22-2008, 07:27 PM

thats pretty cool iv always wanted to see that done LOL

savage14 · 05-03-2008, 10:09 PM

got some updates for you guys

picked up:

savage x bulkheads
new sets of arms
new hubs
an ofna center diff
8 new shocks
new hardwear set (needed that in general)
new drive shafts all around

that is what i got for my lovely little project. Once the new parts come in i am going to pick up the alum plate and get this finished. Sorry for the lack of updates, been rather busy with track and field lax past few weeks

will post pics in a bit

Newbie2rc · 05-11-2008, 07:07 PM

got the pics yet?

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Newbie2rc RCC Junior Contributor I am: Kevin G Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Brampton, ON Feedback: -1 / 0% Posts: 217 Total Props: 0	got the pics yet? __________________ My baby The Revo 3.3 Tmaxx Project Truck (Waiting for B.Less) MERV! Evader St (E)
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Gump RCC Supreme Contributor I am: Brian Belanger Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Thornhill Ontario Feedback: 0 / 0% Posts: 2,670 Total Props: 1	2-stick tom and chewy are the ones to answer that question... and only chewy is on this forum. briefly, though, it comes down to a tough aluminum pan chassis on the savinator vs. a.... what do you call a savage chassis?? like a ladder frame or something? anyways... the chassis is the key - the solid upper braces take care of the rest for strength. the truggy/buggy style centre diff makes the transmission as basic and durable as can be. the kyosho one-piece radio tray and box combo makes that section removable with only a few screws from the bottom. the thundertiger diffs in the bulkheads rounds out the strength/simplicity department. the fact that the savage front and rear ends are made of great plastic and are close to indestructible takes care of the rest. the only way this thing could get any better is if someone took all the time in the world to sit down and improve the geometry on the HPI suspension and steering components while managing to keep all the durability. oh.. forgot to add that the 23m rims are important too... way stronger than 17's by a mile.
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04-21-2008, 09:06 AM	#23
bobf24 RCC Expert Contributor Join Date: Feb 2005 Feedback: 0 / 0% Posts: 896 Total Props: 0	HPI has that performance suspension upgrade thing, it changes the caster, and I think it gets rid of some bump steer, it does a few other things too I forget though,
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04-22-2008, 07:27 PM	#24
imported_brad101 Join Date: Dec 2006 Feedback: 0 / 0% Posts: 14 Total Props: 0	thats pretty cool iv always wanted to see that done LOL
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05-03-2008, 10:09 PM	#25
savage14 Join Date: Aug 2004 Feedback: 0 / 0% Posts: 154 Total Props: 0	got some updates for you guys picked up: savage x bulkheads new sets of arms new hubs an ofna center diff 8 new shocks new hardwear set (needed that in general) new drive shafts all around that is what i got for my lovely little project. Once the new parts come in i am going to pick up the alum plate and get this finished. Sorry for the lack of updates, been rather busy with track and field lax past few weeks will post pics in a bit
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