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Borkhart

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I received my new Savage yesterday ( first rc ever!) And I couldn't help stay up till 6am putting it together. it's great putting this together, Not done yet but coming along nicely I think. just thought I'd share. Documenting along the way.:D
 
Sorry if the pics are bad!

Sent from my BRAIN!
 

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Looking Good Bro , man you got alot done , and welcome to your new addiction and watch out for the up grade sickness LOL
did you read up on shiming your diff's and tranny , it really helps things to last longer
 
No I havent is there a thread about it on here I can search for? Yeah after I got off work at 11 I went straight back to work on that. lost track of time haha. and ill be back at it tonight until I can finish it.
 
it is very enjoyable! more pictures of the build tonight or tomorrow to if anyone cares to see.:)
 
Well thankyou for them. I was gonna look when I got home but thanks in advance!

Sent from Borkharts HTC DNA
 
Okay so I'm interested in buying a savage and think I would greatly enjoy building one. My question is what is all needed to finish it, I know it needs a radio, batteries, fuel, and all the usual stuff for nitro which I have already. But what about the servos? And do I need 3, 2 for steering and one for throttle? Can you put the new big bores on them or you stuck with the 8 smaller Size one's.
 
wacmartin said:
Okay so I'm interested in buying a savage and think I would greatly enjoy building one. My question is what is all needed to finish it, I know it needs a radio, batteries, fuel, and all the usual stuff for nitro which I have already. But what about the servos? And do I need 3, 2 for steering and one for throttle? Can you put the new big bores on them or you stuck with the 8 smaller Size one's.
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these are what I've been running lately and very happy with them so far but I needed to bump up to a lipo RX pack
SAVSC1257TG for throttle/brake , SAVSC1256TG for streeing
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but if that is to much cash try these http://www.rcplanet.com/Savox_STD_Dig_Servo_14_100_p/savsc0254mg.htm
http://www.rcplanet.com/Savox_Digital_Servo_p/savsc0251mg.htm
 
Found a decent way to put these on.

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Should this gear move freely? When the screw is tightened down. As of now its not.


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rcaddic said:
these are what I've been running lately and very happy with them so far....SAVSC1256TG for streeing
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Thats not a bad servo to use in your savage but if you have the money Id recommend spending an extra 15-20 bucks and getting the Savox SA1283SG.

Sc1256TG:
277oz/in and .15 Speed

SA1283SG:
417oz/in and .13 speed

Personally I like my MTs to have over 400oz/in of torque and since the Savvy only has one steering servo Id recommend spending the extra 15-20 bucks on it, not that the 1256TG wont work :)

Yes your clutch bell should spin freely. You may not of shimmed it correctly.
 
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right what the company is thinking is give you some better parts off the start than the rtr models and leave out the servos, remote, reciever
 
Well yeah I knew that, it's just the shop I usually order from doesn't have servos listed as what's needed to complete it. That and hpi's website doesn't work to good on my tablet so I hate going there.
 
greywolf74 said:
Thats not a bad servo to use in your savage but if you have the money Id recommend spending an extra 15-20 bucks and getting the Savox SA1283SG.

Sc1256TG:
277oz/in and .15 Speed

SA1283SG:
417oz/in and .13 speed

Personally I like my MTs to have over 400oz/in of torque and since the Savvy only has one steering servo Id recommend spending the extra 15-20 bucks on it, not that the 1256TG wont work :)

Yes your clutch bell should spin freely. You may not of shimmed it correctly.
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I've had my eye on that servo for a while , just mit have to pick one up this summer I been putting it of because of how fast them higher torque servo drain the battery pack , what battery and how much run time do you get with that 1283sg
 
I actually dont have that one as much as I wish I did. Only reason I dont is because i found a Savox SC1268MG on eBay NIB for $70 shipped. So, I bought it instead cuz I was short on cash at the time. I run it on a 1000mAh 2S lipo. I've never really timed it but it last for a considerable amount of time.

SC1268MG @ 7.4V:
347oz/in and .11 speed

Its not the 400+ that I like to have but it is fine. If anything ever happens to it though I will get the SA1283SG.
 

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