Dark knight Savage

[torredo]

Dark-knight Savage (Hobby Products International)

I just got back into my Nitro Savage, it's been a year or more since the last bashings (lol) ive rebuilt this from scratch as it was pooched from my last killings but ive done a few more upgrades since these pics (not shown: Alloy trans case, Alloy 4-spyder diffs, SavageX radio tray, etc...)

Older pics
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v288/torredo/my_rc019.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v288/torredo/Picture351.jpg

more recent pics
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v288/torredo/untitled.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v288/torredo/untitled2.jpg



Engine/Drivetrain:
~ Ported & polished Wasp .26 engine w/ HPI carburetor
~ MSD cylinder head
~ HPI header
~ Dynamite exhaust pipe
~ DuBro exhaust deflector
~ GPM Alloy transmission case
~ Stage III motorsaver
~ (x6) CVD axles (Hotbodies, HPI)
~ Vertigo Performance trans skid plate (modified)
~ HPI 3-speed transmission
~ HPI 4-spyder differentials (Fr/Rr) w/ Ofna crosspins in HPI Alloy case

Tires/Wheels/Suspension:
~ Jumbo Maxx swamp dawg tires
~ Golden horizon Alloy uprights
~ Integy Alloy shock towers
~ HPI alloy adjustable, oil-filled shocks

Chassis:
~ GPM TVP (purple)
~ GPM Alloy bulkheads (Fr/Rr)
~ New Era full race cage

Braking/Steering:
~ Titanium brake w/steel HD hub
~ HiTec MG servo (steering)
~ HiTec 325MB servo (throttle/brake)
~ HPI servo saver set

Electronics:
~ SavageX radio tray
~ Venom failsafe
~ Servos (above)
~ Venom 1100 MaH NIMH 6v battery
~ HPI reciever
~ HPI Transmitter w/ DRS

just getting some things fixed/uprated:

~ New HPI fuel tank installed (done)
~ #1450 HPI (S-25) Carb rebuild kit ordered (on backorder)
~ #85068 HPI safety engine stop ordered (stops engine at the Flywheel w/ push of a button) (on backorder)

also finished doing a ground-up rebuild on the entire truck as it hasnt been used in so long

[Tmaxxn3]

i know what you mean man i have a maxx and it loves money....

[Stampedekid]

Nice Torredo! My Nitro Pede loves money haha.

[torredo]

Thanks guys!



...other things im getting ASAP are:

~ #100413 Savage XL (extended) TVP conversion set w/engine plate
~ (if someone makes alloy quick access diff bulkheads) ill order. But if not...ill keep my alloy ones already on the truck.

i may have missed a few things but you get the idea! lol
ill post pics (recent) when i get a new digi-cam as my last one just got ruined a week or so ago.

[stang_racer]

now the only question i have is... YOU HAVE ALL THIS MONEY INTO IT AND STILL NO THREE SPEED??????? lol

[torredo]

yup!
3-speed, forgot about that! lol (now edited into 1st post)

[stang_racer]

oh ok so you got one? lol i had one for a while, friend of mine let me test one out in my truck with a stock chassie lol that was funny! lil 25 went over backwards before you could even thing holy crap is a old 25 doin a wheelie hahaha, i acually just sold my truck to buy my buddys 25 for 100 bucks so i thought that was a pretty good deal seeing as though i got 250 for mine

[torredo]

i had the reverse module in it to not long ago but removed it lately cuz its annoying as hell! lol

but i still have plans for this thing yet but couldnt even think of selling it now. too much into it to do so.

[stang_racer]

for sure! youll never the money and time it took to build it back out of it lol

[torredo]

well the newest thing since installing this modified Wasp26 is the rear knuckle shearing off right at the bolt from the insane torque alone. haha!
the truck lifts off into the air on 1 wheel then snaps the knuckle then drops to the ground with the one wheel all over the place. too funny!
so ill have to upgrade the rear knuckles now over to alloy which i believe is about 30-40.00 for the set. im hoping to get a few more runs out of this beast before the snow starts falling as im awaiting for the carb rebuild set to arrive from my local hobby.

too much fun!!
im still without a digi-cam but will definetly post new pics when i get a chance.

[bigez]

i was thinking about geting one they are cool and the tires on that thing are nice what kind

[torredo]

the ones in the "recent images" are IMEX Jumbo Swapm Dawgs.
and the ones in the "Older images" are IMEX Jumbo Chevrons.

[bigez]

ya it is the new pics how do you like that truck

[torredo]

love it!
im constantly either working on it or upgrading it in some manner.

[badass_savage]

not bad i just recently got my savage 21 up and running again. about a year ago
blew up my picco .26 at a race and just shelfed it after that. i purchased a axial 28 spec 1s about a month ago and just finished breaking the motor in, the thing is insane globs of power. the truck is mostly stock compared to what you got there with all the integy stuff, im not too much of a fan of the aluminum parts, more show then performance, has no flex so therefor can crack, stock plastic can just bend and obsorb most of the impacts, also ALOT cheaper haha.

[torredo]

well....this is where your wrong actually!

i wont upgrade the suspension arms to alloy but in other cases seen on my savage is for strengthening purposes. Alloy uprights, Alloy bulkheads, CVD axles, etc are way better when trashing like i do. Only things for bling on mine would be the trans case and towers.

all up to the driver really.

[badass_savage]

true true, driver preference is a big factor, but in curtain parts i feel plastic is the way to go, but thats just me and it also depends on the bashing you do. i purchased integy piggybacks a while back and i hated them they felt like they couldn't take any abuse at all. yes you did it right and upgraded the right parts and looks nice but soooooooo much money.one little thing you should do with that engine is put 4 zip ties on the top of the head pointing up does wonders in saving the head from scratches and bends.

[torredo]

i have a New Era full race cage for this truck. I just need to weld in some bracing to further strenghten it.

but yea, plastic is the way to go towards suspension arms, towers, etc where they may take a hit and bend and with plastic parts comes memory. This means in most cases the plastic arms or towers will go back to thier orginal form unlike alloy where it would stay bent.

[bigez]

plus the alloy ones are very heavy you can just get rpm one stronger than plastic but lighter than alloy

[torredo]

found an older image kicking around on another forum i had posted....
this shows the alloy transmission case.

http://img53.imageshack.us/img53/8409/gpmtrans0020bz.jpg

but i still need to take new pics of this thing! SuX not having a camera.

[bigez]

that looks nice with all the alloy

[torredo]

heres recent ones for now....


http://img58.imageshack.us/img58/1483/supraz002mn1.jpg (http://img58.imageshack.us/my.php?image=supraz002mn1.jpg)
http://img58.imageshack.us/img58/supraz002mn1.jpg/1/w800.png (http://g.imageshack.us/img58/supraz002mn1.jpg/1/)

http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/26/supraz003cd8.jpg

[bigez]

that looks nice where did you get that roll cage from

[torredo]

New Era race cage = CRAP!
dont buy it man... it cracks as soon as it rolls over cuz it the way it mounts down to the bulkheads. There is no bracing to stop the cage from rocking back or forth which is what made mine break up front. Ill have someone weld up the break and also uprate the bracing so it doesnt rock in the future. I payed like 300.00 CDN for this pos and i was po'd at it not long after installing it.

[bigez]

i was just looking at that cage on ebay thanks you save me some money do you know what brand is best

[torredo]

no prob!

cant remember the name off hand?
ill look later if you havent found it as im off to work.

[bigez]

ok thanks for that

[torredo]

ok, i think it was called RC Solutions?

anyhow...
Some stuff still on backorder such as the engine safety stop set, carb rebuild set. Hopefully next week these will arrive before the snow starts hitting the ground as id like to get out there a few more times this year. I also just ordered a few new items:

~ Golden horizon alloy knuckles (rear) as these keep breaking from the torque from the Wasp26
~ New stock Savage S25 lexan body
~ x8 (soft) orange springs (installed)

For now ive made custom turnbuckles from the knuckles to the bulkheads which now give the rear end x2 turnbuckles each side to the rear end. This should hold out for awhile until the alloy ones arrive. While the truck was in downtime ive done some maintenance to all shocks by refreshing the shock oil to 40W, Adjusted the steering servo saver to make it tighter (steering was a little sloppy in corners), etc...

i am still trying to find a way to come up with the funds for the Extended TVP chassis for this beast which comes with the chassis, 3mm engine plate and the extended dogbone for the rear diff.

[stang_racer]

meh roll cages if metal are kinda pointless because one they weigh more than needed and two they make the truck really top heavy, so if your gonna buy a roll cage in my mind go with a savage x roll bar set up with the plastic main hoop and a head protector and the truck will go through and and back with out any questions

[torredo]

New pics (Nov 02/08')

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v288/torredo/supraz004.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v288/torredo/supraz006.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v288/torredo/supraz005.jpg


The roll cage seen in these pics (New Era) may not be the strongest cage but it has saved my *** many times. Ill have it welded up and re-inforced then itll be "Dark knight armor" heheh!!
as for heavy? this thing has toooooo much torque to speak of and does wheelies with it on the truck. lol
top heavy? nah! its soft suspension and stance never rolls unless its from a wheelie or a bad hill climb, but with that being said....the new XL chassis will soon help that out.


i love this thing!

[torredo]

sorry for the double post.....

just installed the P26 carb onto this Wasp26, when i installed the S25 carb on this thing i didnt even goto think about the venturi on them. The carbs are completely different! lol

P26 with a 9mm venturi
S25 with a 7mm venturi

just when i thought this thing was already scary! hahaha!!
itll be like slapping a 4bbl carb onto this beast.


self-edit:

Purchased/installed today: (Nov 08/08')

~ HPI engine saftey stop set (GPM chassis needed modification for fitment)
~ Golden Horizon alloy knuckles (x4)
~ Rebuilt the old S25 carb that was on the Wasp (now a spare)

[torredo]

Got to working on this thing again, some new custom work done!
Cut the entire roof off the lexan body to fit over my full race cage. Then using a piece from the rood of the lexan i cut to fit ontop the race cage and zip strapped it all together to come up with what you see here. Now, for the antenae ive even removed the tube and coiled the wire over another piece of lexan i cut and installed it on the right inner window behind the cage. No more antenae breaks!! lol

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v288/torredo/CLODCRAWLER001-2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v288/torredo/CLODCRAWLER002-2.jpg

[Stampedekid]

Nice torredo! You ever race that thing at a track. Some tracks by me are done with Slash summer racing and are doing Slash winter racing so I may enter my Traxxas Slash this season. IDK if tracks allow cages though. Some don't even allow aluminum besides stock aluminum. You got a 3SPD in it? I was thinking of a new nitro, bigger like 1/8 scale, but then I saw someone driving an HPI Baja 5T today(grandparent's neighbor) so now I wanna save for a gasser like a 5B or Redcat Rampage, or Duratrax Firehammer.

[torredo]

yuppers, its gotta 3-speed in er'
im asking for the Savage XL TVP chassis for Xmas which includes the chasiss plates, engine plate and an extended dogbone so after this id have to lose the cage as it bolts directly to the bulkheads, which wont reach with the new XL chassis. Im not sure if that throws it to a new scale or not as its already a 1:8th but itll be frickin' Awsome!!