Savage Flux conversion to Baja...

[thercman]

Have you guys seen the new RC Driver? They converted a Savage Flux into a Baja Flux. http://rcdriver.com/toc/toc-05-10.html The conversion was done using a chasis by http://www.tcscrawlers.com/TCS-Flux-5T-conversion-kit-p-17912.html This thing is freaking cool. Instead of a B5 I might build one of these from the ground up... What do you guys think? Has anyone else done this? If so what do you think about it?

 

[atom3624]

That's BIG!!
Take care with the gearing. I'm tired of burning out ESC's and BL motors - mainly Novak I must admit.

 

[zouz10]

I was reading the article about it in this month RC driver magazine and they look pretty beefy. Were you considering it?

 

[pipeous]

Have had that link in my favs for a while, just been waiting for a flux deal to come along. we had a thread here about it a while back

 

[thercman]

Yes I am considering the build. However I don't think I will buy the Savage Flux complete. First, it doesn't come in kit form so the extra money spent to have a radio etc is pointless for someone who has been in r/c for 25yrs. The idea will be to buy the chassis from TCS and then buy the mod parts I would like to have on the build such as after market shocks and universal drive shafts and maybe some carbon fiber parts etc. I need to go through the parts list to get an idea of what it will cost me to buy things individually, but I believe it should be less than buyin hte kite and the mods...

 

[Timmahh]

i ll have to check into it. im guessing its an e version?


will have to look at the TCS chassis.
im positive the stndard chassis wont handle that power/weight of it when done. is a big reason why the bajas currently weight 25 lbs.

 

[thercman]

The magazine article said their version weighed in at roughly 16lbs. So it should be GTG...

 

[thercman]

Oh yeah.... So one thing that I find very appealing besides the looks, is that a strecthed chassis will handle more power. While being able to back flip your car is cool being able to utilize all the power is even better imo. My RC10GT is a prime example. The engine I opted for is a Collari .12 turbo head engine that I removed the long crank and installed a shorter one. It is an on-road road motor that has 1.5hp and spins at 40k. This thing is way to fast to run on any track. I have to put huge amounts of weight in the front in attempt to keep it down. I must say though that with some on road tires (road hawgs) its a blast.... When it does go to the track however I swap out the motor.