Bulletproof HPI Savage X SS 4.6 - Fiberglass Dual Disk Brakes
After I totalled the last Savage, I got to work on ordering the latest and greatest new parts for my ongoing Savage Project. This build is the most solid one I have ever had the pleasure of putting together. This thing is solid as a ROCK now…
The details as to each and every savage hopup and mod that I have done to this truck are scattered throughout this website and labeled “Bulletproof HPI Savage X SS 4.6“.
I’m going to do a series of posts, all having to do with the Savage X, reborn as the HPI Savage X SS 4.6 (using the best parts from each generation of Savage that has come out thus far.
The first commentary I have is on the new Savage dual fiberglass disk brake system. BOY does this thing hold a tune well - they don’t fade, and they’re just as strong as the dual stainless steel system that came out a while back.
With the dual stainless steel system, my problem was that upon landing, I was bending the disks. That last crushing blow I made to it was when I landed upside down (having had no brakes to correct my in-flight pattern), I smashed the head of the engine towards the brakes, bending the brakes in, bending the engine mount/plate, etc.
Here are some pics of the new Savage X SS 4.6 Dual Fiberglass Disk Brake system, installed on the Bulletproof Savage
Notice below that the STOCK Savage X Brake Hub is too short to accomodate the new Savage X SS 4.6 Dual Fiberglass Disk Brake system…
