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11-18-2010, 08:47 AM
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| Just jump it!   Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Cedar City, Utah
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|  Rottenbellys BWD Wedge XR build.
Video added on page 3. Well theres nothing like getting home after 28 days at work to boxes of goodies!!! Want to say thanks to Don for the awesome parts!! I got this rig in trade and ran it once in stock form and blew the rear gears out fairly easily. SO that is my main focus of upgrades for the time being. I am still waiting on some VP bushings, Avid bearings, Hr gears and Hitech 7950 servo. Gonna work on getting the chassis together and mocking up how i am going to fit 2 Holmes Hobbies BR-XL's in there!! Radio is gonna be a 4pk. Shocks are stock with losi gold springs and aluminum caps with ball end in them. Using some V11 35t intergys for now. Wheels will be stockers for now also. Will be hitting you up soon for some Vertexs Don!!!   Mocked up with bomb proof shock risers.  Underside of long electronics/ battery tray. Going to use stock ball ends on skid and do the 4mm rod ends on axle and upper links.  Looks like its going to fit nicely!!!!  About all i am going to get done till some more parts come in.  Last edited by rottenbelly; 12-09-2010 at 05:46 PM. |
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11-18-2010, 08:52 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Memphis
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11-18-2010, 09:33 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Shreveport, LA
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11-18-2010, 09:38 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Memphis
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11-18-2010, 09:38 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: SO CAL
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my how I envy your time off and the quick work you make of these things!! this is gonna be a sweet build because that chassis is looking NICE!
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11-18-2010, 10:06 AM
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I have a boat to work on, bodies to paint and a scaler to work on this time home!!!  | |||
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11-18-2010, 10:08 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Memphis
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So are you going to make the full switch to Hitec servos? I assume that 5985 for your berg has held up fine since Disney. In the past you have been all JR. I know the HV 8711 took a crap on you but from what I hear most of them do. You don't hear that about the 8711s.
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11-18-2010, 10:16 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: GrandRapids, MILITIAGAN
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Looks sick man. How much dose the BWD wiegh compared to the stock chassis and links?
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11-18-2010, 10:17 AM
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I shoulda just got a 7980!!! | |
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11-18-2010, 10:25 AM
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| Just jump it! Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Cedar City, Utah
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It will be easier to lose the weight elsewhere. I am going to try to keep the axle parts stock for awhile to keep weight down. If i start breaking knuckles or c's i will upgrade to aluminum.  | |
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11-18-2010, 10:26 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: UAE in the GCC
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and the BR-XL's fit!!!!!! nicely done!!! |
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11-18-2010, 10:32 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: GrandRapids, MILITIAGAN
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11-18-2010, 06:19 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Bartlett/ Memphis
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11-18-2010, 07:48 PM
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| Rock Crawler  Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Albany
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You will love running the BR-XL's in it. All I can say for mine are smooth.
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11-18-2010, 08:22 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: ky
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looks like going to be nice
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11-18-2010, 08:35 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Sumter
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I loved my BRXL's when I was still runnin the stock chassis. The BJ wouldn't allow it as easily, but if space wasn't an issue I'd probably be running them still.
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11-19-2010, 02:22 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Leicester, UK
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Looking good mate. Hopefully i will get some time this weekend to build mine |
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11-19-2010, 05:02 PM
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| Just jump it! Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Cedar City, Utah
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If you are off during the week hit me up if you want to crawl. I can crawl during the week now that im home. Quote:
I am really liking this setup!! I did get my VP Bronze bushings in today. I am going to run these in the rear axles. Went ahead and put them in with the HR gears. They were a nice tight fit and they cleaned up alot of the slop that the bearing had.    This is how i am breaking them in. Was a little tight but you could hear the motor and gears start to quiet down after about 5 minutes.  Went ahead and mocked it up till the rest of my parts show up. As of now it has 3 1/4 inches of clearance a the front of skid and at the highest arch of the rear links it is a hair under 4 inches.   Axles with BWD braces and servo mounts.   | ||
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11-19-2010, 06:38 PM
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11-22-2010, 05:06 PM
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| Just jump it! Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Cedar City, Utah
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Still waiting on some gears and electronics. But i got it mocked up and painted/ stuck the body on. The Freq-e-tag graphics went on great and look super sharp. Gonna hate to scratch them up!   |
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