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06-20-2008, 02:45 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: U S A
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|  A Berger and a shake Thought I would post up my sorta build thread cause it looks like the thing to do  So yea anyway I'm not much in the typing department so I'll let a lot of the pics do the talking anyway here's what I got:The Berg kit Integy 55s TCS chassis TCS HC links 645MG Hitec 225MG Hitec dig Panthers Mayhem Spiders two weeks out still so I'll have to run the stockers for now Novak Rooster til someone gives me a Mamba  First Santa Clause finally came today and here's what he left me    Anyway yea I got the steering servo mounted probably need to adjust it a bit later when I get to the links  Got the motors mounted, pretty simple task  Assembled the shocks and used the small spacer and o-ring from a set of Stampede shocks to keep them from leaking. Fit perfect.  You can see here I printed out Robb's wiring diagram for the dig, I hate electronics, Thanks Robb!  Strarted out mounting the switches and setting up the endpoints. Works really good, I just servo taped them to the servo for now but it seems to be holding well, I cycled it a thousand times and they haven't budged, we'll see.  Got it all wired up and now I gotta bandage my fingers I not so good with solder, in the second pic you can kinda see how the switch works in the full throw. I don't spend as much on cameras as I do crawlers so there you go    Ok , back to building thanks for checkin it out any suggestions are more than welcome  |
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06-20-2008, 02:54 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: The state of 'Missery'
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| Looks good so far,really like the dig servo idea...clean. |
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06-20-2008, 06:06 PM
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06-20-2008, 06:15 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: U S A
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| Got the chassis started, thanks TCS, it's a beauty  Got the steering done...I bought a crapton of revo ends but I'm thinking I want to try the stockers first I don't right away see what's wrong with them other than the o-rings wearing  Got the dig mounted, it was tight squeeze. The rims are temporary waiting on my Mayhems but the tires seem very promising  A couple mock-ups of the body..think I need to trim down the sides some and lower it a bit   3" of belly clearance, is that too much? Anyway need to do the rest of the wiring yet but I need pizza now  |
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06-20-2008, 06:42 PM
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| I wanna be Dave   Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Looking for the Eye
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| looking good |
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06-20-2008, 07:20 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Weddington
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| I like you went the extra step in adding front and rear dig . I would say you steering linkage is low but it's your rig and it looks great. |
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06-20-2008, 07:30 PM
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| Axial Team Driver   Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: OC
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| 3" of clearance is perfect for these rigs. Remember you dont have the tranny and motor on the skid now, thats a lot less weight up there so take advantage of that clearance. Only downside is the higher you go the more axle steer starts to become apparent. |
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06-20-2008, 07:43 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: VARCOR
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| Looking good Jason!!! When you get around to replacing the link ends (if you do), pick up some Maxx rod ends. They aren't as beefy as the Revos, but they directly screw onto the original hardware, and are almost the exact same length. They are a pretty much a direct replacement. If the tires do any rubbing, remember the shocks and links can easily be brought to the inside of the mounts. The DIG switch looks great! Let me know if you get it running with that horn, or if you have to switch over the quarter-round servo. Don't worry about the belly clearance until you notice a problem. My latest rig is running over 3.5" and I have no complaints about it. |
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06-20-2008, 08:32 PM
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06-20-2008, 08:33 PM
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06-20-2008, 08:36 PM
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| Yea you know my only complaint with this kit is the lack of a direction sheet and I feel real strongly that there should have been one in there along with maybe some decals but I'm not blaming anyone. the kit was unshrinkwrapped when I recieved it so who knows, but yea I took a chance putting the axle links to the outside, Thanks Robb Quote:
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06-20-2008, 08:38 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: U S A
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| Got most of the electrics done, need to figure out a battery mount and then work on the body. But its late and I got dogs to feed  Thanks for all your kind words and advice. |
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06-20-2008, 08:54 PM
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| Gold Star Baby!  Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In Kahoots!!!!!
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| Nice job on the build. You're dig looks exactly like mine. I found the width of the stock rims to be not so much of a problem, but I got some berg offsets comming anyway. Now where's that shake? |
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06-20-2008, 09:00 PM
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| varcor.org   Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: 757
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| nice job dude. i'm just waiting on some motors for mine to start my build. i waiting to see mayhem's new live weight BL. btw, what foams are you running in the panthers? |
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06-20-2008, 09:25 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma
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| Nice build, I like how you set up the dig. For the fingers just wear a glove when soldering, I get made fun of at the track sometimes, but that might be because I only wear one and look like Michele Jackson. |
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06-20-2008, 09:27 PM
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06-20-2008, 09:34 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Sneads Ferry
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| As for the micro switches on the dig, if you see them coming loose, try zip ties to wrap around them. |
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06-20-2008, 10:38 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2005 Location: CITY of CHAMPIONS!!
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| looking good!! very clean! i love seeing all these berg builds!! |
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