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09-22-2008, 08:33 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Henderson/Las Vegas, NV
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|  Top Banana 2.2 berg, no more blackjack, no more droop.
well after over a year running the BJ i decided i wanted to try something different. (especially since everyone in vegas runs blackjacks.) so a little before nationals i contacted Del Monte and arranged to pick up a Top Banana chassis from him in moab. i assembled it using custom stainless steel lower links and traxxas parts for upper links. im still running the same associated shocks i was with the BJ but now im running sprung with 80wt oil and green and blue associated springs. still running 45t motors, 11.1v lipos, sidewinder, CC BEC, novak XXtra as before. but damn its nice to be sprung again! it won its first comp saturday night, its super stable and the most predictable ive rig driven, anyway onto the pics.       |
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09-22-2008, 08:50 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Minneapolis
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Looks good Diesel. Interesting to see how it works for you in the long run.
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09-23-2008, 09:58 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Wetlands
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Looks great D-man. Nice chassis, But those rims. MMM, YUMMY!! |
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09-23-2008, 10:02 AM
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| Rock Crawler  Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Secret Crawl Location Deep In England
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Nice rig man, I had alot of luck with that chassis. Matt |
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09-23-2008, 02:38 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: RAMBLIN
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GOOD LOOKING RIG. SPRINGS ARE YOUR FRIEND. CONGRATS ON THE WIN!  |
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09-23-2008, 04:27 PM
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| MODERHATER™   Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Colorado
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I really really liked my Bannana, untill it bent. I personally think he needs to do away with the cuts below the shock/upper link mounts.
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09-23-2008, 06:29 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Henderson/Las Vegas, NV
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i wont be bending it. im pretty easy on my stuff...
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09-23-2008, 07:56 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tucson
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Looks good very nice. |
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09-23-2008, 09:21 PM
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| I wanna be Dave  Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Happiness is a warm AK.
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Looks good scott, when are you going to put some good tiires on it?  :-P |
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09-23-2008, 11:12 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Henderson/Las Vegas, NV
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maybe when they're free.
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09-23-2008, 11:54 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: *
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Nice Scott, will this bad boy be in St. George???
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09-24-2008, 12:14 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Henderson/Las Vegas, NV
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i sure as hell hope so man, my wife is firmly against e going because she'll be out of town and doesnt want me leaving my dogs with my brother for the day. but i might be able to sneak up there.
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09-24-2008, 12:21 AM
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09-24-2008, 10:37 AM
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| I wanna be Dave  Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Vegas
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09-24-2008, 10:38 AM
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09-26-2008, 10:17 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Henderson/Las Vegas, NV
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man this thing kicks ass! paloaltok5 and i hit a local crawl spot for an hour or so today and this thing drove lines that my blackjack never made at all! not knocking the BJ at all but the banana flat out performs! surprisingly it climbed one steep face that ive never made before. didn't get any pics because i was too busy having fun driving a sprung rig again!
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09-27-2008, 02:46 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Wetlands
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Glad you are likin' the chassis. The chassis is working, Berg and the rims are working, HMMM, got me thinkin.  |
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09-27-2008, 09:04 AM
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| Rock Crawler  Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Esco.
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Good job on the build. A proven combo. Enjoy. Maybe I'll get out there one of these days so you can really test it.  |
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09-27-2008, 10:03 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Lakewood-Crawlerado
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the first comp I won was with a top banana-top banana for life! -looks like it will perform very well, post up some more pics of it on the rocks when you get the chance |
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09-28-2008, 12:32 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Henderson/Las Vegas, NV
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in a week i'll be hitting the rocks again to test & tune before St George UT, so ill get some then.
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