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08-05-2008, 04:57 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: seattle
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|  Hondos ICE Berg build!
Well after following Mike and Monster around at the GTG at the slab I was hooked. Jimmy and I bought a couple of kits and this is my berg!!! DSM DX3 Berg axles Modified Berg chassis mambamax esc with ccbec maxamps 11.1v lipo 2200mha 5t HolmesHobbie puller motors JR ds8711 hitec 225 for front and rear digs panther tires I am waiting for my new set of OMC Berg Mayhem beadlocks! the new ride  a little front axle tube grinding   I drilled out the axle case not the axle tube but both work great   I counter sank the holes on the inside of the case to clear the gears inside!  a little chassis mokup I cut the ends of a AX-10 chassis to stretch the berg chassis for the shocks.  I flipped the rear knuckles around and used traxxas ball ends to lock the rear out. Thanks Monster! When I clocked the rear axle the knuckles point up and out of the way of rocks. works awesome.  the front steering mokup with some slicksleeves. Waiting on my Mayhem beadlocks!!!!!  Break time :thumbsup:  The gear for the front and rear digs.  A mokup of the servo mount  finished the servo mount small and will fit really nice in the rear of the chassis  The servo mounted in the chassis lots of room.  add some #12 wire and went to town. Thanks Mike for your build up on your berg. Made wiring this thing a snap!  I added some bent lower links and slicksleeves and I need to shorten some wires but this is the chassis.  My losi body and some meats waiting on wheels and paint!  well here she is. This is a sweet running truck, super quiet, digs work flawlessly Just need practice now!  Last edited by fourxhondo; 09-01-2008 at 01:31 PM. Reason: add more info |
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08-05-2008, 05:30 AM
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It looks the goods mate, I hope you have a heap of fun with it, BTW what type of body do you have on it ??
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08-05-2008, 05:53 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Weddington
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Very nice,curious why you drilled the case not the axles,guess its all the same. Also is that set-up for front and rear dig or dig with free wheeling?
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08-05-2008, 10:54 AM
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 The dig set up is for front and rear digs, this setup works great!! | |
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08-05-2008, 11:34 AM
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Nice build but I'm also diggin the stainless workbench top  |
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08-05-2008, 02:04 PM
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I am an electrician and we remodel Safeway's and Albertsons non-stop can you believe they toss these out all day long? Just one of the Benny's. | |
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08-05-2008, 03:27 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: in the woods
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Looks great. I learned a long time ago to not hold onto thing in the drill press. Have a couple scars on my hand from that life lesson |
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08-05-2008, 11:58 PM
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| Rock Crawler  Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: PNW!!!
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Looking good Ron. It was my pleasure to get ya hooked bud. Look forward to compin' w/ya in a couple of weeks.  |
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08-06-2008, 02:20 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Australia
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Very nice mate  With your dig setup, when you dig does it lock or freewheel the opposite diff ? |
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08-06-2008, 03:05 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2007 Location: Hilo
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Looks good!!!!
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08-06-2008, 03:32 AM
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[quote=Shorty40;1291327]Very nice mate With your dig setup, when you dig does it lock or freewheel the opposite diff ?[/q It does not lock up like an r2d but it does not freewheel. I found that the esc drag break seems to do the breaking when in front or rear digs and it holds it just fine. I turned it up a notch. Its nice in what ever situation you get yourself into the digs is super smooth and quiet. NO more binding. |
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08-06-2008, 04:31 PM
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| Back at ya Mike, Quote:
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09-01-2008, 01:52 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: seattle
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Well I toss in two 5t holmeshobbies puller motors<---------------sick! 2200 maxamps lipos and some new paint I bought some solid blue rings with HONDO engraved on them from Mayhem Eng not here yet!    Well here are some pic's of the 5t pullers installed, I noticed a little less stall with 13t in front and the 3c 2200 lipos rock. The motors just clear by moving my lower links and shocks to the outside. she ran super nice with really stupid wheel speed. check out the slash The pullers fit!!!!! YAYAAA :applause:  She just clears  She looks like she hits but even at full flex no rubbing.  Looks sweet!  WHAT!!!!!!! if you could only here the background music.   |
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09-01-2008, 05:40 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: May 2008 Location: The Beautiful South
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great pics. Whats with the 5t motors? Are they brushless with insane wheelspeed like the 7t's only better? Cool build, but why is that losi body on every other berg I see? |
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09-01-2008, 07:49 AM
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very nice build hondo |
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09-01-2008, 08:27 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2007 Location: Taylors Falls just hanging with the MNRCRC crew.
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Hondo your rig is looking bad ass those pullers should provide enough wheel speed to take it off some good jumps. Right down to your devil's tail paint no detail was left undone. Good luck with it.
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09-01-2008, 08:56 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: May 2008 Location: On the rocks
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wow... a berg with a set of pullers. I like it.... I really like it. nice build up too. Have you tried exp with some different foams in those Panthers? Ive had better luck swaping them out. But then again it looks like its going good for your set up. |
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09-01-2008, 12:41 PM
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They are just like the 7t's with a little bit more wheel speed. I have both 7 and 5's and really like the 5's better. Sorry about the losi body I have not seen anything else I really like, I love the bug body but it does not seem right on the burg. Last edited by fourxhondo; 09-01-2008 at 03:49 PM. Reason: wrong info | |
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09-01-2008, 03:13 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2007 Location: Hilo
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????? Don't think so. but yeah super wheel speed!! | |
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09-01-2008, 03:29 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Not here
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Looks good!!! nice build. Whats the 1:1 ? I here the wheeling up your way is sick? Mayhem Eng. |
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