My first berg build (my first build thread)

[jdacus]

on to the goodies

2 ESCs: hobby king (unknown)
2 motors: (radio shack motors) allso know as i WILL NOT TELL YOU!!!!!!
Chassis: CKRC rock-it
tires: HB rovers (with allso know as i WILL NOT TELL YOU!!!!!! weights
rims: HPI 4 spoke wheels
radio: stick
servos: hobby king (unknown)
shocks: sick CKRC aluminum shocks

here are the pics

http://s591.photobucket.com/albums/ss357/jdacus/

there will be more later today when i get a roller setup

[samaruki]

Why so much (unknown and WILL NOT TELL YOU!!!!!! )
us newbies need to know what you are doing so we don't make the same mistake when we build ares.

Be interested to see how that chassis works out, haven't seen any builds around that one on here.

And show some close up picks of your electrical set-up please as that part gets passed over most of the time.

Anyway I will be checking in on your progress and enjoy...

so far I have only purchased a Futaba 4pk radio for my first ever build. I will be getting 2 esc and motors next.

[jdacus]

the reason why is because if i let the secret out i will not have a prototype berg crawler

[M_ENERGY]

what part of it is prototype? . . . :?

[jdacus]

Originally Posted by M_ENERGY

what part of it is prototype? . . . :?

the prototypte part sorry for not sharing but im not going to tell you not a single person on this earth untill they tear my crawler apert

[jdacus]

here are some more pics

http://s591.photobucket.com/albums/ss357/jdacus/

[Miller Tyme]

Originally Posted by M_ENERGY

what part of it is prototype? . . . :?

I bet he won't tell !!

[Colby]

the dual radio shack esc thing scares me a little bit. Also, your going to regret glueing those rovers on those POS wheels. If I were you I would JB weld a aluminum hex into them, if you do not they will strip, and if you run a plastic hex, and if those motors have any kinds of balls at all with a lipo you will mess those plastic hexes up.

other than that the truck looks pretty cool, cant wait to see how the build goes

[jdacus]

Originally Posted by ColbyTheKid

the dual radio shack esc thing scares me a little bit. Also, your going to regret glueing those rovers on those POS wheels. If I were you I would JB weld a aluminum hex into them, if you do not they will strip, and if you run a plastic hex, and if those motors have any kinds of balls at all with a lipo you will mess those plastic hexes up.

other than that the truck looks pretty cool, cant wait to see how the build goes

im a little scared how the ESCs will work to (wink wink) and no i dont have plastic hexes but trust me i tested the motors on the axle and they do have some power

[Colby]

Originally Posted by jdacus

im a little scared how the ESCs will work to (wink wink) and no i dont have plastic hexes but trust me i tested the motors on the axle and they do have some power

Ah, well if you have the berg hexes you might want to JB weld them in. I tried the HPI mesh wheels when I didnt have the money to grab some good beedlocks and I kicked my self in the arse for it come comp day. all 4 stripped within the first 5 mins I drove it

[jdacus]

Originally Posted by ColbyTheKid

Ah, well if you have the berg hexes you might want to JB weld them in. I tried the HPI mesh wheels when I didnt have the money to grab some good beedlocks and I kicked my self in the arse for it come comp day. all 4 stripped within the first 5 mins I drove it

jake at CKRC the most famous foot in the nation runs the same wheels mabe he did the same thing................. so :?

[Colby]

The most famous foot in the nation? what? How come Ive never heard of him?
I just got some of these:


You really should look into some good beedlocks. Those wheels seriously will not hold up to a berg.. Im sorry to say

[jdacus]

Originally Posted by ColbyTheKid

The most famous foot in the nation? what? How come Ive never heard of him?
I just got some of these:


You really should look into some good beedlocks. Those wheels seriously will not hold up to a berg.. Im sorry to say

those are some NICE rims but im never going to have them but how much are they

[Colby]

I paid 80 bucks for mine from MayhemEng. Hes a vendor here on RCC, and a great guy at that. You should check him out. He has a deal on the mayhem 7's right now for 80 bucks and they look awesome The only time I ever ran some mayhems I got a 7th place finish. Man I was stoaked, but I had borrowed the wheels, and now Im about to have the same wheels I got that finish with

[jdacus]

Originally Posted by ColbyTheKid

I paid 80 bucks for mine from MayhemEng. Hes a vendor here on RCC, and a great guy at that. You should check him out. He has a deal on the mayhem 7's right now for 80 bucks and they look awesome The only time I ever ran some mayhems I got a 7th place finish. Man I was stoaked, but I had borrowed the wheels, and now Im about to have the same wheels I got that finish with

but do you run in comps a lot

[Colby]

Originally Posted by jdacus

but do you run in comps a lot

yessir, my local group has a comp every month, and Ive managed to make it to every single one this season

[jdacus]

but is you JB weild the hexes in the wheels will they work untill i get new ones

[Colby]

Yeah, they may give you a comp or two, maybe more

[jdacus]

Originally Posted by ColbyTheKid

Yeah, they may give you a comp or two, maybe more

just how hard do u drive your berg on a scale of 1 to 10

[Colby]

Originally Posted by jdacus

just how hard do u drive your berg on a scale of 1 to 10

Prob break that scale. When Im just messing around, I try to make the worst that can happen, happen. Cliff diving, backflipping, wheelies, twisting, binding. All that. During a comp, Im pretty cautious and slow to make sure Im watching what Im doing, which is the way you want to be.