Bergsta

[Hulksta]

Its very cool.. cant say there is anything like it on the market either

Started cutting parts today between jobs... im getting excited

[KJ10]

5!?! shocks? Got me curious.

[Hulksta]

Been a long time coming but pics and details on the way and at the same time chassis are getting built for team drivers... things are going to get interesting real soon as the Bergsta gets a new lease on life!

Cheers
Dan

[Hulksta]

I best start this by going back to the tear down of a very tired bergsta :(

[Hulksta]

I best start this by going back to the tear down of a very tired bergsta :(

[Hulksta]

Well used brOOd stubbies... :(



Just before giving them a full reco


Some of what i kept cleaned ready for reworking


Some of you will remember the berg gears i machined.. they are now in retirement


The replacements rcbros (William might remember how long ago i bought these, been sitting here the whole time)


In with teflon grease


And the axles ready for a new life/chassis








I also made some new link mounts (testing has been fun, i managed to snap a Ti screw but mount is still holding great)

[Hulksta]

I'll round this story up tonight with a pic for recent testing.. it was in the wet and the rig was ripping it up!

[Diamond D]

Good to see you back at it Dan.

[chevotafun]

Holy rusted Stubbies bud
those poor motors :(

[EddieO]

They are coated with gun bluing, so touching them up is fairly easy.....a light coat of oil every so often keeps the rust off.

I think you need a pair of Nexus for this rebuild

Later EddieO

[Hulksta]

Cheers Dave!

Yeah we do alot of coastal crawling so sadly takes its toll on things... this set of stubbies have been to hell and back, the power/speed is great for jumping rocks yet smooth down low... i managed to take out two local championships with these motors in 2013 then took a break over 2014.

Yes EddieO! Ive been drooling over the new motors and will be in touch very soon as get some funds plus this new chassis deserves a special motor

Cheers
Dan

[LAY80N]

Brotato

Maybe you should post up the video of you "Chassis Integrity" testing from the other day

[Hulksta]

Hey brotato!! I didnt get any vid myself, will have to get some though

[Hulksta]

Ok enough with the teasing i guess

Over the last 12months this chassis has transformed though v1, v2 and the now final v3... It was an idea ive had for a long time but it took alot of design work and smart thinking to get it to work, three key things i wanted 1.limited trade offs for the feature in the chassis 2.must operate fast and easy for comps to make best use of the feature 3.must take a beating!

And i must say that im really wrapped with the outcome

Now before i get to the final design I'll shoot up some pics ive taken along the way with the first lot of proto's....

[Hulksta]

And this is the final

I present the Riddler....





Now if you havent already worked it out the chassis uses a 5th shock in the centre, the way it works is as the chassis bellys up on rocks the weight of the axles drop the front end allowing extra clearance When i first thought of this i was thinking of using a servo but it adds more weight and an extra control the user would need to operate.. with this it works and you just need to drive and worry about the win!

[Hulksta]

Bearings in the front to keep it smooth

[Hulksta]

This is suspension only lift.. i forgot to get a pic of lift with 5th shock so you'll need to wait for that lol






And 3 generations of Hulksta Engineering pro chassis This was a day out with some of the team drivers..


And some of the sweet coastal rock we get to crawl on

[winnerone23]

Pretty cool stuff Dan! I think it deserves its own thread..

[FLOKI-81]

The rocks looks kinda like the same place we here in Norway have to crawl on,,great to crawl down by the sea,,,
lots off great places...
And I must say that riddler chassis looks great to..
Looks like people think alot on the chassis these days,,
have gotten some pretty awsome chassises the last years..
I think about the SUDU Pro,, Remedy 3.5,, Reptile,,executioner and now youre riddler...

[chevotafun]

Wow pretty cool spot you got there Dan.

Good to see you back at it Bud