Alex's berg take I

[AlexG]

Originally Posted by roxx

nice work alex last sunday to bad that you arrived later . nice to meet you and you have a really nice rig . i hope we get another comp before may and with good weather this time

Thanks Serge, finger crossed









I was able to put a couple of packs today in my local spot were I run most of the time. I know every line pretty well so I could run the berg and compare.

Overall I'm very pleased. Sidilling ability are just a world appart from my losi moa and descend are much easier to deal with. But there's some area where I can see the benifit of the scrub I had with a losi. But these lines just need a different approach. Erik told me you'll kick your ass for having so much time with the losi. After a couple of packs I can tell he was right.

I feel like I found the amount of KW the truck need so I decided to do a weight breakdown





2.28oz


1.619lbs


11.827oz


6.13oz




I'll give my chassis a 2013 revamp this week end

[AlexG]

I made a spare set of front upper just in case so here's how I do mine.

Jato rod end drilled and tapped m6. Jato's for a bigger bondig area and tapped for the epoxy to grip in. No need to pin em.




5mm tube 3.5 ID. They're very strong and stiff.




I got different lenght of upper to test and try to see what works best. The one currently on the truck have the same length as the lower.









Here's the geo I'm starting with. So far nothing weird or strange handling.








Riding at 90mm fully drooped

[Tgreer]

Run it like that and see what you think! I would suggest trying a couple of experiments.

1. Move the shocks to the top hole on your axle!
2. It may already be as low as you can get it, but try to get your upper links mounted as low as possible on the axle end.
3. Also experiment with moving your front upper links, by moving them up or down one hole at the chassis!

Great work, keep it up!!!

[douwe]

Looking good Alex.. The 2013 mod...
Im also doing that to the SuDu pro.

[ittybitty]

Originally Posted by Tgreer

1. Move the shocks to the top hole on your axle!

He does have some longer rod ends on the shocks...if lowering the truck is what you're after that'd be the easiest place to start...

[Jeepkid]

Badass, nuf said.

[AlexG]

Originally Posted by Tgreer

Run it like that and see what you think! I would suggest trying a couple of experiments.

1. Move the shocks to the top hole on your axle!
2. It may already be as low as you can get it, but try to get your upper links mounted as low as possible on the axle end.
3. Also experiment with moving your front upper links, by moving them up or down one hole at the chassis!

Great work, keep it up!!!

The shocks will not move but I'll play with upper links later when the weather gets hotter.

Originally Posted by douwe

Looking good Alex.. The 2013 mod...
Im also doing that to the SuDu pro.

Thanks Douwe, yup I saw it

Originally Posted by ittybitty

He does have some longer rod ends on the shocks...if lowering the truck is what you're after that'd be the easiest place to start...

Good eyes

Originally Posted by Jeepkid

Badass, nuf said.

Thanks










I had some 1mm material left and decided to give it another go to test if the reviewed nose hold up and reviewed my doubler to get more support.

V1.6
V1.65
V1.71



I took bad 6ft fall straight on the roof and it held up so I think the revisions worked.








I'm running thicker side panels for a little more durability. They give a little extra protection from wear to the edges of the chassis and also a noticeable extra rigidity.

The truck is now in full pig mode at 3.9lbs, loaded with weights for more forward bias and it's working better and feels light enough for me so I'll leave it as it is.

[Sir Steven]

A very nice car.

The 2013 mod is looking great.

At the moment I am collecting my parts for your chassis.

[Tgreer]

That shorter cab looks bad a$$! Your skins turned out great as well!

[GEARSCIENCE]

nice! i think i like the view you have better tho

[Hittman]

Very sick bro. The 2013 cab looks great. Panels are sick as well

[AlexG]

Originally Posted by roodstreepje

A very nice car.

The 2013 mod is looking great.

At the moment I am collecting my parts for your chassis.

Thanks Steven, let me know how it goes

Originally Posted by Tgreer

That shorter cab looks bad a$$! Your skins turned out great as well!

Originally Posted by Hittman

Very sick bro. The 2013 cab looks great. Panels are sick as well

Thanks guys the red of the cab is leaning on the pink side under
certain lighting

Originally Posted by GEARSCIENCE

nice! i think i like the view you have better tho

Thanks man, I enjoy wrenching oustide but it's freaking cold right now.





Found some small bearings in my box and added them to the "skid"

[JeremyH]

VERY nice work Alex!

This shot looks bad ass! Like a super.

Originally Posted by AlexG

[Hittman]

Originally Posted by AlexG

Found some small bearings in my box and added them to the "skid"

Smart man

[AlexG]

Originally Posted by JeremyH

VERY nice work Alex!

This shot looks bad ass! Like a super.

Thanks Jeremy , I agree that now it looks like Erik's super.

Originally Posted by Hittman

Smart man

Here's one vid in my local spot, nothing fancy. Wet rock but I'm slowly getting used to the truck.

[GEARSCIENCE]

great video it looks like shes working great!

[ittybitty]

Just curious what your current foam setup is front and rear?

Great looking truck!!

[AlexG]

Originally Posted by GEARSCIENCE

great video it looks like shes working great!

Thanks buddy

Originally Posted by ittybitty

Just curious what your current foam setup is front and rear?

Great looking truck!!

I played a bit with foams and this is what I'm running.

With fresh unsipped rover.

Front: 5.0DD with soft outer and soft tuning ring( with my heavy setup medium tuning ring)
Rear: 5.0DD with medium outer.

Worn out and heavy sipped rover's.

Front: 5.25DD with soft outer.
Rear: 5.25DD with soft outer and medium tuning ring.

[Sir Steven]

Nice video Alex!

I really need to come to Brussels for a day of crawling.

[AlexG]

Originally Posted by roodstreepje

Nice video Alex!

I really need to come to Brussels for a day of crawling.

Thanks Steven,

Brussels or Hoei if you're ready for a longer trip, but there's a ton more rock there.








Here's one short clip, I tried different tires combo and leopard work best in my local spot. More controlled, turning sharper and more grippy. And they don't keep dirt like rover's or pin. I'll stiffen up a touch the front foam.



I changed my rear springs for softer springs. I tried pink but they where definately too soft and red too hard. So I swapped some RC18 short silver and so far so good. I just need stiffer oil in front.

I played links a bit too and ended up lowering the front upper at the chassis and the rear lower at the axle. I also swapped some shorter rear upper.

Overall I feel like it's more controlled.