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rottenbelly · 08-02-2010, 03:28 PM

Not gonna build this one as fast as my berg!!!
Have my chassis and links and most of my other parts.
Waiting for all the metal lockers to come in.
Gonna run some old Snipers with rovers and Nova foams.
Duratrax Vendetts shocks.
Mini sidewinder esc with Holmes Hobbies Mini torquemaster.
Hitec 645 for now.

Went ahead and got my links and Chassis mocked up.
More when the metal lockers come in.

scatterbrains · 08-02-2010, 04:13 PM

nice, curious how you build yours, mines workin great.

rottenbelly · 08-02-2010, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by scatterbrains

nice, curious how you build yours, mines workin great.

I am taking a little more time on this build. Build my wedge berg in like 5 hours the other day.
I have all the parts ordered. Gonna get it built and do some teasting and tuning!

Yours is looking good!!

scatterbrains · 08-02-2010, 04:41 PM

Cool, thanks man

rottenbelly · 08-03-2010, 07:06 PM

While i am waiting on parts i decided to fab up some steering links.
I think i had one of the earlier kits before Dons steering kits were available.
So based on his design i did a little work.

Sat down with a front axle and some paper and cut out and test fit a template.

Will have maximum throw.

Final product!!

rottenbelly · 08-04-2010, 01:31 PM

Got some much needed goodies in the mail today!

Started in on the front axle. Out with the plastic, in with the metal.

Did a little grinding to get max throw out of the knuckles. I get all the throw that the CVD's will allow.

Rear axle got a makeover also!!

Rear straight axles are a bit thicker than stockers.

Off to work on tranny and mockup!!

rottenbelly · 08-04-2010, 05:29 PM

Got the lockers put in the tranny, and mounted up.

Got the back axle mocked up. Not to crazy about mounting options with the duratrax shocks. Gonna try a rod end mod on them when parts get in.

Front setup with wheels. Mega steering!!!!

Flex seems good. Next is gonna be electronics. OH MY!!

Servo throw just clears. Get full throw both ways!

eric113 · 08-04-2010, 06:31 PM

Do you have stock mrc shocks ? Use the rod ends off them and put them on the duratrax shocks.

rottenbelly · 08-04-2010, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by eric113

Do you have stock mrc shocks ? Use the rod ends off them and put them on the duratrax shocks.

I used 2 on the front.

The others were stripped. I have some on order.
Ran into another problem. My Mamba 25 is screwed up. So i am gonna try to find a tekin b1r or another fxr.

scatterbrains · 08-04-2010, 07:06 PM

rotten, look into mini revo shock ends thats what im goin to try, the balls snap into losi shock caps and i drilled out to 3mm

rottenbelly · 08-04-2010, 07:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scatterbrains

rotten, look into mini revo shock ends thats what im goin to try, the balls snap into losi shock caps and i drilled out to 3mm

LOL, I ordered some of those to do the mod to the cap.

Should be a great shock after all the mods done to them.

rottenbelly · 08-05-2010, 10:24 AM

Wow!!! Electronics were a tight fit.!! I had to actually space the top of the chassis out a hair more to get everything in there. Stuffed a Tekin FX-R in there with a futaba rx!

Ready to go hit the rocks!!!

scatterbrains · 08-05-2010, 11:19 AM

haha yeah electronics were interesting especially with a mongoose LOL, looks good. Goin to see you at Nats i presume?

rottenbelly · 08-05-2010, 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by scatterbrains

haha yeah electronics were interesting especially with a mongoose LOL, looks good. Goin to see you at Nats i presume?

My other rig has a mongoose and i looked at it and said no way. I took the FX-r out of my scaler and put a BR-XL in it so i could get this running!!

I got my invite but unfortunatley i will be at work.

I work on a boat for 28 days at a time so it kinda kills my comping sometimes.
I am planning on crawlapalozza!!

scatterbrains · 08-05-2010, 12:02 PM

damn that sucks, but a job is good ATM LOL, mongoose wasnt too bad i weaseled one in , kinda set up like yours but RX is in the front.

eric113 · 08-05-2010, 04:20 PM

Rotten one thing Me and BOWTIE noticed when we running our SS's. We made new rear upper links the same length as the lowers, It helped really help out alot. It removed almost all our t.t.

rottenbelly · 08-05-2010, 04:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eric113

Rotten one thing Me and BOWTIE noticed when we running our SS's. We made new rear upper links the same length as the lowers, It helped really help out alot. It removed almost all our t.t.

Cool deal. Thanks for the info. I am gonna try to go run it for a bit tomorrow and see what it does. Guess i could get the test incline board out also!

rottenbelly · 08-05-2010, 05:41 PM

Been messing with the rear links and shock setup on my test board.
Started at 58 degrees and was getting wheel lift and torque twist pretty bad.

So i lowered the links on the chassis to the rear most bottom hole.
Then i outboarded the rear shocks at the axle. And added 2 preload collars on rear left shock.

Set the board to 60 degrees. Did well. climbed with a little wheel lift but seemed to need lots of steering input to stay straight.

Moved it to 62 degrees. Then added another preload spacer and sperated the upper links at the axle. Hard to see 62 in pic.

Liked this setup the best. Seemed to go up with hardly any steering input. Gonna hit the rocks with this setup.
Then gonna make a little longer uppers and try spacing them out on the chassis and a few other things.

eric113 · 08-05-2010, 05:48 PM

One more thing you make try... On the front upper links move them down to bottom hole, then try the board again.

Oh thanks for the reminder for me get angle finder app.

rottenbelly · 08-05-2010, 05:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eric113

One more thing you make try... On the front upper links move them down to bottom hole, then try the board again.

Oh thanks for the reminder for me get angle finder app.

LOL. Yep its pretty handy!!
Will try front link stuff tomorrow. Looks like i will be inside. Freaking rain!!!

08-02-2010, 03:28 PM	#1
rottenbelly Just jump it! Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Cedar City, Utah Posts: 1,947	Rottenbelly's BWD Mini wedge. Not gonna build this one as fast as my berg!!! Have my chassis and links and most of my other parts. Waiting for all the metal lockers to come in. Gonna run some old Snipers with rovers and Nova foams. Duratrax Vendetts shocks. Mini sidewinder esc with Holmes Hobbies Mini torquemaster. Hitec 645 for now. Went ahead and got my links and Chassis mocked up. More when the metal lockers come in.

08-05-2010, 05:48 PM	#19
eric113 Moderator Rule Breaker Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Austin, Tx Posts: 5,970	One more thing you make try... On the front upper links move them down to bottom hole, then try the board again. Oh thanks for the reminder for me get angle finder app. Last edited by eric113; 08-05-2010 at 05:51 PM.

08-02-2010, 04:13 PM	#2
scatterbrains RCC Addict Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: hillsborough Posts: 1,031	nice, curious how you build yours, mines workin great.

08-02-2010, 04:41 PM	#4
scatterbrains RCC Addict Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: hillsborough Posts: 1,031	Cool, thanks man

08-03-2010, 07:06 PM	#5
rottenbelly Just jump it! Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Cedar City, Utah Posts: 1,947	While i am waiting on parts i decided to fab up some steering links. I think i had one of the earlier kits before Dons steering kits were available. So based on his design i did a little work. Sat down with a front axle and some paper and cut out and test fit a template. Will have maximum throw. Final product!!

08-04-2010, 01:31 PM	#6
rottenbelly Just jump it! Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Cedar City, Utah Posts: 1,947	Got some much needed goodies in the mail today! Started in on the front axle. Out with the plastic, in with the metal. Did a little grinding to get max throw out of the knuckles. I get all the throw that the CVD's will allow. Rear axle got a makeover also!! Rear straight axles are a bit thicker than stockers. Off to work on tranny and mockup!!

08-04-2010, 05:29 PM	#7
rottenbelly Just jump it! Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Cedar City, Utah Posts: 1,947	Got the lockers put in the tranny, and mounted up. Got the back axle mocked up. Not to crazy about mounting options with the duratrax shocks. Gonna try a rod end mod on them when parts get in. Front setup with wheels. Mega steering!!!! Flex seems good. Next is gonna be electronics. OH MY!! Servo throw just clears. Get full throw both ways!

08-04-2010, 06:31 PM	#8
eric113 Moderator Rule Breaker Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Austin, Tx Posts: 5,970	Do you have stock mrc shocks ? Use the rod ends off them and put them on the duratrax shocks.

08-04-2010, 07:06 PM	#10
scatterbrains RCC Addict Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: hillsborough Posts: 1,031	rotten, look into mini revo shock ends thats what im goin to try, the balls snap into losi shock caps and i drilled out to 3mm

08-05-2010, 10:24 AM	#12
rottenbelly Just jump it! Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Cedar City, Utah Posts: 1,947	Wow!!! Electronics were a tight fit.!! I had to actually space the top of the chassis out a hair more to get everything in there. Stuffed a Tekin FX-R in there with a futaba rx! Ready to go hit the rocks!!!

08-05-2010, 11:19 AM	#13
scatterbrains RCC Addict Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: hillsborough Posts: 1,031	haha yeah electronics were interesting especially with a mongoose LOL, looks good. Goin to see you at Nats i presume?

08-05-2010, 12:02 PM	#15
scatterbrains RCC Addict Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: hillsborough Posts: 1,031	damn that sucks, but a job is good ATM LOL, mongoose wasnt too bad i weaseled one in , kinda set up like yours but RX is in the front.

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08-05-2010, 04:20 PM	#16
eric113 Moderator Rule Breaker Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Austin, Tx Posts: 5,970	Rotten one thing Me and BOWTIE noticed when we running our SS's. We made new rear upper links the same length as the lowers, It helped really help out alot. It removed almost all our t.t.

08-05-2010, 05:41 PM	#18
rottenbelly Just jump it! Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Cedar City, Utah Posts: 1,947	Been messing with the rear links and shock setup on my test board. Started at 58 degrees and was getting wheel lift and torque twist pretty bad. So i lowered the links on the chassis to the rear most bottom hole. Then i outboarded the rear shocks at the axle. And added 2 preload collars on rear left shock. Set the board to 60 degrees. Did well. climbed with a little wheel lift but seemed to need lots of steering input to stay straight. Moved it to 62 degrees. Then added another preload spacer and sperated the upper links at the axle. Hard to see 62 in pic. Liked this setup the best. Seemed to go up with hardly any steering input. Gonna hit the rocks with this setup. Then gonna make a little longer uppers and try spacing them out on the chassis and a few other things.

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