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10-14-2011, 06:52 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: laying low
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|  ~53 willys DLux Style Super Berg~
I've wanted to build a super since before I ever built a 2.2 but since none of the local clubs run them it has been hard to justify the cost...but after getting pretty board with 1.9's I could not resist... I had full intentions of building a super bully they are flat out beef and don't need $400 just in axle shafts to make them competitive..but after driving with dlux a ton these last few months he swayed me to try a berg with his tubes and parts.... With state champs in a few weeks I'm going to have to make this a 2 part build...the 1st part is just to get me going for state champs..part 2 will be all the things I don't have time to do now. Part 1 Specs go like this Chassis is a 53 willys pick up with an extended cab custom cut by dlux fab Super bergs Dlux super berg upper link mount Dlux clear gear covers Berg Super 300's front and rear with HD pins SDS 3rd's Vp knuckles Sevn knuckle weights 7980 front Hitec robo servo rear Banzai 35t 2x BRXL esc's Dlux TI links Shocks axial xr10 Hpi blast wheels machined like CI with VP slw hubs 7.75 Sedona fronts 7.75 BC's rear I knew I wanted to try the truck looking chassis...my 1:1 is a 53 willys pick up and I figured I would try and copy some of the willys lines...I really wanted it to be a single cab...BUT the cab would have been sooo short I think it would have hurt me so I added the extended section...I drew it up on some paper then gave it to erik and let him work his magic on it... my inspiration...   some old school sketching..   this is kinda a proto cut chassis...we did delrin 1st so we can work the bugs out...then we are going to cut it from some thin CF  1/32" skid     Last edited by 53 willys; 10-15-2011 at 09:31 AM. |
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10-14-2011, 06:54 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Amish Buggy PA
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Awesome looking chassis, I will be looking forward to this build.  |
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10-14-2011, 08:01 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Glendale Az
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very nice.....Erik seems to be motivating alot of people to try new things...looking forward to the build.... |
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10-14-2011, 08:16 PM
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| I wanna be Dave  Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: JERSEY BOONDOCKS
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Sweet!!
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10-14-2011, 09:02 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: 801
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I can't wait to see it!!! |
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10-14-2011, 09:03 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Houston, TX
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Awesome!
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10-14-2011, 11:41 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: AZ
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Nice man. Its about time. |
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10-15-2011, 03:48 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Here
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No Bullys Mark? You need a time out!!!  |
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10-15-2011, 08:22 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: laying low
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John It might turn into a bully if these bergs don't hold up ...even with super 300 they still seem a bit sketchy if you ask me... I bought the axles used and they already had a broken HD pinI don't beat me rigs but reliability is important to me..I know bully's are super reliable.. |
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10-15-2011, 08:27 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Tulsa
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Looks good man like that a lot.
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10-15-2011, 09:09 AM
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thanks guys I'm real excited about this build up....but I'm sure driving this thing is gonna be a huge learning curve... | |||||||
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10-15-2011, 09:21 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: 801
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You'll have it down in no time!!! I was finally starting to get a feel for driving mine after only 2 packs. It's more of a mental thing. Just stop thinking about it and drive.  Once you get over how awesome rear steer is, it gets easier. | |
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10-15-2011, 09:56 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: laying low
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I narrowed my blast wheels at work....of course if you have lathe access it makes life much easier!! need to thank super shafty for the great how to vid...and CI for the machined lip and vp hub ideas some metric bolt action and thick fender washers...   cut the outer lip off..   mark your next cut with some tape just like super shafty's vid  machine a lip the same width as the bead surface you cut off....not pretty....but should be SUPER strong and it works great!!!  perfect!!  now its time to add the vp hubs... I used a 90* angle air grinder and a sanding disk to sand off the 17mm hex    I went to just a hair over 1.5"  |
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10-15-2011, 10:56 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Saint Charles
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Sick Start for a super, Nice work so far. |
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10-16-2011, 02:54 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: salt lake city
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Looks like a great start to something I have never seen before, great looking chassis Idea, looks to be a one of a kind.
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10-16-2011, 11:37 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Apple Valley,CA
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Wow thats a great list of parts this thing should be awesome. I especially like the looks of your chassis since it is different from all the ones you see but do you think you will get a lot of flex in the area between the rear of the cab and the rear shock mounts? It looks a bit thin and may be susceptible to breakage in that area with the kind of weight/falls supers have to endure. |
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10-16-2011, 04:19 PM
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yes I'm very concerned about flex with this delrin version...the original thought was that if Dlux cuts this from CF it will be stiff and ridged enough.. the delrin was just a cheaper way to test the cut/chassis...I'm pretty sure I will end up having the CF version cut with full rear section not cut out on the sides like the delrin...and I will also be adding some extra braces back there...but I will go ahead and get the mock up done with the delrin version for now.... | |||
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10-16-2011, 07:55 PM
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10-18-2011, 11:51 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: laying low
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Started mocking up some links....I really need to get moving if I want to have this done in time....Those rear uppers are 8.5" eye2eye!!! its gonna take a lot of TI to make these links!! |
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10-18-2011, 12:04 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Houston, TX
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Nice! I dig that front tie rod! |
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