04-10-2013, 09:21 PM | #1 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Casper
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| NOT lightweight!
I saw a 7.5+lb Wraith get blown over last Sunday. Lightweight doesn't fly around here... or rather, yeah, it does. In bad ways. Anyways, here's what I'm building around the V1 Berg axles I picked up. It really should be a bit wider but, I'll get there, eventually. This is my 1st attempt at building my own truck from the ground up. Should still cost half what my SCX did with upgrades and perform twice as well. |
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04-10-2013, 10:03 PM | #2 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Spokane Valley
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| Re: NOT lightweight!
Should be interesting, better through every strong product there is at those axles! What weight are you shooting for?
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04-10-2013, 10:34 PM | #3 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Casper
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I'm not trying for anything, really. Probably around 5.5 already. This will not be a comp rig. I don't compete and I doubt it's legal. Body is too short. Gonna stick an HPI mini recon body on it. Fits perfect. I've got two HH Torquemaster Pro 35Ts on the way. Ordered 2 AE-2s because I can't find any BR-XLs, atm. Already have 2 Savox Digit 4096 servos. Here is where my problem starts. I don't know what to order for gears to go in these. I've read on here that I might be ok for quite a while on the stock gears. I know I want replacement parts handy though so where do I get them? I've read that I will need Super 300s, as well but, not sure where to find those, either. Any other "strong product" you'd recommend? Chassis is .090 304L SS so it's plenty strong enough. Links are also SS. |
04-10-2013, 10:58 PM | #4 |
Wanna get? Gotta want. Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: SLC, UT
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I now have all stock and SDS 2nd and 3rds on my site that I will stock regularly. I should have them shipping any day now but am taking orders now. |
04-10-2013, 11:11 PM | #5 |
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04-10-2013, 11:18 PM | #6 |
Wanna get? Gotta want. Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: SLC, UT
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Thanks man! I will have it all out as soon as it hits my door step.
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04-10-2013, 11:23 PM | #7 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Casper
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Cool. I'm waiting on a bunch of other stuff, too. Might have a unique solution to mounting shocks on links. |
04-11-2013, 01:38 PM | #8 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: In the Dark Edges of your Mind
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Digging it. Should be an awesome hill climber. There was a thread in here a few months back where a guy built Berg Axles with no rules in mind and threw an FJ body on there. It turned out really awesome!
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04-11-2013, 07:43 PM | #9 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Casper
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Thanks! Glad I'm not the only one not afraid to color outside the lines. |
04-11-2013, 08:02 PM | #10 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Little Compton RI
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Yeah man, lets see where this goes! I love building for the sake on doing something different, usually ends up something awesome. I have a great MOA jeep that I did, the thing is super fun to drive. |
04-11-2013, 08:39 PM | #11 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Casper
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Now, I'm bummed. Just cut through a c-clip on a brand new set of g-made shocks. Freaking dull x-acto blade. Just moved and haven't found my spares, yet. |
04-11-2013, 10:44 PM | #12 |
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| Re: NOT lightweight! That's 1tuff40's truck replicated off a local tuff truck, it's a boss. It turned out great, he used the berg axles as they were a closer fit to the real thing. This build sounds good. |
04-11-2013, 11:31 PM | #13 |
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04-11-2013, 11:37 PM | #14 | |
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1tuff40's 40 series 2.2 scaler That's AWESOME! | |
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04-12-2013, 12:48 PM | #16 |
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04-12-2013, 04:11 PM | #17 |
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04-16-2013, 11:07 PM | #18 |
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04-29-2013, 09:50 PM | #19 |
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Gotta run to the LHS tomorrow and hope they have all the connectors I need but, it's getting close. Ignore the Tamiya plug. I didn't know any better when I built my SCX, which I borrowed the esc from to get this rolling. Also replacing the esc bullets with 4mm set to match the motor plugs I already meticulously (re-)learned how to solder on... Still waiting on a reply from the supplier (NOT Holmes Hobbies!!) but one of the br-xl's had a servo plug coated in epoxy from the waterproofing, I assume. Crappy pic but the shiny shit is not letting me plug anything in there. |
04-30-2013, 11:43 PM | #20 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Casper
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LHS didn't have any pass-thru Deans or the correct Y-adaptor, so I made my own. Need to mount the body somehow, and I may add some protection over the electronics but, it runs! 18" WB 23.83" OAL on 2.2 Iroks/Axial beadlocks 12.25" OAW using 1" wideners Torquemaster Expert Motors and Torquemaster brxl ESCs (WP'd), 35T on 3s Savox 1231sg Servos soon to be running 6V when I get the 20A BEC back from being "assembled" 85mm GMade XD Piggyback shocks V1 Bergs, unmodified, running 15T pinions home-made links using Traxxas ends home-made chassis using scrap from work Apologies for the crappy pics. I need a new cell-phone... or a camera. Last edited by KJ10; 05-05-2013 at 07:32 PM. |
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