Wicked Monkey
Rock Crawler
Those wheels! Damn they're sexy. And that little mod to the hub makes a HUGE difference. Nice.
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Dravpnir's 2014 "Standard sized" Berg
- Thread starter Dravpnir
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ClassiCutCustoms
RCC Addict
The weekend is saved! :mrgreen:
Oh yeah! I see a running truck on the horizon....... Those wheels are absolutely gorgeous and light!
Finally the rear axle is done. The edges on the carbon fibre plate has been filed and sealed with some CA glue. In total the rear axle as seen in the pictures weights 350.2 g (12.35 oz). Not bad at all considering the motor alone weights 200 g (7.1 oz).
And with the rear axle ready for duty I finally got a roller
I have to clock up the rear axle a bit, limit the shocks, rearrange the links etc, but I can start to see the finished crawler at the horizon
And with the rear axle ready for duty I finally got a roller
I have to clock up the rear axle a bit, limit the shocks, rearrange the links etc, but I can start to see the finished crawler at the horizon
Quick update.
Skins finally printed and mounted. Discovered that 2 of my gears were bad, so I am now waiting for replacements.
Total weight without battery 1621 g (3.57 lb) and that with about 50 g (1.76 oz) knuckle weights on each front tire.
Skins finally printed and mounted. Discovered that 2 of my gears were bad, so I am now waiting for replacements.
Total weight without battery 1621 g (3.57 lb) and that with about 50 g (1.76 oz) knuckle weights on each front tire.
ClassiCutCustoms
RCC Addict
Looking very nice there...... Will it make it on the rocks before the snow like you hoped?
It will be a close call... There came down some snow/rain mixture tonight. The weather guys says that the snow wont come yet, but how often are they right?
It all depends on how fast I get my replacement gears I guess. They left the states 15/11 so hopefully they will be here soon.
Edit: It seems that the gears for just a couple of minutes go cleared customs here in Sweden
It all depends on how fast I get my replacement gears I guess. They left the states 15/11 so hopefully they will be here soon.
Edit: It seems that the gears for just a couple of minutes go cleared customs here in Sweden
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It seems that the gears for just a couple of minutes go cleared customs here in Sweden
Just shout out loud if there will be some ice crawling this weekend! 8)
obebaldone1
Rock Crawler
I love the look of this rig. So many killer parts on it.
But what about me then? I'm not even close to finished with my rig
I will give you both a shout when I am ready for some crawling. I have received the gears, but atm I am lacking the time and energy to install them.
Thanks
Yeah, I choose the products I really liked and now I am just trying to breath some life back in to my wallet ;-)
This crawler will be my "go to crawler" for next season, but I have not abandoned my lightweight project.
Actually, next week I will hopefully post the first pictures of "Dravpnir tries to build something light, part II". The gear boxes are totally redesigned, there will be new tiny axle tubes, home brewed axle shafts, etc. All in a wonderful mix of carbon fibre, titanium, delrin and aluminum 8)
Master Basher
Rock Crawler
barry's berg in a box option is sick. I bought one a couple months ago at ecc and it crawls up anything. the chassis is very stoutly made from 2mm thick cf and the gearboxes are amazing. I contemplate buying another set of gearboxes from him weekly. His pricing is amazing, and the design saves a ton of work over a stock gearbox for the servo mounting behind the axle.
I'm a huge fan if you couldn't tell.
I'm a huge fan if you couldn't tell.
Right now I feel that it is not the rig that sets the limits... rather the driver :ror:
The Berg in a box option, or other vendors that allows you to buy most of the parts from one source, is really nice when you have to ship it over the pond
Hopefully I will get some upgrades to this rig in a week, or two and then some more when the funds are in place
gooserools
Newbie
Right now I feel that it is not the rig that sets the limits... rather the driver :ror:
The Berg in a box option, or other vendors that allows you to buy most of the parts from one source, is really nice when you have to ship it over the pond
Hopefully I will get some upgrades to this rig in a week, or two and then some more when the funds are in place
Looking nice.
Got some stuff incoming to mine as well. and hoping for ur new gerbox design.
Thanks, it is a slow project but hopefully it will be done this year.
Got these ones from ittybitty and got the bearings from dlux today so time to mount them up. When the funds allow it, they will have company of some brass loaded knuckle weights
Got time to clean the gears and test mounted the axles. I am still waiting on my new chassis and the season here in Sweden is almost over, so I am in no hurry really and would rather take my time to assemble the axles properly.
A wonderfull mix of different materials
Axles test assembled.
Almost forgot the knuckle weight holders... perhaps it was intentional as they do not follow the color scheme
Last picture of tonight, the front and rear together
A wonderfull mix of different materials
Axles test assembled.
Almost forgot the knuckle weight holders... perhaps it was intentional as they do not follow the color scheme
Last picture of tonight, the front and rear together
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