Harley's Mighty SCX 1.9 Wraith
 

Recently Mighty1 posted a thread rebuilding his 1.9 Wraith based truck, but instead of the typical way of putting SCX axles under a Wraith chassis he decided to adapt a SCX chassis to the cage. So simple! His thread can be found here --> CLICK!

So last night while working in the shop I grabbed some pieces from the parts piles and started to throw something together.

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Here is an intro video to the project.

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Re: Harley's Mighty SCX 1.9 Wraith
 

The basis of this build is easy of building and easy access. Steve integrated a flip top, making everything under the chassis super easy to access.

For my version I made an incredibly simple bracket to mount the cage off of. A piece of 16 gauge steel with two little bends and 4 holes. 10 minutes worth of work.

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It mounts to the rear most hole of the chassis.

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The cage lays down on the chassis at a nice height.

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But the best part is that it flips right up.

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Now there was a little work done to make sure that everything cleared the SCX shock hoops. I wanted to use these hoops instead of the integrated Wraith hoops so that I could maintain the flip top. It required a little dremel work on the chassis was all.

The outer frame rails in the rear were removed. Here you can see the rough cuts.

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The front frame rails and shock mounts were also removed.

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The rear shock mount piece was removed, and then I cut off the actual shock mount pieces so I could reinstall the cross piece for extra rigidity in the chassis.

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Lastly, since the lower section of the chassis is only used to mount the Wraith skid plate, it was removed to increase clearance.

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Re: Harley's Mighty SCX 1.9 Wraith
 

For the body, at this time I am planning to use this Proline JK Wraith body. It has a nice proportional look and fits well.

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.n...2c8b6d91600f7c


The wheelbase when matching to the wheel arches sits about 11.75" total.

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.n...2c8b6d91600f7c

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Re: Harley's Mighty SCX 1.9 Wraith
 

SORRCA

Another part of this build is that now that it uses frame rails, it is easy to say that it is class 2 legal.

So from here on out, I will make sure to base my decisions on making sure I keep it legal and start raising the scale points of the truck.

Re: Harley's Mighty SCX 1.9 Wraith
 

Interesting build. Looks like fun. Especially if you can build it with mostly over the counter parts.


..Uploaded from the lab @ the C.I. Compound...

Re: Harley's Mighty SCX 1.9 Wraith
 

I'll be watching for sure. I've had this in mind since before the "Mighty Tack"... but I haven't had time in my weird ass 60+hr work weeks as of late. I'll follow your build closely.

Re: Harley's Mighty SCX 1.9 Wraith
 

Pretty cool idea

Re: Harley's Mighty SCX 1.9 Wraith
 

Will be interesting to see the final product!

Re: Harley's Mighty SCX 1.9 Wraith
 

This looks like its gonna be awesome. I got to lookin around after I read this thread and I have a the stuff lying around for this. May have to build one too.

Re: Harley's Mighty SCX 1.9 Wraith
 

I got the truck to a roller tonight, using only links I had laying around the shop. Regular G6 links for the uppers, and long and short Traxxas pushrods for the lowers to dial in the wheelbase a little closer.

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.n...8ee3e53f5053fa


I used stock SCX shocks for the time being. I'm hoping to get my final ride height down to more of a 50/50 setup however. Right now it's taller than I'd like. Granted once I get all the junk in the truck I'm sure it will drop a little.

https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.n...c159b67af56131

Re: Harley's Mighty SCX 1.9 Wraith
 

Love the 1.9 Wraith and I agree, Mighty1's SCX frame is a cool idea.

Looking forward to the awesome that this is destined for...."thumbsup"

Re: Harley's Mighty SCX 1.9 Wraith
 

Cool build... nice work
I like the combo chassis design.
And prefer the look of the 1.9 tires.

tho' your axle width looks too wide for my liking.
But then... I'm a scale addict
and even think my scx-10 axles are to wide
for true to scale proportions.

those the Wraith axles ?

look forward to your completion...
and hopefully you'll post a video of it rolling "thumbsup"

Re: Harley's Mighty SCX 1.9 Wraith
 

Probably a dumb question but I haven't seen it covered yet. What holds the wraith cage down in the front? Anything or is the hinge setup tight enough you don't have to worry about it?

Re: Harley's Mighty SCX 1.9 Wraith
 

No I just hadn't got to it until last night. Again with the theme of keeping it simple, I used the standard SCX body mounts. Easy and done. Moving on! :mrgreen:

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Re: Harley's Mighty SCX 1.9 Wraith
 

These are SCX10 axles, and for a rig like this it is more than in proportion. A trail rig build to something along this level would easily have this type of width. Not all full size rigs tuck the tires inside the wheel wells :ror:

This is with 475 or 600 front hubs, 225 rear hubs. All f which will get adjusted when the new wheels and tires come in.

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Re: Harley's Mighty SCX 1.9 Wraith
 

I have looked at your pictures and information and you have my approval. Continue on as planned.

Re: Harley's Mighty SCX 1.9 Wraith
 

Sweet, that was really holding me up!

Re: Harley's Mighty SCX 1.9 Wraith
 

No problem, anytime.

Them 1.9 Growler's look good on that chassis/body setup.

Re: Harley's Mighty SCX 1.9 Wraith
 

I put some Gladiators on order, looking forward to trying some. I really like the look.