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Old 06-02-2011, 04:46 PM   #1
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Here we go!

I received mine yesterday and have been having a blast since. I ran it at one of our local scale spots. I ran it fully submerged for quite awhile. After about a half hour of running constantly in water the motor let go on me. Most likely this was due to the dirty dirty water we were running in.



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Old 06-02-2011, 04:46 PM   #2
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Current Setup
Front Axle
Vanquish C-hubs
Vanquish Knuckles
Panhard Kit
Brake Kit *Soon to be released*
Futaba BLS157 Servo
Vanquish Drag Link
Vanquish Tie Rod
Vanquish Smooth Diff Cover
Axial Universals
Axial Servo Horn for Futaba Servo
Stage 3 1-piece locker - No longer available.

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Vanquish Lockouts
Brake Kit *Soon to be released*
Vanquish Smooth Diff Cover
Stock straight axles
Stage 3 1-piece locker - No longer available.

Rolling Stock
Vanquish SLW V1
Vanquish 350 hubs
R35 Axial Ripsaws
Stock Foams Stock
No weight Stock

Transmission
Robinson Racing Idler Gear
Robinson Racing Final Gear
15 tooth 32 pitch Traxxas Pinion
60 tooth 32 pitch Kimbrough Spur Gear

Driveshafts
MIP CVD Driveshafts for AX10 without dig
Traxxas driveshaft pins

Suspension
Vanquish Upper Links x 2
Vanquish Lower Links x 2
Proline Powerstroke front shocks for Slash x 2
DLUX machined shock balls

Chassis and Body
Custom Chassis by the DMG using Wraith Skid
Stock Wraith Interior
MadDogRC 5" Light Bar
Team 3six seats and scale acc.
Axial Light buckets for use in rear light bar

Power and Control
Tekin Pro4 3300kv Motor
Mamba Max Pro ESC
Castle Creations BEC PRO
Futaba 4PKS
Futaba R614FF RX (included with 4PKS)

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sounds good harley is that bone stock?
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Here we go!

I received mine yesterday and have been having a blast since. I ran it at one of our local scale spots. I ran it fully submerged for quite awhile. After about a half hour of running constantly in water the motor let go on me. Most likely this was due to the dirty dirty water we were running in.
You got yours straight from axial right?
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You got yours straight from axial right?
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Yes I did.
Well since the 20t croaked now you have a good excuse for a brushless system!
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I like your Wraith better than Jason's.
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I like your Wraith better than Jason's.
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I like your Wraith better than Jason's.


I'm not used to a Harley thread with a pic on the first post.
Maybe the world really is coming to an end.
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So it has been a busy couple of days since I got the truck. I will give my first thoughts on the truck so far.

Chassis: The chassis is very rigid but forgiving to extreme hits. The skid plate is very large but does a nice job of packaging everything. The upper and lower link mounts being attached to the skid make this a very easy truck to work on (I'll get to that later).


Suspension: The shocks that come on the truck will be familiar to many people already. Mine came out of the box leak free and after a bunch of hard bashing they stayed that way. However, the links will be familiar to many people as well. This is one area I see much room for improvement. They bend easily which greatly helps reduce breakage, this is not the problem though. The problem is the fact that they lose their shape quickly.

Electronics: The stock electronics exceeded my expectations for a RTR truck. I have owned MANY Axial RTR's but this is the first one I have had that uses the new AE2 ESC and 2.4 radio system. The radio feels much more solid than most cheaper radios. Comparing it side by side to an RC4WD radio it simply blows it away as far as the feel of quality. The ESC also surprised me. It handled being completely submerged for extended periods of time and never gave me as much as a flinch.

If you plan on running 3s lipo however, an external BEC is a must.

Drivetrain: I'm in love with these axles. The style is perfect for us. Scale style, great width, proven AX10 series gears and the new XR10 style knuckles. The new CVD style driveshafts held up well to the stock power. The transmission will be familiar to pretty much anyone in the RC crawling scene with a slight twist. Lots of upgrades out there for us already.


Wheels and tires: The stock setup looks and works good. I love the tires, they really do well in the wet and mud. The sticker R35 compound will be a good upgrade for the rocks though. The wheels are non beadlock but do a good job of fitting the style of the rig.

Body/panels: The rig has a cool trail truck style that will open up a lot of options for people (see later posts )
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Well since the 20t croaked now you have a good excuse for a brushless system!
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It's because I beat him to posting it by 2 minutes!
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Yeah yeah, Keatwo already covered this.

Lets see it on some some jumps!
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I'm not used to a Harley thread with a pic on the first post.
Maybe the world really is coming to an end.
The sky will turn orange and awesome will rain down on all of you
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Yeah yeah, Keatwo already covered this.

Lets see it on some some jumps!
We shot a bunch of video last night at the Falls. I'm going to try and edit it together quick.
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Im assuming you waterproofed the axial esc but left the radio alone in the stock "water resistant" box?
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Im assuming you waterproofed the axial esc but left the radio alone in the stock "water resistant" box?
No, I didn't do anything. The ESC runs just fine completely underwater.
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So after frying the motor last night I headed over to Freq E Designz to start doing some work on making this truck look different than the rest. We didn't get my skinz finished up but we did get the templates created. Really just need to come up with what theme I am going to go with on this truck.



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How about a collage of self portraits?


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