Jeremy's RCC Giveaway Wraith Kit Build
 

As some of you may or may not know, I won the RCC Win It Before You Can Buy It Wraith Giveaway.

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My plan is to build this truck and run it in the Crawler Innovations G6 Scale event this coming weekend. It will be cutting it close, but I think I can do it! :ror:

Badger shipped out the kit quickly and I got it on Wednesday evening. I immediately tore into the box!
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Specs:
Wraith Kit
Lunsford LCC Lower Links
MIP Driveshafts
Axial Overdrive/Underdrive gears
Losi Xcelorin 17.5T, MMP1C, CCBEC, Futaba 4PL and Rx, Blue Lipo 30C 4000mAh 3S lipos, Futaba BLS152
CAC Slash Beadlocks, R35 Ripsaws, Crawler Innovations two stage foams


Very nice tires!
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Extra goodies:
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Electronics:
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These axles are so cool! They even have bearing caps!
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Tranny:
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Drivetrain:
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Wheels and tires:
I decided to run my CAC Slash Beadlocks.
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I had to remove the nub on the hex to get my CAC wheels to work:
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These Ripsaw 35s are very nice...a sticky compound and nice size lugs. They look like they will work very well on this truck. The foams that come with them feel just like the stock Sedona foams and are the perfect size for this tire.
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Holy stock steering! :shock:
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The lunsford links were a bit short, so I used a spacer:
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I think I will need to lengthen the fronts a bit more.


Roller!
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After I took all of those pictures, I realized that I had installed the front diff in the opposite direction. A bit of a note here.....to be sure that the diffs are installed correctly, notice the Axial symbol on the cover...if it is facing upward, then you have them installed incorrectly.

I also installed a few o-rings on the rods ends of the tie rod...this really helped eliminate a LOT of the slop in the stock steering setup:
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A bit more work, and we are ready for the CI G6 Event this weekend!
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Awesome buildup so far Jeremy. Mine should be here tomorrow since I gave the RTR version to my 15 year old for his birthday. These things are too much fun!"thumbsup"

looking good jeremy!
sexy black!"thumbsup"

Thanks Ryan! Yeah, I was driving it around the house last night and it should be a blast! The only part I am missing is a long sensor wire....I plan to hit up the LHS on the way up to Eddies today and hopefully they'll have one. The top speed on this truck is perfect, but without that wire, the low speed is somewhat glitchy.

Thanks! Yeah, I like the simple colors on my trucks...:ror:

I had a blast with this truck at the Crawler Innovations G6 Cash Comp this past weekend! I stripped the spur pretty quickly, but replaced it with a 32p setup (thanks michael "thumbsup") and beat on the truck the rest of the weekend with zero breakage!

Anyway, onto some pics:
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The course:
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Another run a bit later that night:
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Looks great, just needs some RCC stickers!

Cool build Jeremy. Looks like you spared no time beating on this rig!

I agree! I dug through my pile of stickers before I left, but I couldnt find any....can I only get those from HH?

Thanks Shane! These trucks are an absolute BLAST to drive!

Holmes Hobbies is the only one that sells them. I need to look around here I know I had a few of the sheets we gave away at Nats.

Congratulations on the kit's win man! truck is looking great so far."thumbsup"

Awesome! If you find some, let me know how much $..."thumbsup"

Thanks! It sure is a fun truck to drive..."thumbsup"

Sweet, I like to hit one of Eddie's comps."thumbsup"

You'd have a blast! Tyler is in a nice part of Texas and Eddie has built a nice G6 course with everything from Rocks, Sand, Trails, tight turns in the trees and a few haul ass straight away's.....

Looking killer :twisted: how did the steering links hold up with the shims? I just replaces mine with Vp's steering links.

Rob

Thanks Rob! The steering had minimal flex using the o-rings, but when I bound the steering on the rocks, the plastic rod would bend. I will be building some new steering links soon. "thumbsup"

Yep mine would bend like a wet noodle :lmao: still need the alum knuckles, C's and universals are a must. The stock dogbones are almost toast......:roll:

Rob

This weekend, I picked up a set of Crawler Innovations Wraith Hood Pins:
Hood Pin Kit - Traxxas Battery Hold Down
These will make under the hood access much easier!

A few simple tools are needed:
Drill
3/32" bit
7/32" bit
#5 hex driver
3x16mm button head screws (x2)

Drill the screw holes in the chassis out with the 3/32" bit. You'll need to remove the screws in the rear hood mount bar and replace them with shorter screws, I used 16mm button heads. Drill out the hood mount holes with the 7/32" bit (this will give a tight fit around the pins, use one size larger if you want a loose fit). Use the #5 hex driver to install the pins and you are finished.

Installed pics:
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The double pin setup looks cool.

Hope you get your motor problems solved.

Thanks Eric! I think I have the motor problem figured out! "thumbsup"

Edit--Yep, I solder up the motor leads incorrectly. This is my first sensored motor and I wasnt aware that the leads needed to be soldered in any order (they dont for unsensored). I guess I got lucky when I soldered them in my LCC. Oh well, live and learn. "thumbsup"

So no more cogging problems ?