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TMXONR · 10-08-2011, 09:55 PM

Here is my Axial Wraith with Jeep Cherokee inspired body panels.

Mods:

Traxxas Big Bore shocks, long in the rear and x-long in the front with Losi white springs.
Traxxas Velineon motor and ESC
Hitec 625mg servo
STRC knuckles and c-hubs
Aluminum tierod
Revo push rods with Jato tierod ends at one end, for lower links
Modified MIP 2wd Slash CVDs for center driveshafts
Spektrum sr300 reciever
Thunder Power 65c 5300 mah 2s lipo

Now for the pictures, up first is how I modded the Slash CVD's.

Start by cutting the CVD bone in half and grind a nice bevel in them. Then take a length of 3/16 brake line (I think I used 1.5 inches). Press the two halves into the brake line until you reach the desired length.

Here is a picture of the test fit. You may notice that I am running the stock Axial CV outputs along with the MIP shafts. When trying to remove the screw pins I, like many others, broke off the tip of my allen wrench. Since I am now unable to remove the output without cuting it off, I decided to see if it would work with the MIP parts. To my supprise, the two parts worked together.

Here you will see the finished drive shafts, ESC location, and the lower links.

Now onto the Cherokee panels. I didn't like the way it looked when I tried to cut up a Proline Cherokee body to make panels, so I decided to make my own. I used the stock panels as the base and layered styrene to achieve body lines similar to a Jeep Cherokee. I also hated the stock location of the tail lights, so I moved them up into the body panels.

lagz2point0 · 10-08-2011, 09:59 PM

exactly how do those drive shafts expand or contract with suspension movement if theyre soldered solid?

ickabob · 10-08-2011, 10:00 PM

NICE....

TMXONR · 10-08-2011, 10:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lagz2point0

exactly how do those drive shafts expand or contract with suspension movement if theyre soldered solid?

They slide in the yoke on the axle.

Tydes · 10-08-2011, 10:48 PM

give us updates on how the driveshafts work

TMXONR · 10-08-2011, 10:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tydes

give us updates on how the driveshafts work

So far, they have held up great to some hard running with a 2s battery. As soon as I find a nice hill to launch up, I will try them out on 3s.

ROLANDROCKSHOP · 10-09-2011, 06:11 PM

nice gianni!

trust me guys..
if it survives gianni's punishment..
its good.

looks good man..look forward to climbing some hills here soon.

OSRC · 10-10-2011, 07:30 AM

I made a shaft like that as well, and was worried about the durability of the press fit. So before pressing them together, I coated the shafts with JBWeld - helped them "slide" together better, and then hardened up nicely. Running it with no issues at all.

TMXONR · 10-10-2011, 08:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ROLANDROCKSHOP

trust me guys..
if it survives gianni's punishment..
its good.

Truth!

Quote:

Originally Posted by OSRC

I made a shaft like that as well, and was worried about the durability of the press fit. So before pressing them together, I coated the shafts with JBWeld - helped them "slide" together better, and then hardened up nicely. Running it with no issues at all.

With the punishment that I am going to be putting this thing through, I also brazed mine together.

**BREAKAGE REPORT**

Well I did some light (for me, look a couple posts up) bashing on 3s at my house Sunday evening. I ended up killing the HS-625....twice....in about 3 hours. So, I picked up a new servo today. Maybe this one will last a little longer.

Tuffguy · 10-10-2011, 08:35 PM

Baller, look at this guy!!!!! I just replaced my stock servo with a 645!!!! Looks like I should have gotten my degree and made bank like you!

TMXONR · 10-10-2011, 09:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tuffguy

Baller, look at this guy!!!!! I just replaced my stock servo with a 645!!!! Looks like I should have gotten my degree and made bank like you!

LOL, have you been out to that area behind the Walmart off of Maumelle Blvd? From the road, it looks like a good place for some hill climbing action.

Tuffguy · 10-10-2011, 09:31 PM

I look at that place everyday that I drive into work, but I haven't been there with the rigs cuz I look at that place every time I drive into work!!!!!!

TMXONR · 10-20-2011, 07:33 PM

Here is a video of the "place" and a picture of the damage that occured.

hoghead5150 · 10-20-2011, 07:48 PM

dam. your hard on equipment

TMXONR · 10-20-2011, 08:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hoghead5150

dam. your hard on equipment

Nah, I was taking it pretty easy today. I like to see how far I can take something before it breaks and then beef it up. You should see me with a Slash

BLKXJ 96 · 10-20-2011, 08:32 PM

SC trucks and skate parks.......

Last time I took my Slash to a skate park, I almost pissed my pants laughing, so awesome!!!!

The Wraith is cool too, a little fast for me....but cool

ROLANDROCKSHOP · 10-21-2011, 05:44 AM

yeah...

abuse isnt the word for it...
its almost a sick fetish for destruction..

Pdog7 · 10-21-2011, 06:03 AM

Drive it like you stole it

C41xracer · 10-21-2011, 06:51 AM

i suprised you slash is in one piece lol

TMXONR · 10-22-2011, 06:24 PM

AXLE TUBE BEEF!!!!

I got my tubing in for beefing up the axle housings. It is 316 Stainless Seamless tube, .375" OD x .083" wall x .209" ID. I haven't actually measured it, but according to the dimensions, the ID of the tube is about .012" bigger than the bearing surface of the front axle shafts. I had to drill the tube out to have an ID of .250" for the rear axle but there is still plenty of material left.

To get the tubing to fit into the housings I had to drill them out. On the front I drilled with a 3/8" drill bit and then used a file to open up the hole a little more to achieve a tight fit for the tubing. On the rear, I drilled out the housing with a 25/64" bit. This didn't provide as tight of a fit as on the front housing, but its not so loose that the tubing just falls out.

Another thing that I did with the tubing was to drill and tap holes for the screws that hold on the truss, c-hubs and lockouts. Now I can loctite those screws in and not have to worry about them comming out.

Now for the pictures.

10-08-2011, 09:55 PM	#1
TMXONR Quarry Creeper Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bryant, AR Posts: 463	TMXONR's Cherokee Wraith Here is my Axial Wraith with Jeep Cherokee inspired body panels. Mods: Traxxas Big Bore shocks, long in the rear and x-long in the front with Losi white springs. Traxxas Velineon motor and ESC Hitec 625mg servo STRC knuckles and c-hubs Aluminum tierod Revo push rods with Jato tierod ends at one end, for lower links Modified MIP 2wd Slash CVDs for center driveshafts Spektrum sr300 reciever Thunder Power 65c 5300 mah 2s lipo Now for the pictures, up first is how I modded the Slash CVD's. Start by cutting the CVD bone in half and grind a nice bevel in them. Then take a length of 3/16 brake line (I think I used 1.5 inches). Press the two halves into the brake line until you reach the desired length. Here is a picture of the test fit. You may notice that I am running the stock Axial CV outputs along with the MIP shafts. When trying to remove the screw pins I, like many others, broke off the tip of my allen wrench. Since I am now unable to remove the output without cuting it off, I decided to see if it would work with the MIP parts. To my supprise, the two parts worked together. Here you will see the finished drive shafts, ESC location, and the lower links. Now onto the Cherokee panels. I didn't like the way it looked when I tried to cut up a Proline Cherokee body to make panels, so I decided to make my own. I used the stock panels as the base and layered styrene to achieve body lines similar to a Jeep Cherokee. I also hated the stock location of the tail lights, so I moved them up into the body panels.

10-08-2011, 09:59 PM	#2
lagz2point0 Pebble Pounder Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: schererville Posts: 169	exactly how do those drive shafts expand or contract with suspension movement if theyre soldered solid?

10-08-2011, 10:00 PM	#3
ickabob Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: murrieta Posts: 390	NICE....

10-08-2011, 10:48 PM	#5
Tydes Newbie Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Bend Posts: 26	give us updates on how the driveshafts work

10-09-2011, 06:11 PM	#7
ROLANDROCKSHOP I wanna be Dave Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: roland,ar Posts: 5,981	nice gianni! trust me guys.. if it survives gianni's punishment.. its good. looks good man..look forward to climbing some hills here soon.

10-10-2011, 07:30 AM	#8
OSRC I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Douglassville, PA Posts: 4,227	I made a shaft like that as well, and was worried about the durability of the press fit. So before pressing them together, I coated the shafts with JBWeld - helped them "slide" together better, and then hardened up nicely. Running it with no issues at all.

10-10-2011, 08:35 PM	#10
Tuffguy Gold Star Baby Momma! Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Maumelle, Ar Posts: 713	Baller, look at this guy!!!!! I just replaced my stock servo with a 645!!!! Looks like I should have gotten my degree and made bank like you!

10-10-2011, 09:31 PM	#12
Tuffguy Gold Star Baby Momma! Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Maumelle, Ar Posts: 713	I look at that place everyday that I drive into work, but I haven't been there with the rigs cuz I look at that place every time I drive into work!!!!!!

10-20-2011, 07:33 PM	#13
TMXONR Quarry Creeper Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bryant, AR Posts: 463	Here is a video of the "place" and a picture of the damage that occured.

10-20-2011, 07:48 PM	#14
hoghead5150 Rock Crawler Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: poteau Posts: 996	dam. your hard on equipment

10-20-2011, 08:32 PM	#16
BLKXJ 96 Rock Crawler Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Michigan Posts: 895	SC trucks and skate parks....... Last time I took my Slash to a skate park, I almost pissed my pants laughing, so awesome!!!! The Wraith is cool too, a little fast for me....but cool

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10-21-2011, 06:03 AM	#18
Pdog7 TN State Champ 11,12,13 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: KTM Talk.com Posts: 1,796	Drive it like you stole it

10-21-2011, 05:44 AM	#17
ROLANDROCKSHOP I wanna be Dave Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: roland,ar Posts: 5,981	yeah... abuse isnt the word for it... its almost a sick fetish for destruction..

10-21-2011, 06:51 AM	#19
C41xracer Rock Stacker Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Twinsburg Posts: 51	i suprised you slash is in one piece lol

10-22-2011, 06:24 PM	#20
TMXONR Quarry Creeper Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bryant, AR Posts: 463	AXLE TUBE BEEF!!!! I got my tubing in for beefing up the axle housings. It is 316 Stainless Seamless tube, .375" OD x .083" wall x .209" ID. I haven't actually measured it, but according to the dimensions, the ID of the tube is about .012" bigger than the bearing surface of the front axle shafts. I had to drill the tube out to have an ID of .250" for the rear axle but there is still plenty of material left. To get the tubing to fit into the housings I had to drill them out. On the front I drilled with a 3/8" drill bit and then used a file to open up the hole a little more to achieve a tight fit for the tubing. On the rear, I drilled out the housing with a 25/64" bit. This didn't provide as tight of a fit as on the front housing, but its not so loose that the tubing just falls out. Another thing that I did with the tubing was to drill and tap holes for the screws that hold on the truss, c-hubs and lockouts. Now I can loctite those screws in and not have to worry about them comming out. Now for the pictures.

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