Matts Wraith Action!

[Matthewboerner]

Originally Posted by knuckleBuster

I used some 10/24 allthread inside my drive shafts and haven't spun one into a pretzel since. much cheaper than MIP and prolly about the same weight.

How long of a peice of all-thread do you use? A full matched length of the inner splined half or a little longer? Or shorter? Does it matter really?

[Matthewboerner]

Today I went to the lake and did some muddin and some crawling. The lake is really low and gooey mud! And rock outcrops. I started out by going to close to the water and getting stuck so I had to get a bunch of branches and crap to make a bridge to get it... That didn't work so well so I had to tromp through the mud to save the stranded wraith! No bueno! Anyways everything stayed together and had some fun. I was a little nervous seing how it not waterproof but all the electronics are tucked up nice and high. Here are a couple photos:

[Matthewboerner]

I got some proline tsl swampers the other day, just waiting on my rc4wd black steelies! I made a windshield! I added a cc Bec and relocated and rewired the whole truck. Flipped the rear lower shock mounts. Made longer down tubes off the roofline to the tailgate and fixed my broken led! Pics when I get the new wheels! I'm stoked!!

[Matthewboerner]

I got my wheels, I went with black axial 8 hole bead locks rather than the rc4wd steel wheels because I couldn't get the proline swamper to mount up even with the coupler mod.... Ugh frustrating!
So the tsl's mounted right up and look great on the 8 holes! Here are some pics





This is a width difference between the stock wheels (drivers side) and 8holes/swampers (passenger side) pretty different offset but I like it!!

[Matthewboerner]

Apparently I'm not smart enough this morning to embed this video like I wanted too, so here is a link

Axial wraith wall crawling - YouTube

[Matthewboerner]

I got the itch to make some new aluminum panels today ( for sale sign $1.6
The last set i made were pretty beat and I was looking for a new color too. It white base coat with a fluorescent red orange. The hood wrinkled up really bad but it grew on me so I gloss clear coated all the panels and went for it. I wish the aluminum would've done it to but I'm not that lucky lol. Debating on putting a 1/2 roof back on it?






And my sons rzr that he posed on the tires (he is 3) when it breaks I wanna use that body and build something cool with it..

[Matthewboerner]

Ironic!! About 15 minuts after I posted ^ my wife went down the hallway without the lights and stepped on the rzr and broke the rear wheel off... Now it's getting jb welded lol

[Matthewboerner]

Went to the river today. Here is a short clip

Axial Wraith river rock crawl - YouTube

[Matthewboerner]

[Matthewboerner]

So out of boredom I decided to put on my old rtr ripsaws and zip tie the suspension travel out of the wraith. Through the axle truss holes and around the cage. It gives it almost zero up and down travel but about 3 finger width of articulation. So basically you have the tires as suspension. It reminds me of the old 3 wheelers with balloon tires that bounce around... Anyways, it's really fun to mob it around and do little jumps, best part is its not very top heavy so it corners pretty good till the tires roll under it! Give it a try its kind of entertaining.

[evan03]

reminds me of the backhoes with solid mounted center pivot front axle and no suspension. rear axle is solid mounted with no pivot.

your wraith is awesome

[Matthewboerner]

Originally Posted by evan03

reminds me of the backhoes with solid mounted center pivot front axle and no suspension. rear axle is solid mounted with no pivot.

your wraith is awesome

That's a perfect example!! And it bounces like one goin down the street too! Or like a crappy ricey slammed Honda lol

Thanks for the awesome comment.

[Matthewboerner]

I got a hero2 the other day and I used a vented helmet mount to strap down the hero2 to the base of the controller. So all I have to do is be aiming the controller to the wraith if I'm doing action filming, plus its hands free now! Pretty stoked on it!

[Matthewboerner]

Here is a new photo from the lake too (taken with my iPhone 5 not the gopro)



I like how the tire is wrapping and wrinkling up on the rock!

[evan03]

i love how your rig is turning out.

[Matthewboerner]

Here are some new YouTube videos of the wraith at the dunes!

axial wraith log jump at the dunes - YouTube

axial wraith - dune wall ride with land slide! - YouTube

axial wraith in the sand jumping and bashing - YouTube


Enjoy! There are some more to come.

[TiMe_1]

Nice wraith!

I like the body panels. What are you cuttin the aluminum with? And you say it's a for sale sign your cutting up?

[Matthewboerner]

Originally Posted by TiMe_1

Nice wraith!

I like the body panels. What are you cuttin the aluminum with? And you say it's a for sale sign your cutting up?

I use the stock plastic panels as templates and marker them out onto the shiny side of an aluminum for sale sign. To cut them I use some tin snips and then take some light grit sand paper to smooth out the edges and the surface to promote primer / paint adhesion.

[TiMe_1]

Originally Posted by Matthewboerner

I use the stock plastic panels as templates and marker them out onto the shiny side of an aluminum for sale sign. To cut them I use some tin snips and then take some light grit sand paper to smooth out the edges and the surface to promote primer / paint adhesion.

You did a good job on them! I've been thinking about doin something like that myself. This just gave me the motivation!

[Matthewboerner]

So I traded the Wraith off as a roller for this little beast! It was in pretty good shape when I got it, but it needed some fine tuning! So long story short I'm headed to scx10 land!