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11-19-2011, 11:25 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Albany
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|  Deep Purple - 4ws installed!!
I got a Wraith kit about a month ago & have been tinkering with it ever since. After doing a bunch of reading on here, I decided to upgrade as I go to eliminate the known weak links & build a capable, reliable rig. Parts list as of 3-7-12: Vanquish knuckles, chubs, tied rod, drag link, & upper links Axial 72-103mm aluminum shocks MIP driveshafts Robinson Racing tranny gears Robinson Racing 32p 15t pinion gear Kimbrough 32p 60t spur gear Savox SC-1256TG servo x2 Vanquish SLW V4 wheels OR Locked Up Rc wheels Crawler Innovations Double Deuce foams R35 Ripsaws OR Proline Swampers Holmes Hobbies Crawlmaster 13t motor Holmes Hobbies BR-XL waterproofed ESC CC BEC Pro MG200 winch bumper 3racing winch ARB diff covers Futaba 4PL radio Still want to add 4WS. It's finally installed  Anyway, enough talk, on to some pix. I didn't like the way the stock "tranny" hump stuck out, so I cut it off. I still wanted some way to keep a bunch of mud & rocks from being shot into the interior, so I had to make a firewall. I used .016" aluminum, it's a little thin, but it will work. I cut off some spare beadlock bolts & viola, I have a firewall Last edited by slickwillie; 03-07-2012 at 01:17 PM. |
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11-19-2011, 11:32 PM
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| Pebble Pounder  Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Bend
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Nice I like that implementation on the firewall.
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11-19-2011, 11:37 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: murrieta
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Thats a nice list of parts you have going, keep the pictures coming.
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11-19-2011, 11:56 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Albany
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Why the name Deep Purple you might ask? Well, I painted it Candy Blue, & backed it with Outlaw Black. It turned it almost black, but in the light it looks purple. My wife was hassling me about having a purple rig  , & Deep Purple is a mighty fine band. It's not really what I intended, but I think it looks alright.
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11-20-2011, 12:10 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Albany
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I went ahead & added hood hinges. While I was at it, I made a "tailgate". It obviously still needs a little trimming, but I'm about 10 beers in, so it won't happen tonight Last edited by slickwillie; 11-20-2011 at 12:40 PM. |
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11-20-2011, 05:13 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Peoria, AZ
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looks sweet! . I'm also going to need to do something with the hood like that , were did you get those pins that hold the hood down.
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11-20-2011, 07:17 AM
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11-20-2011, 12:50 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Albany
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Put together the shocks this morning. I have a hard time bleeding shocks & I usually end up pissed off that I can't get it right. This is a good write up on building the Axial shocks: Shock Building Tips I bled them through the cartridge & it worked great. I did have one I had to take apart & do over, but definitely better than it usually goes  |
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11-20-2011, 12:53 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Albany
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Trimmed up the rear panel
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11-20-2011, 03:27 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Albany
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Got a little more done. Mocked it up on some Axial 8 hole beadlocks.  Now I need to get my VP wheels together. |
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11-20-2011, 04:46 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Peoria, AZ
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It's coming along real nice keep up the good work. I think I might just paint up the body panels tomorrow just thinking of what color to get.
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11-20-2011, 05:27 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Houston
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Did you just repaint the stock panels? If so, did you have to do anything special? My uncle and I both have a wraith and I want to paint mine to make it different, but I'm not sure where to start.
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11-20-2011, 05:44 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: murrieta
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nice makes me want to finish up with my wraith now...
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11-20-2011, 07:08 PM
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11-20-2011, 07:36 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: NIXA
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I like the look of it. |
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11-20-2011, 08:23 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Santa Fe, NM
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Good looking rig you have there |
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11-22-2011, 08:59 AM
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Curious as to what wheel width you chose for the Vanquish SLW V4 wheels? And what size hex hubs to go with them? Thanks
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11-22-2011, 09:18 AM
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11-22-2011, 10:25 AM
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That paint looks great. I was thinking about doing the sme thing with some candy red and black to back it. Would use very little red though so the color is a little more subdued... Looks sweet though.. |
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11-22-2011, 11:26 AM
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Got a couple of tires mounted up. These wheels are straight up sexy They went together really easy. I was pleasantly surprised . I need to take my 7mm nut driver to work & modify it to work with the hubs.
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