COCO's Wraith - "EL Diablo"

[NaZ-T]

I call first hit on the new paint!!

[Going Up!]

This isn't slash bash!!

I got a lot of work into my paint... Must mean I did good if someone wants to scratch it up to meet there's!!

[BLKXJ 96]

How much are the rear wheels narrowed? Im putting the same tire and wheel set up on mine, I just don't want the "fat tire" look that is common with XR wheels.


Great looking rig, nice work....

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If I remember correctly, the backs are narrowed down to 1"

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Alright time for an update. Been working on this bad boy all week, cant believe how much fun it is just to tinker, and build stuff

Since last update, I tore the truck down again, cleaned it up a bit, shortened wires, and cleaned up wiring, and ofcourse did upgrades.









What do you guys think? top on or top off? Im kinda digging the top off look.

[Chaotic Crawlers]

Top OFF!!?,

And why is your steering wheel so plain?
I thought you were going to town in this rig?

I'm looking forward to bumper checking this rig in a week!!!

[NaZ-T]

Nice!! Last I saw this rig she was in pieces on my stove. Looks Good all finished up.
I can't wait to throw a roost of dirt on that pretty paint as I pass you on the 18th

Keep it up COCO

[RockDrifter]

Roost huh?


Coco I'm just gonna straight TBone your ass and sandwich your pretty paint into the rocks!

I remember last race. Straight cluster f*cked the canyon strat.

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Originally Posted by RockDrifter

Roost huh?


Coco I'm just gonna straight TBone your ass and sandwich your pretty paint into the rocks!

I remember last race. Straight cluster f*cked the canyon strat.

I forgot about that man that was an awesome race!!!

Ya I am stoked to get out there!!!

Thanks mike!!

Marc, I would have to agree top off

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Well, this past weekend I took it out to the comp, and once the comp was finished, I took it out for some fun....10 mins later I somehow blew the BEC...

So picked up a new one last night, ang gotta get it in and going for the big Ultra4 race this sunday!! Still got some more scale stuff I wanna do to it also.

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Well, got the new BEC in and wired, just need to get it programmed tonight, and I should be good to go for the race this sunday! Still got some scale stuff I would like to build before then, but I think the vehicle is ready

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Been a while since I updated anything

Rig did good at the ultra4 race on sunday. Felt good, some minor tweaks I got to work on, but for the most past, it did great!!! Took 3rd place in 2.2 and 3rd overall as well

Tonight I built a fuel cell. built it out of styrene, and here is how it looks right now, just gotta find/make the perfect cap.



The electronics box i am covering up

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I got the fuel cell mounted, and full of fuel




didnt turn out too bad

Then, I called up Trail-Gear and ordered 2 set of there Dana 60 drive flanges



The real thing:



Now I am starting my next project, rear light bar!



What I got so far:




More updates soon

[slickwillie]

Looks great. That fuel cell is pretty pimp. How hard is it to take off if you need to get to the electronics box? I dig the paint on the body too.

[muddywaters]

X2 on the tank it looks sweet. Are you able to get full articulation on the rear axle with the battery tray and rear center stiffner still their. Cause I cut mine out so that the servo would clear up and down. like this picture here.

before


After

[Natedog]

Originally Posted by Going Up!

As you can see I picked up new tires and wheels while I was at it, I always liked the proline TSL tires so that is what I went with. Wheels are xr10 beadlocks, with the rear wheels narrowed.

Looks great, I especially like the cage mod and Toyota grill! How are you diggin the XR10 wheels? Do they hold bead good? Any chance on a small narrow them tutorial with pics? What wheels did you change to in the last pic and why? Thanks!

The Chaotic steering links fit with the Revo rod ends bottomed out on the threads or did you have to adjust them out to get toe set right?

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Originally Posted by slickwillie

Looks great. That fuel cell is pretty pimp. How hard is it to take off if you need to get to the electronics box? I dig the paint on the body too.

Thanks!! Its actually super easy, the "gas cap" is threaded for 3mm screws, so I drilled a hole in the electronics box, and put a screw through it, then just set the fuel cell on, and thread the "gas cap" on So one "nut" and it comes off, then the two back screws and the cover comes off.

Originally Posted by Natedog

Looks great, I especially like the cage mod and Toyota grill! How are you diggin the XR10 wheels? Do they hold bead good? Any chance on a small narrow them tutorial with pics? What wheels did you change to in the last pic and why? Thanks!

The Chaotic steering links fit with the Revo rod ends bottomed out on the threads or did you have to adjust them out to get toe set right?

Thanks man! Ya the cage turned out well, but I cant take credit for that, NaZ-T on here did it for me as part of a deal The toyota grill IMO makes the rig. It looks so much better now, and really helps it stand out, but also unique, which is what I like.

the XR10 wheels are awesome!! They hole really well, and look good. RockDrifter on here is the one that narrowed the back wheels. If there is one draw back to these wheels it is they are not scale or realistic looking in anyway. So I am planning on swapping when funds allow.

The chaotic links are pretty close to all the way in the ends. But there is always going to be tuning to get the tires perfectly straight, and tracking right

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Originally Posted by muddywaters

X2 on the tank it looks sweet. Are you able to get full articulation on the rear axle with the battery tray and rear center stiffner still their. Cause I cut mine out so that the servo would clear up and down. like this picture here.

Sorry! I somehow missed your comment!

It actually has a lot of flex! Doesnt hit the bumps on the shock tho, but I am going to trim the little mounts on the tray soon to help that out. But no issues with flexing or anything. My only complaint would be the rear all coming up at once (after landing a jump) the servo will hit the chassis before the shock bumps hit.

[NaZ-T]

Fuel cell turned out good CoCo, can't wait to see how the light bar turns out.
Also wanted to say congrats on the 3rd place at the last Ultra4 race

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Originally Posted by NaZ-T

Fuel cell turned out good CoCo, can't wait to see how the light bar turns out.
Also wanted to say congrats on the 3rd place at the last Ultra4 race

Thanks Mike! The light bar has been on hold, as I was working on the 1:1 4runner as you saw, but I will be starting again shortly!!

Hope I can make the next race, but not looking likely