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11-29-2011, 05:03 PM | #1 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Lehi
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| COCO's Wraith - "EL Diablo" Back to YOTA
Its been a LONG TIME since I have posted anything on here almost couldnt believe how long it has been myself! They call me COCO in case you were kinda scratching your head on the title Well about a month ago, I picked up an RTR wraith. I got home, and tore it apart. Never ran it or anything This is a slower progressing "build" if you wanna call it that. I first decided to upgraded the links. There were several options out there for this, Chaotic Crawlers had just released there Axial Wraith Suspension Links though a great product, I couldnt justify the cash. After seeing a couple different wraith setups, I decided to try the STRC bent links Custom Crawler Parts 30 deg. bend threaded suspension links (Silver) that were originally designed for the AX10. I picked up 2 sets, one set was silver, one purple. I got them for about a third of the cost, and figured I had all the different rod ends to make them work. Wheelbase is now punched out to just over 14". I de-anodized the purple links, and got them all installed. Just the rear installed. Wanted to make sure they all fit before I opened/de-anodized the purple links. 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. I relocated the RX box to the rear, and moved it up as far as it could go. I ended up cutting the box in half to clear the cross bar behind the seats (I dont ever plan on running my wraith in water ) battery went up front under the hood. I then did some interior work (still not done) The driver had a hard time seeing the GPS and guages in the stock location. I decided to build some new "mounts" and "gauge pods" out of styrene. This is what I came up with: Finished: I wanted to do rear steer on this beast all along, so I picked up some stock stuff from a buddy that upgraded early, and went to town. Stay tuned, more to come along with pics from its maiden voyage this past weekend!!! Last edited by Going Up!; 08-15-2012 at 05:01 PM. |
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11-29-2011, 05:25 PM | #2 |
Pebble Pounder Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: West Linn
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Nice start! Ive always thought about the 4WS.
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11-29-2011, 07:19 PM | #3 |
Pebble Pounder Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Throttleville
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This is lookin great! Love the styrene work. Very cool. |
11-29-2011, 07:38 PM | #4 |
Newbie Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Cincy, OH
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Really digging the wheels and the 4ws.
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11-29-2011, 08:42 PM | #5 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: bend
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The new links look great, what rod ends did you use to make them work.
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11-29-2011, 10:13 PM | #6 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Lehi
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| Thanks! Not bad for my first styrene work haha Thanks guys!! It was a combination of rod ends I had lying around, many of them were XR10 ends. Last edited by Going Up!; 11-29-2011 at 10:59 PM. |
11-29-2011, 10:32 PM | #7 |
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I picked up some new springs for the wraith while I was at it, the stock ones are just too stiff for my liking. I picked up some axial blacks for the front, and losi whites for the rear. Painted them black since I hate mismatched spring colors I had a Tamiya Hilux grill sitting for another project ill eventually get too, and thought it would look sick on the wraith, so I pulled out some fishing line and started cutting. And this is the end result Painted up the seats, just sick of looking at the grey, so they are now red and black. dont really match anything right now as I am still figuring out what/how to paint my clear panels I got for it. calle up Chaotic Crawlers, and picked up two of there Axial Wraith Steering Tierod Sets and wired it up for Moab. Fried the esc 10 sec after plugging in the lipo to program the steering so I had to pick up a FXR. But no biggie, works great with the Rock Star 35t i picked up as well Thats pretty much it on "building" so far |
11-29-2011, 10:38 PM | #8 |
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Took it to Moab this past weekend, and had a BLAST with it! For its first maiden voyage, it sure was a riot, and it worked great!! The rear steer was awesome, and really was fun to play with, and see with the rig could do with it. Anyway, enough blabbering, onto the pics |
12-01-2011, 06:03 PM | #9 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Behind the wheel of an Axial R/C
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Looking good CoCo. I'm dig'n the dash work. I can't wait to see it at the Ultra4 race next week. You really need throw some paint on it. Pics from the infamous Potato Salad no doubt? Last edited by NaZ-T; 12-01-2011 at 06:07 PM. |
12-01-2011, 10:22 PM | #10 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: UTAH COUNTY
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Rig looks great!! I noticed your in lehi! Maybe we could get together and run our wraiths ? pm me if your interested. I'm in orem.
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12-01-2011, 10:37 PM | #11 |
Newbie Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Hamilton ON Canada
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Nice looking wraith. I like the black and red seats. How do you mount the tail lights in the panel like that ? |
12-01-2011, 10:39 PM | #12 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: 801
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Makes me want 4ws for mine!!! Looks good sugar pie!!! Now get some paint on that beotch!! |
12-01-2011, 11:12 PM | #13 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: 801UTAH
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looking good but it needs some paint.
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12-01-2011, 11:56 PM | #14 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Santa Fe, NM
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I really like what you did with the GPS and gauges nice work.
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Definitly needs paint! Its coming Thanks man!! I am happy with how it turned out, and I am working on some more styrene work | ||||
12-05-2011, 12:42 AM | #16 |
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Been busy the last couple days!! Got some more work down on the wraith, the interior is nearing the complete stage now, got some more styrene work down, and painted up a good portion of the interior. Chopped the top and painted the panels. The hood didnt come out as well as I was hoping, but live and learn. you can kinda see the face I masked out in it, just gotta look hard. tried something different when it was time to paint the side panels, and they turned out much better |
12-05-2011, 03:10 PM | #17 |
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Plans for tonight are to finish the chop, add some more scale goodies, and get her back up and rolling!
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12-05-2011, 03:47 PM | #18 |
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Very very nice wraith, great detail an imagination went into this. Looking forward to more pics and updates.
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12-05-2011, 04:49 PM | #19 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: 801
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Hit those seats with some flat clear!!! They won't look so much like a plastic seat! Looks good!!! To bad I'm going to have to use you as a ramp after give you a pit maneuver!!! |
12-05-2011, 08:10 PM | #20 | |
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You do realize you will need to catch me first right?!? | |
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