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Old 09-26-2013, 07:34 AM   #1
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hey guys im kinda new on here and to rc crawling really,only got into it a few months ago.....anyways thought a would share some pics of my latest project.....story with this is a picked up a wraith roller on trade and took most of the cage and body and used it on a scx10 project I just finished up leaving me with the wraith axles,links,skid plate,trans and part of the frame/cage...........being to cheap to go buy axial parts to put it back together I just decided to try my hand at building a completely hand built wraith from what I had.............on to the pic(take it easy on me haha first attempt at an rc chassis,there are already some things I would do different on the next one but hey that how you learn)



what I started with 3 days ago(after adding aluminum c hubs,knuckles and driveshafts),only thing i knew was i wanted it to be a truggy looking thingy haha.......after a few hours cutting,heating,bending and grinding i ended up with this.........used 1/2 x 1/8 strap











i was happy with that for a few hours work......next day a started on the tube cage and some body panels..........used 3/16 rod and 16g steel







and on day 3(yesterday)only had a little time to work on it,got some front tube work done and hood made.........gonna change a few small thing already and maybe shorten the nose up a little..........plans are hand made links,some sort of brushless system,nicer wheels and tires and some powder coat and bed liner once its done









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Old 09-26-2013, 07:45 AM   #2
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Color me impressed! Very original....
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Old 09-26-2013, 10:09 AM   #3
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Shorten the nose enough to climb a 90degree wall. I think your framerails curve upwards too much and the height of the roof of the cab is a little tall. If you built the rig at full stuff, it would be a little better. All you need to watch for is the top of the rear axle contacting the frame and the steering servo up front. You want it to help you climb not hinder the climb. Otherwise looks good. Glad you got rid of those flimsy bs plastic framerails.
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Old 09-26-2013, 10:21 AM   #4
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Looks great!
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Old 09-26-2013, 08:04 PM   #5
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Color me impressed! Very original....
Agreed.
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Old 09-26-2013, 08:11 PM   #6
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I can. dig it
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Old 09-26-2013, 08:14 PM   #7
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...I just noticed. your left rear tire appears to be on backwards.
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Old 09-29-2013, 08:23 PM   #8
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Awesome. Looks like it will work awesomely
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Old 09-30-2013, 12:49 PM   #9
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thanks guys

decided to shorten up the front end about an inch and added some expanded metal to the rear,gotta have a place to haul the dead hookers


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Old 09-30-2013, 01:04 PM   #10
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thanks guys

decided to shorten up the front end about an inch and added some expanded metal to the rear,gotta have a place to haul the dead hookers
Looks great! I see you fixed the tire too. I'm looking forward to watching this build. You're doing great work!

Are you going to do a spare wheel/tire mount on the back?
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Old 09-30-2013, 03:11 PM   #11
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Looks great! I see you fixed the tire too. I'm looking forward to watching this build. You're doing great work!

Are you going to do a spare wheel/tire mount on the back?
thanks man......yeah had to fix the tire it was driving me crazy after you pointed it out haha.....don't think im gonna do a spare, trying to shed weight anywhere a can after adding all this metal

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Old 09-30-2013, 05:15 PM   #12
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I hear that.

However, you could narrow a plastic wheel and narrow a tire. That would be pretty light. That, and leave out the foam. It would look pretty sweet.

Edit: you wouldn't even have to do a good enough job for it to be useful, since it would only be for looks.

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Old 09-30-2013, 05:27 PM   #13
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Looks sweet. I agree you should do a spare.
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Old 10-02-2013, 04:13 PM   #14
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finished up a few small things and got this beast shot in some bed liner......nothing bolted down yet just setting in place for the pics





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Old 10-02-2013, 05:21 PM   #15
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Is that paint or bedliner ?
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Old 10-03-2013, 11:04 PM   #16
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just about got this thing wrapped up,end up going with a castle sidewinded 3 esc and a rc4wd outcry 3300kv motor.....battery mounts along side the drivers door,esc and receiver mounted to the inside of the pass. door and everything under a removable cover...........got some beadlocks and mud slingers mounted up and painted some stars on the doors........still gonna mess with it and do some finishing touches











sorry to picture whore it up haha im just happy with how its coming together
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Old 10-03-2013, 11:13 PM   #17
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Cool project! I dig that coffee table too
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