03-17-2015, 02:28 PM | #1 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2011 Location: scituate RI
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| ribaja's wraith
Starting my wraith build it just showed up today at work but I've been collecting parts for a couple months and reading other build threads. I'm starting off with a good parts list Vanquish stage 1 kit Vanquish ar60s Vanquish links Vanquish lower shock mounts STRC diff holders Team Fast Eddy bearings Beef Tubes Dlux no slop bushings Crawler Innovations 6 bolts and DW foams Traxxas et-3s reflashed to a mmp Axial universals DMG stump back stiffy Tekin ROC 412 3100kv I have another order coming in this week that has Vanquish .475 hubs Vanquish axel truss amf hood and half panels Traxxas post for the hood RRP pinions from 10t -15t Jevine battery plate Now I just need to get some time away from the wife and kids |
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03-17-2015, 05:52 PM | #2 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: 808 via Reno, Nv.
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| Re: ribaja's wraith Looks and sounds like your on the right track. More than enough to get you going in the right direction that's for sure. Welcome to the addiction. |
03-17-2015, 05:55 PM | #3 |
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| Re: ribaja's wraith
How hard was it to reflash the et-3s to an mmp?
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03-17-2015, 06:39 PM | #4 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2011 Location: scituate RI
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| Re: ribaja's wraith
Thanks I have some other things I want to get like hd gears, lockers and I know the servo needs to be replaced not sure what else. |
03-17-2015, 06:44 PM | #5 |
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| Re: ribaja's wraith
It wasn't to hard.if you search the electronic section there's a post with the links and instructions or go to the traxxas forum and search the funny car section. Last edited by ribaja; 03-17-2015 at 09:12 PM. |
03-17-2015, 07:16 PM | #6 |
Newbie Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: rock hill
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| Re: ribaja's wraith
Thanks buddy I may do that.
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03-17-2015, 10:35 PM | #7 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: 808 via Reno, Nv.
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| Re: ribaja's wraith Later on down the line you could do the transmission gears. Hot Racing has the 3 pc aluminum gears which I use and or the steel gears, Axial and Robinson Racing has the 3 pc metal gears also. Just stay away from the 1pc bottom gear, with the power plant you have you just might break the out put shaft and that would suck. With the individual gear as mentioned above at least you can replace the out put drives cheaply if need be. |
03-18-2015, 01:07 PM | #8 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2011 Location: scituate RI
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| Re: ribaja's wraith
the wife worked today and the girls had school so I thought it would a good mental health day and get some work done. got the DMG sk installed just need to clean up the cuts a little front and rear ends built with beef tubes and new team fast eddy bearings and grease motor in and skid put back together just waiting on the truss to show up tomorrow |
03-18-2015, 01:53 PM | #9 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Muskegon
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| Re: ribaja's wraith
Very nice, I take it you're putting your ESC up front?
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03-18-2015, 02:09 PM | #10 |
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03-18-2015, 04:49 PM | #11 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Spur, TX
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| Re: ribaja's wraith
Not seeing any drive shafts listed in there. You're going to want a good pair with the combo you're running. MIP's or equivalent. Till then take a solid rod of some sort and slip it into the male drive shaft, otherwise it'll twist up fairly quick under power. Rig's looking good tho! |
03-18-2015, 05:02 PM | #12 |
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| Re: ribaja's wraith
Those lockers/gears won't last an afternoon. When the front locker splits it will tear up the axles. Get some HD gears and spools in there before you even run it.
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03-18-2015, 05:09 PM | #13 | |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2011 Location: scituate RI
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| Re: ribaja's wraith
Thanks for the heads up I was hoping the stock spawn shafts would hold up for a little bit. I'm was planning on getting some mip's just maybe sooner than later Quote:
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03-18-2015, 05:14 PM | #14 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2011 Location: scituate RI
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Thanks for the input I've been waiting for them to come in stock at RPP but going to look elsewhere. We still have about 2 feet of snow on the ground so I think I have a little time before I take it out |
03-18-2015, 07:17 PM | #15 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Spur, TX
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| Re: ribaja's wraith
Don't hammer on it and the lockers / diff gears will last a little bit.. The HR lockers are stout and fairly cheap, but has a bit of slop where the axles slide in. I went with the Gripfab lockers this time around, pretty impressed with them so far. Good fitment all around and great looks. There's some other lockers out there that do well also, I just can't recall what they are at the moment. The Heavy Duty Bevel gears are well worth the investment. Take your time in deciding if you want to overdrive the front / underdrive the rear or not before you order. |
03-18-2015, 07:51 PM | #16 | |
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Thanks again for your input I appreciate the help as I'm new to crawling. I was looking at the gripfab and the locked up f1 for lockers. I was going to stay with the stock gear ratio Is there a benefit to doing over/under drive gears ill be trailing for the most part. I've found hr spiral cut gears not sure if their any good or not. Quote:
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03-18-2015, 08:48 PM | #17 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Spur, TX
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| Re: ribaja's wraith
I believe you should be fine with the stock gear ratio for trailing. Might have to get someone more experienced with trailing / bashing to chime in. As for crawling, overdriving the front or underdriving the rear makes for tighter turning, and hill climbing ability by having the front wheels spin just a bit faster than the rear. |
03-21-2015, 02:29 PM | #18 |
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03-21-2015, 04:57 PM | #19 |
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03-21-2015, 05:00 PM | #20 |
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I was thinking of cutting up the spawn body to fit the stump back I would need to take the roof and off and cut the back off at he start of the rear wheel well just not to sure how it will look
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