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supra_89t · 02-24-2017, 08:37 AM

More pics or it didn't happen!!!

2000UZJ · 02-27-2017, 11:40 AM

I've had a random frame and AR60's that I was going to make something out of...in 2012. I never got around to it and finally put it in storage. Fully upgraded AR60's and titanium links.

A few weeks ago I was crawling with my SCX10 and a friend of mine got a RR10 Bomber...see his crappy build thread here (First real RC - Craigslist find - Super-budget build). I have a built SCX-10 (3rd or 4th SCX-10 build I have done) and got the fast bug. I did not want to repurpose the SCX-10 since I have a Novak Goat 3S crawler system in it and love it, also, it's not a "fast chassis" . I didn't want a Exo Terra since it won't really accomplish what I want and I didn't want a Bomber since I had a Wraith drivetrain sitting in storage.

I started with a getting the essentials, which was rummaging through my box of old crawler garbage and surfing eBay. It's a bit of a mess but here is the setup and it works...

Steel Wraith Cage
JunFac Carbon Steel DriveShafts
Full Axial Aluminum on the front AR60
Vanquish Spools Front and Rear
OEM SCX-10 Shocks
Yeti XL Hockey Puck Compound Tires with "starred foams"
GoolRC 3650 3S brushless on 21/87 gearing
Savox 1230SG Servo
Home Made LED Light bar
Stickers
some more garbage

It's not done, it's far from done. I like the setup I have right now. I ran it once and realized I didn't charge the battery and it went dead after around 10 minutes so I didn't really get to have fun.

Here are a few shots. I have another build thread on this board with 4 of my SCX-10's from 2010-2013 that I can't update since I lost the account log in and I'm unable to recover it.

This is the rough draft of my project. I need to replace a lot of hardware, bearings, shocks and tune everything so it's exactly what I am looking for. I have the SCX-10 built and I love it, however I find my self tearing it up trying to keep up with the Bomber's and Wraiths. It was time to build something I could thrash and not care about...

I didn't take too many shots of the progress, just the finished prodoct

Enjoy

A shot next to supra_89t's rig.

I run the Yeti RTR tires/rims, they are extremely stiff and did not grip anything. I cut the foams the other day and here is the result. The pictures are in order, the first one shows how hard the compound/foam is. This is the rig flexed out o the stand I use.

Once I cut the tires and ran a few battery packs through I decided the electeronics were going to stay. I installed the 19T pinion to reduce the chance of overheating.

I then tore the frame apart and mounted everything and cleaned up the wiring. Here is where I sit today. I decided to mount everything on the main skid, so it's easily serviceable by removing the 4 frame bolts and 4 shock bolts and slide the entire cage off.

Here are a few random shots of it...

2000UZJ · 03-01-2017, 11:13 AM

Last night, toying around in the parking lot, supra_89t was laughing at me as my Wraith's transmission exploded internally. The gears gave way. I ordered some G-Made Piggy Back's for the rear (103MM) and some steel Axial gears for the transmission. I'm excited to build these shocks!

On a side note...this is not really much of a budget build anymore. I crumple the front part of the steel cage a few weeks back...I bought a stock cage and will swap everything over once the steel aftermarket cage is spent...

2000UZJ · 03-01-2017, 11:23 AM

I've been busy with my other build -

Here are a few videos of the Wraith, and one of my SCX-10 Scale Build

Debonair · 03-01-2017, 11:51 AM

Clicked on thread hoping for a story about dumpster diving at the local hobby shop or Goodwill store and finding a Wraith. You click-baited me man!

Nice rig either way. Its always rewarding (to me at least) to take a forgotten or broken rig and get it running again. Nice work.

2000UZJ · 03-01-2017, 11:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Debonair

Nice rig either way. Its always rewarding (to me at least) to take a forgotten or broken rig and get it running again. Nice work.

The components of this build have been sitting since early 2011. It's very rewarding to finally have it running. I've always ignored or came up with some excuse not to use these. I wish I had done this sooner!

I picked up another frame! It's center of the SCX-10 and "Garbage".

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2000UZJ · 03-07-2017, 06:03 AM

I finally came to the conclusion that the factory SCX – 10, 90mm shocks were a bit short for the rear. I was always lifting and more of bouncing over everything that I was driving over rocks. I purchased some G – made 103MM piggy backs. They were a breeze to assemble and are incredibly smooth. To begin with, or used the middle valve with the three oil holes to allow for some benchmark testing. The oil that came with it appears quite light but allows for a good bit of dampening. I haven't driven it yet but just on the bench they seem much better. They make the factory SCX – 10 shocks look like toothpicks. They aren't scale to the SCX 10 however they are fairly scale on the Wraith.

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2000UZJ · 03-10-2017, 05:55 AM

I always thought the iPhone screens were pretty fragile. Until I filmed this...It's pretty hard to film and drive with only two hands. I'm hoping to get a mount setup on the Wraith and go zoom around. I am getting used to the speed now, so I can now drift/power slide it around turns. I'm hoping the weather will clear up nicely this Saturday and allow me to run out and get some better video.

2000UZJ · 03-11-2017, 07:45 PM

Alright. "Garbage" is fun, but I'm taking in a new direction.

Sneak peak...

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2000UZJ · 03-14-2017, 06:53 PM

When you know you have enough power...

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mooman · 03-18-2017, 08:57 PM

thats intense!! You must have that thing geared up pretty high. It only wheelied a little bit at the launch. My stock wraith will wheelie that much with the sstock gearing. Hows your low end? still got plenty of tourqu?

2000UZJ · 03-19-2017, 08:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mooman

thats intense!! You must have that thing geared up pretty high. It only wheelied a little bit at the launch. My stock wraith will wheelie that much with the sstock gearing. Hows your low end? still got plenty of tourqu?

I had the "punch out" or, start mode on soft to help preserve the drivetrain. It will flip over backwards if I have the start mode at 100%.

The ESC on soft will act more like a turbo car. Once it gets going it builds torque pretty quickly.

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2000UZJ · 03-28-2017, 06:56 PM

Wraith is still down. After a week USPS lost the package with all of my new stuff. So I handled it with a no so good seller that didn't want to be stand up and resend or refund (I even explained a partial would work since it wasn't their fault) and ordered from RPP Hobby. I should of done that in the first place.

Updates to come...hopefully

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2000UZJ · 04-08-2017, 05:42 AM

The past few weeks I have been Allen wrenching a little bit each night. I finally have the front axle almost re-assembled.

Once I got the gears installed I noticed the backlash was off again, I had to order some spacers and that took a week (rolls eyes). I used .2MM to get the proper mesh on the pinion and ring gear. Once set, I began assembly.

Uh-oh...all the bearings have metal shavings in them and well, Fast Eddy to the rescue.

Fast Eddy Bearings in, making my way towards the trails again. I have been working on my Jeep body. I used a little special paint and added some flakes and BOOM! Super flaky gunmetal which should make it look pretty aggressive. Here's a close up, sneak peak and the paint.

I am also working on my FPV system. I have enough parts to make one, leftover from my drone stuff.

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2000UZJ · 04-10-2017, 06:45 PM

Three more goodies...well two more for the Wraith, one for safety.

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slowmethinks · 04-10-2017, 07:02 PM

Looks good! What kind of grease are you using in the diffs?

I wanna get another wraith cage and build a "garbage" basher from my spares and leftovers. You're my inspiration!!!

slowmethinks · 04-10-2017, 07:05 PM

Also, I love BlackPoint Tactical...

Yeah, I see the sticker.

2000UZJ · 04-11-2017, 04:01 AM

Jeep body is painted. Now I just had to swap everything over and install the lighting system! I have a few other parts as well

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My old servo mount wasn't in the best of shape

So I did sumting lyke dis

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slowmethinks · 04-11-2017, 08:38 PM

I have the same servo and mount on my Wraith. That Vanquish is solid. I had a lot of movement out of the Axial stock part. I love the paint!

2000UZJ · 04-12-2017, 03:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by slowmethinks

I have the same servo and mount on my Wraith. That Vanquish is solid. I had a lot of movement out of the Axial stock part. I love the paint!

Thanks! It took. A few weeks for me to settle on a paint color. I gave up on the bronze color since I couldn't find a tint of bronze I liked.

The mount seems extremely solid. I can't wait to put it to the test!

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02-24-2017, 08:37 AM	#1
supra_89t Rock Stacker Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Pflugerville, TX Posts: 95	Re: Wraith from the Garbage More pics or it didn't happen!!!

02-27-2017, 11:40 AM	#2
2000UZJ Newbie Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Atlanta Posts: 36	I've had a random frame and AR60's that I was going to make something out of...in 2012. I never got around to it and finally put it in storage. Fully upgraded AR60's and titanium links. A few weeks ago I was crawling with my SCX10 and a friend of mine got a RR10 Bomber...see his crappy build thread here (First real RC - Craigslist find - Super-budget build). I have a built SCX-10 (3rd or 4th SCX-10 build I have done) and got the fast bug. I did not want to repurpose the SCX-10 since I have a Novak Goat 3S crawler system in it and love it, also, it's not a "fast chassis" . I didn't want a Exo Terra since it won't really accomplish what I want and I didn't want a Bomber since I had a Wraith drivetrain sitting in storage. I started with a getting the essentials, which was rummaging through my box of old crawler garbage and surfing eBay. It's a bit of a mess but here is the setup and it works... Steel Wraith Cage JunFac Carbon Steel DriveShafts Full Axial Aluminum on the front AR60 Vanquish Spools Front and Rear OEM SCX-10 Shocks Yeti XL Hockey Puck Compound Tires with "starred foams" GoolRC 3650 3S brushless on 21/87 gearing Savox 1230SG Servo Home Made LED Light bar Stickers some more garbage It's not done, it's far from done. I like the setup I have right now. I ran it once and realized I didn't charge the battery and it went dead after around 10 minutes so I didn't really get to have fun. Here are a few shots. I have another build thread on this board with 4 of my SCX-10's from 2010-2013 that I can't update since I lost the account log in and I'm unable to recover it. This is the rough draft of my project. I need to replace a lot of hardware, bearings, shocks and tune everything so it's exactly what I am looking for. I have the SCX-10 built and I love it, however I find my self tearing it up trying to keep up with the Bomber's and Wraiths. It was time to build something I could thrash and not care about... I didn't take too many shots of the progress, just the finished prodoct Enjoy A shot next to supra_89t's rig. I run the Yeti RTR tires/rims, they are extremely stiff and did not grip anything. I cut the foams the other day and here is the result. The pictures are in order, the first one shows how hard the compound/foam is. This is the rig flexed out o the stand I use. Once I cut the tires and ran a few battery packs through I decided the electeronics were going to stay. I installed the 19T pinion to reduce the chance of overheating. I then tore the frame apart and mounted everything and cleaned up the wiring. Here is where I sit today. I decided to mount everything on the main skid, so it's easily serviceable by removing the 4 frame bolts and 4 shock bolts and slide the entire cage off. Here are a few random shots of it... Last edited by THX_138; 04-17-2017 at 08:56 AM.

03-01-2017, 11:13 AM	#3
2000UZJ Newbie Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Atlanta Posts: 36	Re: Wraith from the Garbage Last night, toying around in the parking lot, supra_89t was laughing at me as my Wraith's transmission exploded internally. The gears gave way. I ordered some G-Made Piggy Back's for the rear (103MM) and some steel Axial gears for the transmission. I'm excited to build these shocks! On a side note...this is not really much of a budget build anymore. I crumple the front part of the steel cage a few weeks back...I bought a stock cage and will swap everything over once the steel aftermarket cage is spent...

03-01-2017, 11:23 AM	#4
2000UZJ Newbie Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Atlanta Posts: 36	Re: Wraith from the Garbage I've been busy with my other build - Here are a few videos of the Wraith, and one of my SCX-10 Scale Build Last edited by 2000UZJ; 03-01-2017 at 11:49 AM.

03-01-2017, 11:51 AM	#5
Debonair Quarry Creeper Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 234	Re: Wraith from the Garbage Clicked on thread hoping for a story about dumpster diving at the local hobby shop or Goodwill store and finding a Wraith. You click-baited me man! Nice rig either way. Its always rewarding (to me at least) to take a forgotten or broken rig and get it running again. Nice work.

03-07-2017, 06:03 AM	#7
2000UZJ Newbie Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Atlanta Posts: 36	Re: Wraith from the Garbage I finally came to the conclusion that the factory SCX – 10, 90mm shocks were a bit short for the rear. I was always lifting and more of bouncing over everything that I was driving over rocks. I purchased some G – made 103MM piggy backs. They were a breeze to assemble and are incredibly smooth. To begin with, or used the middle valve with the three oil holes to allow for some benchmark testing. The oil that came with it appears quite light but allows for a good bit of dampening. I haven't driven it yet but just on the bench they seem much better. They make the factory SCX – 10 shocks look like toothpicks. They aren't scale to the SCX 10 however they are fairly scale on the Wraith. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

03-10-2017, 05:55 AM	#8
2000UZJ Newbie Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Atlanta Posts: 36	Re: Wraith from the Garbage I always thought the iPhone screens were pretty fragile. Until I filmed this...It's pretty hard to film and drive with only two hands. I'm hoping to get a mount setup on the Wraith and go zoom around. I am getting used to the speed now, so I can now drift/power slide it around turns. I'm hoping the weather will clear up nicely this Saturday and allow me to run out and get some better video. Last edited by 2000UZJ; 03-10-2017 at 05:57 AM.

03-11-2017, 07:45 PM	#9
2000UZJ Newbie Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Atlanta Posts: 36	Re: Wraith from the Garbage Alright. "Garbage" is fun, but I'm taking in a new direction. Sneak peak... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

03-14-2017, 06:53 PM	#10
2000UZJ Newbie Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Atlanta Posts: 36	Re: Wraith from the Garbage When you know you have enough power... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

03-18-2017, 08:57 PM	#11
mooman Rock Stacker Join Date: May 2016 Location: seward Posts: 99	Re: Wraith from the Garbage thats intense!! You must have that thing geared up pretty high. It only wheelied a little bit at the launch. My stock wraith will wheelie that much with the sstock gearing. Hows your low end? still got plenty of tourqu?

03-28-2017, 06:56 PM	#13
2000UZJ Newbie Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Atlanta Posts: 36	Re: Wraith from the Garbage Wraith is still down. After a week USPS lost the package with all of my new stuff. So I handled it with a no so good seller that didn't want to be stand up and resend or refund (I even explained a partial would work since it wasn't their fault) and ordered from RPP Hobby. I should of done that in the first place. Updates to come...hopefully Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

04-08-2017, 05:42 AM	#14
2000UZJ Newbie Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Atlanta Posts: 36	Re: Wraith from the Garbage The past few weeks I have been Allen wrenching a little bit each night. I finally have the front axle almost re-assembled. Once I got the gears installed I noticed the backlash was off again, I had to order some spacers and that took a week (rolls eyes). I used .2MM to get the proper mesh on the pinion and ring gear. Once set, I began assembly. Uh-oh...all the bearings have metal shavings in them and well, Fast Eddy to the rescue. Fast Eddy Bearings in, making my way towards the trails again. I have been working on my Jeep body. I used a little special paint and added some flakes and BOOM! Super flaky gunmetal which should make it look pretty aggressive. Here's a close up, sneak peak and the paint. I am also working on my FPV system. I have enough parts to make one, leftover from my drone stuff. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Last edited by 2000UZJ; 04-08-2017 at 05:46 AM.

04-10-2017, 06:45 PM	#15
2000UZJ Newbie Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Atlanta Posts: 36	Re: Wraith from the Garbage Three more goodies...well two more for the Wraith, one for safety. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

04-10-2017, 07:02 PM	#16
slowmethinks Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Christiansburg Posts: 279	Re: Wraith from the Garbage Looks good! What kind of grease are you using in the diffs? I wanna get another wraith cage and build a "garbage" basher from my spares and leftovers. You're my inspiration!!!

04-10-2017, 07:05 PM	#17
slowmethinks Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Christiansburg Posts: 279	Re: Wraith from the Garbage Also, I love BlackPoint Tactical... Yeah, I see the sticker.

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04-11-2017, 04:01 AM	#18
2000UZJ Newbie Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Atlanta Posts: 36	Jeep body is painted. Now I just had to swap everything over and install the lighting system! I have a few other parts as well Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk My old servo mount wasn't in the best of shape So I did sumting lyke dis Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Last edited by THX_138; 04-17-2017 at 09:02 AM.

04-11-2017, 08:38 PM	#19
slowmethinks Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Christiansburg Posts: 279	Re: Wraith from the Garbage I have the same servo and mount on my Wraith. That Vanquish is solid. I had a lot of movement out of the Axial stock part. I love the paint!

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