Wraith RTU (ready to upgrade)!
 

Hello all, been awhile since I posted but just got around to purchasing some upgrades, Thought I would post the build as I go along. Here's a quick rundown of parts for the upgrade, what I have and what is on the way still. And a little video on it.

https://youtu.be/sfQaI79Wa14

Wraith RTR
Parts list:
Axles:
Vanquish Rock Jock Currie Front and Rear Housings
Vanquish C-Hubs and Knuckles
Front Axle Gears: 38t/13t Axial HD
Rear Axle Gears: 43t/13t Hot-Racing HD
Front axle shafts: Vanquish Wraith VVD (haven't arrive yet) grrr!
Back axle shafts: Axial Stock
Lockers: Stock, but may go with the ARB or the Hot-Racing SHD (undecided, but like ARB for scale realism (have them on my 1:1)

Steering Links: SSD RC Titanium Links V2
Upper and Lower Suspension Links: Jack-Store Aluminium Alloy Wraith Links (haven't arrived yet)
Vanquish Panhard Kit and Vanquish Chassis Mount Servo kit.

Drive Shafts:
MIP C-drive for the AX10 Scorpion
Traxxas 5145 Screw Pins

Shocks:
G-Made XD 103 mm Piggyback Shock x 4

Electronics/Motor
CC BEC
HH Torquemaster BRXL ESC
Hitec 7955TG Steering Servo
Stock Axial AR-3 Receiver (will be upgrading in future)
Axial 20t stock motor (will be upgrading in future)

Cage: Mattzilla Wraithzilla Custom Cage (being built as i post)

Re: Wraith RTU (ready to upgrade)!
 

Awesome upgrades.Looks like you got some work ahead of you. Been thinking about grabbin' a Wraith for a while now. My Lhs has a discontinued Poison Spyder version on the shelf.. may have to take a ride up there and see if they still have it.

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Nice, the RTR has been good to me! Hope they still have it when you get there.

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Front axle done, doesn't look as good with stock axle shafts, but the VVD's are in the mail! Now on to the back!

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Goodies in the mail, upper/lower aluminum links, rear cromoly vanquish axle shafts (beefy shafts), HR racing ax10 extended output trans!

About the ax10 trans, looking for extended outputs due to MIP driveshafts, this is all I could find, but description wasn't so good that the front is extended but not the back. Which now would cause a problem trying to fit in the wraith. Back MIP is going to rub and have limitations. Supershafty doesn't have any of their extended outputs in stock, hopefully, praying they will make again.

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The MIP's and the screw pins. I went with Harley Designs suggestion of the Traxxas part #5145 first (15 mm), too long and screw head is too long as well, searched and found the Traxxas #5189 (13 mm) and the HPI Racing #86094 (12 mm), ordered both. The HPI on the stock transmission with the AX10 MIPS is a perfect fit, no need to file down! Here are some picks of the fit. First one is the Traxxas 5189, second is the HPI. 3rd is all three that I had tried. 4th is the HPI package in case anyone wanted to know!

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Back axle assembled, links attached, axles attached. Front upper removed for panhard/chassis mounted servo.

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Attachment 357583 driveshafts and shocks attached! Wish my vvd axle shafts would get here!



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I Second that! At first glance in the beginning I figured this would be a mild build.. turns out its becoming bulletproof! Still haven't got the Wraith yet, but I'll be sure to come back here for reference. Sick!

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Just pull the HR trans apart & turn the bottom gear 180, the gear won't care, bearings are same size both sides of the case, & you'll end up with the long out drive to the rear.
I'm not 100% the MIP will clear that big 61T spur though, but thats easy to change off.

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Not trying to be a smart ass but aren't those c hubs on backwards?