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09-02-2015, 08:16 AM | #1 |
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| Fungi's Specter (micro Wraith kit)
Specter Micro Chassis Kit by Fungi Specter Kit. Optional Interior Kit. Last edited by Fungi; 09-08-2015 at 06:20 PM. |
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09-02-2015, 08:17 AM | #2 |
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| Re: Fungi's Specter (micro Wraith kit)
Assembly Guide First step before anything is to clear the excess powder from the small holes. It's not as much a problem when it's open on both ends, but these definitely need to be cleaned out. Trying to screw into these when they are full of powder can ruin the chassis! Install the two laser cut Delrin sub chassis parts using the supplied 0-80 x 1/4" screws (10). It can help to screw the screws into and back out of the sub chassis parts before attaching them to the chassis. Install the transmission as shown, or you can flip it so the motor is pointing forward but you will need to swap the motor wires if you do that. Be careful not to over tighten the screws. Install the ball studs into the sub chassis as shown. It is not necessary to use a lock nut, but it doesn't matter if you want to. Carefully bend the plastic around a round object like a screw driver shaft. Easy does it. You want a nice gradual bend, not a crease. Align it to the chassis to see where to bend. Should look something like this. A little olive drab. Install the body panel using the provided 0-80 x 1/8" screws (14). Carefully cut out the hood and roof panels then drill the holes. Us a .06" (1/16") drill bit. Install them using the included 0-80 x 1/8" screws (9). After you have them fit properly you can paint them. For a 5" wb, make the upper links, 1.7" long and the lower links 2.15" long. For a 5.3" wb make the upper links 1.8" long and the lower links 2.3" long. Measure the entire length, not on center. It's important that they are as close as possible to the same length. Attach the long links to the transmission and the short links to the sub chassis. I do a semi droop on the suspension. I use Losi Micro-T rear springs, white in front and red in the rear. Also remove the plastic "stop" on the shock to give it full movement. Alternately you can use stock springs if you cut off about 3 wraps. Attach the axles as shown. Make sure the drive shafts go together properly. They are keyed, if they are off by 90 degrees they will not move freely and bind. Connect the shocks as shown. Alternately you can mount them to the sub chassis. Put the wheels on and viola, it's a roller. I put the ESC in heat shrink and double sided taped it to the back deck. I put a small 180mAh lipo behind the dash. I never take it out. I just leave it inside even to charge. If you're doing an interior you will need to install the offset skid. First remove the factory skid, and save the screws. You will need a very small head on the Phillips driver. If it doesn't fit well you can strip the head. Remove the four ball studs. Remove the three screws that hold the transission gear cover. It will not be put back on. Install the four ball studs in the new offset skid as shown. Make sure they drive in straight and don't over tighten. Attach the skid to the transmission. Carefully snip the rounded top and the left screw holes off the metal plate. You can use a file after nipping to smooth it. See the next picture for more clarification. Cut out the interior tub to look like this. Here it is with the interior vacuum formed part. This shows the interior part painted and glued to the frame. This is how I positioned the driver figure. Here is where I got the seats. Here's where I got the driver. Remove the parts from the panel and clean them with alcohol if necessary. The shifters are straight pins (not included) with the tops painted black. I turned the boot parts over and glued them together. The screw will self tap into the tube to hold the steering wheel, and the tube will friction fit into the dash. Then glue the dash into the frame. Last edited by Fungi; 09-17-2015 at 06:25 PM. |
09-02-2015, 08:23 AM | #3 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Frog Lake AB, Canada
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| Re: Fungi's Specter (micro Wraith kit)
Dammit, I seen this on shapeways a couple days ago, I should've added it to my cart. Am I mistaken or did I also see a fastback version of this cage chassis too.
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09-02-2015, 08:25 AM | #4 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: under a rock and a hard place
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| Re: Fungi's Specter (micro Wraith kit)
That is super cool. Will you be adding a package deal that includes all necessary parts ? Meaning: links, interior/seats/steering wheel, body/chassis set ? any other items I missed....(driver) |
09-02-2015, 08:54 AM | #5 |
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| Re: Fungi's Specter (micro Wraith kit)
You guys are fast. lol Alexander - I do have a fastback and a truck version. Hotwheels - I do have them in full kits. I am still putting the interior kits together, but they will not include driver, seats, or steering wheel. These parts can be found in model kits. I will provide links where I purchased the seats and driver character though. Check out the catalog. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6h...XN5cmltLWU3MVk https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6h...1BRQUU2V1piT00 https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6h...1VaaVlheUE3aVU |
09-02-2015, 08:59 AM | #6 |
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| Re: Fungi's Specter (micro Wraith kit)
That is a amazing how to post. Glad to see this chassis made. Now to get another losi micro crawler. The last one i had is a quad now. |
09-02-2015, 09:03 AM | #7 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Castle Rock, WA
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| Re: Fungi's Specter (micro Wraith kit)
Very cool chassis setup for a micro!!!!!!!!!
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09-02-2015, 09:04 AM | #8 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Frog Lake AB, Canada
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| Re: Fungi's Specter (micro Wraith kit)
I'm in for a full kit! I wasn't a big fan of the fungi micro R1, but this beats that hands down. Too bad my wraith doesn't have solid axles anymore, or I'd've made a micro version. I was going to order the sad keanu off of shapeways...you know, to glue to the dashboard of my sister Ford fusion, I wonder if he'll/it'll fit in this thing. I'm addicted to shapeways, and all I went there for was that GCM bigblock, now I'm hooked. Last edited by Alexander_0_1; 09-02-2015 at 09:08 AM. |
09-02-2015, 09:35 AM | #9 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Under a Rock in North Texas
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| Re: Fungi's Specter (micro Wraith kit)
Great work, Jim! I may have to order up one of these for my sons birthday. Not that he's not already spoiled enough, as my wife and I bought him an iPad Mini, but still....I think he needs this for his micro. That thing hasn't been switched on in at least a year. Time to get it goin' again!
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09-02-2015, 10:34 AM | #10 | |
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09-03-2015, 03:59 PM | #11 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: under a rock and a hard place
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PM sent
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09-04-2015, 01:17 PM | #12 |
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| Re: Fungi's Specter (micro Wraith kit)
I just got mine in the mail from shapeways! Unfortunately, one of the body mounts didn't print, so I've already contacted shapeways and I'm confident they'll make good. Aside from that, my first thought: WOW! Definitely worth all the time and effort. I will definitely be ordering more in the future. Thank you Jim for taking things to the next level and making these awesome chassis' for us all. |
09-07-2015, 07:09 AM | #13 |
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| Re: Fungi's Specter (micro Wraith kit)
Dammit, I've had dozens of chassis made already and nothing like that has happened. :( Please let me know what they say!
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09-07-2015, 08:21 PM | #14 |
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| Re: Fungi's Specter (micro Wraith kit)
No worries, I'm in contact, and they say they just have to figure out what happened in production, and then they have a request for reprint. So I'm thinking I might have just gotten an extra chassis out of it. If so, I think I already have a good use for it! in the meantime I've already set it up, just without the one body mount.
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09-08-2015, 12:02 PM | #15 |
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| Re: Fungi's Specter (micro Wraith kit)
Man I may have to pick one of these up instead of trying to do the leaf sprung chassis for my micro. great work! Looks fantastic.
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09-08-2015, 02:03 PM | #16 |
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| Re: Fungi's Specter (micro Wraith kit)
PM sent as well.
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09-08-2015, 06:13 PM | #17 |
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| Re: Fungi's Specter (micro Wraith kit)
Pretty darn awesome
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09-08-2015, 09:19 PM | #18 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: under a rock and a hard place
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| Re: Fungi's Specter (micro Wraith kit)
I see you have edited the posts to add the interior.... is it now available ?
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09-09-2015, 10:54 AM | #19 |
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| Re: Fungi's Specter (micro Wraith kit)
Yes, I am taking pre-paid orders and shipping in 7 to 10 days. |
09-15-2015, 12:46 AM | #20 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: under a rock and a hard place
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| Re: Fungi's Specter (micro Wraith kit)
What stand offs/pivot balls are those in the shock picture ?
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