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Old 09-19-2013, 05:16 PM   #241
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The Willy is so awesome with the Wraith axle's under it!!!!
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It's great to have another option on axles for these. Diggin the look !!
Looks like Wraith axles are about the same width as my custom widened SCX10 axles are. With 1000% less work and stress involved!!

Looks good!!
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Old 09-19-2013, 05:52 PM   #242
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Looks like Wraith axles are about the same width as my custom widened SCX10 axles are. With 1000% less work and stress involved!!

Looks good!!
They are about a 1/4" wider per side. If someone made a wheel with a deep offset to push the tire back under the body, those Wraith axles would be ideal.
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Old 09-19-2013, 07:30 PM   #243
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The Willy is so awesome with the Wraith axle's under it!!!!
Thanks Chuck! BTW, last weekend I noticed that you spotted the issue with them....my getto 3rd link mounted too close to the lowers and causing some wrap. I have a solution for that.

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It's great to have another option on axles for these. Diggin the look !!
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Looks like Wraith axles are about the same width as my custom widened SCX10 axles are. With 1000% less work and stress involved!!

Looks good!!
Thanks guys!

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They are about a 1/4" wider per side. If someone made a wheel with a deep offset to push the tire back under the body, those Wraith axles would be ideal.
Yeah, they are a tad wider than the WK axles I pulled from the truck. I am going to try and shave the hubs down to give a narrower track width.


BTW, here are a few pics from a run last weekend:




This truck performed nicely. It is slow and bulky, but will climb anything!
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Old 09-19-2013, 08:48 PM   #244
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That thing climbs like an old billy goat!!!


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Old 09-25-2013, 07:21 AM   #245
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I finally got all of the parts in that I needed to build this truck its own front axle (the other one was stolen from my wraith).






This setup uses the VP upper link mount which gives further separation between the lower links and the upper.
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Way to go on diff cover.
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Old 09-25-2013, 08:23 AM   #247
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I know, it's upside down. But that's because the diff is flipped because of the flipped rear axle.
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Old 09-25-2013, 08:30 AM   #248
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Looking good Jeremy!
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Old 09-25-2013, 08:41 PM   #249
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Looks good, Jeremy! Now let's see it with some paint.
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Old 09-26-2013, 06:46 AM   #250
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Old 10-06-2013, 11:32 AM   #251
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Some cool metal jerry cans that have a working spout that I found on ebay (they arent as green as they appear in the pics):


I made up a mounting bracket and tie down:


I think they look good back there!
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Old 10-06-2013, 11:42 AM   #252
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Looking good.... No more running out of gas on the trail!
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Old 10-06-2013, 11:45 AM   #253
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Looking good.... No more running out of gas on the trail!
Thanks! And I think you mean "no more running out of booze on the trail!"
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Old 10-06-2013, 02:44 PM   #254
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Nice jurry cans, needs a doll.
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Old 10-06-2013, 03:47 PM   #255
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Nice jurry cans, needs a doll.
Thanks Duty! I seem to recall it having one.......not sure what happened to it....
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Old 10-06-2013, 03:50 PM   #256
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Thanks Duty! I seem to recall it having one.......not sure what happened to it....
That rigs too extreme for hammer bro.
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Old 10-06-2013, 09:49 PM   #257
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I think Hammer misses his Willy.
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Old 10-06-2013, 09:57 PM   #258
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Looking good Jeremy!
You need some camping gear to put in that rig.


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Old 10-07-2013, 07:26 PM   #259
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Nice jurry cans, needs a doll.

You mean a 'Male Action Figure'?
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Old 08-07-2014, 07:55 AM   #260
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This truck got a new doll.....I mean "action figure" thanks to Rowdy!


Also, got some new tars for this thing:
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