KustomKreeper8606
Pebble Pounder
Well I got a wraith kit around January of this year and ended up sinking my life into it trying to make it crawl how I wanted. But no matter how much tweaking or what parts you buy, a scale style build is pretty limited on ability. So I watched the classified and found someone wanting to trade a xr10 roller, well I wouldn't say roller as it still needed pieced back together, looking to trade for a wraith. Well I jumped on it and took a chance I would like it better. After a little while I came across more and more parts from some good people on this forum. After a lot of reading, watching some of you guys rigs on YouTube and such, I got a basis on how I was going to setup my rig. Keep in mind this build is on a budget as I have two kids and hours at work are slow this time of year. I know I am not up to par with a lot of the rigs on here, but this rigs does what I want, 98% of the time. When I got this it was chassis, axles( with all vanquish parts), slw wheels, rovers, and titanium links. The axles were loaded with RC4WD hardened gears, so no worries there. I installed my servo on the axle and since I already had a fxr and 35t tekin, I decided I would stick with that for now and order another tekin combo. I started assembly the night I got the rig.
A few days later I got my electronics in and tried to get them as small as possible. First try, and I call it a fail.
Since I didn't like my electronics the present way and I didn't like them on the chassis, I ordered a rowdy racing electronics mounts and tried again. I moved my bec to underneath the servo. I think I did a little better on this smash job as it fits perfect on the mount with clearance for the links.
Now for battery mounting. Since I really don't have any patience and couldn't wait on saving a few dollars to buy a battery mount, I searched my basement and found some aluminum plate and decided to try and build my own. A little trial and error and I eventually came to this. Which I like but I think is a little to tall as it touches the same time my tires do when on its roof.
.
So after all this I just wasn't satisfied with my chassis or the rig break over. So I went on a hunt for a cheap chassis. I came across a Viper II and for some reason really liked the look. So after about a week and a half of talking to the RCC member, he decided to help me out and meet in the middle on the price. The chassis was flawless when I received it minus a few skid scratches. I have a practice course I built in my basement and after running the viper II on it I am in love with its break over as compared to my bjv4 chassis
For shocks I went with inverted traxxas big bores with mini t springs. I like this setup a lot. I am just having problems with shock oil setup. Its either to thin and causes massive axle hop and rollovers or to thick and my rig out runs the shock on obstacles.
I decided to try and lower the weight a little, so I removed my homemade servo armor, trimmed wires down to only what is needed and removed my wheels to drill them.
Not the difference I was looking for but it adds up. After five or six practice runs I decided to sipe my rovers as I have read it help out a lot. And I agree after siping the tires and adding a soft tuning ring in the front, it is much better on steep or sharp angled approaches. Here is how its sits for now. Waiting on some Custom Fiber pieces, and saving for some Holmes Hobbies motors.
Will update as parts come in and progress happens. Any technical advice would also be helpful as I am learning as I go and learning from great articles and build threads on RCC.
A few days later I got my electronics in and tried to get them as small as possible. First try, and I call it a fail.
Since I didn't like my electronics the present way and I didn't like them on the chassis, I ordered a rowdy racing electronics mounts and tried again. I moved my bec to underneath the servo. I think I did a little better on this smash job as it fits perfect on the mount with clearance for the links.
Now for battery mounting. Since I really don't have any patience and couldn't wait on saving a few dollars to buy a battery mount, I searched my basement and found some aluminum plate and decided to try and build my own. A little trial and error and I eventually came to this. Which I like but I think is a little to tall as it touches the same time my tires do when on its roof.
So after all this I just wasn't satisfied with my chassis or the rig break over. So I went on a hunt for a cheap chassis. I came across a Viper II and for some reason really liked the look. So after about a week and a half of talking to the RCC member, he decided to help me out and meet in the middle on the price. The chassis was flawless when I received it minus a few skid scratches. I have a practice course I built in my basement and after running the viper II on it I am in love with its break over as compared to my bjv4 chassis
For shocks I went with inverted traxxas big bores with mini t springs. I like this setup a lot. I am just having problems with shock oil setup. Its either to thin and causes massive axle hop and rollovers or to thick and my rig out runs the shock on obstacles.
I decided to try and lower the weight a little, so I removed my homemade servo armor, trimmed wires down to only what is needed and removed my wheels to drill them.
Not the difference I was looking for but it adds up. After five or six practice runs I decided to sipe my rovers as I have read it help out a lot. And I agree after siping the tires and adding a soft tuning ring in the front, it is much better on steep or sharp angled approaches. Here is how its sits for now. Waiting on some Custom Fiber pieces, and saving for some Holmes Hobbies motors.
Will update as parts come in and progress happens. Any technical advice would also be helpful as I am learning as I go and learning from great articles and build threads on RCC.
Last edited by a moderator:
