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Poison Spyder Wraith

Discussion in 'Crawlers' started by Nopilot, Sep 3, 2016.

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    So thought I would start a build thread on the Wraith. It's about a week or so old now and I am throwing ideas around on which direction to go.
    So to get things started I did some basic upgrades to improve it abilities and get it crawling better.

    Upgrades so far are...
    -New spur and pinion 87/16
    -35t brushed Axial motor
    -battery relocate to the front
    -relocated esc / receiver
    -RRD 110mm crawler shocks
    -strut tower braces
    -longer spacing on upper shock mounting points
    -white dot ripsaw tires
    -weighted axial 8 hole beadlocks
    -aluminum rear upper links
    -savox sw-0231 servo
    -STRC aluminum steering links
    -Aluminum servo horn
    -weighted chassis for balance
    -waterproofed vehicle

    I have more cosmetic goodies on order but for now I am working on dialing in the suspension and making a small drop (droop) kit to lower the cg a little more. I'm really happy with the articulation and with the heavier weight it seems to crawl well. The gearing is still just a hair off but I think a 85 or 84 spur will put it about where it needs to be.

    Anyways, here are a few pix...

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    And the rear with the brace...
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    Last edited: Sep 6, 2016
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    Added a camera/phone mount to my crawler. Seems to work really well once I got the weight balance figured out.
    Now, if I could just figure out how to edit videos properly lol!
    2016-09-05 10.03.11.jpg
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    Most of the time when you see new pieces of sheet metal on an rc guys work bench, some custom parts are about to be fabricated... that is 100% true in this situation!
    2016-09-06 19.37.28.jpg

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