New Wraith Build

[HPI-Killer]

And if you want to get technical and anus about your tires you can sipe the lugs to give it a couple more fingers to grab with, but only if you REALLY wanna get to that point

 

[HPIguy]

And if you want to get technical and anus about your tires you can sipe the lugs to give it a couple more fingers to grab with, but only if you REALLY wanna get to that point

Oh no, I have no desire to take it to that level

Also, I forgot that America was closed this week due to the gubment. So I'm done waiting on parts, going to finish the build tonight.

And in light of that...

 

[HPIguy]

Well, I got lucky, my stuff showed up after all.

Locked up RC F1 spools

Axial HD helical cut gears, and I chose to underdrive the rear, and leave the front stock

Installed, more red n tacky

Now we're getting somewhere

Rear tray and cover hides everything nicely

IT'S ALIVE!!! I still have a few little things to do, but I got to run it for the first time. The low range on the two speed along with the Holmes motor / ESC is an awesome combo. Low is 5.05:1, and high is 1.78:1 compared to the stock 2.6:1. In high range, even on a 2s pack, it moves pretty decent. I'm going to try to get time to put a 3s pack through it tomorrow.

Poser shots

 

[tmaxxfreek]

looks good man!!

 

[HPIguy]

Thanks buddy, now I just need to find a good crawl spot.

 

[slowngreen]

Needs a dash Looks really good though.

 

[HPIguy]

Needs a dash Looks really good though.

That's one of the little things I still have to do, gotta modify the steering column. Thanks buddy! Beadlocks passed the 3s doughnut test too.

Also, I trimmed the body panels too

 

[hamz9561]

Those beadlocks ought to handle 3s on your rig. I run those on my mERV with no problems.

 

[HPIguy]

^^Good deal hopefully they hold up while being bound up in the rocks then.

The steering servo I had was lacking big time, but this showed up today. I installed a Castle BEC set at 7.2V and Holmes hobbies RX bypass harness as well. It's not even funny how much of a difference it is.

 

[Non Crimen]

Sweet, that's the same one my dad just put in


Sent from my Pip Boy-3000

 

[HPIguy]

Sweet, that's the same one my dad just put in


Sent from my Pip Boy-3000

It's a beast! Made all the difference in the world.

 

[slowngreen]

Yessir excellent servo. Running 7.2v to it?

 

[Rolex]

I might have to upgrade ALL my servos. Gee whiz, that's pretty.

Operating Speed (7.4V): 0.13 sec/60° at no load
Stall Torque (4.8V): 344oz/in. (22kg.cm)
Stall Torque (6.0V): 402oz/in. (29kg.cm)
Stall Torque (7.4V): 486oz/in. (35kg.cm)

WOW. No wonder they cost 150!

 

[slowngreen]

I had to run my bec directly to mine because i had glitchy problems other wise.

 

[hamz9561]

Sweet servo. I'm running its smaller brother (HS-5955TG) on my SCX-10/JK.

 

[HPIguy]

Yessir excellent servo. Running 7.2v to it?

I had to run my bec directly to mine because i had glitchy problems other wise.

Lloyd, I'm running it straight from the CC BEC on 7.2v using the Holmes bypass harness. I could run it at 7.4v, but no need to max it out honestly.

I might have to upgrade ALL my servos. Gee whiz, that's pretty.

Operating Speed (7.4V): 0.13 sec/60° at no load
Stall Torque (4.8V): 344oz/in. (22kg.cm)
Stall Torque (6.0V): 402oz/in. (29kg.cm)
Stall Torque (7.4V): 486oz/in. (35kg.cm)

WOW. No wonder they cost 150!

^^Ha ha, Rolex, the Wriath is quickly turning into my pede build. I never thought I'd like it as much as I do to be honest, but I freaking love this thing. It's the perfect basher around the house, and is quickly becoming my favorite RC in the stable. The servo is worth every penny, and you can get it at Amazon for about $125.

Sweet servo. I'm running its smaller brother (HS-5955TG) on my SCX-10/JK.

Those specs vs price look great. I may look into that one for a future crawler build.

 

[WoodiE]

That's one heck of a servo and the build looks great!

 

[rollinlow]

Great build u have going here and nice parts list
Can't wait to see some videos

 

[HPIguy]

Thanks guys, I finally tackled the wiring for my light controller. I'm pretty happy with it, hard to tell the difference between high and medium, but there are three brightness levels.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyLmXPUR3eY"]Wraith - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Rolex]

VERY cool. It's just not a scaler till it's got lights.