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Badd's Fusion 1.9 Wraith with SCX10 axles

Badd

I wanna be Dave
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I didn't take to many pics as I was building so this is more of a spec thread . I picked the name Fusion because of the mix of parts .
Wraith Chassis with fast back mod . I used bent Tie rod and revo rod ends .
I replaced the upper front bumper mounts with 80mm straight links to the back hole in front shock mounts . So I could run the servo on the axle .
Front SCX10 Axle with Alum knuckles, hubs , hardend 38/13 bevel gear and stage 3 locker .
Rear SCX10 axle stock . But will get underdrive gear soon .
Rear upper and lower links 91mm Axial .
Front lower links 70mm custom made .
Front upper links 65mm Axial .
Axial 4 link mount front and rear .
90mm Axial SCX10 shocks with red/red springs on front and red/green on the rear .
I made custom shock mounts to gain 1/2 lift . the skid plate was very low . Now it has 2 7/8" clearance .
PitBulls on a set of Buck~Shots .
Mamba Max Pro with 35 lathe motor . (My 9 year will be driving this most of the time)
Castel BEC
Hitec 6545 servo
Blue Lipo 2200 3s 11.1
Custom Spare tire mount .
Dinky RC tall cowl hood .
Custom Alum panels . I didn't have a pattern so I winged it .
As for paint I went with Tamiya TS-20 metallic green and TS-6 matt black . I painted the hood and side panels green and the top and bed cover black . I trimmed out an old Proline Chevy grill sticker and made it work . The light stickers are from an old HPI sticker sheet .



mockup wheels tires, I ended up going with 1.9 Pitbulls .









Oh and the flex shots .



This was a budget build . I gave $195.00 shipped for the new Dingo kit . I gave $77.21 for the new Wraith Chassis with interior . I gave $2.13 for the 5 big washers for wheel weights/ rock rings . $20.00 shipped for the dinky hood . $9.24 shipped for the lower links I cut to make the 70mm . The ESC, BEC , servo and screw and other odd items came out of my parts box . $303.58 spent out right not Badd .

update on the cost
1.9 Pitbulls $59.97
The wheels I traded for .

So final price is up to $363.55
 
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I got tires and wheels today . The wheels I traded for the Pitbulls where bought new . So that added $60.00 bucks to the project .
here is a few cell phone pics




spare tire is a Flat Iron for now on matching wheel
 
Looks great. The wraith chassis lends itself to several build ideas. I have always liked the 1.9 tire builds. "thumbsup"
 
Looks great. The wraith chassis lends itself to several build ideas. I have always liked the 1.9 tire builds. "thumbsup"

Thanks man, I ended up using the Dingo I got from you . My daughter ran it all day New Years Day . I didn't set it up just added Servo, esc and motor . She had fun even if it was a little hard to drive . I told her if she wanted to go I would build something that would work a lot better . So Fushion was born . I just hope it work as good as it looks . "thumbsup"
 
The pics from yesterdays run .



























The only problems with this setup is
1) The rear springs where to soft . I had put red/red on the rear . I'm going back to red/green .
2) The rear was alitte heavy . I removed the alum wheel and replaced it with a plastic stock one . I did add the beadring to the stock one for looks .
3) The rear upper links need to be raised some how on the chassis . The rear wants to squat under load . Parts ordered from Duuuuuuuude to fix the problem .
 
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I did a similar rig...even green lol...but i havent had an issue with the rear links...what was the issue with yours?
 
I did a similar rig...even green lol...but i havent had an issue with the rear links...what was the issue with yours?

The problem with running the 90mm shocks even with 12mm or so of lift is .
The upper links are close to horizontal . Without separation (slightly up at the chassis) the rear want to squat under load . This hurts you on climbs as the front tires lift and the back of the chassis squats under . Only one thing happens you roll over .

This from Duuuuuuuude will help this problem .

http://i40.tinypic.com/282jscl.jpg
 
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Well I got the risers in (half kit) . I don't fell I need them in the front as they are level or just up on the chassis side of the links . The risers are very east to install . Just dropped the skid and removed the links .

http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/chassis-suspension/476659-wraith-4-link-skid-risers-dcw.html


I'm going to run the stock truss the first time . Then I will switch to Duuuuuuuude D-mount . That away I can compare the two .
http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/chassis-suspension/411482-ultralite-delrin-d-mount-dcw.html


It might be hard to tell in the pics . But in the bottom holes I gained 2 to 3 degrees . That will for sure help with the squat factor .





 
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The pics from yesterdays run

LRCjantwothouforteen034_zpsa0426866.jpg


What a great shot. I'm watching this slow progressive build, As I really want to turn my wraith into something useful instead of a 2.2 Monster truck. Will the D-Mount allow you to bring the links ahead (forward) of the axle any more? this may help with squat as well.
 
I have not added the D-mount yet . The risers took care of the problem . I will use the D-mount on another build I guess .
 
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