burgerboy78
Rock Stacker
Hi Everybody.
Im new to this forum and also Crawler style trucks. I only recently got into the hobby after finding my old Tamiya truck that i built with my dad when i was about 14 hiding in my wardrobe.
After deciding to try and get her working again i discovered crawlers and the Axial brand and didnt realize it had such a big following.
Anyway after spending lots of money on the Tamiya just to bash around i kept going and looking at Axial Wraiths.
Heres the tamiya btw...
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But yea there was just something about the wraith that just looked the nuts. I was in 3 minds on whether to get a cheap crawler like the Vaterra Slickrock to get me started to see how i liked it, an scx10 or the wraith.
I decided on the wraith so i had to buy one which leads me to my Poison Spyder that arrived friday![Smile :) :)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
I want it to be more of a crawler than anything else with loight trail work so am going to do my best to upgrade her working around my budget. Im heavily into drifting (not rc drifting) so alot of my cash goes into my car but im sure my little truck will do its best to stop that.
Anyway..
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The first thing i noticed when i unboxed was the stink coming from the Tyres!! The whole house stank of the rubber! Im not sure why as the Prolines i put on the Tamiya didnt smell but these were unreal ha!
As i wanted to cut the foams anyway i took the tyres and foams off and gave them a good soak but to no avail.
![](/forums/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi91.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fk306%2Fburgerboy78%2FIMG_1732_zpsce2fcc66.jpg&hash=07897690e2935886d5c05b2795fd45ff)
Anyway cut the foams into 8 sided stars shapes not sure if its made any difference but we will see.
Also put a new spur and pinion in using Harleys guide.
There must be an easier way of removing the motor and trans than taking off all the suspension links and all that?
But went for the 84t Traxxas spur and 16t RW Racing pinion
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I found that the front wheels foul the front wings so i fitted the wider wheel hubs supplied but they still foul when the steerings turned. Any ideas what i can do?
Just a rookie flex pic
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Ive got an Axial servo horn waiting to be fitted but im waiting for the metal Topcad steering linkages to arrive in the post, aswell as the axial light bar.
Can anyone recommend lights to put in them? Also im quite confused on how they wire up i assume they go into the ESC somehow as the standard wraith comes with lights?
Battery wise i only have a Overlander Tornado 3800mah 7.2v Stick Pack.
I want to mount this up front so im going to have a go at butchering the shell so i can have the flip up bonnet so i can mount it and move all the gubbins to the rear i just need to find a guide how to. I assume Harley must have one somewhere.
Anyway please to be here expect some stupid questions to be asked![Thefinger :flipoff: :flipoff:](http://www.rccrawler.com/forums/images/smilies/icon_thefinger.gif)
Im new to this forum and also Crawler style trucks. I only recently got into the hobby after finding my old Tamiya truck that i built with my dad when i was about 14 hiding in my wardrobe.
After deciding to try and get her working again i discovered crawlers and the Axial brand and didnt realize it had such a big following.
Anyway after spending lots of money on the Tamiya just to bash around i kept going and looking at Axial Wraiths.
Heres the tamiya btw...
![](/forums/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi91.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fk306%2Fburgerboy78%2FIMG_1704_zpsf4766aeb.jpg&hash=9f1d00798d0ca92fab5e4166e9880716)
But yea there was just something about the wraith that just looked the nuts. I was in 3 minds on whether to get a cheap crawler like the Vaterra Slickrock to get me started to see how i liked it, an scx10 or the wraith.
I decided on the wraith so i had to buy one which leads me to my Poison Spyder that arrived friday
I want it to be more of a crawler than anything else with loight trail work so am going to do my best to upgrade her working around my budget. Im heavily into drifting (not rc drifting) so alot of my cash goes into my car but im sure my little truck will do its best to stop that.
Anyway..
![](/forums/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi91.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fk306%2Fburgerboy78%2FIMG_1725_zpse975d448.jpg&hash=4bad5a17406a7b85769b26ea06b18c75)
![](/forums/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi91.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fk306%2Fburgerboy78%2FIMG_1726_zps9e3e7db1.jpg&hash=ce6217db9f4f5d0dc3053fa345bd0fdc)
The first thing i noticed when i unboxed was the stink coming from the Tyres!! The whole house stank of the rubber! Im not sure why as the Prolines i put on the Tamiya didnt smell but these were unreal ha!
As i wanted to cut the foams anyway i took the tyres and foams off and gave them a good soak but to no avail.
![](/forums/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi91.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fk306%2Fburgerboy78%2FIMG_1732_zpsce2fcc66.jpg&hash=07897690e2935886d5c05b2795fd45ff)
Anyway cut the foams into 8 sided stars shapes not sure if its made any difference but we will see.
Also put a new spur and pinion in using Harleys guide.
There must be an easier way of removing the motor and trans than taking off all the suspension links and all that?
But went for the 84t Traxxas spur and 16t RW Racing pinion
![](/forums/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi91.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fk306%2Fburgerboy78%2FIMG_1731_zps9399fada.jpg&hash=900a11d59a26838f595bd30a6b72390a)
I found that the front wheels foul the front wings so i fitted the wider wheel hubs supplied but they still foul when the steerings turned. Any ideas what i can do?
Just a rookie flex pic
![](/forums/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi91.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fk306%2Fburgerboy78%2FIMG_1746_zpsc759227b.jpg&hash=6b0e54c843547ff944af07d0399961ea)
Ive got an Axial servo horn waiting to be fitted but im waiting for the metal Topcad steering linkages to arrive in the post, aswell as the axial light bar.
Can anyone recommend lights to put in them? Also im quite confused on how they wire up i assume they go into the ESC somehow as the standard wraith comes with lights?
Battery wise i only have a Overlander Tornado 3800mah 7.2v Stick Pack.
I want to mount this up front so im going to have a go at butchering the shell so i can have the flip up bonnet so i can mount it and move all the gubbins to the rear i just need to find a guide how to. I assume Harley must have one somewhere.
Anyway please to be here expect some stupid questions to be asked
![Thefinger :flipoff: :flipoff:](http://www.rccrawler.com/forums/images/smilies/icon_thefinger.gif)