Axial Wraith - Fastback Mod, Part 2 

Thanks for the nice comments! It is one of my proudest mods

Awesome Mod! I am currently also trying to mod my wraith, so the fact that you took the time to tell us how you moved stuff around was awesome thanks for the tips.

Looks great.. I'm looking at buying a Wraith kit and I'm going to mod and change things as I build it. You have given me some great ideas!!! Thanks, Asplenia.

No Problem! That's why I do these vids. That's a cool mod of rigging the person up with the wheel. I've even seen where someone put a servo in the head so when the wheels and arms move, the head turns in the direction of where the vehicles going. Post that video!

Thanks, Appreciate all the great comments.

Looks so much better than the stock body! Great work.

The Wraith is a great kit to customize. Have fun!

Thanks! One of my most proud custom mods!

that looks way better than stock, nice job man

Thanks for sharing. I wanted to change the look of my wraith and this looks good. Just ordered some 5/16 brass tubing... Just subscribed

Thanks for the nice comments!

Looks awesome! Great job!

I bought it from Lowe's in the hardware department. They sell sheets of aluminum. I just traced the panels onto the aluminum and cut it out with a cutting wheel on a dremel. Make sure and sand down the edges, as they are quite sharp at first. I do have a seperate video on the panels

The tubing I got a local hobby shop, it was super thin. Just big enough inside diameter to fit the plastic on the cage

Thanks! That's what the RC community is about!

Thanks. Probably one of my favorite mods (that didn't cost me a weeks salary!!)

Clean, simple, easy, nice job!!

Pretty damn cool! personally I woulda tried aluminum tubing with some Rit dye. I don't know if that would take on the color or not. Thanks for the idea, i dig this mod a lot!

They are steel/aluminum (not sure which, it was sheet metal from a hardware store). I took off the stock panels and traced on some thin sheet goods. cut with a dremel cutting wheel and drilledthe body screws. I have a seperate vid on that as well!

Sweet mod man!! I like it!!

That's a really good video, IM going to attempt it now. Yours definitely looks cool with the wagon back. So you just cut away and go with the flow lol

I totally did this after I seen yours! Except mine looks better now lol maybe ill make a response clip of mine. changed up the front bumper and lights, and rock guarded the hood and roof. And get this. I have a working steering wheel with a little dude that looks like hes drivin the beast ! thanks dude for the insperation

I will check it out!

Yeah, I shortened them a bit from the Part 1 video. I also unscrewed the cage to allow for more flex on getting the tube as long as possible

Cool, Thanks for the add to the playlist

very good looking nice mod and thanks for the tips

It's from OFNA. You can get it at nitrohouse. I'll put a link in the video description for you.

Thanks! Just take your time and don't cut too much!

yea it looks awesome

Rich jb weld is great for plastic can paint and sand it to shape easier to sand before completely set

Thanks! I will check out your channel!

8 years later... and Im just sitting here with my torch and alum tubing

Thanks for the reply, that's what I needed to know.

man sooo sweet, i was trying to think of what to do with the rear of the truck, i think the only thing i would do more than u is make another roof panel but long enuf to go all the way to the back, and maby close the sides in too, just sayin it might look cool. none the less awsome build dude good job

Thanks!

No Problem!

Looks good man,Have you thought about putting a 1.9 tire on the back instead of a 2.2.I'm wanting to do this to wraith and I got some of that tubing already thanks for vid man.

I might try it myself

that is a great idea, thanks

THanks!

Thanks for the help. I used aluminum tubing from Ace Hardware. The aluminum is probably not as durable as brass.

@RCBlades007 Yeah, i wanted the TSL swampers, but my shop was out of them. I may pick some up since i ordered sone aluminum beadlocks. As for drivers, im torn! I like the scale look, but theres something strange about putting a doll in a $1000+ RC machine!

looks good sweet

Looks Awesome

sick wraith, looks great. buying mine this winter. def want to mod for spare tire. will likely follow some of your steps. you referred to "the other guy got two pieces to stick together" he definitely plastic welded them you drip molten plastic as if tack welding... its time consuming and annoying i like your solution better. ID LOVE TO SEE IT WITH THE SPARE TIRE MOUNTED..... just sayin. sweet work bro

It is quite easy.....Just follow the steps. Measure like 4 times and cut only once!

Checkout part 1. I believe I listed it in the video

They're very similar, but you are paying for a bit of licensing for the poison spider/jeep stuff. i know the jeep body is a bit harder to get off. I think it's about a $50 difference on the two for the RTR. Crawling wise, it's okay. With some key mods, it can hold it's own!

Agreed!

Did you have to shorten the plastic pieces more to get them in the tubing? If not how did you get them in?

Thanks Trent. They're actually pretty easy to make, check out the video I have on it!

cool, I kinda wanted it to look seemless. I got stuck on a Wraith I saw in a forum that did it this way....

how thick was the wall of the tube?

What should i buy, The Poison spyder version or normal? I do Rock climbing, and also want to do foffing, is the stock wraith motor good for foffing? And is the poison spyder very good at crawling? PLEASE HELP!

thanks

Seems like it would be a bit strange with a 1.9 in the rear. Probably would lower the rear by a 1/2' though

Nice I did the same thing but I used plastic links instead and then I didn't have to melt any plastic

Where did you get the alum., boat sides, and panels?

Thanks

awsome

What size brass tubing did you use.

Also are your side panels painted or steel?

Is zap goo like super glue?

The 5/16" was O.D. correct?

were did u get your stand??????

I Did mine months ago with alloy tube sleeved like yours paint black you cant even see the join .

It is not listed or said in part 1

how did you bend those plastic pieces into that brass tubing the only reason i am asking is because i am looking to do what you did because it looks good.

I want to do this to mine so bad it's unreal,but out of all of my Rc's my Wraith is my baby,definitely my favorite, so I'm afraid to cut on it and with my luck end up making a mistake and screwing it up..maybe one of these days I'll get the nerve.. And if not maybe I can find someone I could pay to do it lol...

Where is the battery located ??

Watch this video at 2:21

What time of rims are thous?

No, it's like a shoe goo. Stays flexible when dry and stinks!

what bead locks are u using

Fastback sounds quicker!

confused, how is this showing someone how you did this?

cool i hate the station waggon look so ill be doing this aswell cheap to :D

I like it looks great check out mine I just finished and my channel you'll like tons of custom scale rc's including my true to scale Jeep wrangler JK 4x4

i will pay you to do that for me

wish he can sell it to me :(

dude check it out! A-few-mods. or just search cj mayhew

said notchback. meant fastback lol

Sorry type

Thanks, Appreciate all the great comments.

Thanks!