That's what I've been reading, it took them a few days to process my order. the screws they send for the front hold downs look like there from a rc18 (the battery hold down screws). I've seen some one used traxxas parts can't remember the part numbers.
I just looked it up, it's listed at $14 roughly. You can really get the parts you need for about a dollar if you have a hardware store anywhere near by. Convenience is more important to many people though and I understand that.
I just did the same thing about 3 weeks ago, because I used your idea for the battery tray up front. I went and ordered the hood hinge kit from CKRC saved me the 30 min. trip into town.
can you show us the correct hinges you spoke of i have the original wraith and want to hing the hood i hate all those screws to remove.have not done the battery front change over due to that
Wow, you guys are fancy, i just made a couple of holes and biffed a couple of cable ties around the bottom of the wind screen. As for the 'latching mechanism' i had some spare venom creeper parts lying around and used the battery cover post/clip things. They screw right into the existing screw holes and the little clips hold the bonnet down, very neat and reliable way of doing it. I havent even lost a clip yet, even after changing batteries on the trail, in the pine-needles! I lost a couple of allen keys though, look just like pine needles in dim light.
awesome man thanks for the videos i just bought a wraith im a noob to the crawling/scale rc and i have been ripping my hair out over some the things that dont make sense to me yet! but your videos have been extremely helpful so thank you sir!!
What's wrong with CKRC? I've bought plenty of stuff from them. They actually call when stuff is out of stock and have worked with me to correct the order. Is there something I'm missing? Don't get me wrong, I buy from RPP hobby and love them, just wondering why folks aren't fans of CKRC
It's a pretty easy method, body lines are just always my biggest concern. This isn't perfect but is just good enough. Boooo on CKRC though. Not a fan, shady business ethics.
If you want more power you are going to have to replace the driveshafts. To get more speed and keep the torque you will likely need to go with a quality sensored brushless system. You can find more info in that in this series, look up the other video where I covered that specifically.
