| Building a RC nitro car may seem childish at first, but it | | | | piece of cloth to wipe off oil or other fluids and once |
| may not seem so once you understand that putting a | | | | you are done for the day, store everything safely to |
| hobby-grade RC nitro car together is a complex but | | | | avoid losses. |
| rewarding experience. The main advantage that you | | | | Equip yourself with pencil and paper to make notes |
| will have if you decide to assemble your RC nitro car | | | | while you work or read. It may be required for you to |
| on your own is that you will be able to maintain and fix | | | | draw a few designs and take a few notes of your |
| the RC car much more easily and faster than | | | | own to understand the whole setup and simplify it to |
| otherwise. | | | | yourself. |
| Building a RC nitro car to compete in races is an | | | | Categorize and sort out everything that you are |
| arduous, expensive and time-consuming work, but the | | | | working with to avoid confusion and save time. Place |
| end result is extremely pleasing for the constructor. | | | | each of the separate items in pencil boxes, lunch |
| Speaking of the expenses, it may actually cost you | | | | boxes or any other containers that are empty. |
| less to build a RC nitro car yourself than it would if you | | | | The three prime screwdrivers that you will need in to |
| bought something of the same quality from a shop. | | | | build your RC nitro car are jeweler's screwdriver, |
| The reason for this is the fact that you do not have to | | | | head-screwdriver and the 1¼ 4 inches, flat blade |
| pay for the profit margin which all companies must | | | | screwdriver. Apart from these, keep the slip-joint, |
| keep and also the fact that you can bargain and get | | | | control-lock and needle-nose pliers at hand. Combine a |
| the components for a lesser price. | | | | flush-cutter to this set of tools and you will have all the |
| "Little knowledge is dangerous thing", so read the | | | | tools you will need to build the RC nitro car of your |
| manual of your RC car kit thoroughly and completely | | | | choice. |
| before you take on the assembly of your RC car. If | | | | Apart from being easier to maintain and repair, your |
| you are following something on the internet, read and | | | | self-constructed car will also have the opportunity to |
| understand that note or set of instructions well too. | | | | be customized indefinitely. It will be you who decides |
| Follow the instructions closely, so that you do not | | | | what motor to put in, what tires to use and everything |
| make an irreparable mistake. | | | | else also, right down to the paint job. As you would |
| A good workshop is a must for any project, especially | | | | yourself be choosing and setting all the parts and |
| if you are planning to build a RC nitro car. The place | | | | accessories in their respective places, therefore you |
| that you should work in needs to be well-lit, dry, quiet | | | | would be able to give your car the look that you want |
| and clean for you to work successfully. Keep a large | | | | and thus it will truly look like the car belongs to you. |