| rn a corner and find one of those nifty little remote | | | | car, you'll know better how to race your own RC car. |
| control cars speeding down the middle of the road? | | | | Each miniature racer has its own idiosyncrasies, just |
| They go pretty fast and they make that neat | | | | like the big ones. And they break down, just like the big |
| bees-on-steroids buzzing sound. You know, you can | | | | ones. If you already know how to build your own RC |
| buy one of those ready to go, but in order to get the | | | | car, then you'll probably be better prepared to repair |
| most enjoy you really have to learn how to build your | | | | your own RC car. And if you decide to get out and |
| own RC car before hitting the road with it. Half the fun | | | | race it, nothing is worse than having a car that could |
| of the whole RC car subculture comes from knowing | | | | easily have been fixed in a half hour if only you had |
| that you built it yourself. | | | | known how. |
| Knowing how to build your own RC car may sound | | | | Not to mention that you'll save money. The ready to |
| like something you should take a course in, but it's really | | | | run models can cost serious cash, at least compared |
| not all that difficult. Think you're going to need one of | | | | to the take home kits. And repairing them yourself can |
| those shiny red toolboxes you see on all those TV | | | | save you even more money. If you know what you're |
| shows about building things? Nah. In fact, once you | | | | doing, in fact, you can salvage a perfectly good car |
| know how to build your own RC car you may look at | | | | that you might otherwise have trashed. |
| all things you'd like to try building and decide to do | | | | So now that you've almost decided to build it yourself, |
| away with half the tools you own. Here's what you | | | | you only need to know what to really expect in the |
| absolutely have to have: a couple of Phillips | | | | process, right? A lot depends on how you approach it. |
| screwdrivers of various sizes, a few flat blade | | | | There's not nearly enough room here to run down the |
| screwdrivers, including a smallish set like you would use | | | | process step by step. But you will definitely want a |
| to tighten your eyeglasses; pliers, of course, including | | | | step by step process to guide you. So when it comes |
| slip-joint and needle-nose varieties. Needle-nose, that | | | | to the process of how to build your own RC car, |
| sounds like a supervillain's name, doesn't it? Speaking | | | | there's really only one piece of advice you need to |
| of villains, you'll knives, blades, the sharp stuff. You'll be | | | | know. The one piece of advice that will come far |
| working with lines that need a nice clean cut so make | | | | handier than anything else you may read on any web |
| sure the blade is sharp and honed and, hey, be careful | | | | site. |
| out there. | | | | Read the instructions that come with the kit before |
| Why not just go and buy one that's already street | | | | you begin. |
| legal? Because if you know how to build your own RC | | | | |