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1:1 Scale remote control cars
speedyxjs - 31/1/08 at 08:13 PM

Where could i get the parts for a full scale remote control car?

speedyxjs - 31/1/08 at 08:23 PM

I mean to convert a real car to R/C

tegwin - 31/1/08 at 08:44 PM

Your local radio controled model shop....

A couple of large servos, a windscreen wiper motor and some cunning would have you remotly controled in no time

r1_pete - 31/1/08 at 08:52 PM

There was a scrapheap challenge on this they used half an electric wheelchair for the steering, an automatic car and I think an electric aerial for the shifter, and a simple rc servo on the throttle.

Pete.

andylancaster3000 - 31/1/08 at 08:59 PM

I'm rather suprised it has yet to have been asked...

WHY!!!!!!!?????

...i'm rather intrigued

iiyama - 31/1/08 at 09:19 PM

Except for the reciever and transmitter and maybe a few odds and sods there is nothing in a model shop that will be of any good to ya. Model servos will not have anything like enough power in them for the steering, although thinking about it they may be alright for the throttle.

iiyama - 31/1/08 at 09:20 PM

Except for the reciever and transmitter and maybe a few odds and sods there is nothing in a model shop that will be of any good to ya. Model servos will not have anything like enough power in them for the steering, although thinking about it they may be alright for the throttle.

Also be aware that 35mhz radio is for aircraft only. 27mhz is used for land based craft. I guess you could also use the 2.4ghz gear although Im not entierly sure on this point.

liam.mccaffrey - 31/1/08 at 10:29 PM

have you guys ever watched mythbusters? there is seldom an episode where they don't RC a car or a speedboat or somthing

watch the vids carefully, I think they even describe how to do it

[Edited on 31/1/08 by liam.mccaffrey]

speedyxjs - 1/2/08 at 09:09 AM

quote:
Originally posted by andylancaster3000
I'm rather suprised it has yet to have been asked...

WHY!!!!!!!?????

...i'm rather intrigued


I really wish i could tell you but i have been asked not to
What i will say is that it is part of my dads 5 year plan.

Delinquent - 1/2/08 at 10:20 AM

Get yourself over to RCgroups.com - plenty of people who have built stupidly large projects on there.

The Tx and Rx won't be a problem, any model shop - I'd strongly suggest you ask on RCgroups about redundancy / twin systems used on 1/3rd scale aircraft - just for that added security that you aren't going to lose control! Plenty of servo's that can operate the throttle, you will need beefy motors for the brakes and steering but you can still easily get control boards for the motors you decide to use.