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04-19-2005, 01:04 AM | #1 |
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Resurrecting an old RC car
Hi,
I have an old RC car that I would like to resurrect. I found it under the step and it really brought back some fond memories. This thing is like 22 years old now. It was a very good car in its day. It topped out at close to 40 mph. Has been driven down stairs, jumped off of docks, and has been flown up a ramp and over the old man's pickup more than a few times. If I recall correctly I had finished repairing it, putting new bearings, new rear end, new rear tires, and a few other things in it. Then I got into airplanes. The car sat - lost. So now I have a couple of boys who would have a blast with this. I have dug it out but cannot locate the transmitter. The electronics are obviously old. I am wondering if a current transmitter will work with it (doubt it though). I opened it up and the crystal in the board says 26.640 What do you think my chances are of getting a transmitter to work with it? ..... Yeah I thought so. So here I am looking at gutting the chasis and installing new radio equipment. I am starting with a decent chasis and motor. However, I admittedly know nothing about current radio options. What am I going to need? Would a new radio come with the steering servo and ESC? Help. Thanks in advance. Nikko Rhino, Off Road Special
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04-19-2005, 06:41 AM | #2 |
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I don't have your answers but i don't know how busy the car section is here, a good place to post it would be at http://www.canuckoffroad.com/ aswell.
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04-19-2005, 11:38 AM | #3 |
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Hehe, kinda looks like an old r/c car of my friends. With the metal roll cage and all. My friends is a nitro buggy called the Mint Las Vegas. He doesnt have it put back together though.
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04-19-2005, 05:01 PM | #4 |
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Thanks Chris, I will try it over there too.
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04-21-2005, 11:50 PM | #5 |
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OK I tried it over at "cannuckoffroad" and I got this:
"""""""""""""""""""""""" as u can probably tell... this forum is DEAD..... just hit up www.offroadrc.ca its the new one with tons more folks..... """""""""""""""""""""""" So I will try over there too.
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04-21-2005, 11:52 PM | #6 |
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It's ALIVE!
Last night I finished up the overhaul/upgrade to the Rhino.
I gutted all of the old electronics out of the chasis. (If anyone here is remotely interested in the circuit board and steering servo - you can have them for free). With the old early 80's vintage electronics out there was tons of room to work with within the chassis. Except for the steering servo - that took some hacking. I opted to make use of equipment I already had. So my trusty old Focus4 is the controller. For a receiver I went with the cheap and very small GWS Picco4. So I am using the throttle and steering. There are two channels left that could be used. Any ideas what I should do (hook-up) with the other channels? As required to fit, I trimmed all of the tabs off of one of my as-new but surplus HS-300 servos. Took some fine carving of points in the chasis with the Dremel tool, but I got it in there and it hooked up decently to the original steering rods. Coming up with a speed controller was the tough part. Car ESC's with reverse are EXPENSIVE. So I decided that I didn't really need reverse that badly and could do without. I installed a GWS IPS-600 30 amp ESC along with a 30 amp fuse between the ESC and the motor. I cut out the top of the chasis cover to poke the heat sink through. The ESC is hot-glue-gunned to the cover. It is sealed off with some gasket maker silicone to prevent any puddle splash from shorting out the ESC. I even took it out for a test drive late last night. WOW! Doe it ever move along. Very fast. Got to be pushing over 40 mph. Steering is bang on, it tracks straight and doesn't dart around. It is probably too fast for the kids (their young), but I am sure glad I did this and didn't toss the car. Would've been a shame. I've got a little piece of my childhood back. I am very happy with the results. I guess I should have taken some pictures during the course of the revival. Oh well. Next time I have it opened I will snap a few pics.
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