In this video I got my hands on a nice TOYS R US toy grade RC car that I decided to make a project out of and see how it will handle with a hobby grade ESC. stay tuned for part 2 where I will have this thing moving.
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@lowercentenary2 жыл бұрын
I've started doing these types of conversions and even though I'm an absolute beginner I really enjoy it more than buying an expensive hobby car. I feel if I build it I can maintain it forever 🤣..as a beginner my tip is to find one platform you can work with and then customize it. For example i work only with the new brights because after much tinkering im comfortable in upgrading them.....these types of videos are so helpful...
@SuperNikonlover10 ай бұрын
Yep doing toy grade conversions are rather fun and it's how I got into the hobby also.
@SuperNikonlover10 ай бұрын
If you're into the building part of the rc hobby doing toy grade conversions can really test your skills. I bought the the orange New Bright McClearen that was being sold at the time this was being sold. I think I'm gonna come up with a chassis and gearbox system instead of using the little weak motor and gearbox that came with it.
@hotrodavery9 ай бұрын
I really like seeing old toy grade rc car's come back to life with new internal electronics. 😊
@IowaBudgetRCBashers Жыл бұрын
Do you remember when we were kids Toys R Us used to sell monogram and cox hobby grade RC’s. .. I love taking higher grade toy RC’s and converting them to hobby grade electronics.. I realize this video is a year old but I’m glad it came up in my feed, as I love your videos
@rccargarage Жыл бұрын
Yes I remember I have actually been looking for them on ebay and thanks I'm glad you love the videos
@antsgarage11462 жыл бұрын
I just got a 1-6 scale dale Earnhardt RC from 2005 with no battery need to do a conversion on it but I'm a beginner so thanks for the video✌
@rccargarage2 жыл бұрын
Your welcome
@IowaBudgetRCBashers Жыл бұрын
These are made by taiyo, and their transmission‘s are generally pretty tough. The motor is a 370-380 size
@RetroCollectables Жыл бұрын
I recently picked up a 1:18 RC General Lee made by Malibu International. It’s toy grade; and it’s missing the remote. I paid $50. As long as the motor works, I’m gonna try to get another toy grade 27 MHz remote to work for it to keep it as stock as I can: if that doesn’t work, hobby grade electronics with stock motor it is
@IowaBudgetRCBashers Жыл бұрын
The diffs are a weak point, the best thing you could do is fill it with epoxy . Again I know this is a year old and I wish I would’ve seen it then cause I could’ve given you some advice on the conversion . I’ll definitely watch part 2 with your brushless conversion
@sonerteker2208 Жыл бұрын
So sincere behaviours, so sincere video! bravo! thanks !
@rccargarage Жыл бұрын
Thank you
@corycarter578 Жыл бұрын
1/18 scale times 80mph is 4.44mph. They are converting 80mph speed by the scale of the vehicle.
@rccargarage Жыл бұрын
Either way the box says 80 mph so that's what I am going to aim for
@rellzrc58792 жыл бұрын
Hey guy, the funniest thing I got something similar to this and paid 5 a Lamborghini Gallardo it had a 180 motor I upped it to a 390 motor a 18 dollar esc off Amazon brushed and up to 2s lipo battery, it sounds crazy without the sound effects box light buckets had to be drilled, but I don't like the hex on the wheels can't find adapter for it
@iceman716252 жыл бұрын
Woww nice👋👋👋👋👋👋👋🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉great find
@jeffgodfrey8797 Жыл бұрын
I bought a traxas slash 2wd still had the tags on it for $2.99 at a thriftstore I figured they couldn't bind the remote
@phw3402 жыл бұрын
Thanks for showing the conversion. Stuff like this is fun. Too bad there isn’t any suspension and such a small motor. I have a large Ford GT I picked up I was going to do this to. Wonder if it’s the same chassis? If it is I think I would better off just using the body shell on a hobby grade chassis. Have you tried using Barbie vehicles? They have some nice detail but you’ll need a custom chassis. Have fun!
@rccargarage2 жыл бұрын
I have not tried barbie vehicles yet the fun part is trying to get hobby grade parts to work with the chassis
@phw3402 жыл бұрын
@@rccargarage Yes true! I find that the tinkering more fun than driving the cars around. Currently messing with an old Nikko Albar-Buggy dune buggy. It’s like the Nikko Big Thunder buggy but has lights. The steering servo is going hay wire and if I can’t sort it out I’ll pop in hobby grade electronics but no motor swap as there is a unique three gear transmission in it. Kinda cool as it has front swing arm suspension similar to old Kyosho/Tamiya stuff. Have fun!
@phw3402 жыл бұрын
@@rccargarage Oh yeah, as far as the Barbie stuff it’s more so the body on a hobby grade chassis, not converting an RC Barbie car. The motors I assume are fairly small in those. There is an interesting wired remote corvette I picked up that has motors on the front wheels. Yeah weird, it’s front wheel drive. As far as bodies I’ve used her Ferrari 308 on a home made on road chassis. I’ve save some stuff for future projects that I picked up cheap like a couple ‘57 Chevy convertibles and a VW Rabbit convertible. They have decent detail but the Chevy chassis is long and narrow so finding a chassis to fit it is gonna take some experimenting. Also found a 1/6 scale RC Supra I melted the electronics on that l’ll first try to use the existing chassis with the stock 540 motor or else after will stretch a brushless Slash chassis to fit under the Supra body. Probably will cut the roof and windows to make it a targa top and I have a 12” Paul Walker figure to fit in. Too many projects and too little time!!!!
@jees34749 ай бұрын
Definitely do brushless
@makestuffbetter19 Жыл бұрын
80mph SCALE. So it’s a 1/8th scale, 10mph… they’re trying to be deceptive at that point.
@rccargarage Жыл бұрын
Yea but I'm still gonna try to get it to 80 mph
@makestuffbetter19 Жыл бұрын
@@rccargarage can’t wait to see that! Lol
@samuelgentry4125 Жыл бұрын
My problem is coverting the tires to hobby grade as i ripped the tires from wearing them down on a 12 mph rc fastlane sandshark and im still trying to find viable solution to fix it
@rccargarage Жыл бұрын
Yea same here I have also been looking to see what type of tires would fit on the wheels
@neilgoodman61302 жыл бұрын
Wow
@rellzrc58792 жыл бұрын
2435 surpass small enough turn it brushless
@rccargarage2 жыл бұрын
kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Z7qip7yau9fQiKM.html Check out this video
@jorgeamartinezpinon3650 Жыл бұрын
I got one of those but I don't have to remote control
@rccargarage Жыл бұрын
Gut out the electronics in them and add your own
@mattiazanni3086 Жыл бұрын
What did you do to hook up the stock motor and esc?
@rccargarage Жыл бұрын
kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gLqTo8KeprytZaM.html Check out this. Video but I think I used a brushed esc to get the stock motor to run and I upgraded the servo
@mattiazanni3086 Жыл бұрын
@@rccargarage also i watched all the hennessey videos because i wanted to install hobby-grade electronics into my childhood toy-grade buggy and your videos helped a lot
@rccargarage Жыл бұрын
Good im glad my videos were able to help you in the right direction
@RKE46 Жыл бұрын
Idk why but I think am only the a**hole who prefers to build up his toy grade rc to hobbygrade
@rccargarage Жыл бұрын
Building up the toy grades are kinda fun
@RKE46 Жыл бұрын
@@rccargarage I agree
@shanejohn14492 жыл бұрын
I have a rastar Bugatti Chiron can it's only rear wheel drive can you help me make it 4x4 using a belt system and get it a better servo and esc I really like it's design and I don't want to have to buy another rc can you help me out please 🙏?
@rccargarage2 жыл бұрын
You could probably use separate motors to power front wheels to make it awd
@shanejohn14492 жыл бұрын
@@rccargarage which part of the esc should I put the other motors
@shanejohn14492 жыл бұрын
I'm a bit new to hobby grade rc so I'm not really sure how to do somethings
@rccargarage2 жыл бұрын
To be honest your going to be better off getting a awd chassis and putting the Bugatti body on that. Its going to be more work and more of a headache for you to try to make it awd
@shanejohn14492 жыл бұрын
@@rccargarage ok thanks for the advice 👍
@robertowens777110 ай бұрын
It's scale mph not axual mph
@rccargarage10 ай бұрын
I know but im going to try to make it go 80 mph
@CarlosRodriguez-dx3rx Жыл бұрын
Muchacho no gastes tu dinero en modificar esa porqueria de juguete nunca lograra una gran velocidad por 2 sencillas razones la primera es que no tiene amortiguadores y la segunda es que la caja de transmision es pequeña y no se le puede instalar un motor 550 de alto rendimiento existen otros modelos semiprofesionales como los Nikko que si se les puede adaptar motor grande y sistemas modernos y logran velocidades respetables
@williamphaup5770 Жыл бұрын
This video could be edited down to about a 4th of the length because there's a lot of not needed unnecessary stuff
@onlinehelper3742 жыл бұрын
Try to improve your voice.That umm,hmm are just boring,so people leave the video.Also,try to be a bit dinamic, like Kevin Talbot for example.
@Seatowntony2062 жыл бұрын
Really? Because I hate trying to find videos like this and having 100 Talbot videos suggested that's aren't close to what I searched besides being a rc type video