by Jeffri Alisan
After you have good experience in handling of RTR electric rc cars, You definitely should move one steps further to fast electric rc cars. Fast electric rc cars or rc car kit are sold separately with other component or equipments, Fast electric rc car kit package comes with chassis, it components and instruction manual book only.
Building fast electric rc cars by your own is complex and consume longer time to completed but it more practical since you can cut your expenses and you can choose to buy the best components or equipment which needed in your fast electric rc cars from various specification, type and manufacturer and more you will know better the construction of your fast electric rc cars is. To know and understand your fast electric rc cars construction is important when doing maintenance or when you need to replace your fast electric rc car parts in case of broken or wear.
In building your fast electric rc cars, you need a set of tools that will help you to build your fast electric rc cars. Tools which not included in the package like Screw driver, small and medium size, Nut driver, Hobby knife, Side cutter, Scissor, Long nose pliers, Quick dry glue and you are recommend to used vernier caliper to measure length of turnbuckle. Others tools that needed in building fast electric rc cars like various size of Allen wrench, Cross wrench, Turnbuckle wrench and thread lock nut are included in this package.( It may difference from each manufacturer of fast electric rc cars )
Tips to consider before you start building your fast electric rc cars. 1. Understand guidelines properly - Make sure read instruction manual book carefully, follow the figure and the instructions. 2. Perform your task on clean and tidy surface - Electric rc car contain a small parts, probably your rc car parts loss is high on the scattered surface. 3. Cut off only the molded part which you would like to assemble to avoid the part mixed with other section of rc car parts - Rc car kit component come with a few set of plastic molded parts, normally each set represent each section of electric rc car and it comes with numbering on each part. 4. Remove access plastics or burr after cut off it from the part tree - This is needed when you assemble front and rear shock. Access plastic or burr will prevent the shock operating smoothly. 5. When you assemble a ball end or ball cup at turnbuckle, make sure length from end to end is strictly follow the length which instructed in instruction manual - These part is assemble at critical section of fast electric rc car. 6. Pay attention on unused parts and option parts - Package come along with used, unused and option parts. 7. After finished assembling your fast electric rc car make sure all screw and lock nut tightened enough but not over tightened.
After completed your fast electric rc car, you need another equipment like Transmitter, Servo, Receiver, Electric speed controller, Motor, Battery ( 7.2V 6 cells ), Battery charger, Rubber tires, Tire inserts and painted body shell. To make your fast electric rc car perfect you are advised to make an alignment on your rc car like Toe angle, Camber angle, Ride height and etc.
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