Total noob, fully custom build idea
Hey everyone, I'm Dan. First I want to say that I have no experience with RC cars beyond being a kid and getting a few from Walmart for like $20 or something like that. I think the last one I ever had was a 64 chevy lowrider that barely hopped, it was pretty crap.
I have a Motor Max Jeep Cherokee (WJ) 1/18 scale model from 2003. That's the model year of the Jeep anyway, it's a die cast metal body. I've been slowly fixing broken parts on it and detailing it to be semi realistic. At first I was thinking it would be cool to put some off road wheels on it like a trail build if it was a real car. I've even made little shock absorbers out of spray tubes from WD 40 cans and random springs but it's purely cosmetic. Maybe do custom bumpers, a roof rack, LEDs down the road...
But anyway, I figured if I'm gonna make it look like that it might as well be fully working. Like I said I'm a total noob about RC anything really, and don't have much extra cash right now. So I guess I'm asking if it's even worth doing at all considering the metal body and the weight of it? Could I get away with buying a "ready to go" RC and switch out the bodies, or buy parts individually and build my own custom frame for it? I like that idea better but I just don't know what brands, or styles, or applications of parts like suspension and tires, batteries and motors, ect. I know I'll need a radio and receiver, cervos (no idea if that's even spelled right), possibly a speed sensor? Also I'd like it to be 4wd if I can.
It's not like I'm going to build this thing and go into competitions or anything like that. Most likely I'd be using it at home and in my yard, so it doesn't have to be anything crazy expensive or powerful. Torquay yes but I'd prefer it to be slower and simply crawl around. Walking speed I guess. I recently found an rc Jeep Wrangler of the same scale at a goodwill and been messing around with that for a few days, "it's like riding a bike hur hur!"
Something like this. That's what kicked off this whole idea in the first place.
https://youtu.be/SEnsS2XKFgo
I'd like to keep this model looking as original as I can as far as the interior goes, but it's not a huge deal if I had to take the seats out or whatever and cover up the windows with something, black tape probably. Also I'm assuming a wide stance for the wheels would work the best considering the weight. Then again it's smaller and I don't how much a crawler of ths size would normally weigh so I have no idea if it really matters or not.
If anyone can give me ideas about what to do or what kind of gear or parts to get that would be cool. If I can I'll post some pics on what I'm looking for it to look like, thanks!
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