I purchased a James DeSimone "Gotham Cruiser" about 10 years ago and never got around to putting it together. I never liked the plastic repro race car wheels that came with it, so when I first got it, I tried to adapt a set of tires from a toy RC monster truck which had chrome rims. I cut out the front wheel wells because the tires were too thick to fit, but then had to fashion a new front axle assembly, which didn't work very well, so I set the project aside.
Ten years later, I stumbled upon this New Bright 1/6th-ish scale RC Mustang at a Goodwill for $3. It didn't include the transmitter, but I just wanted it for the more car-like tires and rims. When I got it home and compared it to the Cruiser, I observed that the chassis on both cars were nearly identical. It was like they were based on the exact same mold. The Mustang has a shorter wheelbase than the Cruiser and has a section where the battery would go, but otherwise they are the same. So I thought I would try to adapt the Mustang chassis to the Cruiser.
A couple months ago, I picked up a New Bright 1/6th scale Porsche on the Goodwill auction site that included the transmitter, battery and charger. I charged up the battery, popped it in the Mustang chassis, switched on the transmitter and...it worked! I was able to get the Mustang to run. So now I want to make the Cruiser RC-powered. I'll post updates on my progress in the days ahead.
Ten years later, I stumbled upon this New Bright 1/6th-ish scale RC Mustang at a Goodwill for $3. It didn't include the transmitter, but I just wanted it for the more car-like tires and rims. When I got it home and compared it to the Cruiser, I observed that the chassis on both cars were nearly identical. It was like they were based on the exact same mold. The Mustang has a shorter wheelbase than the Cruiser and has a section where the battery would go, but otherwise they are the same. So I thought I would try to adapt the Mustang chassis to the Cruiser.
A couple months ago, I picked up a New Bright 1/6th scale Porsche on the Goodwill auction site that included the transmitter, battery and charger. I charged up the battery, popped it in the Mustang chassis, switched on the transmitter and...it worked! I was able to get the Mustang to run. So now I want to make the Cruiser RC-powered. I'll post updates on my progress in the days ahead.
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