AboutMatt Coia Expertise I can answer questions about r/c cars and trucks including on-road and off-road vehicles. I am knowledgeable in both nitro and electric powered vehicles. I can also handle questions about repair and maintenance of any wheeled vehicle.
Experience I have owned and raced many different kinds of vehicles. I also help administer a busy website devoted to the r/c hobby. I have done repair work for hobbyshops in the past and have helped many beginners get started in the hobby. I also operate a middle school r/c club.
Organizations ROAR, Mensa, NSTA
Publications www.wnyrcinfo.com
Education/Credentials I am a certified Physics teacher now teaching middle school science and Physics in New York State.
Question IM am 16 years of age and planing to build a RC car from scratch in my engineering Tec class. I can use store bot parts like servos ECU’s wheels a motor.... But my chase and steering as well as my drive trine has to be from scratch.
i have a CNC machine and rhino (program like auto kade ) available
Answer Hi Corey,
Sounds like a great project! I would start by looking at how RC cars are normally built by a manufacturer. Many manufacturer websites have exploded views of their cars. Here's an example:
Try googling "exploded view" with some different manufacturers like HPI, LOSI, ASSOCIATED, TRAXXAS, DURATRAX, TAMIYA, KYOSHO, XRAY, SCHUMACHER, CORALLY, etc.
There are many different types of steering mechanisms. Some are directly off the servo and others use pivots and such to transmit the servo movement to the wheels.
Drivelines are also varied with some systems running belt drives and others running gears. The most simple to build is called direct drive which simply has a pinion gear on the motor and a spur gear on the rear axle to transmit power to the wheels. The exploded views can help you see what each manufacturer uses. A large number of vehicles use 4 wheel drive systems but that may be more complex than you want to get into on your project.
Good Luck. Keep me posted on your project and let me know if you have any questions.
