YouTuber Creates A Radio Controlled Smart Fortwo
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We love seeing people create weird things and making a Smart Fortwo into an RC car definitely qualifies. That's what one of our favorite YouTubers, SuperfastMatt – the creator of the Off-Road Viper, did recently and he shared the interesting process, or at least part of it with us.To us, RC cars are still a lot of fun. You can really thrash the things, take them off jumps, crash them, etc. and about the only thing that could happen is you have to do is replace some cheap parts. That's much better than playing with full-size cars where the parts can also be pricey.
But a Smart Fortwo doesn't qualify as a real car, let's be honest here, so turning it into an RC vehicle just makes sense. After all, what are you going to do, drive it down the road? Who would honestly want to do a thing like that?
SuperfastMatt was right in assuming trying to drive the car on public roads using an RC controller with nobody inside would be a bad idea. He could've gotten in some serious legal trouble, just in case anyone is getting some bright ideas here (translation: if you do decide to turn a full-size car into an RC vehicle, don't drive it on public roads).
So the YouTuber took his creation out to the open desert in California and immediately broke his new toy repeatedly. If you're laughing, it's because you've done the same thing before. It really sucks.
When he finally got the setup working enough, he realized the controllers he had didn't quite work for precision driving. In other words, his design isn't ready for prime time or anything other than the lawlessness of the open desert.
It's a fun video, so check it out.
Images via SuperfastMatt/YouTube
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