Formula-1 Remote Control Race Car

• Parts Needed
  
  

  Parts Needed:

  • F1 Car Kit
  • 2 Motors
  • Skewers (3mm Bamboo)
  • 4 Foam Tires
  • 3 Rubber bands
  • Battery Holder
  • Remote Control Kit
  • 2m Network cable
  • 2 Switches
    

• Fins

  
  1. Glue front fins on
     
  2. CAUTION: Ensure rear fin holders and axle support are ALL facing the right way BEFORE gluing
  3. Glue rear fin holders and fin
     
  4. Glue axle supports

• Assemble rear axle

  
  1. Cut 1 skewer to 110mm
     
  2. Build pulley (glue sides on)
     
  3. Slide pulley to middle of axle
     
  4. Slide wheels on
     
  5. Place axle on car (to ensure everything fits)
     
  6. Remove axle
     
  7. Glue pulley and wheels to the axle

• Steering Control Arms

  
  1. Cut 2 skewers to 20mm (used vertically to join the two parts)
  2. Cut 2 skewers to 35mm (used horizontally for the wheels to go on)
     
  3. Build a left and right control arm
     (CAUTION: They should be mirror opposites, not identical)
  4. BEFORE gluing make sure you can fit a 3mm piece of wood plus 6 pieces of paper in the control arm
     This will ensure it is not too tight a fit on the car

• Steering Assembly
  

  1. Cut 2 skewers to 15mm (used vertically to join the arms to the car body)
  2. CAUTION: NO supper glue should be used for this part
     Only use HOT GLUE
     
  3. Hot glue the skewers in place to hold the control arms on
     (Make sure the arms swing and move very easily)
  4. Place the tie-rod on both arms
  5. Hot glue washers on top of the tie-rod to hold it on
     (Make sure the arms still swing and move very easily)
     
  6. Do NOT glue the wheels to the front axles (they need to be able to spin)
  7. Do NOT glue the washer between the wheel and the control arm
  8. Hot glue the outside (last) washer on the axle to hold the wheels on
     (make sure they can still spin)

• Motors

  
  1. Place the brackets on the motors
  2. Place the motors on to the car body
  3. Make sure the shaft of each motor is pointing the direction shown

• Belts

  
  1. Remove the rear axle
  2. Place a rubber band around the pulley
     (Place a small roll of paper under it so the band doesn't get stuck in the pulley)
  3. Replace the axle
  4. Pull the rubber band over the shaft of the motor
  1. Place a rubberband into the tiny L shaped slots in the tie rod
  2. Now loop the rubberband once around the shaft of the front motor
  1. Hook a battery pack directly to the rear motor
  2. Your car is now ready for a driving test!
  3. TRY IT OUT!

• Wiring Diagram

  
  1. Cut 2m of network cable
  2. Cut 20cm of jacket off one end
  3. Cut 12cm of jacket off the other end
  4. Untwist all wires at both ends (8 at each end)
     (The Brown wires will not be used)

• Wiring Diagram - Remote Control

  
  1. Press 2 switches into the front of the controller (they will click in)
  2. Cut a new piece 12cm of network cable
  3. Remove all 8 wires from the new 12cm cable
  4. Strip about 1cm off the each of each wire (both cables)
  5. Place the end of your cable with 12cm of wires through a hole in the front of the controller
  6. Connect all wires as shown
     (Twist or bend them so they stay)
  7. Solder all wires in place

• Wiring Diagram - Car

  
  1. Strip about 1cm off the each of each wire
  2. Connect to motors and batteries
  3. Solder all connection
  4. Place a big blob of hot glue over each motor connection to prevent it from breaking

• Finished F1 Car

  
  1. Your car is now ready to test!
  2. Turn the battery pack on and
  3. TRY IT OUT!